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https://xkcd.com/743/ https://xkcd.com/743/

• jsjohnst 9y ago
  Seems you are getting similar treatment as I did in the past for posting relevant XKCDs. I'm guessing it's because you aren't adding much value to the conversation, but could be some folks hate XKCD too I guess.
  • Practicality 9y ago
    Not a downvoter, but it doesn't quite work. Google isn't against open-source. It's somewhat related, but not exactly.
    • jsjohnst 9y ago
      I didn't see that XKCD is being specifically about open source. That said, the one I posted a few months ago was spot on and yet it was downvoted to death within a few hours, so I don't think it really matters how perfect the fitting is.
  • jacquesm 9y ago
    XKCD is a high iq version of a reaction gif.
    • jsjohnst 9y ago
      I agree completely now that you say that.
• duncan_bayne 9y ago
  Too late to edit, so to clarify: yes, posting an XKCD like that is dismissive. And for good reason. I am sick to death of people complaining about Google, Facebook, LinkedIn etc. doing Bad Things™, after handing the keys to the city to them, often in the hopes of getting rich in the process. "Oh no! Apple dropped our iOS app from the store!" Well, who could've predicted that building software for a proprietary stack and walled garden would end badly? "Google de-ranked us mysteriously!" If your business model depends on search engine rankings for success, you have a _major_ business risk there as there's realistically only one search engine in the world these days. "LinkedIn spammed my contacts!" Then disable your LinkedIn profile. Bad actors - like Google has become - only succeed because we as geeks use their services. The problem is one of our making, and we could fix it overnight if we chose to. But convenience eats all worldviews I guess. http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-03-19 http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-03-19