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FaviFake: Category:Computers

2025-08-06T14:48:10Z

Category:Computers

FaviFake: /* Explanation */

2025-08-06T14:47:59Z

‎Explanation

Waldir at 14:48, 5 August 2025

2025-08-05T14:48:00Z

172.69.17.57: Mechanics clean-up

2025-05-08T19:24:45Z

Mechanics clean-up

172.70.162.5: /* Explanation */ Not sure it's funny enough to use, but correcting to the right markup on behalf of the prior editor.

2022-05-09T18:08:18Z

‎Explanation: Not sure it's funny enough to use, but correcting to the right markup on behalf of the prior editor.

172.70.134.91 at 16:46, 9 May 2022

2022-05-09T16:46:42Z

172.70.230.63 at 16:45, 9 May 2022

2022-05-09T16:45:45Z

172.70.175.54 at 16:45, 9 May 2022

2022-05-09T16:45:03Z

Jacky720: rv

2022-05-04T21:17:43Z

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Ex Kay Cee Dee at 21:17, 4 May 2022

2022-05-04T21:17:16Z

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← Older revision		Revision as of 14:48, 6 August 2025
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	[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]		[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
	[[Category:Software updates]]		[[Category:Software updates]]
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 Many messages from these popups emphasize the importance of installing the updates, but [[Cueball]] is just annoyed about this. Sometimes, these issues are minor and do not affect most computers using the operating system. Often other programs, not part of the operating system, ask for a reboot because the updated routine only runs after the next reboot. Regardless, reboots can take a long time — a typical user doesn't like this. The user can choose to be reminded later multiple times. Because {{w|Reboot (computing)|rebooting}} a computer takes a significant amount of time and closes any programs running, a user may delay the update repeatedly to avoid interrupting what he was doing at the time.
-The comic is making two jokes simultaneously: the core comic jokes that reboots are so tedious and disruptive it would actually be preferable for a laptop to burst into flame than to go through one, while the title text suggests that the real problem is that humans are so incapable of delayed gratification and/or risk evaluation they would rather risk bodily harm and destruction of expensive hardware than suffer a minor inconvenience.
+The comic is making two jokes simultaneously: the core comic jokes that reboots are so tedious and disruptive it would actually be preferable for a laptop to burst into flame than to go through one, while the title text suggests that the real problem is that humans are so incapable of delayed gratification and/or risk evaluation they would rather risk bodily harm and destruction of expensive hardware than suffer a minor inconvenience. The joke uses an "exploding laptop battery" as an exaggeration for comedic effect. Most software doesn't affect hardware issues like burning
 {{w|Lithium-ion battery#Safety|laptop batteries}}. However, low-level software, such as the {{w|kernel (computing)|kernel}} or {{w|driver (software)|drivers}}, might cause hardware to misbehave.
 The title text reflects the fact that many users will have multiple applications open and a reboot would require closing them. They would then have to open all their applications again after the computer has restarted. This can also refer to a browser application having multiple tabs open. This is becoming less of an issue because browsers have an option to restart the last session again after being closed, as would happen with a reboot, but many users still don't trust it to work properly.

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 {{comic discussion}}
 [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
-[[Category:Computers]]
+[[Category:Software updates]]

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 ==Explanation==
-When developers responsible for fixing errors on a specific {{w|Operating System|operating system}} release a patch, the operating system often ask users to restart the computer after installing. This is often done by popup window shown to the user where they can choose to restart immediately or choose to be reminded later.
+When developers responsible for fixing errors on a specific {{w|Operating System|operating system}} release a patch, the operating system often asks users to restart the computer after installing. This is often done by popup window shown to users, allowing them to choose to restart immediately or to be reminded later.
-Many messages from these popups emphasize the importance of installing the updates, but [[Cueball]] is just annoyed about this. Sometimes, these issues are minor and do not affect most computers using the operating system. Often other programs, not part of the operating system, ask for a reboot because the updated routine only runs after the next reboot. Regardless, reboots can take a long time — a typical user doesn't like this. The user can choose to be reminded later multiple times. Because {{w|Reboot (computing)|rebooting}} a computer takes a significant amount of time and closes any programs running, a user may delay the update repeatedly to avoid interrupting what they were doing at the time.
+Many messages from these popups emphasize the importance of installing the updates, but [[Cueball]] is just annoyed about this. Sometimes, these issues are minor and do not affect most computers using the operating system. Often other programs, not part of the operating system, ask for a reboot because the updated routine only runs after the next reboot. Regardless, reboots can take a long time — a typical user doesn't like this. The user can choose to be reminded later multiple times. Because {{w|Reboot (computing)|rebooting}} a computer takes a significant amount of time and closes any programs running, a user may delay the update repeatedly to avoid interrupting what he was doing at the time.
-The comic is making two jokes simultaneously: the core comic jokes that reboots are so tedious and disruptive it would actually be preferable for a laptop to burst into flame than to go through one, while the title text suggests that the real problem is that humans are so incapable of delayed gratification and/or risk evaluation they would rather risk bodily harm than suffer a minor inconvenience.
+The comic is making two jokes simultaneously: the core comic jokes that reboots are so tedious and disruptive it would actually be preferable for a laptop to burst into flame than to go through one, while the title text suggests that the real problem is that humans are so incapable of delayed gratification and/or risk evaluation they would rather risk bodily harm and destruction of expensive hardware than suffer a minor inconvenience.
 The joke uses an "exploding laptop battery" as an exaggeration for comedic effect. Most software doesn't affect hardware issues like burning
 {{w|Lithium-ion battery#Safety|laptop batteries}}.{{Citation needed}} However, low-level software, such as the {{w|kernel (computing)|kernel}} or {{w|driver (software)|drivers}}, might cause hardware to misbehave.
-The title text reflects the fact that the average user will have multiple applications open and a reboot would require closing them. They would then have to open all their applications again after the computer has restarted. This can also refer to a browser application having multiple tabs open. This is becoming less of an issue because browsers have an option to restart the last session again after being closed, as would happen with a reboot, but many users still don't trust it to work properly.
+The title text reflects the fact that many users will have multiple applications open and a reboot would require closing them. They would then have to open all their applications again after the computer has restarted. This can also refer to a browser application having multiple tabs open. This is becoming less of an issue because browsers have an option to restart the last session again after being closed, as would happen with a reboot, but many users still don't trust it to work properly.
 ==Transcript==

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 The joke uses an "exploding laptop battery" as an exaggeration for comedic effect. Most software doesn't affect hardware issues like burning
-{{w|Lithium-ion battery#Safety|laptop batteries}} [CITATION NEEDED]. However, low-level software, such as the {{w|kernel (computing)|kernel}} or {{w|driver (software)|drivers}}, might cause hardware to misbehave.
+{{w|Lithium-ion battery#Safety|laptop batteries}}.{{Citation needed}} However, low-level software, such as the {{w|kernel (computing)|kernel}} or {{w|driver (software)|drivers}}, might cause hardware to misbehave.
 The title text reflects the fact that the average user will have multiple applications open and a reboot would require closing them. They would then have to open all their applications again after the computer has restarted. This can also refer to a browser application having multiple tabs open. This is becoming less of an issue because browsers have an option to restart the last session again after being closed, as would happen with a reboot, but many users still don't trust it to work properly.