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Does anybody know why Randall choose Wolf Blitzer for this comic? Does he have some relation to boats? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
 
Does anybody know why Randall choose Wolf Blitzer for this comic? Does he have some relation to boats? [[User:Condor70|Condor70]] ([[User talk:Condor70|talk]]) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
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:Presumably Randall knows, though it could be something as simple as "He's wealthy enough to have a boat and most people would know who he is". -Pennpenn [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.162|108.162.250.162]] 06:39, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

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What is the title referencing? 108.162.216.45 05:25, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Isn't that one of the original intents of Java, that is embedded systems? Presumably Java does run in several PLC type devices, but I have no first had account on this; Java certainly is not popular or common there. I checked the Wikipedia page and smart TV's were mentioned, this for 1991. 108.162.230.131 21:49, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Not all embedded systems are single-purpose hardware. Smart TVs use Java, so other developers can also easily create additional applications for them. Condor70 (talk) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Does anybody know why Randall choose Wolf Blitzer for this comic? Does he have some relation to boats? Condor70 (talk) 12:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Presumably Randall knows, though it could be something as simple as "He's wealthy enough to have a boat and most people would know who he is". -Pennpenn 108.162.250.162 06:39, 30 September 2015 (UTC)