Faster than grep? Old age and treachery beat youth and skill every time.
I thought the most precious bit was when he imagined the author of grep as basking in the glow of a dozen xterms. Maybe the author of gnu grep, but not the author of the True Grep. At least he said vi rather than vim. But, you see, in the age of 18 year old hackers running Ubuntu and Compiz, such minor distinctions are just not worth making.Edit: I'll give the author this much, it was a cute exposition style.