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<p>Angelinachang: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 111<br /> | date = June 5, 2006<br /> | title = Firefox and Witchcraft - The Connection?<br /> | image = firefox wicca.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = ThisadpaidforbythecounciltopromoteMicrosoftandChristianity. Remember, The Bible is Closed Source.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The comic shows a chart between the # of members of the pagan religion {{w|Wicca}} and the # of times Mozilla's web browser {{w|Firefox}} has been downloaded, the implication being that Firefox is related to Wicca. The page lists Internet Explorer, a rival web browser, and the cross, representing Christianity, on the bottom, implying that it is an attempt at discouraging Firefox by both Internet Explorer and a Christian source. [http://essay-writing-service.org/assignment.php more]<br /> <br /> The title text is reminiscent of political commercials, which tell you who paid for them. The last sentence is a play on the term of {{w|Closed source software}}, which Internet Explorer is, as opposed to Firefox, which was open source in development.<br /> <br /> -- This type of statistical ploy is used again in a few other comics e.g Link of cancer CAUSING cell phones: [[925: Cell Phones]]<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Y axis]:membership in wicca<br /> :[X axis]:total firefox downloads<br /> :[positive slope graph]<br /> :[Internet Explorer icon]<br /> :Keep the Faith<br /> :[Outline of a cross]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}} <br /> [[Category:Comics with charts]]<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]</div>

Angelinachang https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=416:_Zealous_Autoconfig&diff=15262 2012-10-22T14:14:35Z

<p>Angelinachang: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 416<br /> | date = April 28, 2008<br /> | title = Zealous Autoconfig<br /> | image = zealous_autoconfig.png<br /> | imagesize = <br /> | titletext = I hear this is an option in the latest Ubuntu release.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic, [[Cueball]] is seen attempting to connect his laptop to a Wi-Fi network. He manages to find a secure access point named &quot;Lenhart Family&quot; (which is pesumably [[Miss Lenhart]]'s home Wi-Fi access point) and attempts to connect to it.<br /> <br /> The laptop's Wi-Fi autoconfig utility, instead of requesting a password, first attempts using &quot;common&quot; passwords (known as a {{w|Dictionary attack|dictionary attack}}). Failing this, it attempts to exploit a {{w|Wired Equivalent Privacy|WEP}} vulnerability, which suprises Cueball. This also fails, possibly because Miss Lenhart used {{w|Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA}} instead of WEP. [http://resumewriter.ws/certified.php certified resume help]<br /> <br /> In the third panel, the autoconfig then connects to Cueball's Bluetooth phone and uses it to call a local school and finds that Miss Lenhart's children are attending.<br /> <br /> In the fourth panel, the autoconfig notifies &quot;local agents&quot; to kidnap Miss Lenhart's children, then starts &quot;negotiating&quot; with her. Cueball, frightened by these actions, repeatedy presses Ctrl-C in an attempt to cancel the process, with little success.<br /> <br /> The title text mentions {{w|Ubuntu}}, a Linux distribution that attempts to be as user friendly as possible. Sometimes this verges into creepy territory.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Guy sitting on a chair with his laptop in his lap]<br /> :Laptop: Starting WiFi autoconfig... searching for WiFi... Found no open networks.<br /> :Laptop: Found secure net SSID &quot;Lenhart Family&quot;<br /> :Laptop: Trying common passwords... Failed. Checking for WEP Vulnerabilities...<br /> :Guy: Um.<br /> :Laptop: None found.<br /> :[Guy still sitting with laptop in his lap, but hand is on chin. Phone on table across room starts vibrating]<br /> :Laptop: Connecting to Bluetooth phone... Calling local school... Found Lenhart children.<br /> :[Guy furiously typing on his laptop]<br /> :Laptop: Notifying field agents. Children acquired. Calling Lenhart parents. Negotiating for WiFi password...<br /> <br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}} <br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]<br /> [[Category:Linux]]</div>

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