The Updater

☑ Automatically update "abandonware" "use the new version" "deprecated" the updooter "obsolete" "that UI is from the 90s" "luddites..." "that project is dead" >last update: 13 days ago "update! local vulnerability patched!" >javascript enabled on every site "microsoft gets my data anyway" >never heard of a firewall "i NEED the cloud version" >fewer features with new paywall "enjoy your zero-day" >shares CVE for executives "old software is not secure" >agents remote execution to any dev >agents network access to any app "telemetry is not spyware" "it's not slow, get a better computer" You're up to date Last checked: Today, 4:48

A cartoon man called “the updooter” enthusiastically argues for updating everything, dismissing concerns about abandoned software, telemetry, cloud paywalls, and forced JavaScript. The joke is that his pro-update slogans are undercut by the dangerous or absurd consequences shown in green text, making the image a reaction to overzealous software-updating culture. EN: A cartoon man called “the updooter” enthusiastically argues for updating everything, dismissing concerns about abandoned software, telemetry, cloud paywalls, and forced JavaScript. The joke is that his pro-update slogans are undercut by the dangerous or absurd consequences shown in green text, making the image a reaction to overzealous software-updating culture.

• @gentoomemes / 19 2021-11-05