hardware
Original: hardware on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Caption (top bar): WHEN A PHYSICAL MACHINE WON'T WORK:
A red-haired man in a red shirt sits calmly at a desk, leaning back with one hand raised thoughtfully.
Man: OOH, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LITTLE TINKERING.
Panel 2:
Caption (top bar): WHEN SOFTWARE WON'T WORK:
The same man is now contorted in agony against a glowing yellow background, screaming, holding a tablet/screen device.
Man: TO LIVE IS TO SWIM THROUGH NEEDLES AND ACID! TAKE ME NOW SATAN MY SOUL IS READY!
Votey:
IN SUM, FUCK YOU ITUNES.
Caption (top bar): WHEN A PHYSICAL MACHINE WON'T WORK:
A red-haired man in a red shirt sits calmly at a desk, leaning back with one hand raised thoughtfully.
Man: OOH, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LITTLE TINKERING.
Panel 2:
Caption (top bar): WHEN SOFTWARE WON'T WORK:
The same man is now contorted in agony against a glowing yellow background, screaming, holding a tablet/screen device.
Man: TO LIVE IS TO SWIM THROUGH NEEDLES AND ACID! TAKE ME NOW SATAN MY SOUL IS READY!
Votey:
IN SUM, FUCK YOU ITUNES.
Alt text
A two-panel SMBC comic contrasting reactions to broken hardware versus broken software. Panel 1, labeled "WHEN A PHYSICAL MACHINE WON'T WORK," shows a calm red-haired man leaning back at a desk, hand raised thoughtfully, saying "Ooh, looks like it's going to require a little tinkering." Panel 2, labeled "WHEN SOFTWARE WON'T WORK," shows the same man writhing in agony against a glowing yellow background, screaming while clutching a tablet: "To live is to swim through needles and acid! Take me now Satan my soul is ready!" The votey (aftercomic) is handwritten text in an otherwise empty frame reading: "In sum, fuck you iTunes."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.