less can enter a grep-like mode by hitting ~~/~~
Edit: it's & for the grep mode, / is search.
Do you mount the lightboxes when you bring it with you? Mine has been languishing in a corner for a year because I have high ceilings in my current apartment and don't feel like going through the trouble to mount them
That's not true! Getting an answer to something doesn't necessarily mean the thing you're asking about is possible. You could ask me how to split myself in half and become two people, and I'd say (within my knowledge) it's impossible. But if you ask me how computers can show a pixel on the screen, I can give you a detailed answer. Either way, I'm answering your question, just perhaps not satisfyingly.
The joke is supposed to be "the two hardest problems in programming are naming things, cache invalidation, and off-by-one-errors" - the joke being that you say two problems and are off by one.
Answer: "you can't." And you just wasted your question!
That's cool! I've never heard of a contronym before.
However the difference is that most of those have different usages - e.g. if you say "I'm going to clip the hedges" vs "I'm going to clip something to the hedges", you have to use the word differently. With "dust", it's different based on the context, because you need to be talking about some sort of powder to be talking about putting something on. If I said "I'm going to dust the furniture", you would assume I meant clean, but if I said "dust the furniture with cleaning powder", you'd probably understand the difference. Different locations and activities also help here (e.g. skiing, cake decorating, cleaning, etc).
Nonplussed on the other hand likely derives its alternate meaning from an incorrect understanding of the original meaning, and so it's used in the exact same manner and context to mean the exact inverse. If I say the sentence "he was nonplussed at the news", which meaning am I referring to?
"Table" is another contronym that's ACTUALLY confusing (learned that one from this post as well).
I think the situation is also somewhat different with cars. Old cars used to be much simpler to take apart and tinker with than modern cars. Computers and operating systems are still just as easy to pry apart (since the fundamentals haven't changed since the 90s lol).
My theory is that as tech came to a wider appeal and became more user-friendly, more people are using it who don't run into issues that need technical knowledge. Early OSes needed highly technical knowledge to use. Modern OSes can be operated by a monkey. Therefore, their inclination to learn about the computer is less because it just fades into the background.
Beeper mini has been a sad saga to follow :(
I have never heard it used as general acceptance. That really drives me nuts! What good is a word that's self contradictory 😨
Personally, I would say Richard Stallman has respect for open source software: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html.
Having respect for free (as in "libre") software means caring if the software can sustain its own development, and not just caring if you get it free (as in "gratis"). It's not always viable to support a project on donations and free time the way GNU is. https://xkcd.com/2347/
Oops sorry it's
&!/is find