Comments on: Build Pidgin (or Carrier) in Ubuntu http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/ Technology enthusiast gone rambling lunatic! Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Benjamin http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Benjamin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:10:05 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-310 Hahah! Hahah!

]]> By: Will Herren(Pedmont) http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Will Herren(Pedmont) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:56:47 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-309 Upon googling "Three-in-one Tutorial", I found no reasonable results; therefore, I believe we can conclude that it is indeed impossible! Good day, sir. Upon googling “Three-in-one Tutorial”, I found no reasonable results; therefore, I believe we can conclude that it is indeed impossible! Good day, sir.

]]> By: Benjamin http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Benjamin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:27:59 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-308 I don't think that's even remotely possible! ;) I don’t think that’s even remotely possible! ;)

]]> By: Will Herren(Pedmont) http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Will Herren(Pedmont) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:51:13 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-307 Now... I must challenge you to pull off a... Three-in-one tutorial! ! Now… I must challenge you to pull off a… Three-in-one tutorial! !

]]> By: Benjamin http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Benjamin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:21:26 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-305 Yeah, those sorts of instructions are kind of pointless. Because 1) if someone <i>already knows what to type</i> they probably don't really need to read it in the first place (they can figure it out on their own) and 2) if someone's already quite savvy but isn't sure what to install, they should be intelligent enough to skim over and find what they're looking for. So really, it accomplishes two goals: One, the verbosity helps people who may not be experienced enough to know what to type and two it provides enough relevant data to help those who already know but simply need--say--a list of packages. I like two-in-one tutorials. Yeah, those sorts of instructions are kind of pointless. Because 1) if someone already knows what to type they probably don’t really need to read it in the first place (they can figure it out on their own) and 2) if someone’s already quite savvy but isn’t sure what to install, they should be intelligent enough to skim over and find what they’re looking for. So really, it accomplishes two goals: One, the verbosity helps people who may not be experienced enough to know what to type and two it provides enough relevant data to help those who already know but simply need–say–a list of packages.

I like two-in-one tutorials.

]]> By: Will Herren(Pedmont) http://bashelton.com/2009/06/build-pidgin-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Will Herren(Pedmont) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:29:49 +0000 http://www.bashelton.com/?p=969#comment-304 Well dang, Ben. Thanks for the post! That's not too bad at all... but its still an unecessary pain in the rear >.< I appreciate you giving an in-depth rundown, and not just one of the typical: 1) Open terminal 2) type this 3)now type this 4)etc <3's! Well dang, Ben. Thanks for the post!

That’s not too bad at all… but its still an unecessary pain in the rear >.<

I appreciate you giving an in-depth rundown, and not just one of the typical:

1) Open terminal
2) type this
3)now type this
4)etc

<3′s!

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