2010-09-05

Main comic, single panel: A red-haired man sits at a desktop computer looking upset while a smiling dark-haired woman stands behind him with a hand on his shoulder. He says, "Goddammit, honey. Philbert killed Photoshop and put its remains in the middle of the desktop." She replies fondly, "Aww, he's giving you a present!" A caption beneath reads: "This was the major problem with animal-to-machine brain uploads." The joke: an uploaded pet (Philbert) treats deleting software and dumping it on the desktop like a cat presenting a dead animal as a gift. Votey (aftercomic): A close-up of the man's profile facing his monitor. He yells, "Dammit! You destroyed photos of my dead mother!" The screen displays "LOLZ!" — the uploaded animal's mind responding with cruel internet glee.