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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 23 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (3 children)

Hold up is this real?


EDIT Holy fucking shit it's real: https://xkcd.com/488/

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 26 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Of course it's real. This is maybe one of the least shocking beliefs from a webcomic like xkcd ever. Like 1/5 of all the comics are about hacker culture or Linux.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Okay but programing or Unix jokes are whole different cake than openly admitting piracy unless you're Meta.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 1 points 6 minutes ago
[–] sunshine@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago

He's gotten a bit less edgy over the years. Mostly in good ways.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 hours ago

Louis Rossmann shouts this from the YouTube rooftops all the time. Why not Randall?