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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The {{w|Linux}} command line allows | + | The {{w|Linux}} command line allows the user to make their computer do absolutely anything. The only hitch is that the interface is entirely text-based, and reading through user manuals to find the commands that you need can take a very long time. |
− | + | In this comic, [[Cueball]] recounts how he used a command line hack to solve a problem with his monitors turning off during a movie. However, in the time that he spends trying to solve the issue, the woman that he brought home had already left and his need for a movie to watch was gone. | |
− | + | The title text is the supposed moral to this story; if your user interface takes as long to operate as a command line, you may very well be denying you users the chance to get laid. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Two men talking | + | :[Two men talking] |
:Cueball: Last night I was watching videos with this girl and my monitors kept turning off - even though I had disabled power save. | :Cueball: Last night I was watching videos with this girl and my monitors kept turning off - even though I had disabled power save. | ||
:Friend: Odd. | :Friend: Odd. | ||
:Cueball: However! I wrote a command to jiggle the mouse pointer every couple minutes to keep it from going idle. | :Cueball: However! I wrote a command to jiggle the mouse pointer every couple minutes to keep it from going idle. | ||
− | :Friend: Not the first hack I'd try, but see? Linux has problems, but it gives you the tools to deal with them - and save your date! | + | :Friend: Not the first hack I'd try, but see? Linux has problems, but it gives you the tools to deal with them - and save your date! |
:Cueball: Actually, I was half an hour into the pointer scripting documentation when she got dressed and left. | :Cueball: Actually, I was half an hour into the pointer scripting documentation when she got dressed and left. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:Linux]] | ||
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