Depending on whether you were born before about 1980, you might remember one of the most annoying things in the world of computing – the dreaded Microsoft ‘Clippy’. In 1997, Clippy became a feature on MS Windows screens with a helpful (or not) tip when it / he detected that you were trying to do something, failed, and started to attempt the process again. It’s then that Clippy popped up from nowhere. Shaped like a paper clip with a pair of eyes, he’d announce something to you in a speech bubble. For example:
“It looks like you’re trying to save […]
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