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What small piece of advice you would like to give that isn't heard enough ? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Vcio@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Computer related:

  • Don't be your family computer savy guy, you just found yourself a bunch payless jobs...
  • Long desks are cool and all, but the amount the space they occupy is not worth it.
  • Block work related phone calls at weekends, being disturbed at your leisure for things that could be resolved on Mondays will sour your day.

Buying stuff:

  • There is expensive because of brand and expensive because of material quality, do your research.
  • Buck buying is underrated, save yourself a few bucks, pile that toilet paper until the ceiling is you must.
  • Second hand/broken often means never cleaned, lubricated or with easy fixable problem.
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[โ€“] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 60 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Read the entire error message very carefully before asking for help, or even searching for a solution.

For folks in tech this means reading and understanding the stack trace, too.

[โ€“] Woovie@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And often it's very easy to understand if you break down the components.

[โ€“] Pantherina@feddit.de 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only works for software that tells you the problem...