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greggyb

@b0rk for me, it was inspiration, then stubbornness.

Some of Gary Bernhardt's videos inspired: youtu.be/ZQnyApKysg4 and a video I cannot find: "A raw view into my UNIX hackery". This post also inspired: adamdrake.com/command-line-too

Then stubbornness to solve problems from the command line when I could. This mostly leaned on search-fu, with no standout resources I can recall.

It was primarily the desire and glimpse past the horizon that spurred me to spend the time necessary to learn.

8 Aug 2023 at 13:06 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.sdf.org
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Julia Evans
greggyb

@b0rk I just realized that XKCD was also a strong inspiration for me. I loved the comic, and wanted to be cool like Randall, which included being conversant in UNIX lore enough to appreciate his jokes.

Yes, "cool" to me means appreciating humor about tar and git.

8 Aug 2023 at 18:25 | Open on mastodon.sdf.org
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