I am, I suppose, the worst sort of computer user. I know so much about this stuff that I am acutely aware of the sheer magnitude of what I do not know, and I know that it is hopeless to attempt mastery, because I do not care that much. So everything is hard and futile, but if you ask me I have a thousand opinions, and each one is the definitive answer.
I am currently enjoying another attempt at learning emacs and trying in general to get back into the unix swing of things. I also just bought a Microsoft Surface Pro (AKA Surface 4). The sweet spot is supposed to be the i5 with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD storage. The i3 is not enough, and the i7 is too much.
Windows 10 has a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), so I have been using that new-found capability to get my linux and emacs fixes. WSL is not actually new — apparently, it’s been in the mix ever since NT, which should surprise nobody — early to middling NT was like using unix with an out-of-date Windows theme on it. Being able to access it — well that is new.
And so it turns out that no matter what you read about this WSL, it’s better than what you read. There is a lot of outdated information available online, because MS is bringing a lot of capability to the front, in rapid order. I’ll address these things in a series of posts, not one of which will be definitive. I am truly enjoying the learning process.
