Mac Kernel Panic screen-saver; that’s just so wrong

By Kevin C. Tofel | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 | 1:02 PM CT | 3 comments |

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This one smarts on so many levels for me personally, but when I put those feelings aside, I admit it’s quite funny. Doomlaser has created a Mac screensaver that faithfully and harmlessly reproduces the Mac OS X screen I’ve seen more than I care to lately. The fun screen saver replicates what I’ve been calling the "grey veil of death" and simulates a full kernel panic while teaching you to be multi-lingual. At least I feel vindicated by my catch phrase, since TUAW describes it as the "slowly dropping grey shade of despair." Maybe I should have checked my screensaver before DHL picked up my MacBook Pro earlier today? Oh well; too late now. Don’t have a Mac but still want the feel the pain with me? Just hit this YouTube video of the screensaver. :)

Comments (3)

  • Bwahahahahaha… :) Incidentally, I did have a kernel panic a little bit after the beginning of 24 last Monday. Since the iMac is our DVR, that was SUPER annoying. Luckily rebooting was snappy, and we didn’t miss a whole lot.

    You have to admit, the gray veil of death looks a whole lot more graceful than the BSOD… :D *ducking*

    Cheryl7:25 AM on April 11, 2007 Reply

  • Reminds me of the old SysInternal’s BSOD screen saver back in the Windows 2000 era

    Anna Nomymous — 8:13 AM on April 11, 2007 Reply

  • would it be overly malicious of me to install it on our work computers and watch the ensuing panic? I like macs, but not mac zealots :) …but I do like getting paid/working, so maybe I’ll pass.

    Patrick — 11:13 AM on April 11, 2007 Reply

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