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- npike said: I think we've all been through this one at some point..
- kebernet said: The alt tag is great today.
- Ian said: so, so true.
- Aneel said: so precisely true
- LM said: Particularly apropos given my current apartment situation.
- Dimitri Glazkov said: This one is about me.
- Brandon said: This makes me want a Cantenna even more!
- Jessica said: Yeah, this is totally me in a couple weeks.
- Goyal said: Agreed :)
- deadlyicon said: heh yes! Fee Linksys day!
- Ashe said: So. True. Right, @mathiasx?
- Chris Schrier said: This is why I had internet at my apartment and house for a couple of weeks.
- тaмás said: There are few forces more powerful than geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment.
- WindPower said: My thoughts exactly pendant les vacances
- Derick Valadao said: This brings back memories :)
- jschultz said: So true.
- Guttorm said: Cute
- Rob said: as someone currently using wireless named "linksys" from a neighbor, i applaud this comic
- Dustin Diaz said: "geeks desperately trying to get internet in a new apartment." Ha!
- Simon said: shared for the alt text
- James said: More times than I can count.
- Eric Atkins said: Pringles can = LOL
- tonyleachsf said: Ha, this is pretty close to my experience !
- Joshua said: bwahahaha ... when we moved last week, I had the DSL order, the backup cable order (they could give a more reliable-sounding install commit), and the netshare-on-3g-iphone plan 'c'. [DSL made the date, fortunately.]
- Steve said: soooooooooo true ;)
- Daniel said: I can relate to this :/
- Zaki said: I need to date the girl stick figure in xkcd cartoons
- Nick Campbell said: I agree with the comment on unsecured! Great!
- Alexandar said: gotta love the linksys people :D
- choffee said: Must have internet.
- Matt said: This seems familiar...
- Walter DeFoor said: agreed and a half.
- Zach said: OOh man, have I done this before >:D
- Ben said: Damn straight.
- Terrence said: I was just thinking about this when I move ...
- Bill said: Yeah, why weren't there any of those kind souls near my new place! (See mouse-over text)
- eric stimmel said: this could be us in a week and a half...
- FelipeC said: Hahaha, so true.
- mernisse said: How true... How True..
- Chris said: just like moving in to our apartments. number 1 priority = internet
- Josi said: i was using an open network i found in my building when i first moved in
- Randy said: Pretty relevant if you ask me
- Joe Smith said: Oh man. This was me all last week..
- Blaise said: This will be me on Monday. Heather, I really hope you've got the internet (and bears) sorted out in Nipissing.
- Matthew said: this is how its been for me for the last 4 days
- Sermed said: In memory of Adam's wifi attempts
- mac said: this is exactly my situation right now. Wish I bought that "Netshare" app for my iPhone that lets me share my EDGE connection with my laptop
- Jaemi kehoe said: Priceless
- Jakob said: I have actually done this with a cantenna before. Fortunately Brady lived in the dorm facing my apartment building, so I was able to get college internet access/network.
- cassio said: I have already tried that too :D still looking for internet...
- justin said: happy 'linksys' day!
- Murz said: Ooooh... how true.
- purplesque said: Afraid this is going to be me..
- Jon G. said: How ironically appropriate for my situation
- tom said: essid "linksys" - yeah!
- KeVroN said: fine I'll do share it too because I do it every day at bucketworks anyhoo
- Andrés David said: In a few weeks I'll remember what this feels like
- Steve M. said: the sad truth
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- tomit said: I love this!
- mamelouk said: chais pas si c'est parce que je viens de me lever mais ce xkcd m'as fait péter de rire
- Nikos Kouremenos said: kalo
- Alex said: So true.
- choffee said: We have all got something similar from Google maps.
- Federico Pistono said: "swim across the atlantic ocean" evolved...
- heidigoseek said: xkcd rocks today!
- Anne said: Why I don't use Google Maps...
- Pierre Phaneuf said: I blame James.
- Sean said: ... I think I followed these directions once. The spectral wolf was named Frank...
- vevck said: Awesome!!!
- lalui said: Potrei affermare che è successo un sacco di volte pure ammè :-)
- Ken Hunt said: a classic xkcd
- StartX said: google maps is both amazing and frightening
- haggaret said: Nice!
- Michael Sallmen said: At least they weren't traveling with kids!
- Razzu said: :D
- Mike said: That's pretty funny!
- Greg D said: I wish more directions included "Godspeed"
- Jeffrey said: Google Maps is amazing.
- Rick Dillon said: Legendary awesome.
- parkylondon said: genius
- Sharath said: I wonder whether my "lvl 6 Force of Nature" is sufficient to master the wolf..
- Christopher Gillespie said: Hilarious. iPhone Google Maps is not flawless.
- CKL said: Which reminds me: The Three Amigos is a great flick.
- androcles said: LOL!!
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