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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • Here is the auto-generated transcript (for research purposes only)

    oh isn’t it a beautiful day how cutie
    the sun’s bright the birds are singing
    nicely it’s a good as day as any to go
    and touch
    grass yeah I I know I know um it’s
    important though I need to go to the
    store it’s been a while and you know
    replenish the
    pantry um it’ll be okay though I promise
    I’ll be back soon it shouldn’t take too
    long and no no you don’t you please
    don’t come with me I can touch enough
    grass for the both of us and I promise
    I’ll be back soon okay nothing bad’s
    going to
    happen but in case I don’t come back
    please feed
    mocha and take care of her for
    me
    no I’ve got to go now before I check it
    out I’ll I’ll see you later okay you
    just stay nice and safe inside
    okay good
    cutie all right that was easy got
    everything I need yeah okay I’ve got to
    hurry home now uh I’ve probably got to
    switch out the cuties
    bandages maybe we refill the ice pack
    and ah goodness oh I didn’t see that
    puddle it was surprisingly deep and now
    my boots are
    muddy that’s okay though once I get home
    I can wipe them huh holy goodness
    gracious why is no one watching where
    they’re going right now I almost dropped
    the eggs all right well that’s okay
    anyways it’s that a car please bra
    out think I’m okay oh no not another one
    the in my
    ankles no please stop this way please no
    happens I need to get
    home if I can make it
    home


  • Die Sammlung wurde von einem deutschen Verlag verbreitet, die Bilder sind aber meistens US-Amerikanisch basiert (z. B. Bilder von Erde sehen immer so 🌎 aus). Ich habe nur drei deutschsprächige Bilder da gefunden! Denn sie komprimiert nur etwa 5-10 MB (abhängig von Methode) enthält, wurden auf dem CD-Version ein paar Stücke Shareware für Bildbearbeitung und Spiele mit reingeworfen, zusammen ist das aber nur etwa 33 MB, oder 5% Kapazität des CD-ROMs. Trotzdem haben sie mindestens 3 solche Volumen separat verkäuft! Und für 30 DM auch kleine Bücher mit Bildindex (denn sie von Disketten langsam laden) und Einleitung zum englischsprächigen Software. Die erste habe ich, die originale Datein aber nicht. Die Satire gegen IBM ist überall, meistens aber um 052-065, was ironisch ist, denn das Buch sich „5000 Cliparts für PC und Amiga“ nennt.


  • If you look at the collection, it is apparent that they often group unrelated clipart into one picture. Therefore, the four icons, the penguin, the bow and the “comic” panel are likely completely irrelevant to each other. Despite being bundled with DOS software, the monochrome pictures are likely best suited for the Mac’s high-res monochrome screen, and many seem to have been made by Mac fans mocking PC users in comics like these. They would hot have known about Tux the Linux penguin back then so it’s a generic penguin that does not represent Linux (but appears next to a robotic Mac in one picture??)
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    As for how the comic is supposed to be funny, I’d guess that the point is how difficult setting up a PC used to be(?) No idea if the thought bubble with the pirate is relevant but it is in a dithered area, meaning it’s likely not meant to be cut and pasted elsewhere.




  • That’s exactly what Microsoft did in the 1990s after an antitrust lawsuit for hindering free browser selection: integrated Internet Explorer into Explorer to have an excuse for having it preinstalled.

    The EU is taking similar steps but I tgink Edge WebView will stay essential. Removing it on a laptop broke biometrics (aka Windows Hello: fingerprint sensor and face recognition) and I had to use a restore point. Seems sketchy to use a browser engine for essential security features – at this point, I would hope I had triggered some OS tamper-detection because the alternative is an OS whose login system is infected with an unpopular browser not because it enhances security but out of spite, and I don’t think exploiting legal loopholes leads to most secure solutions.