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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{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 modern {{w|Macintosh}}es. For OS X, when a program ties up enough system resources, an animated cursor, affectionately referred to as "the beachball," appears and spins, seemingly endlessly. | |
− | The title text refers to the fact that | + | The title 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. |
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+ | It could be also inspired by the {{w|John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame}}. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | This comic was | + | *This comic was released the day after Steve Jobs died - a Thursday. It replaced the Friday comic. The next comic was not released until Monday. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Steve Jobs]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Steve Jobs]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:JFK]] |