Comment on Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine

• lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You’d think they’d notice they can use the internet from their phones when there’s no wifi.

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  • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If it’s not connected to a cord, it’s wifi. Now try and explaining those nuances to them that there’s more than one-type of wireless signal.

    Wifi is easier and simpler. Sometime I find myself making the mistake…

    In construction there’s a similar issue (with grown men even). A circular saw is the tool, but everyone calls it a skilsaw, which is a brand name. You can correct them, they just don’t care, that’s what the tool is called, a skilsaw.

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I hold out hope they’ll figure out the difference when they have to pay for separate subscriptions for cellular data and home internet service.

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      • schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Some places have mobile (cellular and internet) and home internet, so that’s not likely to help some people.

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    • Klear@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      TIL skilsaw was a brand name. I thought it just just the guy making Doom maps.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      But is this like Kleenex?

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  • clgoh@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Pretty sure they call cellular data “wifi”.

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  • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Or you’d think it would also be very easy to demonstrate you can be on wifi and not on the internet.

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