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Alan, |
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On Saturday, 2022-06-18 23:54:26 -0400, you wrote: |
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> At this point in time, if you have a problem, especially on linux, it is |
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> almost never the problem that existed before a penguin tried to solve it |
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> for you. |
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Perhaps Ubuntu would be your friend? |
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> ... |
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> Example: |
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> Old way: |
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> "My boot drive is plugged into this port on the motherboard" |
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> New way: |
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> Spend hours figuring out what your UUID is, create a physical pocket |
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> folder (which you will subsequently have to store and manage) with the |
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> UUID which is long and complex and copy it by hand, very carefully, then |
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> set that up in your mtab.... |
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Old way: |
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Write a message on parchment, roll the parchment up and seal it, then |
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hand it to your most reliable friend who will mount his fastest mare and |
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ride off ... |
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That's as reliable as your best friend and as fast as his fastest mare. |
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New way: |
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Fire up a computer, open a mail application with an awkward user inter- |
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face, write a mail using a sloppy keyboard, thus introducing plenty of |
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typos (including in the receiver's email address), above all depend on |
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misconfigured name servers, mail servers, power stations, you-name-it, |
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and eventually get back a non-delivery-notice ... |
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That's as unreliable as it can be. |
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Sincerely, |
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Rainer |
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