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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic refers to the behavior of a | + | {{Incomplete|Unlike most incompletes, this page is actually incomplete! The title text seems like a Terminator reference or something, and is not addressed at all.}} |
+ | This comic refers to the behavior of a CD/DVD drive of a desktop computer. When the tray is opened and the user is reaching for the disc, a process or task on the computer can, at that exact inopportune time, request that the disc drive close its tray. Alternatively, accidentally bumping the open tray may engage the auto-close feature, resulting in the same scenario. | ||
− | This results in a sort of "tug of war" between the user who is trying to remove the disc and the CD drive trying to retract | + | This results in a sort of "tug of war" between the user who is trying to remove the disc and the CD/DVD drive trying to retract. |
− | + | With a reasonable amount of force by the user, most drives will detect the resistance and give up trying to close as a safety feature, ejecting the disc again. | |
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+ | The title text is a reference to Skynet. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is standing, holding a CD tray | + | :[Cueball is standing, holding a CD tray which is half-in his computer. There are other CDs on the floor.] |
:Cueball: Hey. Hey! Stop retracting my CD! | :Cueball: Hey. Hey! Stop retracting my CD! | ||
:I feel uncomfortable when my computer physically struggles with me. Sure, I can overpower it <u>now</u>, but it feels like a few short steps from here to the robot war. | :I feel uncomfortable when my computer physically struggles with me. Sure, I can overpower it <u>now</u>, but it feels like a few short steps from here to the robot war. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
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