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		dTal on Nov 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces Self Service Repair >They're great because you can make them genderless, raceless, and their body shapes are completely ambiguous, being neither overweight nor fit. Your description reminds me of another classic corporate clip-art style from the 90s, the infamous Microsoft "screen bean": http://clipart-library.com/image_gallery/176157.jpg

DaiPlusPlus on Nov 17, 2021 [–]

Screen beans are cool now they're back underground, didn't you get the memo?

dTal on Nov 17, 2021 | [–]

Well, I thought they had a certain obscure retro cachet. But if people on HN are telling me they're cool, I guess they're now too mainstream.

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