These columns have been graced over and over again with cartoons or comics, almost all of them coming from the now world-renowned (and frequently alluded to in these pages) Faye Hurvitz Clipping Service. I admit that sometimes, when I'm in the planning stages of a column, I go through my collection and look  for aspects of the popular representation of computer technologies that can serve as jumping off points for "deep thoughts". One of the more popular topics, for instance, is the worthlessness of the information available via the internet. But even more popular seems to be making fun of the idea that we can really establish significant relationships by using these technologies.

Often what makes them funny, or at least enjoyable, is their original take on things. But when they repeat themselves over and over, you begin to wonder to what an extent the cartoonists are actually familiar with the medium they're critiquing or whether they've simply learned about it from other cartoons. But it's still possible to be pleasantly surprised by an iconoclastic take on the subject:
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And really, there are too many more. I could go on and on with truly good and funny examples, but that's not really the purpose of all this, is it?