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− | [[Randall]] is writing a letter to his grandmother on a typewriter, thanking her for taking | + | {{incomplete|very brief}} |
− | + | [[Randall]] is writing a letter to his grandmother on a typewriter, thanking her for taking them on a trip. However, due to a habit he's developed from using a computer for so long, Randall inadvertently litters the letter with website URLs. As if through muscle memory, Randall periodically attempts to check the latest news by pressing Alt+Tab to switch to Firefox, typing the URL of a specific website, then using the Alt+Tab command a second time to return to the message he was typing. The key combination that on a computer, would satisfy his somewhat hyperactive impulses, instead inserts a tab character, URL, and second tab character right in the middle of his letter. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[A typewriter is shown with the following letter in it: | + | :[A typewriter is shown with the following letter in it: |
− | + | :Dear Grandmom, cnn.com | |
− | Dear Grandmom, | + | : I hope this reddit.com letter |
− | I hope this | + | :finds you well. I wanted to say I |
− | finds you well. | + | :really news.google.com enjoyed the |
− | really | + | :trip you boingboing.net took us on, |
− | trip you | + | :and am looking forward to bbc.co.uk |
− | and am looking forward to | + | :visiting later fivethirtyeight.com |
− | visiting later | + | :this year. |
− | this year. | + | : Love, slashdot.org |
− | + | : Your grandson,] | |
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:I didn't realize how bad my habit of tabbing to Firefox every few seconds to check news sites had gotten until I tried writing on a typewriter. | :I didn't realize how bad my habit of tabbing to Firefox every few seconds to check news sites had gotten until I tried writing on a typewriter. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] | ||
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