Give alternative method for rolling back history in Git notes.

diff --git a/posts/Git/notes.org b/posts/Git/notes.org
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--- a/posts/Git/notes.org
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@@ -534,6 +534,13 @@ Note that this may remove some information from your =.git/config='s
 =[branch "master"]= entry.  You should save your earlier =.git/config=
 before doing it, and make any appropriate corrections afterwards.
 
+If you're just trying to roll back a branch a few commits, skip the
+above and try
+
+    : $ git reset --hard HEAD^
+
+or add however many =^= you need to get back to the last good commit.
+
 ** Git submodules, nesting/tracking sub-repositories.
 
 This is a nice way of grouping associated projects.  The submodules