From: jason_hindle@yahoo.com   
      
   On 20/01/2026 21:15, John Ames wrote:   
   >On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:00:59 -0000 (UTC)   
   >Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yeah, but sudo *is* for running things as root! You think running them   
   >> via sudo is any better than however else you were thinking of doing   
   >> those things as root?   
   >   
   >There's a certain extent to which you could make an argument that sudo   
   >minimizes the chances of one accidentally running anything *else* as   
   >root besides the operations that require it...   
   >   
   >...but the real answer is that ZDNet, like 99% of tech journalism these   
   >days, is vapid clickbait trash with nothing to say, and when you have   
   >nothing to say and your job requires you to say something, you'll just   
   >say *any* old thing.   
   >   
   Not to mention AI slop...   
      
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