I was never rich enough to afford a whole room for a computer
Maybe they mean back when computers where big as rooms?
Sometimes? Even when I was young, the Computer RoomTM is where I spent most of my day.
You can still achieve this by pretending the WiFi only exists in one room in your house and behaving according to it. Or rather going into airplane mode anywhere outside that room.
At those times I’m really glad I prefer my desktop over my phone. When I get up and leave, I’m way less likely to check social media. (Granted, nowadays social media for me is just YouTube and Lemmy, but… you know.)
It’s a great MP3 player though. And gameboy.
Cutting out socials was the best move on my part. I’ve only got Lemmy, Snapchat which I only use for messaging, Instagram which I only really use to follow bands and message, and YouTube
Cutting out socials
Lists four socials
Sorry, I know what you mean, it was just funny.
Ive been addicted to YouTube since age like 13 so that doesn’t help me😭
“Spare battery”? What year is this XKCD from? Pre-2012?
A power bank could also fill the same role, albeit external
I still carry a spare battery for my phone
Fairphone owner? External batteries don’t count.
You’re not Randall Munroe, you don’t get to choose what counts. I think external batteries do count.
Common sense disagrees.
I don’t think xkcd is for people who value common sense.
If I say “my phone is out of juice, let me grab a spare battery” most people will be confused if I start putting a bunch of tools in a box. Nobody will be confused if I simply grab an external battery.
Common sense isn’t a thing that exists, it’s a lazy trope used when you don’t want to explain something you think is obvious.
it’s a battery that you have as a spare in case your main battery runs out. it’s a spare battery.
Okay then explain to me how to swap out said “spare battery” without opening the phone with specialized tools.
Guess what? You can’t, because it’s not a spare battery. It’s an external battery pack.
well then explain to me how to get an external battery out of the pack and chug its contents.
guess what? you can’t, because it’s not an external battery pack. it’s a spare battery.
Its also a recording device in case of being a victim of police brutality or racist karen harassment, preferrably with auto cloud backup (or livestream).
I carry my phone when I am out as literally for emergency if I need to be contacted. In over 21 years since I have been using mobile phones, the number of times I have been contacted for emergencies has been-- zero. Yup, that is how important mobile phone is to me, it’s always a “just in case” emergency device.
I’m being sarcastic on my comment but thankfully i have not been contacted nor have to contact anyone for any emergencies.
I’m reading this while out on a walk, i feel attacked
Walks go hard with headphones and music though.
I mostly carry it as a pedometer.
