The most disorganised ...

In preparation for an install of a new linux distribution I decided to clean up my documents folder prior to backing up. A subset of the contents of one of those directories from my uni days looks like

drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 testing
drwx------ 4 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 secondProject_third
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 safe project 2
drwx------ 2 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:22 safe project
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:22 post inclass test
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:22 minor project2
drwx------ 2 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:22 minor project
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:23 GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:24 Copy of uncommented final
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:24 Copy of safe project 2
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:25 Copy of post inclass test
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:25 Copy of minor project2
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:25 Copy of GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:25 Copy of Copy of safe project 2
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:26 Copy of Copy of post inclass test
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:26 Copy (5) of GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:27 Copy (4) of GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:27 Copy (3) of minor project2
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:27 Copy (3) of GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:28 Copy (2) of minor project2
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:28 Copy (2) of GridProject
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2012-10-20 00:07 inheritance - safe
drwx------ 2 greg greg 4096 2012-10-21 03:03 final code
drwx------ 2 greg greg 4096 2012-10-21 03:20 test
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2012-10-29 02:24 uncommented final
drwxrwxr-x 9 greg greg 4096 2012-10-29 10:04 2012_revision


Any examples or anecdotes that can top this?

Originally posted by Agerg
In preparation for an install of a new linux distribution I decided to clean up my documents folder prior to backing up. A subset of the contents of one of those directories from my uni days looks like

drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 testing
drwx------ 4 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 secondProject_third
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-2 ...[text shortened]... greg greg 4096 2012-10-29 10:04 2012_revision


Any examples or anecdotes that can top this?

Finnegans Wake

Originally posted by Agerg
In preparation for an install of a new linux distribution I decided to clean up my documents folder prior to backing up. A subset of the contents of one of those directories from my uni days looks like

drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 testing
drwx------ 4 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 secondProject_third
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-2 ...[text shortened]... greg greg 4096 2012-10-29 10:04 2012_revision


Any examples or anecdotes that can top this?

Well I'm by no means an expert but I'd have to say that that is untopable.

Maybe it's because you were young but I'd say
you have too many folders and too many directories.


The whole genius of codes is to keep it simple and short.

You obviously failed to do this.




There are many ways to create a directory
with folders with secret coding and brevity.

Yours is not the way. Sorry 🙁

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Well I'm by no means an expert but I'd have to say that that is untopable.

hmm...quite a feat then!

Originally posted by johnnylongwoody
Maybe it's because you were young but I'd say
you have too many folders and too many directories.


The whole genius of codes is to keep it simple and short.

You obviously failed to do this.




There are many ways to create a directory
with folders with secret coding and brevity.

Yours is not the way. Sorry 🙁

I don't disagree with you - that crap was an example of trying to prevent any loss of working code by making safe copies (with names that only made sense (back then) prior to any other copies being made - the end result, a lovely mash of duplication buried away in obscurity. Further, I hadn't heard of version control.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Finnegans Wake

Good shot...ever read it?

Originally posted by Agerg
hmm...quite a feat then!

Nor am I a Podiatrist but if the shoe fits eh?

Originally posted by Agerg
Good shot...ever read it?

Not yet.

Originally posted by Agerg
In preparation for an install of a new linux distribution I decided to clean up my documents folder prior to backing up. A subset of the contents of one of those directories from my uni days looks like

drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 testing
drwx------ 4 greg greg 4096 2011-11-27 17:21 secondProject_third
drwx------ 3 greg greg 4096 2011-11-2 ...[text shortened]... greg greg 4096 2012-10-29 10:04 2012_revision


Any examples or anecdotes that can top this?

That is nothing, here are my game notes from a random finished game:

Opening Repertoire for the Attacking player pg 112 midpage
ORAP pg 113
Don't forget, this is a betweener, Take back the bish!!
look out for cheap knight tricks for both sides
work at getting the b pawn for comp. on the ex sac
stall game, move in 7 days
spite check next move