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Where to get tips and advice for someone new to linux (feddit.uk)
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I would class myself as reasonably computer literate but have always used windows (since win95 so that dates me). I'm looking to get used to Linux and have stuck mint onto an old notebook to get used to the system.

We've been up and running for a couple of months now and I've got the basics going but I'm starting to collect questions on how to do this, best ways to achieve that etc, in times past there would probably be a good forum community I could start posting on to learn but I don't know where to go these days.

Where do you take your open questions to, to learn and improve.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Anywhere on the fediverse. You just start your question with "windows was much easier than Linux because ..."

XKCD called this geek sniping. Its like a glitch in the minds of Linux dweebs.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You're describing Cunningham's Law. Which the relevant xkcd doesn't call anything in particular.

Nerd sniping is unrelated.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 39 minutes ago

Amazing.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What’s the name of that method where you post the wrong answer and wait for the thousand corrections to roll in? There’s gotta be an xkcd for that as well.

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 5 points 1 day ago

Moore's Law?

(Yes I know, click the link)

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

~~Geek~~ Nerd sniping was Hat Guy sitting with signs to show to trained geeks that got them to think about the problem in the middle of a crosswalk so that they get hit by a truck.

https://xkcd.com/356/

I do agree that it should be Geek sniping, as geeks are highly trained nerds.