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joelle_ether piefed.blahaj.zone joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone
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a screen shot from the show twin peaks, it's the log lady in her home, sitting on the telephone, saying "this is the message from the log" and the caption for the meme is "first time asking for help with linux"
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TheAgeOfSuperboredom lemmy.ca TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2021-05-24
#2 · Quote Reply

You only get the phone call if you're on ARM.

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printf("%s", name); piefed.blahaj.zone akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-03-30
#3 · Quote Reply

Come on, give 'em some slack 🤣 aaaaaaah I needed this laugh. Thanks.

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joelle_ether piefed.blahaj.zone joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-06-02
#4 · Quote Reply

Come on, give 'em some slack 🤣 aaaaaaah I needed this laugh. Thanks.

<3

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joelle_ether piefed.blahaj.zone joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-06-02
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

You only get the phone call if you're on ARM.

I don't know enough about linux to get this lol

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hi-o-pie piefed.social hi-o-pie@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-01-23
#6 · Quote Reply

I don't know enough about linux to get this lol

Maybe Mike knows

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TheAgeOfSuperboredom lemmy.ca TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2021-05-24
#7 · Quote Reply

I don't know enough about linux to get this lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GW5WWvP1z0

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joelle_ether piefed.blahaj.zone joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-06-02
#8 · (edited) Quote Reply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GW5WWvP1z0

huh some how that clip got blocked in the few minutes you posted it haha, but I remember that part now, I really should rewatch it, I made this meme some time ago and never posted it. thanks!

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NaibofTabr infosec.pub NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-06-18
#9 · Quote Reply

So what we're saying is that the Linux developer community is generally bad at writing log messages and error descriptions.

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naeap sopuli.xyz naeap@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-03
#10 · Quote Reply

So what we're saying is that the Linux developer community is generally bad at writing log messages and error descriptions.

MSVC begs to differ

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Possibly linux lemmy.zip possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-06-26
#11 · Quote Reply

MSVC begs to differ

*Microslop

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trem lemmy.blahaj.zone trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-04-20
#12 · Quote Reply

So what we're saying is that the Linux developer community is generally bad at writing log messages and error descriptions.

I mean, it could most definitely be better, but I really don't think that it's worse on Linux. Error handling is one of the hard problems in computer science in general.

And well, at least you do get easy access to logs and error messages on Linux, which makes it infinitely better in many ways, but is also at least partially why this post exists.
On Windows or such, you'd instead put a vague description into a search engine and hope someone had the same symptoms before...

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ozymandias117 lemmy.world ozymandias117@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
#13 · (edited) Quote Reply

I mean, it could most definitely be better, but I really don't think that it's worse on Linux. Error handling is one of the hard problems in computer science in general. And well, at least you do get easy access to logs and error messages on Linux, which makes it infinitely better in many ways, but is also at least partially why this post exists. On Windows or such, you'd instead put a vague de...

The "fixes" on Windows are always

Step 1) Run antivirus

Step 2) sfc /scannow

Step 3) reinstall Windows

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TheAgeOfSuperboredom lemmy.ca TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2021-05-24
#14 · Quote Reply

huh some how that clip got blocked in the few minutes you posted it haha, but I remember that part now, I really should rewatch it, I made this meme some time ago and never posted it. thanks!

This makes me want to rewatch it again too. Especially season 3!

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sepi piefed.social sepi@piefed.social
Joined: 2024-01-27
#15 · Quote Reply

You only get the phone call if you're on ARM.

Don't call us, we'll call you

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AceFuzzLord lemmy.zip AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-19
#16 · (edited) Quote Reply

I was almost at the point earlier of asking someone if they could help with a wifi card issue, but so glad I don't have to now. I always feel like I always bungle something up whenever I try to explain what my problem is and/or paste any logs or whatever is needed to help, so I relate to this meme.

Thank goodness for ethernet and my ability to realize I need to add that ethernet connection as a new internet connection. Now I can have internet access and be able to use it to research a card that not only fits, but also works with linux.

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joelle_ether piefed.blahaj.zone joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-06-02
#17 · Quote Reply

I was almost at the point earlier of asking someone if they could help with a wifi card issue, but so glad I don't have to now. I always feel like I always bungle something up whenever I try to explain what my problem is and/or paste any logs or whatever is needed to help, so I relate to this meme. Thank goodness for ethernet and my ability to realize I need to add that ethernet connection as a...

Haha good work! It's good to have fall backs, I'm currently using my phone as a wifi hotspot connected to my computer via USB for an internet connection because I didn't want a wifi motherboard and my old cheap mesh network set I thought was not secure enough to keep using

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Blemgo lemmy.world Blemgo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-13
#18 · Quote Reply

The "fixes" on Windows are always Step 1) Run antivirus Step 2) sfc /scannow Step 3) reinstall Windows

Hey, that's not true!

Tap for spoiler

You also run "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth" on step 2.

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mkwt lemmy.world mkwt@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
#19 · Quote Reply

MSVC begs to differ

At least MSVC has a number for every diagnostic that you can search.

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