That comic really reminds me of trying to degoogle and FOSSify my computer as a complete novice. Multiple, extremely frustrating times, I’ve wanted to install something but I genuinely have not been able to understand the installation instructions. I also don’t know enough to know what the right search terms are to find out what I’m meant to do.

I’m still trying but it’s fucking demoralising.

He must be protected at all costs

This is the first comment about switching to Linux that makes me feel positively about the idea

While I don’t necessarily agree in this case, you did remind me of something Justice Kirby (an Australia Hugh Court (our highest court) Judge) wrote in his dissent in Carr v Western Australia.^1

“He was a smart alec for whom it is hard to feel much sympathy. But the police were public officials bound to comply with the law. We should uphold the appellant’s rights because doing so is an obligation that is precious for everyone. It is cases like this that test this Court. It is no real test to afford the protection of the law to the clearly innocent, the powerful and the acclaimed.”

^1 232 CLR 138, 188 [170].

I did the exact same!

Wait, you have to pay to use your phone as a hotspot?!

How small are the pineapples in Texas? Because a can of Monster is not the same size of any pineapple I’ve seen.

I didn’t for so long despite knowing about it, and now i cannot deal with YouTube without it

I mean, Colin Jost has a lot more than modest good looks…

Thank you for explaining! I’m almost impressed by how thoroughly I missed the joke.

Oh my god, I’m such a fucking idiot! Thank you for you patience and sorry for being so slow!

But how does the ex come in to it? Did they sign them up spam?

Could someone explain this to me? Are these gift cards?