On 2010-09-21, Steven D'Aprano <steve-remove-t...@cybersource.com.au> wrote: > On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:01:53 +0000, Seebs wrote: >> On 2010-09-21, geremy condra <debat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Then I posted a question on an IRC channel. I had done a ton of >> searching already, and I started by explaining the top three >> near-solutions I'd found and why each of them wasn't actually a solution >> to my problem. And someone handed me a URL... which was to lmgtfy on >> the first search terms I tried.
> Yes, although in fairness people aren't mind readers. If you (generic > you) don't give any indication of doing the research, you can expect to > be ignored or told to RTFM. Google is just the new FM. See above -- "I started by explaining..." > Although sometimes people genuinely don't know what search terms they > should be using, or if they're too generic. Yes. A few of my friends periodically ask me to search for something because somehow my pick of search terms tends to work better than theirs. We're not actually sure why. -s -- Copyright 2010, all wrongs reversed. Peter Seebach / usenet-nos...@seebs.net http://www.seebs.net/log/ <-- lawsuits, religion, and funny pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_(Scientology) <-- get educated! I am not speaking for my employer, although they do rent some of my opinions. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
