this post was submitted on 23 May 2022
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[–] Reivax 18 points 1 year ago

This is an old Stack Overflow approach. Don't say that you can't figure out how to do something in Linux, say that Linux can't do it. You'll get examples.

[–] huquad 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This effect has been well studied and is known as Murphy's law.

[–] JonVonBasslake 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The heck? Murphy's Law is "if something can go wrong, it will go wrong, often in the most catastrophic way possible".

[–] huquad 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or he's playing into the joke... wooshes all around?

[–] huquad 1 points 1 year ago

You know, I'm something of a woosh myself

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Cunningham’s law

[–] Klear 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty cool concept. It's called the Dunning–Kruger effect.

[–] bighi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, the Dunning-Kruger is what makes water easy to compress.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bighi 2 points 1 year ago