In 1770, the world was astounded by “The Mechanical Turk”, which was a mechanism which beat strong chess players most of the time for 84 years as it toured the world. Only after it was destroyed by a fire was it revealed as a magnificent hoax with a chess master hiding inside. Calvin’s fraud – not so successful. :)
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
I guess Mom pressed CTL+ALT+DEL
codycab about 1 year ago
Of course “the world’s most powerful computer” made an error. Because it’s Calvin.
C about 1 year ago
Mom doesn’t value imagination and creativity
Jesy Bertz Premium Member about 1 year ago
Not “Intel inside” I take it?
hariseldon59 about 1 year ago
If Calvin isn’t careful, she’ll delete him.
Peterh778 about 1 year ago
Re-booted!
ArcticFox Premium Member about 1 year ago
Soon to get the ‘blue screen of death’.
Dr. Quatermass about 1 year ago
At least he didn’t fart. (Reference to Cartman’s A.W.E.S.O.M.-O 4000).
snsurone76 about 1 year ago
“Booted” literally!!
Mom reminds me of “Granny Picklepuss” from the “Agnes” strip—totally humorless and unaffectionate.
eced52 about 1 year ago
Won’t be sitting down for a while?
The Reader Premium Member about 1 year ago
This is AI without the ‘I’.
BigDaveGlass about 1 year ago
And he’s been updated……
sandpiper about 1 year ago
’New" technology is not always accepted immediately
jagedlo about 1 year ago
Should have specified which type of question you were willing to accept, Calvin!
bbenoit about 1 year ago
Interesting how the computer’s expression changes from frame to frame.
JohnCL about 1 year ago
Booted or re-booted?
well-i-never about 1 year ago
At least the box looks guilty.
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
Ya can’t fool a mom, Calvin! They have eyes in the back of their heads, don’t forget.
rshive about 1 year ago
Maybe Mom shouldn’t ask the computer questions meant for Calvin.
gantech about 1 year ago
Deep Thought had nuthin’ on him.
Redd Panda about 1 year ago
Warm boot or cold boot?
Only we geezers know the difference.
goboboyd about 1 year ago
It needs to be done occasionally Calvin, to clear the cookies.
ladykat about 1 year ago
A total system reboot.
ChessPirate about 1 year ago
“When Computers take over the world, she’ll be sorry…” ⌨️
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 1 year ago
The worlds most powerful computer is apparently not it’s wisest device.
Mediatech about 1 year ago
User error, replace user and try again.
mindjob about 1 year ago
Reminds me how unreliable computers were back then,,,, even the ones with eyes
BiggerNate91 about 1 year ago
Always appreciated the pun at the end.
g04922 about 1 year ago
LOL.. Will see Hobbes’ remark tomorrow if the story continues.
New! Tiffany & Co. Stuffed Crust Dessert Necklace™ about 1 year ago
The future portends a wipe-n-reformatting of one particular hard drive.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
In 1770, the world was astounded by “The Mechanical Turk”, which was a mechanism which beat strong chess players most of the time for 84 years as it toured the world. Only after it was destroyed by a fire was it revealed as a magnificent hoax with a chess master hiding inside. Calvin’s fraud – not so successful. :)
The Doctor about 1 year ago
This is why AI well never take over.
kendavis09 about 1 year ago
Not exactly Skynet, Big C.
EMGULS79 about 1 year ago
Careful, computer! If rebooting doesn’t fix the problem, the next step is percussive maintenance.
wiley207 about 1 year ago
Regarding Calvin’s line in the last panel…
“Ba-dum, tssssssssh!”
StackableContainers about 1 year ago
Mom should have played along for a few minutes to encourage this kind of creativity…and then sent him to clean his room.
LivelyClamor about 1 year ago
I got a very similar answer when I was being pushed into Chat GPT and asked it how to permanently get rid of it.
Chris Sherlock about 1 year ago
Format C:!
Avatar??? about 1 year ago
XD
jrgtr42 about 1 year ago
Was he quiet and out of her hair all morning? Then I’d call it a win and take it.
hagarthehorrible about 1 year ago
The fonts of the computer is techie indeed. A six year old can play with a cardboard box for hours. Love childhood.