Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 01, 2016
July 31, 2016
August 02, 2016
Transcript:
Rat: You know how physicians have that guiding principle of 'first, do no harm'?
Goat: Yeah. Why?
Rat: Because that needs to be adhered to by the people who update my phone!!
Goat; Bad update?
Rat: Stop messing with my @*#@#*@ phone!!
I deliberately chose a non-smart phone the last time I upgraded. Still, somehow, my phone software got upgraded against my wishes. It now says “Call from [name]” prior to ringing.
Now if someone would be so kind as to send a copy of this strip to that “other” online comic portal so I can get the four strips I read that GoComics doesn’t carry. ’Cause they broke their interface last week.
As I’m reading this, my phone is prompting me to update to iOS 9.3.3. I always research what early adopters are saying before pulling the trigger on any new OS update.
My thoughts with the supposed iPhone 7 – just because Tim Cook and his people get free $100+ wireless headphones / earbuds doesn’t mean the rest of us can to pay that sort of money.
But Rat, you don’t understand. They aren’t harming the people they care about harming. It’s not about not harming the end user. If every software upgrade worked perfectly, then phones would just keep on working for years and people would rarely “upgrade” to a different phone. That would harm the manufacturers and retailers who sell phones.Hey, it worked on me last time. My Galaxy S3 developed personality disorders after its final upgrade, and after a year of surfing online forums for a solution and putting up with the glitches, I upgraded to an S6. The last software upgrade on that seems to have a bug, although it’s a relatively minor one.I really do use a lot of the smart phone functions, but a flip phone is starting to look like a possibility again.
When my work got me my first smart phone, I had like 80 updates…I did those the first day, 2nd day another 60…did those, third day 53 more, a few weeks of this and I just gave up.
I don’t think programmers or companies hire QA people anymore and the public is their Quality testing, thus they just throw out 5 updates a week and figure who cares.
I’ve been with Tracfone for years (very rarely use my cell phone) and have never had an update. Now my computers, on the other hand, have regularly had to update WIndows because M/S won’t support their older programs…they could’ve stopped at Windows 7 and a LOT of people would be happy.
I think Google is running a conspiracy on Android phones. Fill the phone’s memory with meaningless upgrades ‘till it can’t work any more then expect everybody to go out and buy a new phone with more memory…rinse and repeat.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
I should’ve never upgraded to iOS 7 on my iPhone 4S.
Sherlock Watson about 8 years ago
Have I mentioned that I use a flip phone? (he said smugly)
RuinQueenofOblivion about 8 years ago
Its, always weird when you find yourself agreeing with Rat.
deathrider75 about 8 years ago
I like my flip tracfone. No updates.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Everything electronic needs update, supposedly for avoiding virus. But I know better. There’s a conspiracy here!
Wilde Bill about 8 years ago
I deliberately chose a non-smart phone the last time I upgraded. Still, somehow, my phone software got upgraded against my wishes. It now says “Call from [name]” prior to ringing.
juicebruce about 8 years ago
Wish companies(TD Ameritrade,Yahoo ect) would ask before updating for most of there updates suck. If it is not broken please do not fix it !
dadoctah about 8 years ago
Now if someone would be so kind as to send a copy of this strip to that “other” online comic portal so I can get the four strips I read that GoComics doesn’t carry. ’Cause they broke their interface last week.
tom about 8 years ago
Preach it Rat!
Chad Cheetah about 8 years ago
I’m always getting bugged about updates for my iPad and phone
æ² about 8 years ago
As I’m reading this, my phone is prompting me to update to iOS 9.3.3. I always research what early adopters are saying before pulling the trigger on any new OS update.
Timothy Madigan Premium Member about 8 years ago
My thoughts with the supposed iPhone 7 – just because Tim Cook and his people get free $100+ wireless headphones / earbuds doesn’t mean the rest of us can to pay that sort of money.
Vonne Anton about 8 years ago
Bumper sticker on a government vehicle: “Our motto – if its not broken, keep fixing it until it is.”
ashleyworks about 8 years ago
Uh oh, updating now……
Kaputnik about 8 years ago
But Rat, you don’t understand. They aren’t harming the people they care about harming. It’s not about not harming the end user. If every software upgrade worked perfectly, then phones would just keep on working for years and people would rarely “upgrade” to a different phone. That would harm the manufacturers and retailers who sell phones.Hey, it worked on me last time. My Galaxy S3 developed personality disorders after its final upgrade, and after a year of surfing online forums for a solution and putting up with the glitches, I upgraded to an S6. The last software upgrade on that seems to have a bug, although it’s a relatively minor one.I really do use a lot of the smart phone functions, but a flip phone is starting to look like a possibility again.
angelfiredragon about 8 years ago
When my work got me my first smart phone, I had like 80 updates…I did those the first day, 2nd day another 60…did those, third day 53 more, a few weeks of this and I just gave up.
I don’t think programmers or companies hire QA people anymore and the public is their Quality testing, thus they just throw out 5 updates a week and figure who cares.
Guilty Bystander about 8 years ago
I’ve been with Tracfone for years (very rarely use my cell phone) and have never had an update. Now my computers, on the other hand, have regularly had to update WIndows because M/S won’t support their older programs…they could’ve stopped at Windows 7 and a LOT of people would be happy.
mbourg63 Premium Member about 8 years ago
YES!
KEA about 8 years ago
i can control updates, can’t everybody?
StarWarsGuy500 about 8 years ago
Rat’s gonna be pushed over the edge one of these days. And when that happens it won’t be pretty.
JP Steve Premium Member about 8 years ago
I think Google is running a conspiracy on Android phones. Fill the phone’s memory with meaningless upgrades ‘till it can’t work any more then expect everybody to go out and buy a new phone with more memory…rinse and repeat.
Number Three about 8 years ago
My apps on my Smartphone are updated automatically. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst.If it ain’t broke. Don’t fix it!xxx
dgmiller about 8 years ago
Just wait for smart smoke signals
trixie neuhaus Premium Member about 8 years ago
yeah, I’m looking at you, Samsung & T-mobile!!
knight1192a about 8 years ago
Buy a real phone.
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Landline only here.Feeling smug.(Old-fashioned, and just plain old, but still smug….)
Da Cat Guy about 2 years ago
Honestly, that should be applied to a lot of people.
leopardglily almost 2 years ago
This is so true it hurts.
alantain about 1 year ago
Now, how are they going to make money that way? The policy nowadays is “fix it until you break it, then you can fix it again”.