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So the first thing was like, all right, I'm not going to run TextMan. I'm not going to try to replicate TextMan. I'm going to give VS Code a fair shake, and I'm going to run it with a different theme. And this was how I discovered Tokyo Nights, which is the theme of all time.

So the first thing was like, all right, I'm not going to run TextMan. I'm not going to try to replicate TextMan. I'm going to give VS Code a fair shake, and I'm going to run it with a different theme. And this was how I discovered Tokyo Nights, which is the theme of all time.

And then I set that up and I worked with it for a bit. I was like, actually, VS Code is not bad. Not text-made. I miss a few things, but now it looks different enough. It feels different enough. That is something else. But the final kicker that really got me, like, this is actually better. I was like, VS Code, I was like, this is tolerable. I can see why people like it. It's not text-made.

And then I set that up and I worked with it for a bit. I was like, actually, VS Code is not bad. Not text-made. I miss a few things, but now it looks different enough. It feels different enough. That is something else. But the final kicker that really got me, like, this is actually better. I was like, VS Code, I was like, this is tolerable. I can see why people like it. It's not text-made.

I miss a few things. But then I went to NeoVim. NeoVim, by the way. There we go. There we go, right? NeoVim, by the way, I think you were supposed to say. And with NeoVim, particularly through the distribution of the legacy Vim setup, where everything comes pre-configured for you, I went like, oh, what? This is, yeah, nice. I remember some of the Vim shortcuts from literally 20 years ago.

I miss a few things. But then I went to NeoVim. NeoVim, by the way. There we go. There we go, right? NeoVim, by the way, I think you were supposed to say. And with NeoVim, particularly through the distribution of the legacy Vim setup, where everything comes pre-configured for you, I went like, oh, what? This is, yeah, nice. I remember some of the Vim shortcuts from literally 20 years ago.

I think back in 2000, I was doing free BSD server setup for some stuff and I had to learn some Vim motions to do that on the server. And I still fucking remember how to program. And I also remember a couple of other things. And NeoVim was basically like, reactivating that ancient knowledge from the back of my brain. It's like the emotions never leave.

I think back in 2000, I was doing free BSD server setup for some stuff and I had to learn some Vim motions to do that on the server. And I still fucking remember how to program. And I also remember a couple of other things. And NeoVim was basically like, reactivating that ancient knowledge from the back of my brain. It's like the emotions never leave.

They just take up space and maybe it gets moved to the attic at the back of your head, but they're still there and you can pull them out of the attic and you go like, oh yeah, actually I can see why this editor that is literally 50 years old still has purchase on people. And it was through that that led me to discover all these amazing TUIs.

They just take up space and maybe it gets moved to the attic at the back of your head, but they're still there and you can pull them out of the attic and you go like, oh yeah, actually I can see why this editor that is literally 50 years old still has purchase on people. And it was through that that led me to discover all these amazing TUIs.

I mean, TUI was even a word that, that's actually the nickname we use for one of my boys, like a TUI bird. I was like, oh, TUI is also terminal user interface. And I discovered NeoVim, then I discovered LazyKit. And I was like, holy fuck, what even is this? It feels like I'm in a movie.

I mean, TUI was even a word that, that's actually the nickname we use for one of my boys, like a TUI bird. I was like, oh, TUI is also terminal user interface. And I discovered NeoVim, then I discovered LazyKit. And I was like, holy fuck, what even is this? It feels like I'm in a movie.

Like the alien mainframe or something. And there's just something incredibly appealing about that neo-vintage, neo-nostalgia kind of look that isn't just about aesthetics, although it is also about that. And this is, let me just make a quick aside here. There's a huge contingency of Linux super neckbeards who are... Dax. What? No. Or with aesthetics, right?

Like the alien mainframe or something. And there's just something incredibly appealing about that neo-vintage, neo-nostalgia kind of look that isn't just about aesthetics, although it is also about that. And this is, let me just make a quick aside here. There's a huge contingency of Linux super neckbeards who are... Dax. What? No. Or with aesthetics, right?

Like it's as though they take pride in making things as ugly as humanly possible with the worst color coordination you can imagine and about five pencils in their pocket protector. And I love that those people exist because that is why we have the lens that we have, right? Like that's the sort of the cement that we can then build upon, and that's great. I really care about aesthetics, though.

Like it's as though they take pride in making things as ugly as humanly possible with the worst color coordination you can imagine and about five pencils in their pocket protector. And I love that those people exist because that is why we have the lens that we have, right? Like that's the sort of the cement that we can then build upon, and that's great. I really care about aesthetics, though.

I want a beautiful workstation. I want a beautiful work environment. And NeoVim, together with all these TUIs like LazyGid and whatever, offered me a more compelling aesthetic than the one I had on the Mac, while also leveling me up in terms of capabilities.

I want a beautiful workstation. I want a beautiful work environment. And NeoVim, together with all these TUIs like LazyGid and whatever, offered me a more compelling aesthetic than the one I had on the Mac, while also leveling me up in terms of capabilities.

That to me is sort of that match made in heaven, where it both looks incredible and it feels incredible, and you're able to be productive with it. And now that I've been using NeoVim for quite a while now, I mean, you feel like a god.

That to me is sort of that match made in heaven, where it both looks incredible and it feels incredible, and you're able to be productive with it. And now that I've been using NeoVim for quite a while now, I mean, you feel like a god.