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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | In this comic, [[Cueball]] has broken his computer's software so much that he is unable to "turn on the news" as requested by [[White Hat]]. Since his computer is not working at all, he is using the next best thing to download a fix: his smartphone, via a {{w|CD}}. | + | {{incomplete|Some links to previous comics where things go unexpectedly wrong could probably be added.}} |
+ | In this comic, [[Cueball]] has broken his computer's software so much that he is unable to "turn on the news" as requested by [[White Hat]]. Since his computer is not working at all, he is using the next best thing to download a fix: his smartphone, via a {{w|CD}}. He later states that even that first step of mending won't be enough to display the news, as his computer's state is so bad that being able to send information to the TV screen is just the first step of debugging. In the last panel, he tells White Hat that his computer science degree just helps him understand ''how'' he ended up with such a terrible situation, but did not give him enough foresight to prevent the most unexpected issues. The title text clarifies this statement with a similar problem- when things start to go horribly wrong while falling from a plane, certified skydiving instructors will be able to better understand why and how bad the situation is, but won't be able to do anything if their usual tools have failed them. Besides, while they are less likely to make a fatal mistake on a given flight and fall, they are more likely to make one in their life, because of the far greater number of attempts, and because most people wouldn't get as far as trying, the same applies to computer scientists, which are less likely to make mistakes on a given tasks, but will attempt complicated operations far more often. | ||
− | + | This may also be a joke on how many millennials believe that they need to use their phone as a remote control for a TV and are not aware that the remote control that came with their TV is simpler and easier to use. In this instance Cueball has his single tasking phone busy while he downloads to it and cannot interrupt what he's doing just to use the phone as a remote for the TV, although it appears more that the TV is one of the things he is trying to fix. | |
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− | In this instance Cueball has his single tasking phone busy while he downloads to it and cannot interrupt what he's doing just to use the phone as a remote for the TV, although it appears more that the TV is one of the things he is trying to fix. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is | + | :[Cueball is kneeling by his TV, holding his phone, when White Hat walks in.] |
:White Hat: Hey, turn on the news. | :White Hat: Hey, turn on the news. | ||
:Cueball (Sitting on the floor in front of a computer holding a cell phone): Can't. Downloading a CD onto my phone. | :Cueball (Sitting on the floor in front of a computer holding a cell phone): Can't. Downloading a CD onto my phone. | ||
− | :White Hat (off | + | :White Hat (off panel): Why? |
:Cueball: So I can use it to fix my computer's operating system enough that I can teach it to talk to my TV screen. | :Cueball: So I can use it to fix my computer's operating system enough that I can teach it to talk to my TV screen. | ||
:White Hat: But then you'll be able to watch the news? | :White Hat: But then you'll be able to watch the news? | ||
− | :Cueball: (off | + | :Cueball: (off panel): No. |
:White Hat: Don't you have a computer science degree? | :White Hat: Don't you have a computer science degree? | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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