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greggsy • today at 1:05 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

> We recommend that you upgrade your apt packages.

Is there a German word for a broken tool that can only be fixed by using the same broken tool?


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ahofmann • today at 1:17 PM

Well, of course there is "Selbstreparaturparadoxon", but nobody uses that. This is more like a Münchhausen-Problem, where Baron Münchhausen pulls himself out of the swamp by his own hair.

veeti • today at 1:28 PM

For what it's worth there is an apt "Acquire::http::AllowRedirect" option that can be disabled.

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pllbnk • today at 1:14 PM

Münchhausenwerkzeug.