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xkcd #3245: Results Age (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3245: Results Age

Title text:

Please, we need your help. Our research suggests you're the last living descendant of the person who knew how to format this config file.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3245/

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Please, we need your help. Our research suggests you're the last living descendant of the person who knew how to format this config file.
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[–] 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Worse than only finding old posts about the issue is when you find an old post, then notice that it's got your name as the author, and you realise you've been fighting the issue for so long you've forgotten where you posted about it.

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  • [–] 20 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    And there's a comment below by you

    "Fixed it"

    And nothing else

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Or when the person with the answer deleted their account and all messages with it, then all of the comments after say “That worked!”

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    let's learn from this and remember to cite the actual things we did to fix stuff, in our own messages Also relatedly, and because i just had to deal with this: USE GIT, FUCKING USE GIT FOR ANY SORT OF CONFIGURATIONS, YOU WILL SAVE YOURSELF SO MUCH PAIN

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