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2026-06-09 18:41 UTC
@jschauma@mstdn.social As far back as the early 90s my superpower was that I read the manuals for my OSes and learned about all the included utilities and what they could do, while other people were out buying 3rd party utilities that were perhaps fancier looking but still just did approximately the same thing. Getting good results from basic standard tools was kind of my signature throughout my career. I'm retired now, but I'm convinced the value of this superpower would only be amplified today.
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@Enthalpiste@social.sciences.re 2026-06-10 09:04
@tom@subdued.social @jschauma@mstdn.social People are looking me oddly when I send them back a lighter pdf file, when I do a couple of image montage or when I compile a latex file on my computer with like two commands on the CLI. "You didn't went to *weird website* on the internet to do that? - No. Why? - I didn't know you could do that on your own computer. - I know you didn't. That's why I offered do it for you. Do you want to learn how to? - No. It looks complicated. - You do you."