Sorry...

[mdlbear]

I can't help somebody who doesn't want to be helped. Who doesn't think they can be helped. Just can't do it. I tried, damnit.

Comments

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Almost definitely. UNIX, for the non-geek, is an arcane and non-obvious system. And for people who don't "do" command lines, it's even more so.

[mdlbear]

She uses a console-mode mail reader, edits web pages in emacs, and is an avid gamer -- proof that she can handle arcane manuals and non-obvious rules. The problem isn't that she's a non-geek, but I'm not sure what it is.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Perhaps she's just not that interested in it. I tend to find that even things I'm capable of learning can become frustrating when avid interest is lacking.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Perhaps "non-computer geek" is a better term. There are all kinds of geeks; one skillset doesn't necessarily translate to a different interest area (any more than playing guitar translates to skill with a violin, even if they are both stringed instruments).