Toonbots archive - episode published 20001023

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This is a cheat, actually, as it's not made from XML, just a simple little
Perl script that builds a Postscript program, calls Ghostscript on it,
crops it, slaps it on that Boxjam
Blue background, and cringes in
shame after looking like it's a legitimate program. But look closer.
This is a poignant cry of existence. It's humor at its finest, nearly the
Platonic ideal of TEXT. The Ding-an-sich is seen craftfully melded
with Langue, resulting in a plangent commentary on us all.
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The script used to make this toon:
(No script, it's a cheat. Hopefully the last one.) |