Cunningham;s Law .

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Mon, Jan 9 2023 2:28 PM

  The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer...

• rainbeam 64 Posts

  Mon, Jan 9 2023 2:39 PM

  Some Days There Just Ain't No Fish

• PureGro1 1,656 Posts

  Mon, Jan 9 2023 3:37 PM

  

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Tue, Jan 10 2023 3:57 AM

  The philosophy behind Cunningham’s Law

  Posting a lie to get to a truth works (sometimes) because people love seeming smarter than other people. But while the rush of dopamine and smugness that comes with making a stranger feel stupid is a stronger motivator than answering a question honestly, the substances of those answers are likely to be way worse. That means that though the number of people intentionally posting incorrect information in pursuit of the right answers is probably small, you can’t actually trust the heated corrections posted in response to any disagreeable opinion you encounter online, even if it was sincerely given..

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Tue, Jan 10 2023 4:02 AM

  

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Tue, Jan 10 2023 4:08 AM

  Are you coming to bed .

  I can't . This is important .

  What .

  Someone is wrong on the internet .

• alosso 21,073 Posts

  Thu, Jan 12 2023 11:40 AM

  "It was on the internet .

  It must be true then."

  But only for three months - then, it will be forgotten.

   

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Sun, Jan 15 2023 10:45 AM

  The sun is flat, isn’t it .

• craigswan 31,897 Posts

  Sun, Jan 15 2023 10:58 AM

  Question . How do you keep a computer awake while it compiles a code .

  Answer . The best way is to use a rag on a string with a fan that blows it around .

   Set the mouse on something upside down to keep it flat, like a roll of tape..

  Every once in a while the rag blows across and wiggle's the mouse.

  Work's like a charm..