Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 04, 2023

Because it likes to see red?

Because white sneakers get dirty too easily.

Is that the psychotic computer Calvin mentioned in a recent strip?

So it can hide in cherry trees.

You were expecting, maybe, clown shoes?

To run faster when chasing tigers that ask stupid questions.

It’s a fashion choice.

Personally, I was wondering why the world’s most powerful computer is made out out of cardboard.

I like how the tiger shoots down every one of his plans and inventions!!! Yet, he’s a self-proclaimed genius.

One of my profs of computer science wore red sneakers. They weren’t little, though they were indeed very red. He was the one who refused to use a tolerably good password, though I never found out that anyone had “cracked” his account. Maybe everyone was too afraid of him… he had the reputation of being extremely mean to people who were unprepared in class… and maybe it slopped over? Long gone, now.

PS: I (male and somewhat older than average at university) had no problem with him in class. Though it’s true that I was always prepared. I have watched him verbally flay other undergrads until they (virtually) melted away. At least one of them changed to another major. I later had him for a grad level class. There was an open book untimed final (the worst kind of time sink). One of the questions was a proof which was basically… impossible… except that I knew the grad student who shared my office (whose grad professor was this man) had solved it. I got full credit on that question by simply referencing his paper.

was he thinking of kurt russell in the disney movie THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES…

It appears the computer crashed.

Hard to get around with no feet, and hard to answer questions with no brain.

Just think, perhaps Calvin was the one that was supposed to come up with the question to the answer 42.

To hold his pants up? Wait, what???

Calvin can dish it out, but he sure can’t take it!!

Happy Fourth of July, folks—even you, Calvinist1066!! LOL!!

To run away from computer updates………

The better to chase you with, my fuzzball friend!

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And why is the computer cross-eyed?

Eventually that will be AI’s reaction to anyone who questions its purpose.

Honor and gratitude to all who have served and those who have loved them. Prayers for the fallen and hope for the injured and those who have cared for them.

Because he saw the movie with Kurt Russell: “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes”…https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065566/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_The%2520Computer%2520Wore%2520

Come on, Calvin! How was that an insult?

Lol

Why?

‘The computer’ is very sensitive about comments made about its footwear ! ! ! !

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.

Asked bard.google.com this question, and bard referenced this strip. But bard thinks Calvin wrote the strip, and bard thinks the strip is an example of Calvin’s sense of humor. Bard doesn’t understand that Watterson wrote the strip and that Calvin is a character in the strip.

Haven’t you heard? The computer wears tennis shoes.

Hiding among the bushes works when stalking people. No red shoes or balls needed.

Well, I saw Kurt Russel in “The computer that wore tennis shoes.” so, I’m ready to believe. I suspect Calvin Could be the poster child for Artificial Intelligence. (Fake Smart)

what other color sneakers are there?

You’ve never heard of "The Computer wore Tennis shoes?

All the better to chase over-observant tigers.

HAL already had the rights to the big red “eye”.

Ever heard of The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes?

I love the (very) old school computer font. Haven’t seen that IRL in 40 years.

LOL… gotta love Hobbes.

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It became sentient. AI is Calvin!

Calvin really needs to think some of his disguises through! And he would’ve gotten away with it too, if it hadn’t been for that meddling tiger!

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969 film)

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Wrong question, Hobbes.