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| − | This comic refers to the behavior of a CD/DVD drive of a desktop computer. When the | + | {{comic |
| + | | number = 251 | ||
| + | | date = April 20, 2007 | ||
| + | | title = CD Tray Fight | ||
| + | | image = cd_tray_fight.png | ||
| + | | titletext = This is silly, of course. The enemy will be born in the network. | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | 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. | ||
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. | 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, ejecting the disc again. | With a reasonable amount of force by the user, most drives will detect the resistance and give up trying to close, ejecting the disc again. | ||
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| + | ==Transcript== | ||
| + | :[A stick figure is standing, holding a CD tray which is half-in his computer. There are other CDs on the floor.] | ||
| + | :Stick Figure: Hey. Hey! Stop retracting my CD! | ||
| + | :[Label: 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 wars.] | ||
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| + | {{comic discussion}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Computers]] | ||
Revision as of 06:12, 13 January 2013
| CD Tray Fight |
 Title text: This is silly, of course. The enemy will be born in the network. |
Explanation
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.
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, ejecting the disc again.
Transcript
- [A stick figure is standing, holding a CD tray which is half-in his computer. There are other CDs on the floor.]
- Stick Figure: Hey. Hey! Stop retracting my CD!
- [Label: I feel uncomfortable when my computer physically struggles with me. Sure, I can overpower it now, but it feels like a few short steps from here to the robot wars.]
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This may be a reference to a bug in certain old versions of FUSE that causes the CD tray to load almost immediately after being ejected. 162.72.40.137 13:18, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
Incomplete because there is a missing Terminator reference or something???--Dgbrt (talk) 21:46, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
- Reference to Skynet? I don't know enough about Terminator to be sure. 173.245.52.211 20:15, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
The opposite of this kept happening to me, when I tried to burn Ubuntu to a disc Windows kept opening the disc drive whenever I clicked on Burn, then informed me that the disc drive was open. 141.101.98.246 19:12, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Also, it must be noted that this may damage the device. 108.162.212.199 23:05, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
I do the reverse with dollar bills in vending machines. Greyson (talk) 14:27, 20 December 2013 (UTC) Added the title text so maybe this will stop it from being flagged as incomplete 173.245.52.219 15:13, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
