Dial-up was still somewhat common to see in rural areas around that time, but I think most people had broadband by the mid 2000s (in the US, at least). Our family got broadband in the suburbs around 2003/2004-ish, and it was pretty new for our area at the time.

Thank you for clarifying.

So you have everything you need to write the company a strongly worded letter about their reorganization.

Nah, just gotta call up Tom DeLonge, he’ll hook us up.

Just FYI, you do wash cast iron, you just don’t use detergents on it. One common method is to dump a handful of salt and a tiny splash of water into the pan and start scrubbing. You can use a gentle dish soap, but I’d avoid using the dishwasher, because those detergents will be a lot stronger and will actually ruin the seasoning (as well as linger on the surface and end up in your food, which is also bad).

Also, most school shooters don’t survive.

He only got ~300 likes on his posts, too. Dude’s picking up a felony charge for 300 likes.

You’re getting memes? Half the content I see in this /c/ have no punchline whatsoever, and are just screenshots of depressing posts and grandstanding.

… Feels strange knowing it’s all over, though.

I think it’s a sign that there’s going to be a significant reboot coming soon. After so much time had passed, it seems odd to have spent the time and energy to put out this final comic for what had effectively been an abandoned project. If Valve’s putting money back into the game, then it stands to reason that they have upcoming plans for it. I wouldn’t be surprised if they announce TF3 (or TF2:E1, knowing Valve) or some other spin-off in TF2’s universe.

It’s account/fingerprint-based, not location. YouTube will issue you 3 of these warning messages within a certain time frame if you access the site with adblock. The third message is the one OP posted, where the video player is disabled.

Person Of The Year isn’t an honorable title. Hitler, Trump, Nixon, Reagan, Bezos, Giuliani, Zuck, and Putin have all received the same title.

Who burnt it?

Or you could just post things to their appropriate communities. Simple.

Fantastic meme, OP.

I dunno about that, I wouldn’t even put it in the top 10 stupidest things that have happened in America this week.

We can talk about more than one thing.

Stop swearing!

It was so eerily dystopian. Telling me how much they appreciate me and how valued I am as an employee, as their eyes trail from side to side while they read the prompter.

We’ve received your request for additional sympathy. Our advanced AI systems will now determine your claim’s eligibility.

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Oh, sorry, looks like it’s been denied.

I got $100 and a video from a bunch of dead-eyed execs I’ve never seen before in my entire life thanking me for all the hard work that I do. I’d almost have rather just gotten nothing at all.