asciilifeform: and yeah , an nc-like proggy can make life on a shell-less os almost tolerable. but (as i described in earlier thread) that is not the only use.
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: it was described in a trilema
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: there were many decent clones of the dos nc : e.g., 'volkov commander'
asciilifeform: well sure, maybe 'carpenter' now means a fella who blows houses from plastic, in one shot.
asciilifeform: could. and so i asked him, because i'd like to see how carpenter goes along without hammer. maybe he found how to convince nails to go into wood by themselves..
asciilifeform: 'i sold my hammer' 'i suppose you are not a carpenter no moar?'
asciilifeform: and not pretend that 'rusty spoon is just as good as power saw '.
asciilifeform: ( there is nothing wrong with getting successful to cocaineyacht stage of life. but i like whenfolx are ~honest~ about it )
asciilifeform: mircea_popescu: i have allergy to 'Simplicity! Is Best! Simple life, Simple toolz!!!' folx, who, on examination, are able to carry along in he delusion strictly because they do ~0 nontrivial work with own hands.
asciilifeform: bulldozer that amplifies my intelligence and makes such thing as, e.g., unravelling trb, possible, is not 'balcony tomato'.
asciilifeform: 'power saws are decadence, hand saw suffices to build anything in existence' 'how much sawing do you , personally, do?' 'stop discussing tool out of context!!1'
