▲ 102 ▼ What's up with all the "clippy" stuff? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 11 months ago by abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments On youtube I see tons of avatars and mentions of clippy, the oldscool windows help tool. Are they protesting something?
[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 40 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's being used as a symbol against corporate greed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 35 points 11 months ago (2 children) Which is super ironic because it’s a corporate mascot that managed to become universally hated by everyone. Then again, those were simpler times, so modern companies would deserve much more than mere hatred. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 68 points 11 months ago* (2 children) The irony is part of it, from what I can tell. That Clippy, the universally hated useless feature, is still less shitty than what these companies are doing today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] craigers@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago Badgey was terrifying. Fucking love LD permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* Things have gotten so bad, that even Clippy begins to look acceptable. What a bizarre world this is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tarknassus@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 child) You could actually turn Clippy off as well. Copilot doesn’t really go away, and you can’t trust Microshaft to re-enable via updates. Out of the two I’d much prefer the maligned Clippy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zier@fedia.io 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately Clippy would get randomly re-enabled, like all microsoft zombies, after an update. You never knew when it would come back to insult your intelligence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 35 points 11 months ago (2 children) Which is super ironic because it’s a corporate mascot that managed to become universally hated by everyone. Then again, those were simpler times, so modern companies would deserve much more than mere hatred. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 68 points 11 months ago* (2 children) The irony is part of it, from what I can tell. That Clippy, the universally hated useless feature, is still less shitty than what these companies are doing today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] craigers@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago Badgey was terrifying. Fucking love LD permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* Things have gotten so bad, that even Clippy begins to look acceptable. What a bizarre world this is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tarknassus@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 child) You could actually turn Clippy off as well. Copilot doesn’t really go away, and you can’t trust Microshaft to re-enable via updates. Out of the two I’d much prefer the maligned Clippy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zier@fedia.io 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately Clippy would get randomly re-enabled, like all microsoft zombies, after an update. You never knew when it would come back to insult your intelligence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 68 points 11 months ago* (2 children) The irony is part of it, from what I can tell. That Clippy, the universally hated useless feature, is still less shitty than what these companies are doing today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] craigers@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago Badgey was terrifying. Fucking love LD permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* Things have gotten so bad, that even Clippy begins to look acceptable. What a bizarre world this is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] craigers@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago Badgey was terrifying. Fucking love LD permalink fedilink source parent
[–] craigers@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago Badgey was terrifying. Fucking love LD permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* Things have gotten so bad, that even Clippy begins to look acceptable. What a bizarre world this is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tarknassus@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 child) You could actually turn Clippy off as well. Copilot doesn’t really go away, and you can’t trust Microshaft to re-enable via updates. Out of the two I’d much prefer the maligned Clippy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zier@fedia.io 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately Clippy would get randomly re-enabled, like all microsoft zombies, after an update. You never knew when it would come back to insult your intelligence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zier@fedia.io 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Unfortunately Clippy would get randomly re-enabled, like all microsoft zombies, after an update. You never knew when it would come back to insult your intelligence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago* OMG it’s been going on for decades now. That’s not a bug at this point — that’s a feature. permalink fedilink source parent