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The second question simply fails to describe what actions the user is taking. In this case, it's not a matter of not knowing about methods of interacting with servers. It's a matter of leaving out steps, such as typing `ssh`, due to lack of their effort.

If I asked a question about something I have no idea about, such as training a sheepdog, I'd still be able to put forth effort into describing the steps I take to someone, so they know what I tried to do. The question "The dog isn't learning this command!" isn't bad because of my lack of sheepdog knowledge, it's bad because it omits tons of important information about my situation. Therefore it's a lazy question.




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