Common Missteps
printers are the fax machines of the 21st century
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Moray's signature is "TMI" for short.
Terrible Mistake Innovator
As someone who used to work in IT... All printers are designed in hell, and can fuck right off. Long-term they are awful devices that need some serious rework and would probably benefit from better technical standardization across manufacturers.
Standardization? It sounds like they are indeed consistent in one highly significant way.
To be fair, the easiest reminder you need to refill printer paper is running out of printer paper.
"printers are the fax machines of the 21st century"--now just hold on a dang minute here, Hoss. Even as someone who was into the idea of tablets _before_ Star Trek TNG, print still has its advantages. I'll cut off my rant here, but I could go on at length on this subject, oh yes.
Hard copies do tend to work better than computers during prolonged power outages.
"PC LOAD LETTER? WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?" - this Moray, probably.
better than NPC load letter…more difficult to get them to do it.
AI Printers - "I make printing *fun*"
Can't remember to refill the printer? Guess he just talked himself out of one job in Claire's new regime.
Ah yes, printers - the bastard children of fax machines and calculators...
Under Claire, the printer will NEVER be out of paper
Claire's Printer Maintenance And Resource Allocation Program (PriMARAP) will be studied by logisticians all over the world for it's efficiency and zero failure rate. Also the printer will fall through a hole in the floor and sink into the sea.
The moment they manage to procure paper they will also discover that they are out of toner.
The moment they manage to procure toner, they will also discover that they are out of coffee.
By golly if trees didn’t give their lives to contain 1k of plaintext per page (1 meg of info if it’s a big picture) then I’m not interested.
Maximum Claire-face when imagining how she's going to attempt to impose "order" upon the raw chaos of the cubish.
you know, i didnt notice the square speech bubbles until this comic
Huh, I thought he had been making that distinction the whole time, but I checked the archives and it doesn't start until somewhat recently.
I wonder if we'll get to see some printer maintenance this week
I have
I don't know why, but I really love Marten's vibe throughout all this.
I always love Marten’s vibe.
My printer is under boxes somewhere. Plugged in, connected to wifi... I almost even know where.
You'll have to print something and then find it via the noise.
When you try to refill the printer but there's only boxes of legal
Can someone lend me a pair of scissors?
The Reign of Claire begins NOW!! No prisoners will be taken, no mercy given.
Happiness is mandatory.
Omg such strong people-pleaser vibes from Moray 😔 so unpleasantly relatable as a reflection of myself! 'I'm not a threat, honest, please like me!'
I'm not a threat... at least not on purpose.
I just bought a new printer last week. Hopefully it will remain full of paper and toner and everything else a printer needs. It will be my surrogate baby.
I was going to say, who has used a printer in the last few years? Edit: outside of work.
I have, but not often, which is why I have a cheap B&W laser printer. It does the job.
Why are the Morays so hot, though?
Because if they were any cooler, they'd completely solidify and couldn't move.
I suppose a panic response in a robot body would draw more current - it's basically overclocking the processor.
"I'd print it out for you but, you know..."
Moray and Emmett need to swap stories
Perhaps each will be horrified by the other's stories.
We need a link to a clip of Lyta from "Babylon 5: Thirdspace" recalling the vast number of secret mistakes the Vorlons made.
I buy laser printers: higher up front cost but long term cost per page is lower than inkjet and toner doesn't dry up and clogs less
100% with you on this
$10 it's a HP as well...-_-
I would not pay $10 for an HP.
I quit using a printer years ago. Can't afford the ink.
Printer ink is a straight-up scam.
Just imagine if it were the other way around, with fax machines as the printers of the 21st century. I need to print something. *dialup modem noises begin*
I work in a company that has a very large printer division. Of course, as it's a Japanese company, they spend a significant amount of time on fax functionality too. . o O (It's kind of sadly amusing to watch upper management struggle to understand how the times they are a-changin'.) Edit: Accidentally a words
Japan where it’s 23rd century high tech and yet they still use CDs, actual paper cash & coins, and even fax machines in large quantities. It’s amazing and my goal is to move there permanently one day.
Nice view out the windows. Claire should ask for an office with a view like that..
A corner office, or even a vertex office.
If Moray sits on a printout, will the print be transfered to her "skin" when she detaches it, like silly putty?
Silly Butty?
Evvie! ❤️
That reminds me, I should check how much paper is in the printer.
Follow up: It was about 60% full. I topped it up.
