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<p>146.187.200.156: Created page with &quot;{{comic | number = 340 | date = November 9, 2007 | title = Fight | image = fight.png | titletext = And she put sweet nothings in all my .conf files. It'll tak...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 340<br /> | date = November 9, 2007<br /> | title = Fight<br /> | image = fight.png<br /> | titletext = And she put sweet nothings in all my .conf files. It'll take me forever to get X working again.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The {{w|boot sector}} of a hard drive is where the information for operating systems is stored, which tells the computer what operating system to boot into. If it is overwritten, an operating system stored on the drive can't be booted into.<br /> <br /> The .conf files of {{w|Linux}} are where all the settings for various applications are stored. Since all the configurations were replaced with sweet nothings, none of the programs work as they should.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :Text: We had a fight last night.<br /> :[A guy is sitting in a sofa, head in both hands, feeling upset.]<br /> :Text: I guess she's still mad.<br /> :[A girl is standing with arms crossed in front of her chest, with the same mood.]<br /> :Text: I woke up to find she'd written a sappy love note<br /> :[The guy is standing in front of a computer, with a cup in his hand.]<br /> :Text: to my boot sector.<br /> :[The cup now lies on the floor, the guy is looking at the computer with disbelief.]<br /> :Computer: Operating system not found<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}} <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Romance]]<br /> [[Category:Linux]]<br /> [[Category:Comics from 2007]]</div>

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