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Posted February 13, 2012
I wasn't sure which was the curseword in the subject, so I flipped a coin. ;)

Seriously, though, can we please at least not drop the f-bomb in the post subjects?

(Yes, I know the link doesn't change; I could ask IT to do it, but I don't think it's the end of the world.)
Post edited February 13, 2012 by TheEnigmaticT
Posted February 13, 2012
Fsck?

fsck from util-linux 2.19.1
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
/dev/sda1 is mounted.

WARNING!!! The filesystem is mounted. If you continue you ***WILL***
cause ***SEVERE*** filesystem damage.

Do you really want to continue (y/n)?

:-D
Posted February 13, 2012
fsck gamestop

Why stop there?

strip gamestop
touch gamestop
finger gamestop
mount gamestop
Post edited February 13, 2012 by Barefoot_Monkey
Posted February 13, 2012
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Barefoot_Monkey: strip gamestop
touch gamestop
finger gamestop
mount gamestop
Sounds like the two of you should get a room....

☺
Post edited February 13, 2012 by Kezardin
Posted February 13, 2012
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Barefoot_Monkey: fsck gamestop

Why stop there?

strip gamestop
touch gamestop
finger gamestop
mount gamestop
date, unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, more, yes,fsck,fsck,fsck,umount, sleep

Linux, the sexiest OS ever ;)
Posted February 13, 2012
This is becoming... awkward
Posted February 13, 2012
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uchos: date, unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, more, yes,fsck,fsck,fsck,umount, sleep

Linux, the sexiest OS ever ;)
:-D
Posted February 13, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: I wasn't sure which was the curseword in the subject, so I flipped a coin. ;)

Seriously, though, can we please at least not drop the f-bomb in the post subjects?

(Yes, I know the link doesn't change; I could ask IT to do it, but I don't think it's the end of the world.)
Wouldn't f0ck have been funnier? :p
Posted February 13, 2012
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Gremmi: I'm pretty sure what they did isn't illegal.

If this was the case then almost every store would be guilty of it, and millions of products would be written off through customer returns. This is the trade-off we have for the store policy to return products simply because we don't want them within a certain period.

If someone buys something, decides they don't want it, and return it, the reseller has the right to restock it as new, as long as the product is obviously free from wear and still has all original packaging. This protects the seller from incurring massive losses simply because of customer action.

It's actually practice in most stores in the UK to 'gut' games (open packages and store the discs + manuals separately) as it means less storage space and no need for dummy SKUs. You can ask for a factory sealed one if you like, but you're in no way legally entitled to one.
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macuahuitlgog: If a store doesn't want to lose too much money, they should just not let people return products.
But then they'd lose customers because of that (people are more likely to shop at somewhere with a 'shop with confidence' policy), thus losing revenue anyway. Though in the past few years, a number of places have massively tightened returns policies (GAME in the UK, for instance, used to have a 'no questions 14 day return' policy, but far too many people abused it (using it as a free rental service) so they changed it to 'sealed returns only' (sealed with one of their own stickers, that is).

Either way, it may not have been a bought and returned product anyway. Selling an open product is in no way illegal. "Factory Sealed" is not a legal requirement for new products. The seller is well within their rights to open the box to check everything is inside before putting it up for sale.

It does suck for the OP, yes, and if I was in his position (especially if it were a gift for someone) I'd take it back and ask for a properly sealed one. But the talk of lawsuits is just silly.
Posted February 13, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: I wasn't sure which was the curseword in the subject, so I flipped a coin. ;)

Seriously, though, can we please at least not drop the f-bomb in the post subjects?

(Yes, I know the link doesn't change; I could ask IT to do it, but I don't think it's the end of the world.)
Thanks for this. :)
Posted February 13, 2012
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Lou: You forgot Steam - Bioware / EA - ______
Or half the bloody games industry, to cut a long story short.
Posted February 13, 2012
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Lou: You forgot Steam - Bioware / EA - ______
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Navagon: Or half the bloody games industry, to cut a long story short.
That's why I left a fill in the blank ;-)
Posted February 13, 2012
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Barefoot_Monkey: fsck gamestop

Why stop there?

strip gamestop
touch gamestop
finger gamestop
mount gamestop
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uchos: date, unzip, strip, touch, finger, grep, mount, fsck, more, yes,fsck,fsck,fsck,umount, sleep

Linux, the sexiest OS ever ;)
The only ones who think so are Linux geeks. We're also the only ones that keep laughing at these jokes:)
Posted February 13, 2012
if there is one over arching fault with the Linux OS it's that it's various vocabulary words are border line gibberish except to the "functional autistic" grade of programers, and attempting to seek help sorting them out is usually met with snotty responses to the tune of "if you can't understand this then you must be to stupid to be running this OS."

either that or you get instructions, written in pseudocode and involving two recompiles of the software, on how to manually change the system commands into whatever you want.

..... I'm exaggerating a bit, but not on the vocal aspect of the Linux community being dominated by a bag of dicks. sweet Jesus, you would think that "accommodating to new users leads to expanded OS adoption" wouldn't be that hard of a concept to those intelligent enough to program an OS as a hobby.
Posted February 13, 2012
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Sogi-Ya: if there is one over arching fault with the Linux OS it's that it's various vocabulary words are border line gibberish except to the "functional autistic" grade of programers, and attempting to seek help sorting them out is usually met with snotty responses to the tune of "if you can't understand this then you must be to stupid to be running this OS."

either that or you get instructions, written in pseudocode and involving two recompiles of the software, on how to manually change the system commands into whatever you want.

..... I'm exaggerating a bit, but not on the vocal aspect of the Linux community being dominated by a bag of dicks. sweet Jesus, you would think that "accommodating to new users leads to expanded OS adoption" wouldn't be that hard of a concept to those intelligent enough to program an OS as a hobby.
A lot of those "dick" users feel exclusive and have no desire to help newbies or expand Linux. They can be safely ignored as what they are: toolbags. They infest the internet in general, not just Linux forums.

As for Linux itself if you stick to the big, newbie friendly distros it's a cinch these days. Go grab Ubuntu or Linux Mint and have fun using the very helpful help pages that Ubuntu provides. Avoid distros like Slackware, Arch, Mandriva and the rest, not because they are all bad or have bad communities, it's just that no matter what people tell you they are not as user friendly. The people telling you that they are aren't trying to deceive you, they just aren't aware of how much crap they already know that serves them as a foundation for understanding it all.

While I can't say you'll never end up on a command line in Ubuntu or Linux Mint, it should be fairly rare for mundane tasks.
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