Another funny....

[Mark]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Cybe R. Wizard
<cyber_wizard at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> One would naturally think that, I guess.  Personally, I've solved more
> Linux problems of mine by googling for the answers than I have ever had
> good help with here.  In fact, the Usenet group, alt.os.linux.ubuntu
> (which has /lots/ more than its share of morons (I'm one)) has given me
> more help over the years than I've ever had here.
> I'll even go so far as to say that this list in particular has never
> yet given me good advise/help with /any/ serious Linux problem with
> which I have come to it (I do still have one outstanding problem with
> which I am contending and which has seen no solution anywhere). I have
> solved some problems elsewhere that I originally asked about here, got
> no help and then reported back on them here for posterity after getting
> a solution some other way.
>
Ouch.

Could it be you keep asking for advise when what you want is advice?

(Kidding.)

Point me at some of your unanswered questions and I'll be happy to see
if I can help, since I'm relatively new here and don't spend a lot of
time looking for old problems with no solutions.  (Off list, please.)