On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM Tim via users <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2025-11-07 at 14:04 -0400, George N. White III wrote: > > "RHGB quiet" is a reasonable default for cubicle farms where users > > who encounter problems call IT for support. For users who rely on > > community support, it makes sense to get early warning of boot issues. > > Unfortunately, there's a lot of "I don't want to know anything about > the computer" users out there, who'd like everything hidden from them. > And they're the ones that spread viruses, and get scammed. > > Ask them what kind of computer they have, they tell you a white box. > Ask them what OS it uses, and they have no clue. > > There's some logic to the approach that you need some amount of > intelligence before you can actually use your computer. > Along with the willingness to apply whatever intelligence you possess. I once taught a calculus service course for the Commerce Dept. Amazing how many (always male!) students asked me what was the least work required to pass the course. Women who had reached university usually wanted to get as much as possible out of the course. One of my colleagues, a statistician, proposed that stats packages include a test to ensure the user understood the methods they wanted to use. -- George N. White III
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