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I think the meaning of "slightly technical" on hacker news should be a bit more than an enduser skillset. Technology isn't easy. Pretending it should be causes

• mgkimsal 11y ago
  somewhat agreed, but I sort of think folks here get a bit insulated and have an inflated view of what "trivial" is. I've done a lot of sysadmin stuff for years, and web work for 20. Setting up an IRC server for me would not be 'trivial' either. Earlier this year I was told by several people that setting up an icecast server was 'trivial' too - anything but, ime.
  • Gracana 11y ago
    It's the sort of thing that's really easy to do poorly. I can skim ircd docs and get something running, but making sure it's set up correctly and securely is another thing entirely.