Talk:456: Cautionary - Revision history

2.98.65.8: Just do the ~~~~ originally... If you do it later, it just makes the actual time (that someone else put in for you you) totally wrong again.

2025-10-24T18:01:52Z

Just do the ~~~~ *originally*... If you do it later, it just makes the actual time (that someone else put in for you you) totally wrong again.

Luciferoussky72 at 15:44, 24 October 2025

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82.132.244.234 at 14:08, 24 October 2025

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Luciferoussky72 at 23:24, 23 October 2025

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Luciferoussky72 at 23:22, 23 October 2025

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74.124.170.150 at 01:33, 23 September 2025

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172.71.184.82: Corrected the formatting of my post

2024-11-06T07:58:36Z

Corrected the formatting of my post

172.71.184.83 at 07:57, 6 November 2024

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141.101.99.20 at 13:22, 12 February 2022

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172.69.63.87 at 15:07, 28 March 2021

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 I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
 :Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
-:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! [[User:Luciferoussky72|Luciferoussky72]] ([[User talk:Luciferoussky72|talk]]) 15:44, 24 October 2025 (UTC) luciferoussky72
+:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! [[User:Luciferoussky72|Luciferoussky72]] ([[User talk:Luciferoussky72|talk]]) 23:24, 23 October 2025 (UTC)

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 I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
 :Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
-:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! -23:20 UTC, luciferoussky72 {{unsigned|Luciferoussky72|23:24, 23 October 2025}}<!-- a bit unfair, to 'repeat' the info, but just to give the message that you should have used ~~~~ to sign to get the full benefit of accurate timestamp and potentially useful User:page linking... Maybe even a case for the {{retrosigned|...|...}} suggestion, as well? -->
+:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! [[User:Luciferoussky72|Luciferoussky72]] ([[User talk:Luciferoussky72|talk]]) 15:44, 24 October 2025 (UTC) luciferoussky72

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 I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
 :Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
-:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! -23:20 UTC, luciferoussky72
+:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! -23:20 UTC, luciferoussky72 {{unsigned|Luciferoussky72|23:24, 23 October 2025}}<!-- a bit unfair, to 'repeat' the info, but just to give the message that you should have used ~~~~ to sign to get the full benefit of accurate timestamp and potentially useful User:page linking... Maybe even a case for the {{retrosigned|...|...}} suggestion, as well? -->

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 I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
 :Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
-:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme!
+:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme! -23:20 UTC, luciferoussky72

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	I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82\|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)		I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82\|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
	:Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150\|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)		:Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150\|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	:I swapped to laptop Linux about a month ago and with the modern Package Managers, Proton on Steam, and Linux support for most of the software I use daily; it's just better than Windows! It uses so much less of my CPU and RAM! About a quarter as much! I can play most games without making my CPU fans even turn on now! It's great! Plus, I don't have to restart all the time anymore! Linux reigns supreme!

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	I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82\|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)		I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82\|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
		+	:Me too. Been using desktop (or laptop) Linux since XP was one year past EOL. I've never compiled a kernel, and the only time I've had serious autoconfig or driver problems was with Fedora, which being upstream of RHEL, is slightly better than experimental. Don't believe me? Try an Ubuntu Live thumbdrive. First one's free... and so are all the rest.[[Special:Contributions/74.124.170.150\|74.124.170.150]] 01:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

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	...and wondered what it meant, or how to parse it? Some of the Man Pages out there are even more technically-inclined, presupposing prior knowledge (or where to go to get it), which may not be their intended philosophy but is nonetheless a fact. Not changing anything, but pointing this out. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.20\|141.101.99.20]] 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)		...and wondered what it meant, or how to parse it? Some of the Man Pages out there are even more technically-inclined, presupposing prior knowledge (or where to go to get it), which may not be their intended philosophy but is nonetheless a fact. Not changing anything, but pointing this out. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.20\|141.101.99.20]] 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

−	[[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.83\|172.71.184.83]] 07:57, 6 November 2024 (UTC)~~I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense~~	+	I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense [[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.82\|172.71.184.82]] 07:58, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

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	hier-part = "//" authority path-abempty / path-absolute / path-rootless / path-empty		hier-part = "//" authority path-abempty / path-absolute / path-rootless / path-empty
	...and wondered what it meant, or how to parse it? Some of the Man Pages out there are even more technically-inclined, presupposing prior knowledge (or where to go to get it), which may not be their intended philosophy but is nonetheless a fact. Not changing anything, but pointing this out. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.20\|141.101.99.20]] 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)		...and wondered what it meant, or how to parse it? Some of the Man Pages out there are even more technically-inclined, presupposing prior knowledge (or where to go to get it), which may not be their intended philosophy but is nonetheless a fact. Not changing anything, but pointing this out. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.20\|141.101.99.20]] 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
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		+	[[Special:Contributions/172.71.184.83\|172.71.184.83]] 07:57, 6 November 2024 (UTC)I'm from the future and now desktop Linux makes way too much sense

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	: It's called mansplaining for a reason... {{unsigned ip\|172.68.59.186}}		: It's called mansplaining for a reason... {{unsigned ip\|172.68.59.186}}

−	Shouldn't it be explained outright that Randall is Cueball (since title text confirms it's a true story)?	+	Shouldn't it be explained outright that Randall is Cueball (since title text confirms it's a true story)? {{unsigned}}
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		+	The [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=456:_Cautionary&oldid=226935 "There's no learning curve..." edit" is not quite right. Though all Man Pages should be accessible, do you remember the first time you came across something like:
		+	URI = scheme ":" hier-part [ "?" query ] [ "#" fragment ]
		+	hier-part = "//" authority path-abempty / path-absolute / path-rootless / path-empty
		+	...and wondered what it meant, or how to parse it? Some of the Man Pages out there are even more technically-inclined, presupposing prior knowledge (or where to go to get it), which may not be their intended philosophy but is nonetheless a fact. Not changing anything, but pointing this out. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.20\|141.101.99.20]] 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

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	The part where it says man pages use simple unambiguous language made me laugh[[User:Thaledison\|Thaledison]] ([[User talk:Thaledison\|talk]]) 17:59, 26 January 2016 (UTC)		The part where it says man pages use simple unambiguous language made me laugh[[User:Thaledison\|Thaledison]] ([[User talk:Thaledison\|talk]]) 17:59, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
	: It's called mansplaining for a reason... {{unsigned ip\|172.68.59.186}}		: It's called mansplaining for a reason... {{unsigned ip\|172.68.59.186}}
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		+	Shouldn't it be explained outright that Randall is Cueball (since title text confirms it's a true story)?