[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I don't know why people think it's funny to tell unsuspecting people to "rm -rf /" their hard drive.

It's not. But it does highlight one of the essential difference between Conservative and Liberal thought.
'Stupidity should be painful'.

Anyone who would run a command like that without first running a web search on it is stupid. They deserve what they get. Sort of like pulling the pin from a greande without first asking, "What is this thing?"

You will find a lot of Conservatives here on FR Noob. That is why you will find a lot of people posting things like the rm -rf /* command. It's not meant to be funny but it will teach a lesson to someone who is sorely in need of it. Pain is temporary but it's legacy is long lasting. It weakness leaving the body.

[3Fingas]

Hoping for the electronic Darwin award. PING.

[FourtySeven]

Along the lines of asking first, “What is this thing?” before pulling a pin on a grenade: What does “rm -rf /” do? Is it a reformatting command?