[progman32]

This is a perfect (if maybe unintentional) example of how to get help from otherwise disinterested technical folk: Make an obviously technically-incorrect claim as fact, and watch as an entire army comes out of the woodwork giving you technical evaluations :)

[Andrew_nenakhov]

Cunningham's Law [1]: "the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer".

[1]: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law

[codesections]

Though note that Cunningham disavows the law attributed to him:

> Cunningham himself denies ownership of the law, calling it a "misquote that disproves itself by propagating through the internet."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham

[ethbr0]

That does sound like the right answer, posted in response to the wrong answer.

[Andrew_nenakhov]

His opinion on this matter is not of any importance, as confirmed by a great many people who have found an unlikely fame. Just ask mrs. Streisand.

[elorant]

I've tried that a gazillion times over the years. It works like a charm.

[kevin_thibedeau]

With Google search so broken sometimes the only way to discover things is through nerd baiting.

[userbinator]

People hate DRM. Thus everyone will work their hardest to bypass it.

[manbart]

I’m aware of this phenomenon, but have never tested it (confidently posting something incorrect to get responses with the real answer). Has anyone here actually tried this? How did it work?

[spondyl]

Anthony Bourdain used to find the best local cuisine by going onto message boards (anonymously I assume) and saying X is the best restaurant, only to receive a flood of recommendations

https://archive.md/0UQsd: Ctrl + F for "nerd fury" to find where the claim starts