loss.exe — pattern_analysis
$ ./analyze_pattern --verbose
[████████████████████████████████] 100%
✓ Pattern identified: LOSS
✓ Encoding: | || || |_
✓ Origin: CAD_COMIC_2008
output: ▌
x:0
x:200
y:0
y:200
panels: 4
lines: 7
ratio: 1:2:2:L
entropy: 0.42
0x4C4F5353│0x7C7C7C7C│0x7C5F
001
// PATTERN_DOCUMENTATION
loss.config.ts
1
const loss = {2
origin: '2008-06-02',3
creator: 'Tim Buckley',4
series: 'Ctrl+Alt+Del',5
encoding: '| || || |_',6
panels: [1, 2, 2, 'L'],7
status: 'LEGENDARY'8
};system_metrics.log
years_active:0
variations_indexed:∞
recognition_rate:0%
▸ Meme status: LEGENDARY
▸ Cultural impact: MAXIMUM
▸ Abstraction level: PERFECT
/**
* Loss is a 2008 webcomic that became an internet phenomenon.
* The minimalist encoding | || || |_ represents four panels:
* one line, two lines, two lines, one line with one horizontal.
* It's a testament to the internet's ability to compress meaning.
*/
002
// PATTERN_VARIATIONS
/* Different render sizes, same iconic pattern */
v1.0_classic.svg
01001100Original encoding120px
v2.0_large.svg
01001111Expanded buffer160px
v0.5_mini.svg
01010011Compressed60px
v1.5_subtle.svg
01010011Low entropy100px
003
// SIGHTINGS_DATABASE
/* Confirmed Loss patterns detected in the wild */
6 records│last_scan: recent
FO76-001
2018
99.8% match
Fallout 76 Easter Egg
Bethesda Game Studios
Official Loss Easter egg hidden by developers
click to expand
PKM-042
2016
97.2% match
Pokemon Community Creation
Pokemon Fan Community
Trainers arranged Pokemon sprites to form Loss
click to expand
BG3-108
2023
99.1% match
Baldur's Gate 3 Easter Egg
Larian Studios
The attention to detail really has us at a Loss
click to expand
SA-001
2008
100% match
Something Awful Wiki
Something Awful Forums
Entire wikis dedicated to mocking Ctrl+Alt+Del
click to expand
EGY-∞
~1275 BCE
42% match
Ancient Egyptian 'Prophecy'
Book of the Dead, Egypt
The ancients foretold the coming of Loss
click to expand
CAD-X
2018
100% match
10 Year Anniversary Edit
Ctrl+Alt+Del Official
Creator Tim Buckley made his own parody
click to expand
004
// PATTERN_GENERATOR
loss_generator.exePID: 2008
const size =120px
60200
const theme =
▸ Ready to generate
▸ Output: PNG @ 200x200