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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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This comic shows a graph with three parts. | This comic shows a graph with three parts. | ||
− | First, the names are sorted up by genera (plural of | + | First, the names are sorted up by genera (plural of genus, a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms) from bottom to top of which animals would win in a fight. Secondly, the names within the genus are then sorted by coolness of name from left to right. Thirdly, in red you can see the direction that {{w|Apple Inc.|Apple}} has taken with nicknaming the versions of their {{w|OS X}} operating system. They started at v10.0 "Cheetah", and have moved through genuses from there in no order that this chart can make out. |
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!OS X version | !OS X version | ||
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|10.0||Cheetah||2001 | |10.0||Cheetah||2001 | ||
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− | + | [[:Category:Bobcats|Bobcats]] are a joke in this comic because they appear in the strangest places. The genus ''Puma'' here only lists synonyms for the puma (see {{w|cougar}}) instead of {{w|Puma_(genus)|the actual genus}}. Of course, the three OS X versions named by three of these synonyms are not the same. | |
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− | [[:Category:Bobcats|Bobcats]] are a | ||
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− | + | Despite being named after "Hogwarts", the magical school from the Harry Potter series of books and movies, ''{{w|Dracorex hogwartsia}}'' is real. | |
− | + | Since this comic was published, Apple has stopped naming versions of OS X after big cats: v10.8 "Mountain Lion" was followed by v10.9 "Mavericks", named after a beach in California, and will be followed by v10.10 "Syrah", a type of grape also known as Shiraz. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:Well-known felines: | :Well-known felines: | ||
− | :[A graph organizing various feline species labeled with common names ordered by | + | :[A graph organizing various feline species labeled with common names ordered by Genera (in order of which would win in a fight) on the y axis, and coolness of name on the x axis.] |
:Smilodon (extinct): "Saber-toothed cat (scientific name: Smilodon fatalis) | :Smilodon (extinct): "Saber-toothed cat (scientific name: Smilodon fatalis) | ||
:Panthera: "Jaguar", "Leopard", "Snow Leopard", "Tiger", "Lion" | :Panthera: "Jaguar", "Leopard", "Snow Leopard", "Tiger", "Lion" | ||
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:Other felidae: "Ocelot", "Cheetah" | :Other felidae: "Ocelot", "Cheetah" | ||
:Felis & Lynx: "Housecat", "Bobcat", "Wildcat", "Lynx" | :Felis & Lynx: "Housecat", "Bobcat", "Wildcat", "Lynx" | ||
− | :[Some elements are further connected using an unbranched acyclic digraph. The elements are connected thus: "Cheetah" -> "Puma" -> "Jaguar" -> "Panther" -> "Tiger" -> "Leopard" -> "Snow Leopard" -> "Lion" -> "Mountain Lion".] | + | :[Some elements are further connected using an unbranched acyclic digraph. The elements are connected thus: "Cheetah" -> "Puma" -> "Jaguar" -> "Panther" -> "Tiger" -> "Leopard" -> "Snow Leopard" -> "Lion" -> "Mountain Lion".] |
:The OS X Problem | :The OS X Problem | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Charts]] | ||
[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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[[Category:Bobcats]] | [[Category:Bobcats]] | ||
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