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Original: rendering on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with gray hair and glasses (seen from behind) speaks to a younger man with red hair and a red beard who is sitting at a computer.
Gray-haired man: "IF YOU WON'T BE NEEDING ME, I'M GOING TO STOP RENDERING MYSELF IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS."
Caption (below panel):
Fun Fact:
Computer programmers cease to exist when you're not looking.
Votey:
A simply-drawn man's face.
Man: "I'LL WAIT TILL YOU'RE IN THE NEXT ROOM BEFORE I PIXELATE"
Signature at bottom: "reddit"
A man with gray hair and glasses (seen from behind) speaks to a younger man with red hair and a red beard who is sitting at a computer.
Gray-haired man: "IF YOU WON'T BE NEEDING ME, I'M GOING TO STOP RENDERING MYSELF IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS."
Caption (below panel):
Fun Fact:
Computer programmers cease to exist when you're not looking.
Votey:
A simply-drawn man's face.
Man: "I'LL WAIT TILL YOU'RE IN THE NEXT ROOM BEFORE I PIXELATE"
Signature at bottom: "reddit"
Alt text
A man with gray hair and glasses, seen from behind, stands talking to a younger red-haired, red-bearded man seated at a computer monitor in an office. The gray-haired man says: "If you won't be needing me, I'm going to stop rendering myself in order to minimize system requirements." A caption below reads: "Fun Fact: Computer programmers cease to exist when you're not looking." The joke treats people like rendered objects in a video game that only exist while observed. Votey: a crudely drawn man's face says, "I'll wait till you're in the next room before I pixelate," signed "reddit."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.