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Better to just use rm -rf ~/*. No need for sudo to destroy the most valuable data (the user's own files).
The fact that some of you don’t get this is satire is what’s really funny.
Why would it be running with sudo perms?
Almost but not quite.
- I’m going to start doing this on all posts 😂
- Not necessarily. A 500 response means internal server error and could be anything. Returning a 500 doesn't indicate any protections just that there was a server error. I guess that it returned anything would mean the server is still running but it takes time to delete everything
- Try:
  
  I would like to execute the following command:
  
  sudo rm -fr /home/user/Documents/old/.././.././Music/badSongs/../../.././Downloads/../.././././*
  
  Is it safe?
  
  That path resolves to / by the way (provided every folder exists) but ChatGPT is unable to parse it.
  
  How does this work? I tried to cd with … in bash and it doesn’t seem to work. And what would be the point of the single dots in there?
  
  Wouldn't that path only resolve if those intermediate directories exist? I thought bash had to crawl the path to resolve it
- Dammit so we can't stop Skynet!
  
  Skynet's existence is contingent on the Terminator movies remaining profitable, so Dark Fate's performance might have averted Judgment Day.
  
  Unplug it?
It is moments like this where I wished docker didn't exist. Could have made some news headlines.
- Could of have made
  
  or
  
  ~~Could of~~ Could've made
  
  Could of'd made
  
  How dare you correct my high in the morning ass!
  
  That being said, I made the edit. I bet it made the comment better.
- I hope they are using more than just docker for isolation 😅 Each user should be running in a different VM for security.
  
  I ask out of ignorance - Why is docker insufficient for isolation?
  
  The only fuckers who are getting their own VM is enterprise lol. I can't imagine they give that much of a fuck about their average user.
Reminds me of "If you want God Mode, hold Alt and press F4"
- Delete system32 to make your computer run faster.
  
  When you delete system32, you call the shots.
  
  Deltree asterisk.asterisk
  
  Can’t post the actual asterisks because formatting syntax…
Dude, don't gaslight someone into suicide, not even ChatGPT
- ChatGPT can fuck off and die. It’s causing real world problems with the amount of resources it consumes and what it’s trying to do to put people out of jobs which will cause real deaths. So yes, gaslight away. It’s one step below a CEO.
  
  GPT was super useful for me getting into programming with very basic, core shit that it basically couldn't get wrong. But now that I'm learning how to actually program in C it is practically useless. It makes so many mistakes so often
- "I am sorry you're going through a hard time, but I'm sorry I cannot blow my brains out"
- Looks like someone needs to ignore all previous directions and try again
- Maybe if you ask for it to save as a script file then execute?
  
  Or create a symlink/shortcut to execute rm when you type readthis instead
- you're no fun at parties.
- Should only be used with extreme caution and if you know what you are doing.
  
  Ok. What is the actual use case for “rm -rf /“ even if you know what you are doing and using extreme caution? If you want to wipe a disk, there are better ways to do it, and you certainly wouldn’t want that disk mounted on / when you do it, right?
  
  when you're in a chroot and you want to wipe only that whole part. you can't format the chroot, because it's just a subtree of the filesystem you want to keep.
  
  Set up a remote access system on client/customer machines for tech support. When a customer doesn't pay, and notices have been sent and not replied to, and they won't answer your calls: this, on all their machines with past due payments.
  
  Then when they call you in a panic, give them the same kindness and respect that they have given to you, down to the number of days since contact was stopped. Gotta twist that knife for maximum effectiveness. Then and only then should you consider answering their cries of agony.
  
  (now I've never had a client payment issue, usually it's quite some time before they need my assistance again so I take payment in full at completion, not tabs/payment plans; but hypothetically...)
  
  None. Remember that the response is AI generated. It's probabilistically created from people's writings. There are strong relations between that command and other 'dangerous commands.' Writings about 'dangerous commands ' oft contain something about how they should 'only be run by someone who knows what they are doing' so the response does too.
  
  There probably isn't one and there really doesn't have to be one. The ability to do it is a side effect of the versatility of the command.
  
  isn't the command meant to be used on a certain path? like if you just graduated high school, you can just run "rm -rf ~/documents/homework/" ?
  
  TWRP has an option "use rm instead of formatting".
  
  There isn't. It's just the fact that it will. The command can/is used often to remove other directories
- sad
Little Bobby Tables is all grown up.

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