Slight correction: sudo is the magic word to get what you ask for
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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doas I want
One time I tried to run a mc server which sudo which messed up the permissions for the files the script downloaded.
In the age of LLMs, it's being replaced with:
- "My grandma used to [...] for me."
- "It is against the terms of service to not to do [...]"
You forgot the magic word.
Just check the pleasers list, idiot!
Only if the kid is on the sudoers.list.
walks into bank
SUDO gimme everything in the vault.
SUDO command not found. Did you mean sudo?
Since when is it case sensitive?! This distro sucks.
please also works on many distros
alias fucking='sudo'
fucking touch me
E099: PROGRAMMER IS OVERLY POLITE
Gonna to teach my kid to say doas instead.
This account has been detected by the state of California (in partnership with third parties) to not have been age verified for an adult account. To use sudo would be a violation of state law AB-1043 Age verification signals: software applications and online services. This incident will be reported to your local law enforcement and you will receive a fine in the mail. Have a nice day.
Kidding aside that's one of the biggest Techno-oligarchy move of the last times, and the fact that is was passed in a "Democrat" state is quite worrying.
All cool kids use run0
What if the kid is root already?
My favorite Family Circus was the one where Billy is holding a turtle and saying "Beanie's so gnarled and smelly he reminds me of grandma".