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		hfsh 6 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Be Like Clippy This clippy white-washing is annoying as hell. Just like clipppy was.

1970-01-01 5 hours ago [–]

100% this. Clippy was killed by Microsoft for a reason: it was a UI gimmick. The team that made it just wanted to show actions were in-progress.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YObNc2jbD0k

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