2843: Professional Oaths

2023-10-19T15:05:49Z

172.64.238.19:

{{comic
| number = 2843
| date = October 18, 2023
| title = Professional Oaths
| image = professional oaths.png
| titletext = Interpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a HUMAN UNDER OATH.}}
The {{w|Hippocratic Oath}} is an "oath" of ethics taken by medical professionals, which includes the phrase "do no harm". [[Technically]], the exact phrase "first, do no harm" is not in the oath, but this meaning is implied.

The full Hippocratic Oath can be seen at {{w|Hippocratic Oath#Modern versions and relevance|the Wikipedia page.}}

Randall takes other words that sound similar to "hippocratic" and creates "oaths" for them.

# The word hyperbaric means "of or involving a gas at a pressure greater than normal", so thus a "hyperbaric oath" would indeed involve getting used to (acclimating) to a different pressure.
# Holographic refers "holographic" projections as seen in media like "Star Wars", in which the image typically shimmers. Not to be confused with actual {{w|holograms}}.
# Histrionics is "exaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention."{{actual citation needed}}
# {{w|Hydroelectricity}} is producing energy using water power, typically using {{w|turbine}}s.
# A {{w|hippodrome}} is an oblong arena that was historically used for racing chariots.
# {{w|Hypnagogia}} is "the state immediately before falling asleep". The phenomenon of jolting awake just as one is about to fall asleep is sometimes referred to as a hypnagogic jerk.
# A {{w|hypergolic propellant}} is a type of rocket propellant which doesn't need a spark to ignite, and spontaneously combusts when mixing the parts together. Normal rocket propellant, such as RP-1 and liquid oxygen, requires some sort of initial spark to start the reaction.
# (title text) {{w|Hermeneutics}} is the study of interpreting texts, thus the "Hermeneutic Oath" could have several interpretations as to its meaning.

==Transcript==
:[There are multiple panels showing different characters, with the name of an oath above them and "First," followed by some principle related to the oath below them. They are all something that is related to the oath.]

:Hippocratic oath
:[Ponytail is wearing a lab coat, giving the hippocratic oath.]
:First, do no harm

:Hyperbaric oath
:[Cueball is standing with multiple pressure lines around him.]
:First, acclimate to the pressure

:Holographic oath
:[A hologram of Ponytail is standing still.]
:First, shimmer intangibly

:Histrionic oath
:[White Hat is yelling angrily.]
:First, whine and complain

:Hydroelectric oath
:[Megan is standing in front of a very large turbine in a brick wall.]
:First, maintain your turbines

:Hippodromic oath
:[Ponytail is riding in a chariot. The horse pulling the chariot is running, and there is a large dust cloud behind them.]
:First, race your chariot well

:Hypnagogic oath
:[Cueball is in bed, and has sat up quickly in shock.]
:First, jolt awake just as you're drifting off

:Hypergolic oath
:[Cueball is standing while on fire.]
:First, burst into flame

{{comic discussion}}

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Talk:1987: Python Environment

2023-09-01T21:10:04Z

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Now you can see why the BOT is written in PERL;). But I have to be honest, there are also different versions causing similar problems... --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:26, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Is pictorial misspelled as pictoral? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.231|162.158.62.231]] 19:08, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:{{Wiktionary|pictoral|Wiktionary}} says: "Probably an alteration of pictorial..." But please add new comments to the bottom. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:03, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Currently working on a table with everything. Note: Programs are boxed, and file paths are just strings. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 14:44, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I never will understand why you guys always create tables...--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:59, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
::Convention? IDK. [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:::Of course there is no convention, but often a floating text is a prettier layout. And it's easier for the editors because a single wrong char can corrupt the entire table. But we always get tables here... --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 17:49, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

"using sudo to install python packages" is probably a reference to the "(Misc folders owned by root)" [[User:Chbs|Chbs]] ([[User talk:Chbs|talk]]) 17:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

I swear every so often Randall just releases a comic like this to mess with us...
Just in case the last few ones have been too easy. [[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 14:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Created by a PYTHON script (well actually PERL but that's besides the point (I know a lot of people who would fight you over that comment)) - why would people fight me over this comment? [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 15:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:Only in the sense of "How dare you imply that python and perl are interchangeable!" [[User:Cgrimes85|Cgrimes85]] ([[User talk:Cgrimes85|talk]]) 16:06, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I've removed the "lot of people". Comments are going here. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 15:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:They aren't interchangeable, but in respect to the comment above it is besides the point [[User:Zachweix|Zachweix]] ([[User talk:Zachweix|talk]]) 16:22, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Isn't the joke that installing multiple versions of Python has resulted in a Byzantine set of $path declarations, pointing all over the place? The title-text/alt-text reference to nuclear waste does not seem like the central joke, but merely compares the difficulty of cleanup. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

May a file system which uses HashIDs for version tracking allow files stored anywhere within that file system to be accessible by only referencing their hash, without the use of paths? Seems like "folders" are not as useful as relational tags would be. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:25, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

My has this problem. System Integrity Protection won't let me update python libraries, so whenever I need to update a library I install it in a different place and have to switch to the new version. I can't actually uninstall anything because of SIP, so multiple versions of every library I have ever used will remain on my computer forever.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.16|162.158.75.16]] 18:56, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks to the editor who added the article about the WIPP warning messages. I'd been looking for that source for a while. [[User:Cgrimes85|Cgrimes85]] ([[User talk:Cgrimes85|talk]]) 13:27, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Whoever added this pretty rude 2nd incomplete tag: who do you think you are and what this is!? we are volunteers, not your personal data entry monkeys. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.46|172.68.51.46]] 00:07, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Huh, seems no one mentioned the atrocious pun of storing homebrew in cellar. -Tanz

this one is sooooo confusing... reminds me of the mess my desktop is xd, also, edit: it includes tons of malfunctioning scripts and crappy drawings... --an user who has no account yet

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2843: Professional Oaths

Talk:1987: Python Environment