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<dm> I discovered that you'd never get an answer to a problem
from Linux Gurus by asking. You have to troll in order for
someone to help you with a Linux problem.
<dm> For example, I didn't know how to find files by contents
and the man pages were way too confusing. What did I do? I
knew from experience that if I just asked, I'd be told to read
the man pages even though it was too hard for me.
<dm> Instead, I did what works. Trolling. By stating that
Linux sucked because it was so hard to find a file compared to
Windows, I got every self-described Linux Guru around the
world coming to my aid. They gave me examples after examples
of different ways to do it. All this in order to prove to
everyone that Linux was better.
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<dm> brings a tear to my eye... :') so true..
<dm> So if you're starting out Linux, I advise you to use the
same method as I did to get help. Start the sentence with
"Linux is gay because it can't do XXX like Windows can". You
will have PhDs running to tell you how to solve your problems.
<dm> this person must be a kindred spirit of mine