Booting Linux off of Google Drive (ersei.net)

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[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 months ago

Can I say that I think "off of" is the ugliest language construct I have ever seen?

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 4 months ago

But how else could you possibly say, "Get that weak shit off of my track?"

Perhaps you just don't like it in places where "from" would be appropriate...?

[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

"Away from"

[-] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

well that means something different. in @Telorand@reddthat.com's example, off of would imply taking the car or whatever physically off of the track, even if only by a few feet, while away from would mean something further removed, like out of the complex or down the street.