722: Computer Problems - Revision history

2A00:23C8:3309:F01:9DA6:CBA8:E546:CF2A: /* Explanation */ minor correction

2026-02-19T13:37:14Z

‎Explanation: minor correction

FaviFake at 13:16, 29 July 2025

2025-07-29T13:16:58Z

162.158.111.224: /* Explanation */ +link to 889: Turtles

2023-06-01T07:54:44Z

‎Explanation: +link to 889: Turtles

172.71.166.90 at 05:45, 10 May 2023

2023-05-10T05:45:03Z

172.71.242.203: /* Trivia */ What the previous editor wanted?

2023-04-18T19:41:26Z

‎Trivia: What the previous editor wanted?

Birdsinthewindow: /* Trivia */ fixed bulleting issue, added info

2023-04-18T18:52:13Z

‎Trivia: fixed bulleting issue, added info

Birdsinthewindow: /* Explanation */ added additional explanation

2023-04-18T18:50:45Z

‎Explanation: added additional explanation

172.69.79.132: /* Explanation */

2023-03-02T08:21:13Z

‎Explanation

Davidy22: Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Davidy22, the racist homosexual, is known to visit Norwegian gay bars with his boyfriend Kynde. He has cheated on Kynde at least twice with Vandalbane (a big guy for you). They all have micropenises.|Davidy22,...

2022-06-02T06:20:28Z

Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Davidy22, the racist homosexual, is known to visit Norwegian gay bars with his boyfriend Kynde. He has cheated on Kynde at least twice with Vandalbane (a big guy for you). They all have micropenises.|Davidy22,...

Davidy22, the racist homosexual, is known to visit Norwegian gay bars with his boyfriend Kynde. He has cheated on Kynde at least twice with Vandalbane (a big guy for you). They all have micropenises. at 05:19, 2 June 2022

2022-06-02T05:19:50Z

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 As evidenced by both past and future comics, Randall likes to [[1133: Up Goer Five|make an effort]] to explain things for simple minds.
-Speculatively, Randall may be commenting on the abstract nature of events that effect Cueball's happiness or well being. While the work Cueball does on the computer seems very important to him, the deconstructed version as discussed by Megan and Cueball make his resulting distress seem out of proportion. This interpretation is further supported by the title text in which Randall's cat, unaware of more abstract representations of activity on the computer, enjoys greater happiness overall. [[889: Turtles]] explores a similar theme.
+Speculatively, Randall may be commenting on the abstract nature of events that affect Cueball's happiness or well being. While the work Cueball does on the computer seems very important to him, the deconstructed version as discussed by Megan and Cueball make his resulting distress seem out of proportion. This interpretation is further supported by the title text in which Randall's cat, unaware of more abstract representations of activity on the computer, enjoys greater happiness overall. [[889: Turtles]] explores a similar theme.
 ==Transcript==

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 [[Category:Computers]]
 [[Category:Simplified language]]
-[[Category:Cueball Computer Problems]]
+[[Category:Cueball's computer problems]]

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 As evidenced by both past and future comics, Randall likes to [[1133: Up Goer Five|make an effort]] to explain things for simple minds.
-Speculatively, Randall may be commenting on the abstract nature of events that effect Cueball's happiness or well being. While the work Cueball does on the computer seems very important to him, the deconstructed version as discussed by Megan and Cueball make his resulting distress seem out of proportion. This interpretation is further supported by the title text in which Randall's cat, unaware of more abstract representations of activity on the computer, enjoys greater happiness overall.
+Speculatively, Randall may be commenting on the abstract nature of events that effect Cueball's happiness or well being. While the work Cueball does on the computer seems very important to him, the deconstructed version as discussed by Megan and Cueball make his resulting distress seem out of proportion. This interpretation is further supported by the title text in which Randall's cat, unaware of more abstract representations of activity on the computer, enjoys greater happiness overall. [[889: Turtles]] explores a similar theme.
 ==Transcript==

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 :Megan: Sounds good.
-:Cueball: But today, the pattern of lights is ''all wrong''!
+:Cueball: But today, the pattern of lights is ''all wrong!''
 :Megan: Oh god! Try pressing more buttons!
 :Cueball: ''IT'S NOT HELPING!''

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 ==Trivia==
-*The concept of using simple English to explain complicated problems was first used in [[547: Simple]] and has been revisited in [[1133: Up Goer Five]], [[1322: Winter]], [[1364: Like I'm Five]] [[1436: Orb Hammer]], [[2163: Chernobyl]] and of course [[Thing Explainer]]. See Category:Simplified Language.
+*The concept of using simple English to explain complicated problems was first used in [[547: Simple]] and has been revisited in [[1133: Up Goer Five]], [[1322: Winter]], [[1364: Like I'm Five]] [[1436: Orb Hammer]], [[2163: Chernobyl]] and of course [[Thing Explainer]]. See [[:Category:Simplified language]].
 {{comic discussion}}

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 [[Cueball]] explains to [[Megan]] that he is having computer problems. Normally, he is able to manipulate a "pattern" on his "metal rectangle full of little lights" (a reasonable, if oversimplified description of generated images displayed on a monitor). Today, however, the "pattern" is "all wrong". Megan suggests that he might be able to fix it by pressing more buttons, but following her advice doesn't seem to have the desired effect.
-According to the title text, [[Randall]] uses a similar technique to explain his computer problems to his cat. Some cats have the habit to walk over or lie on keyboards (pressing a lot of buttons) or to lie on it (because keyboards of notebooks are designed to dispense heat, which many cats enjoy sleeping on). This is, however, not to fix a "pattern" which they usually don't care about but rather to get the same attention the keyboard receives from the cat's owner. "My cat seems happier than me," implies that "pressing buttons to make the pattern [of the 'metal rectangle full of lights'] change," makes a person less happy.
+According to the title text, [[Randall]] uses a similar technique to explain his computer problems to his cat. Some cats have the habit to walk over or lie on keyboards (pressing a lot of buttons) or to lie on it (because keyboards of notebooks are designed to dispense heat, which many cats enjoy sleeping on). This is, however, not to fix a "pattern" which they usually don't care about but rather to get the same attention the keyboard receives from the cat's owner. "My cat seems happier than me," implies that "pressing buttons to make the pattern [of the 'metal rectangle full of lights'] change," makes a person less happy. Randall's cat is happier than he is because Randall's cat does not have to deal with computer problems.
 As evidenced by both past and future comics, Randall likes to [[1133: Up Goer Five|make an effort]] to explain things for simple minds.

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 | date      = April 2, 2010
 | title     = Computer Problems
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+| image     = computer_problems.png
 | titletext = This is how I explain computer problems to my cat. My cat usually seems happier than me.
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