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From: pothead <pothead@snakebite.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux-hating Dimdows concern trolls, listen up
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 01:28:45 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-18, Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
>
>> On Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:40:00 -0500, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>> No businessman wants to be told that they need to edit /etc/default/grub
>>> or that they need to go into the command line to change some hidden
>>> file ...
>
> No businessman wants to screw with the Registry to fix an issue.

Of course not.
They call the corporate helpdesk and make an appointment.

>> No businessman wants to do their own servicing of their car, either. They 
>> go to experts to get that done. Same with servicing their computers.
>
> Just ask any corporate IT tech about the stupidity of the Windows users he/she
> must deal with.

We agree there.



-- 
pothead

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<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux.advocacy/c/biFilzgCcVg/m/eUcNGw6lP7UJ>

All about the snit troll:

<https://web.archive.org/web/20181028000459/http://www.cosmicpenguin.com/snit.html>
<https://web.archive.org/web/20190529043314/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitlist.html>
<https://web.archive.org/web/20190529062255/http://cosmicpenguin.com/snitLieMethods.html>