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Nowhere near as moving a story but, back when my spouse used a Windows laptop, every night she'd logout from Windows and the little signature Windows sign out t
by Wistar 5y ago
Nowhere near as moving a story but, back when my spouse used a Windows laptop, every night she'd logout from Windows and the little signature Windows sign out tune would play, and then she'd call our two dogs to their crates for the night. Over time, our two dogs, upon hearing the Windows log off sound, would immediately jump up and go to their crates.
I bought her a Mac, and the Windows sound ritual ceased.
A couple of years later, I found a youtube video compilation of every Windows signature sound and I played it. Despite it being the middle of the afternoon, the moment that specific log out tune played, the two dogs leapt up and went to their crates.
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