there is no to-ask-or-not,
just questions which are treated as they are.
this post was submitted on 11 May 2024
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No Stupid Questions
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No such thing. Ask away!
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You've asked in the right place my friend
Yes, you should ask both stupid and non-stupid questions here. Only thing, it has to be a honest question and abide by the rules... No trolling, flaming or baiting.
It's impossible to ask a stupid question here, actually. Try it!
Here, I'll do one:
******** ?
I'll bite:
Is hunter2 a strong password?
What do you type? All I see is *******
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hunter2
What did you write? I only see ******
Ok, what'd I miss? I don't understand the reference.
Wow! Can't believe I've never seen it before, considering I've been in the internet since 1994...
Well it's a series of tubes - you might have been in a different one to bash.org (rip).
Glad I could bring this one to you :)
Welcome to the Fediverse.
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You can try to ask stupid questions, but according to the title of this community you will never succeed
Yes.
Strongly acknowledge statement received.
You are supposed to ask stupid questions, but you actually can't, because there are no stupid questions.
Nonono, you are not allowed to ask stupid questions, but since there are no stupid questions, you can ask away.
Only stupid people
No! Stupid Questions!
No, Stupid, Questions!
No Stupid! Questions?
Questions. Stupid, no?
It is to be interpreted as "no questions here will be considered stupid".
Sure, there are exceptions, but most good-faith questions are OK, especially if it's something that you feel you should already know, or something you sim0ly fail to understand.
Yes
Yes, but that's why there is a sidebar.
Yes but.. the word stupid is not in the sidebar (other than the community name). I did check first! :)
The mere fact that we're answering your question provides sufficient context to clarify the group's intentions, no?
How dare you do an appropriate amount of reading of the community rules before posting.
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I feel like this communith is mostly suited for asking questions about things you feel like you ought to know, because everybody seems to know it naturally.
It can range from "How do I properly clean my foreskin?" to "what is ffmpeg and why is everybody using it?", but not "Who's the current president of Turkey?" nor "How do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?"
It's noy questions that can be answered by a "simple google search", but questions that might be answered by a single google search, but only if you know what to search for.
What is foreskin, and why is everybody using it?
Most jewish men aren't
Nor most Americans (Jewish or not), for some reason.
Im just going to sit this gen out and wait for fiveskin.
Good idea, is it on the same release schedule as fivehead?
I'm just going to avoid soreskin
can range from “How do I properly clean my foreskin?” to “what is ffmpeg and why is everybody using it?”, but not “Who’s the current president of Turkey?” nor “How do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?”
I am impressed that you have four closely related questions right off the top of your head!
It implies that every question is valid and that there are no stupid questions to be asked.