It’s often challenging to find answers for the problems that plague you — and it’s even worse when the folk that you try to ask are frustrated and confused by how you’re trying to ask, or simply ignore you completely! There have been tons of good things written about how to ask questions in a…

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Phrases that always bode ill … ‘hold my beer, this is gonna be cool’ (WormMan) “How much do you know about unix” (at maintenance hour) “oops” (Strata) “Are you busy…” (doubly so if it starts with a call on, say, Saturday night) “I know you’re busy, but..” (Strata) “All I wanted to do was …”…

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