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<p>24.7.51.19: /* Explanation */ Double the fix</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 961<br /> | date = October 6, 2011<br /> | title = Eternal Flame<br /> | image = eternal_flame.gif<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = There's always the hope that if you sit and watch for long enough, the beachball will vanish and the thing it interrupted will return.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|Steve Jobs}} died on October 5, 2011, the day before this comic was posted. He was the {{w|CEO}} and one of the founders of {{w|Apple, Inc}}. He was the head of Apple for the introduction of {{w|OS X}}, the operating system used on all {{w|Macintosh}}es. For OS X, when a program ties up enough system resources, an animated cusor, affectionately referred to as &quot;the beachball,&quot; appears and spins, seemingly endlessly. The image text refers to the fact that on the Mac, the application sometimes recovers and the system comes back; other times, however, the damage is irrevocable, a {{w|Kernel Panic}} happens and the system needs a restart.<br /> <br /> R.I.P. Steve Jobs<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> [Two people before a memorial with an eternally spinning wait cursor. They contemplate silently on an influential life. Goodbye, Steve.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Steve Jobs]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:Dynamic comics]]</div>

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