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How to explain VIM's modes to people?
I'm trying to explain VIM's NORMAL and INSERT modes. Is there a canonical metaphor that the Vi community has to explain the modes?
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What's a file system's “magic” number in a super block?
I'm working on a midrange NAS system basically running on Linux and I got to do some great testing today. The step-by-step lead me to using fsdb to corrupt the magic number on a file system in order ...
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Open source software to teach/learn a language? (not computer language)
I'm searching for open source software that can help me when I try to learn a new language, and then I'm talking about a human language like English, German and French.
I'm thinking about stuff like ...
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Best tools to produce screencasts in Linux?
I would like to make some screencasts to teach programming in Linux. Ideally they should be able to:
Record, of course, what is happening in the screen (ideally they should be able to record only ...
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What should children learn with/about computers in grades 1-8?
I am on my child's school's education technology committee, and it's out job to make recommendations to the school. They have some things set up, like a web site, email addresses for all the teachers, ...
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How do you explain things to non-computer-people? [closed]
I try to teach them the basic concepts more than just how to do specific things (though this doesn't fit everyone's learning style). For example, always read what error messages say before freaking ...
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How to make interesting movies for online teaching?
I am fascinated by this movie about string theory.
What kind of software did they use to create the animations? What would you suggest to create similar movies ?
