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[–] stevestevesteve@lemmy.world 250 points 6 months ago (29 children)

And of course that error code just means "there was an issue with the store" WOW THANKS SO MUCH DETAIL TO GO OFF OF

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 112 points 6 months ago (27 children)

Technically the numerical code still gives you a precise search key to find other people discussing the same issue.

... You know, as would be useful for a serious operating system where online support doesn't mean trawling the bowels of Reddit praying somebody's had the same issue and found a reproducible solution.

[–] joshcodes@programming.dev 16 points 6 months ago

"Question: I am getting error with code 0xblahblahblah. How to fix?"

"Deleted response"

Reply 1: "Youre a life saver mate, thank you."

Reply 2: "I would kiss you if you were here"

Reply 3: "Absolute legend, this fix is so obvious, thank you for pointing it out!"

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