How to Proceed When a Technology is Not Mature
https://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2025/1/6/how-to-proceed-when-a-technology-is-not-mature [www.basicinstructions.net]
2025-01-07 08:16
tags:
comic
future
tech
Do you ever feel like we aren’t getting the future we were promised, but we are getting the one we were threatened with.
Law
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/law-4 [www.smbc-comics.com]
2024-04-13 00:40
tags:
comic
hoipolloi
policy
If aliens come, [laws] are the first thing we should hide.
On the bonkers color palette of Garfield comics
http://wondermark.com/garfield-color/ [wondermark.com]
2020-11-25 01:17
tags:
book
comic
design
One thing Garfield doesn’t get enough recognition for is truly bonkers, impressionistic color choices. This sidewalk is pink and yellow. Jon wears purple pants. Every panel is like an Easter basket.
Consistently zany. Sometimes.
source: HN
How to Manage Your Time
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2020/4/21/how-to-manage-your-time [www.basicinstructions.net]
2020-04-22 16:12
tags:
comic
life
I’ve often complained that people think the most plentiful resource on the planet is your time. Not their time, your time. People are more than happy to spend your time on the strangest things. Take it from a guy who was once paid to scrape the breading off of the leftover fish filets at night, then re-bread the fish the next morning.
How to Get Someone to Take One for the Team
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2020/1/16/how-to-get-someone-to-take-one-for-the-team [www.basicinstructions.net]
2020-01-17 22:52
tags:
comic
essay
life
Nailed it: “There’s no I in team” says the guy saying someone needs to take one for the team.
How to Explain What Words Mean
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/10/8/how-to-explain-what-words-mean [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-10-10 19:06
tags:
comic
ideas
language
It pains me to admit it, but this one even confuses me.
How to Reassure Someone
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/9/26/how-to-reassure-someone [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-09-29 01:05
tags:
cars
comic
ideas
life
You’re asking me if something I didn’t see looks like something you’ve never seen.
It’s a simple yes or no question.
Also: red light cameras.
Apology
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/apology [www.smbc-comics.com]
2019-09-12 07:25
tags:
comic
language
life
I would like to apologize.
Some caveats.
Welsh
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/welsh [www.smbc-comics.com]
2019-07-22 01:47
tags:
comic
history
ideas
language
Probably because of something my ancestors did.
How Hacking Works
https://xkcd.com/2176/ [xkcd.com]
2019-07-16 01:17
tags:
auth
comic
opsec
security
web
In which xkcd teaches us about cred stuffing.
Coordinate Precision
https://xkcd.com/2170/ [xkcd.com]
2019-07-02 20:05
tags:
comic
ideas
maps
You’re pointing to Waldo on a page
How to Share Your Knowledge
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/6/27/how-to-share-your-knowledge [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-06-29 19:17
tags:
comic
ideas
tech
The Pepper’s Ghost illusion was originally used by charlatans to make people think they were looking at the dead, brought back as ghosts, which don’t exist. Now charlatans use the Pepper’s Ghost illusion to make people think they’re looking at the dead, brought back as 3D holographic projections, WHICH ALSO DON’T EXIST!
How to Understand Someone's Seemingly Irrational Behavior
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/6/6/how-to-understand-someones-seemingly-irrational-behavior [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-06-08 01:02
tags:
comic
ideas
life
That’s Jenkins’ curse. He only deals with people who are, at that moment, dealing with Jenkins.
Free Hugs
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/free-hugs [www.smbc-comics.com]
2019-05-18 15:59
tags:
comic
finance
ideas
life
But what about the opportunity cost?
How to Face the End of Civilization . . . Again
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/4/28/how-to-face-the-end-of-civilization-again [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-05-02 14:43
tags:
comic
future
Civilized people love predicting the end of civilization as we know it.
How to Maintain a Low Profile
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/4/14/how-to-maintain-a-low-profile [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-04-17 17:46
tags:
comic
opsec
I think it’s perfectly obvious that I am skulking!
How to Accept Responsibility
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/4/2/how-to-accept-responsibility [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-04-04 02:42
tags:
comic
life
I’m sorry that his lack of consideration made my actions necessary.
Size Venn Diagram
https://xkcd.com/2122/ [xkcd.com]
2019-03-11 17:07
tags:
comic
language
visualization
The large dipper and great potatoes.
How to Overlook Flaws
http://www.basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2019/2/5/how-to-overlook-flaws [www.basicinstructions.net]
2019-02-09 03:43
tags:
comic
life
tv
In case you’re wondering, no, the existence of Sybok has not been mentioned on Discovery. It’s almost as if they want us to forget Star Trek 5 happened.
Indirect Detection
https://www.xkcd.com/2071/ [www.xkcd.com]
2018-11-13 03:17
tags:
comic
life
social
Surely the best way to deal with awful people is to complain as loudly and publicly as possible.