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The {{w|Linux}} command line allows a user to make their computer do nearly 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. | The {{w|Linux}} command line allows a user to make their computer do nearly 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. | ||
| β | 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 he | + | 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. |
| β | The title text is the supposed moral to this story | + | 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 your users the chance to get laid. |
Software that [http://google.com/search?q=mouse+wiggle jiggles the mouse] actually exists, as well as [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=608212 instructions for linux scripting] (although installing the necessary libraries might take a while). | Software that [http://google.com/search?q=mouse+wiggle jiggles the mouse] actually exists, as well as [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=608212 instructions for linux scripting] (although installing the necessary libraries might take a while). | ||
