As I’m sure all of you know, there’s a meme going around about people not being able to figure out how to exit Vi/Vim. I haven’t joined in the fun because, after all, exiting Emacs is just as obscure. Nevertheless, you have to love this story:
i once had the after-hours support pager for a unix supercomputer company in the early 90s. a call comes in at 6:30PM from NASA: "how do i exit vi?" – my response: "it's not rocket science." – his response: "i know. if it was rocket science i wouldn't have to call you."
— tentacled alien liar (@OhMeadhbh) January 25, 2018
It’s another one of those anecdotes that’s too good not to be true but I have to admit to a certain skepticism. Still, it’s an amusing tale even if its provenance is questionable.
Via rjzii