And NOT having a smartphone will be even more suspicious… “What are you trying to hide? you must have a smartphone hidden somewhere… where is it?”
Had a similar experience with a grad-level math class where the prof just handed out a sheaf of handwritten mathematical proofs. The class involved reading the proofs out loud and the prof explaining them. Excellent class.
Sure. But when you wake up you’ll be several years older, on a ventilator, and handcuffed to your hospital bed until you set up a payment plan.
Ice Cube - No Vaseline
It’s a “long form” story. Sometimes you need that to provide context. Also it helps treat people like people, not just like statistics.
That pizza looks good enough for Jehovah!
I’m on Hooon’s side. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
“Preorder now for 30% off!”
Killer comic. Last panel’s a little weak though. Maybe it should break the fourth wall, like the guy looks at the reader and is like: “This is causing all the world’s problems.”
Now you’re trolling even HARDER!
Bah, thanks to my years as a shut-in tech dweeb I already have lots of Gadgets, a Feral appearance, and I Super Smell.
This illustration is going in my next research paper.
ikr “beyond the scope of the current effort” also works.
Not Linux-specific, but if he’s looking for new casual games take a look at:
A bit subtler than that. We still have the largest economy and the strongest military, but the problems we’re facing (both individually and globally) can’t be solved with those tools.
So we’re “great” but we can’t solve these problems… why not? Someone offers a scapegoat or similar “common sense solution”. And if you believe in it then everything makes sense. But for it to make sense you have to get angry.
Take a look at !fosai@lemmy.world … they have lots of info in the sidebar and it’s moderately active so people will probably answer questions.
Camus’ “The Stranger”