Originally posted by: jjyiz28
Originally posted by: LS20
because geeks pride themselves in knowing things most normal human being do not care to know about
i think if you take the time to study, you would come up with better answers.
kinda like if someone on here asked in our "general forum", why a athlon at 2.2 is more or less equavalent to a p4 3.0 - 3.2.
or asking in our "operating system forum", how do i use fdisk, i've never used DOS before.
pick up a book, learn, then asks more meaningful quiestions.
i think its that they would answer questions, but not "basic" questions that can be found by doing your own research
slick230, bravo... i totally agree with you.
what consititues "time to study"? this is purely subjective. simply because someone is not as savy as you, doesn't mean that their question is less valid. if you don't like a question someone is asking, there is no law stating that you need to be a jerk and issue some condescending remark. just quash any desire to be an ass and move on to the next question.
at times asking questions is pretty taxing, precisely for the reason that you've demonstrated. you have someone who will take the piss, and make you feel pretty crappy for your honest desire for knowledge.
anyone can pick up a series of books and read them, but if you don't get it... you don't get it. that's when you need to ask... and if you don't like the question... just don't say anything... you can discuss the stupidity of the question asker on your own time with the other techo-elitists.
sheez... thank goodness they're aren't more teachers like you in this world... people would fear asking anything.
the funny thing is that these elite people are simply arrogant... not as knowledgable as they like to let on...
perfect example. Greg Lehey... who writes the very popular "The Complete FreeBSD"
anyways, this bearded bastard knows nothing about switching. i remember him spewing something about how there is no use for a hub and he was talking about switching. the guy knew NOTHING about either topic. when i corrected him, he became extremely hostile... eventhough he was pulling half of what he was saying from his ass.
for many of these people, it's not about helping or not helping... it's about making someone feel stupid so that they can feel a buzz.