On 10/28/2016 7:08 PM, Jim Garrison wrote:
> Any reason you aren't asking your strange questions here?
>
To which On 10/28/2016 9:30 PM, wes replied:
> he always gets the "don't do that" sort of answers :)
>
I don't believe I've received that as a total answer on this list
(which has happened on
On 10/29/2016 4:46 PM, Nat Taylor wrote:
> Did you try logging in as root from a console on the Gnome2 box and running
> startx? There might be something about a magic cookie you need to address?
Where were you when I needed you?
The Gnome2 question has become moot as MATE in Jessie does things
Did you try logging in as root from a console on the Gnome2 box and running
startx? There might be something about a magic cookie you need to address?
On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 7:44 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I ask some carefully phrased questions that get various useless
> answers.
>
> Some rec
he always gets the "don't do that" sort of answers :)
-wes
On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Jim Garrison wrote:
> Any reason you aren't asking your strange questions here?
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On 10/28/2016 4:24 AM, wes wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
>> On 10/27/2016 5:26 PM, wes wrote:
>>> superuser.com and serverfault.com have a culture similar to what you
>>> describe.
>>
>> Don't know whether to laugh or cry, but no to both ;<
>> But it does illust
On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 10/27/2016 5:26 PM, wes wrote:
> > superuser.com and serverfault.com have a culture similar to what you
> > describe.
>
> Don't know whether to laugh or cry, but no to both ;<
> But it does illustrate a recurrent problem, usually classed
On 10/27/2016 5:26 PM, wes wrote:
> superuser.com and serverfault.com have a culture similar to what you
> describe.
Don't know whether to laugh or cry, but no to both ;<
But it does illustrate a recurrent problem, usually classed as
having posed
an "XY Problem".
May I quote my original post ;/
superuser.com and serverfault.com have a culture similar to what you
describe. you'll still get all the "don't do that" type answers, but you'll
also get the "if you really really have to do this, here's how" type as
well. the nice thing about it is that it promotes competition between
people to gi
I ask some carefully phrased questions that get various useless
answers.
Some recent answers have been:
1. That is an "XY Problem"
2. Don't do that.
3. I know how but won't tell you as someone else may read answer
and carelessly
apply it, resulting in a bollixed system.
I get a chuckle a
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