I Broke My Linux... Purposely

"Most people of the technical bent are forever poking and prodding at the insides of what we use. Whether it be a radio, clock, car or computer it is in our curious nature to wonder how things work and investigate them. I am no different and I love to pull things apart to find out what makes them tick. Even better is the feeling I get at having whatever I pulled apart still work after putting it back together.

"Of course my favorite operating system is no different. The way I figure it is that the more I know about it the better I can use it so I am always adding this or that, removing or changing one thing or another. In fact to make sure I can effectively support other people I purposely do stupid things to break my system and then try and fix it..."

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