• dan1101
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    1 year ago

    Googling problems certainly helps but you still need enough knowledge to define the problem, Google it, and implement the solution.

    I get the impression that a lot of posted solutions are from people who actually spoke to high level tech support for various hardware/software because how else would they know things like what obscure registry key with a very arbitrary name to add?

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      1 year ago

      That’s a big part people don’t understand is you need to know enough about your problem to google the correct terms and find what you need. Googling itself is a learned skill.

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        1 year ago

        This is so true. That’s why there’s no shame in using Google or Duckduckgo or even Chatgpt. You have to know enough to phrase the right question, know how to filter the right answer, and then use it.

        I can Google a Chinese dictionary, but that won’t make me fluent in Chinese.