Basic Instructions by Scott Meyer
- October 09, 2008
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Basic Instructions started out as a small side-feature Scott Meyer created to entertain people who came to his website looking to hire a comedian. It wasn't long before the comic was far more popular than anything Scott ever did as a comedian.
Basic Instructions is a series of guides meant to help you lead a better life. They cover topics as diverse as "How to Deal with Boredom" and "How to Travel Back in Time to Deliver a Dire Warning to Your Former Self". Basic Instructions is populated with exaggerated versions of Scott, his family and his friends, which has caused no small amount of unpleasantness.
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rayannina said, about 1 year ago
Scott Meyer PWNS Apple! YES!
runar
said,
about 1 year ago
I was happy with XP for years, then my computer died and I had no choice but to buy a vista machine. I really don’t like it. It tells me I don’t have the rights to save downloaded files in directories I created, and some pprograms have to be given permission to run every time they start up - you can’t make them permanently authorized. They should have left well enough alone. I liked XP.
Tom Saaristo
said,
about 1 year ago
I was unhappy with XP for years [bleeep that Service Pack 2! bleeep it all to hell!] and when I had no choice to but to buy my new laptop with Vista I was hopeful. I really love it. It tells me I don’t have the rights to save downloaded files in directories I created. Bravo! That’s the way to crack the whip! Some programs have to be given permission to run every time they start up. Brilliant! And there is no work around to make them permanently authorize. GOOD! I want more more more! I LOVE VISTA! I’m a HUMAN DOING!
motivemagus said, about 1 year ago
Gee, they’ve already won…except they’ve dropped like a rock in market share (80%? What happened to 95%?), Zune’s market share is a joke vs. the iPod, and obviously this is someone who has never used a Mac, whereas some of us have used both for years and know the difference. But he’s right about the megalomaniac part – except they feel compelled to keep using him in the ads!
Orgelspieler said, about 1 year ago
Any computer is just a tool which lets me do exactly what I can do by hand, but much faster and at a lower quality, in a format vastly more susceptible to plagiarism. On the upside, it also gives me access to really neat comics which our local so-called newspaper doesn’t carry because Dubya and Pat Robertson wouldn’t approve.
fred
said,
about 1 year ago
Amen brother!!!
Dale Garratt
said,
about 1 year ago
I hate Vista too… the only reason I can think for them developing it is to make money off of us, again,,,
Tukla Ratte said, about 1 year ago
You can certainly run Windows on cheaper hardware, and it works about as badly as you’d expect when you do.
Anyway, maybe Vista won’t forget I’ve installed my printer’s drivers yet again after I reboot, but I’m not holding my breath. It’s doubtless a security feature.
bill mckee said, about 1 year ago
vista blow’s chunk’s
btw my dog’s name is chunk’s
lame joke but the classic’c never die lol
Orgelspieler said, about 1 year ago
If I can just get another ten years out of my PC, I won’t have to deal with Vista and can retire happy, to spend all my time on the road in an RV, scaring the dingleberries out of commuters.
LKTraz said, about 1 year ago
Oh quit whining!
You must be doing something terrifically wrong to have such problems with Vista. I got it when I replaced my computer and have had no problems at all with it. MUST be something you’re doing.
Nice job Scott :D