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 12 months ago
I guess Mom pressed CTL+ALT+DEL
codycab 12 months ago
Of course “the world’s most powerful computer” made an error. Because it’s Calvin.
C 12 months ago
Mom doesn’t value imagination and creativity
Jesy Bertz Premium Member 12 months ago
Not “Intel inside” I take it?
hariseldon59 12 months ago
If Calvin isn’t careful, she’ll delete him.
Peterh778 12 months ago
Re-booted!
ArcticFox Premium Member 12 months ago
Soon to get the ‘blue screen of death’.
Dr. Quatermass 12 months ago
At least he didn’t fart. (Reference to Cartman’s A.W.E.S.O.M.-O 4000).
snsurone76 12 months ago
“Booted” literally!!
Mom reminds me of “Granny Picklepuss” from the “Agnes” strip—totally humorless and unaffectionate.
eced52 12 months ago
Won’t be sitting down for a while?
The Reader Premium Member 12 months ago
This is AI without the ‘I’.
DaveG1960 12 months ago
And he’s been updated……
sandpiper 12 months ago
’New" technology is not always accepted immediately
jagedlo 12 months ago
Should have specified which type of question you were willing to accept, Calvin!
bbenoit 12 months ago
Interesting how the computer’s expression changes from frame to frame.
JohnCL 12 months ago
Booted or re-booted?
well-i-never 12 months ago
At least the box looks guilty.
Zebrastripes 12 months ago
Ya can’t fool a mom, Calvin! They have eyes in the back of their heads, don’t forget.
rshive 12 months ago
Maybe Mom shouldn’t ask the computer questions meant for Calvin.
gantech 12 months ago
Deep Thought had nuthin’ on him.
Tarzan & Redd Panda 12 months ago
Warm boot or cold boot?
Only we geezers know the difference.
goboboyd 12 months ago
It needs to be done occasionally Calvin, to clear the cookies.
ladykat 12 months ago
A total system reboot.
ChessPirate 12 months ago
“When Computers take over the world, she’ll be sorry…” ⌨️
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member 12 months ago
The worlds most powerful computer is apparently not it’s wisest device.
Mediatech 12 months ago
User error, replace user and try again.
mindjob 12 months ago
Reminds me how unreliable computers were back then,,,, even the ones with eyes
BiggerNate91 12 months ago
Always appreciated the pun at the end.
g04922 12 months ago
LOL.. Will see Hobbes’ remark tomorrow if the story continues.
Spudnut recovers from a costume party 12 months ago
The future portends a wipe-n-reformatting of one particular hard drive.
mistercatworks 12 months 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 12 months ago
This is why AI well never take over.
kendavis09 12 months ago
Not exactly Skynet, Big C.
EMGULS79 12 months ago
Careful, computer! If rebooting doesn’t fix the problem, the next step is percussive maintenance.
wiley207 12 months ago
Regarding Calvin’s line in the last panel…
“Ba-dum, tssssssssh!”
StackableContainers 12 months 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 12 months 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 12 months ago
Format C:!
Avatar??? 12 months ago
XD
jrgtr42 12 months ago
Was he quiet and out of her hair all morning? Then I’d call it a win and take it.
hagarthehorrible 12 months ago
The fonts of the computer is techie indeed. A six year old can play with a cardboard box for hours. Love childhood.