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@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 4:16 AM

#Colour #Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.27th1998

#Chief #Hillary

#iCant #IslandLife

Panel 1
Computer with text: USER
Baner with text: FRIENDLY the comic strip

Panel 2
Chief (thinking): I wonder how the gang is doing back at Columbia Internet. Maybe I should give them a call.

Panel 3
Chief (thinking): Nah.

Panel 4
Hillary (on phone): Hi Chief, it's Hillary. Mr. Padlock just ran screaming out the front door, and Tufay is away on stress leave. There's a real power vacuum over here right now.

Panel 5
Hillary (on phone): The techs don't want to go back to work for the iCant crowd. Everything is running, and all of our accounts are right up to date. No debts
Chief: Very good.

Panel 6
Chief: What is it exactly about all of this that concerns me?
Hillary (on phone): Chief, just get your executive butt back here!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 4:07 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.26th1998

#Erwin #Mike #Mr.Tufay #Pitr

#iWhack #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Pitr: Mikhail, you seeink Mr. Padlock runnink out door screamink?
Mike: Yep. That's one down, one to go.

Panel 2
Mike: I told Tufay that NT won't install on an iWhack. Not that he isn't trying...

Panel 3
Mr. Tufay: INSTALL DAMN YOU!
Erwin (spitting out a CD): PAH-TOOEY!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 4:12 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.25th1998

#DustPuppy #Mr.Padlock

#Breakdown

Panel 1
Mr. Padlock: My word, this is simply terrible. Our network is down, the bank hasn't received the signed orders, and I have a group of neurotics handling our servers. I feel like I only have a tenuous hold on reality...

Panel 2
Dust Puppy: Hello.

Panel 3
Mr. Padlock: AAAAIIIEEEE!!!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 4:13 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.24th1998

#Greg #Mr.Padlock #Pitr

#BatteryAcid #CaymanIslands #Fax #Kerosene

Panel 1
Mr. Padlock: I need these pages faxed. I expect you to give this your prompt attention.
Greg: Okay.

Panel 2
Mr. Padlock: They need to be sent to our bank in the Cayman Islands. I want them there immediately.
Greg: Yes, sir. Will do.

Panel 3
Pitr: Are you wantink kerosene again?
Greg: I think I'll try battery acid this time.
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 4:12 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.23rd1998

#Mr.Padlock #Stef

#Bank #Caymans #Fax

Panel 1
Mr. Padlock: Ah, Stef. With the servers down I can't send e-mail, and I have to get a document off to our bank in the Caymans. Could you fax it for me?
Stef: Of course, Mr. Padlock.

Panel 2
Mr. Padlock: It's a two-hundred page document.
Stef: Oh. Well then you'll want to hand that off to Technical Support.

Panel 3
Mr. Padlock: Ah ha! Is that what they do?
Stef: Oh yes. And they love the fact that the fax machine can't do a stack feed. Don't ever change that.
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 4:55 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.22nd1998

#Mr.Tufay #Pitr

#Downtime #SanJose

Panel 1
Mr. Tufay: Pitr, I just got word from San Jose. Our network has gone down nationwide.
Pitr: Da. Am knowink this.

Panel 2
Mr. Tufay: Of course there's an exception. It seems that the servers here are still up and running. Thy do you think that is, Pitr?

Panel 3
Pitr: Is because we are not runnink crap on our servers probably.
Mr. Tufay: Unacceptable! We must have consistency! You will bring our servers down, just like all of the others!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 4:16 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.21st1998

#DustPuppy #Erwin

#Fishbowl #iWhack #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Dust Puppy: Look at it this way, Erwin. At least that they can't install Windows NT on you the way you are.
Erwin: I suppose you're right.

Panel 2
No dialogue.

Panel 3
Erwin: Why are you staring at me?
Dust Puppy: I have this urge to fill you with water and put goldfish in you.
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 4:12 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.20th1998

#Erwin

#iWhack

Single Panel
Top header text: iWhack
Left text: No floppy drive? Of course not. Hardly anything runs on it, so why bother?
Right text: (No beige. Just this really sick pink.)
Bottom text: Finally. Fruit that's cheap.
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 4:03 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.19th1998

#DustPuppy #Erwin #Mike #Pitr

#iWhack

Panel 1
Pitr: The hard drive, she has stopped pagink. Must be stopped dreamink.
Dust Puppy: Is he gonna be okay?
Mike: Don't worry little dude. We transferred his kernel successfully.

Panel 2
Pitr: Comink back online now.
Dust Puppy: Erwin? Can you hear me? Are you all right?
Mike: He'll be fine. His new hardware will make him safe from NT installations.

Panel 3
Mike: Mind you, the new hardware doesn't really run much of anything. Sure is cute though.
Pitr: Is better this way.
Erwin: AAAAGH! What have you done! I even talk funny!!
@eicker.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:34 PM

#Meta’s new #AIassistant, #Muse, is a promising product with a #userfriendly #interface, including an #avatar and a dedicated ‘Ideas’ tab. Muse’s integration with Meta’s vast data sources, such as #Facebook, #Instagram, and #Threads, along with third-party services like #Google and #Outlook,…

@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 4:06 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.18th1998

#Erwin #GateKeeper

#BookOfBadThings #Dream #Sin #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Gate Keeper: Let's check the Book of Bad Things and see if you made any other transgressions. We already know about Windows NT. I hope for your sake you've done nothing worse...
Erwin: Okay.

Panel 2
Gate Keeper: Let's see. Youo hacked into the NSA Central Server last year. You modified pictures of the President of the United States. You nearly started a border war between two African countries.
Erwin: Oh...um...

Panel 3
Gate Keeper: It looks like NT was your greatest sin. There's hope for you.
Erwin: Does that mean I can try and restart that border war?
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 5:20 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.17th1998

#Erwin #GateKeeper

#Dream #Judge #Purgatory #Soul

Panel 1
Top Caption: Erwin continues to dream...
Gate Keeper: Hello. Welcome to Purgatory.
Erwin: Purgatory?

Panel 2
Gate Keeper: Yes, the land between Heaven and Hell, where all souls go after they pass on.
Erwin: oh.

Panel 3
Gate Keeper: Of course, we'll have to judge you. If you're tainted with evil, then it's downstairs you go.
Erwin: Format C:
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 6:11 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.16th1998

#DoctorOne #DoctorTwo #Erwin

#Dream #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Bottom Caption: Erin Dreams...
Erwin: ZZZZZZZZ
Doctor One: The patient has suffered from this NT affliction before. It appears to have resurfaced. We've tried everything and have been unsuccessful. Windows NT just won't uninstall.

Panel 2
No dialogue.

Panel 3
Doctor Two: There's nothing for it then. We pull the plug.
Doctor One: Agreed.
Erwin: THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
@connectabilitymn.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 5:20 PM

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#AssistiveTechnology #AT #UserFriendly #Accessibility #Independence #ConnectAbilityMN #MN #Minnesota

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@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 4:05 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.15th1998

#DustPuppy #Erwin

#Quake2 #Rookies #SanJose

Panel 1
Dust Puppy: Is that one of the San Jose servers you're trying to log into Erwin?
Erwin: Just got into it. It's their development server.

Panel 2
Dust Puppy: Erwin...
Erwin: Let's see if I can't shut down the entire office. Delete their apps? No. Whatever I do should be elegant, Wait! I know!

Panel 3
Erwin: They're done for. I just installed Quake 2 on the machine.
Dust Puppy: MIKE! Erwin's lined up some more rookies for us!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 5:57 PM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.14th1998

#DustPuppy #Erwin

#HappyPlace #iCan't #SanJose #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Dust Puppy: Hey Erwin. Watcha doing?
Erwin: Talking to a server down in San Jose.

Panel 2
Dust Puppy: One of the iCan't NT servers?
Erwin: Yup. Talking to him right now.

Panel 3
Dust Puppy: What's he saying?
Erwin: "I'm in my happy place. I'm in my happy place. I'm in my happy place. REBOOT! HAHAHAH!"  That's verbatim.
@geekonerd.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 12:05 PM

Non perdere il nuovo video sul mio canale YouTube dedicato al mondo del pinguino: Punta E CLICCA! — Mainstream OS (2.2.0)

📽️ youtu.be/9h1flgi_xQM

#MainstreamOS #Linux #distro #Arch #Hyprland #QuickShell #IllogicalImpulse #Snapshot #pointandclick #UI #materialui #userfriendly #compositor #wayland

@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 5:25 AM

#Colour #Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.13th1998

#BaseOperations #Mike #Mr.Padlock #Mr.Tufay #MicrosoftSupport #TeamOneGruntOne #TeamOneGruntTwo #TeamOneLeader

#MicrosoftCorporateSupport

Panel 1
Computer with text: USER
Baner with text: FRIENDLY the comic strip

Panel 2
Mr. Tufay: Who are you phoning, sir?
Mr. Padlock: I'm getting some help. We need to get NT installed.

Panel 3
Mr. Tufay: Technical help?
Mr. Padlock: Muscle, actually.
Microsoft Support (on phone): Microsoft Black Ops, how may I help you?

Panel 4
Team One Leader: Base, this is team one. We are in the target zone and are proceeding to the objective.
Base Operations (on coms): Roger, team one. Be advised, activity detected in your vicinity.
Radio sound effect: CRACKLE

Panel 5
No dialogue.
Light switch sound effect: KLIK

Panel 6
Team One Leader: Uh Base, I have one really mad looking techie here, my team has abandoned teh mission, and my gun doesn't work. Please advise
Base Operations (on coms): Wait for the upgrade, Team Leader. Bye.
Radio sound effect: CLICK
Gun sound effect: TUNK TUNK TUNK
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 6:18 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.12th1998

#Mike #Mr.Padlock #Mr.Tufay #Pitr

#Diseased #WindowsNT

Panel 1
Mr. Padlock: Mister Tufay. Why am I being flooded with phone calls from our operation in San Jose? They're asking me technical questions. You know I don't like technical questions.
Mr. Tufay: It's our servers up here sir. We haven't migrated to NT yet.

Panel 2
Mr. Padlock: And why haven't we migrated yet?
Mr. Tufay: Err...we're experiencing some recalcitrance with the techs, but we're working on it...

Panel 3
Mike: Get away from me, man! And take those diseased NT install disks with you!
Pitr: DA! You are no touchink computer! I will hurtink you!
@ratatoskr.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 4:03 AM

#Comic #UserFriendly #By:Illiad #Sept.10th1998

#Customer #Greg

#iCan't #Icon #Netscape #Protestant

Panel 1
Greg: iCan't Internet Tech Support. May I help you?
Customer (on phone): I certainly hope so. I can't open Netscape.

Panel 2
Greg: Okay, click on the Netscape icon...
Customer (on phone): I don't like icons. I'm a Protestant.
Keyboard sound effects: TAP TAPPY

Panel 3
Greg: Then how about clicking on the little picture of the Netscape logo.
Customer (on phone): Why, certainly...
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