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But I passed my Linux+ cert exam on the first try.
a) I've only been working with Linux since October (My last Unix-like experience was with Coherent back in the 80s) 
b) The practice tests I was using for studying bore no resemblance to the actual test. (Yes, they were supposedly for XK0-004, too) 
c) For the amount of money they charge for the test, they dang well better pass everyone. 
d) My employer will be reimbursing me for passing the test...as opposed to firing me for not passing.
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I assume it covered the really important things, like how to install a Windows VM so you can be productive?
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Wow. I thought the snarky comments only came from the other way.
Got my +5
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OP wrote: I assume it covered the really important things, like how to install a Windows VM so you can be productive?
I think it's a good and very valid comment. (on linux, installed windows VM's to do my work.)
best part: when windows inevitably breaks itself it can be rolled back
- faster than reinstalling etc - you will be more productive running windows on linux than on metal.
next best thing: can keep your private stuff on linux, away from redmunts snooping eyes.
next next best thing: linux let's you get your money's worth out of your shiny new new gen hardware.
It's the natural and best order of things: windows on bare metal is dead.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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When your arguments against Windows involve having to paint Microsoft as an evil, mustachioed villain, rubbing his hands in the darkness while "stealing" your "private information", you've kinda lost the argument.
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Sadly, for some people, that's the only argument and that's all they need. It's hard to have a useful discussion with those people.
Said people never miss an opportunity to remind you that Microsoft is a convicted monopolist. Sure. And in 3 years, that'll be a quarter of a century ago.
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lopatir wrote: best part: when windows inevitably breaks itself it can be rolled back
Well, you don't need Linux to do that. My Server 2012 R2 host is running about a dozen VMs 24/7, and about twice that many more that are powered off but ready to come online for some quick testing against more rarely-used versions of Windows.
Rollbacks, backups, restoring, moving to different hardware - it all becomes trivial with a VM. In my case though I'm more comfortable managing Windows file systems than Linux ones, so until the situation is reversed, the host is probably going to continue being Windows.
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true that, VM's are just cool,
and in fairness nowadays the host is hardly a consideration - as you say what you know/like best.
after many otherwise intelligent sounding suggestions that achieved nothing the nice folks at Technet said the only solution was to low level format my hard disk then reinstall my signature. Sadly, this still didn't fix the issue!
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lopatir wrote: and in fairness nowadays the host is hardly a consideration - as you say what you know/like best.
I'd love to be in a position where I can switch without having to give it any thought.
But, just this morning again, I managed to get a laptop to refuse to load Ubuntu after a botched update somehow managed to screw up some boot data. Initramfs? As an end user, why should I need to know about that? I'm still amazed how easy it is to get Linux to fail to boot. Bad shutdown? Corrupt file system - what's an inode, and why should I care? Bad grub update? Can no longer boot up. I mean, I've seen more than my fair share of botched Windows updates, but rarely to the extent where the OS can't boot up at all. If it happens, it's usually always the same fix. On Linux...there's plenty of different things that could have happened and they all have a different solution.
I'm more than willing to say I'm doing it wrong, but this stuff's supposed to be resilient. If I can break it so often--without really trying, considering how little I use it--I must be doing something very wrong. Linux uptime is awesome - if you never let it change anything.
[random rant over]
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good deal. glad you didn't get canned
Real programmers use butterflies
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honey the codewitch wrote: good deal. glad you didn't get canned
It would have put a severe crimp in my lifestyle. Things like living indoors and eating.
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Congrats 
And so ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) is implied.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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Congratulations !
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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YouTube[^]
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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She sed it wid a Soud Efriken eccent, I tink.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I'm sorry, I don't speak jibber-jabber.
It's much easier to enjoy the favor of both friend and foe, and not give a damn who's who. -- Lon Milo DuQuette
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Che catso dici?[^] (PDF)
Replace the "ts" (which is how it's pronounced) with "zz" (which is how it's spelled), before running it through a translator.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I saw the emoji before I read the text, and thought "I'm sure that's rude in Italian"... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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That's exactly what I thought but without the Italian part. "It's rude to someone, just not sure who."
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We had a silly childhood game.... if you made that gesture (had to be below mid level) and could get someone to look you could punch them on the shoulder. Now it's just a 'I tricked you into looking' kinda thing for those who used it that way.
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 (it's actually cazzo, but perhaps your spelling was deliberate)
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A full user guide was provided at the bottom of my posting (naughty words aren't allowed in the Lounge -- non dire parolacce; c'e' la mia sorellina).
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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