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− | + | *This is a valiant effort to create a transcript for the continually(?) growing dynamic comic [[1506: xkcloud]]. | |
− | *This is a valiant effort to create a transcript for the | + | **The front page of the comic is [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|transcribed]] as usual on the main page. |
− | **The front page of the comic is [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|transcribed]] as usual on the | ||
*See pictures of the other types of pages here: [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages|Pictures of other pages]]. | *See pictures of the other types of pages here: [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages|Pictures of other pages]]. | ||
+ | **Here below the headings of the transcripts for the four pages links directly to the section with the relevant images on the page mentioned above. | ||
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==Intro== | ==Intro== | ||
− | *After clicking on the red button on the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] (only part of the transcript written on the main page for | + | *After clicking on the red button on the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] (only part of the transcript written on the main page for xkclod), you will see either: |
− | **the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page or | + | ** the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page or |
− | **the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page. | + | ** the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page. |
*Both these pages are transcribed below. | *Both these pages are transcribed below. | ||
− | + | *From there you have to choose either a picture to a text or a text to an image. | |
− | *From there you have to choose either a picture to a text or a text to an image. | ||
**If you press the ''Draw one your self'' button on the ''Help! We lost the picture'' this page will change slightly: | **If you press the ''Draw one your self'' button on the ''Help! We lost the picture'' this page will change slightly: | ||
***[[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]]. | ***[[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]]. | ||
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***[[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] | ***[[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] | ||
*From all pages you can go back to the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] by clicking on the image of Cueball at his desk. | *From all pages you can go back to the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] by clicking on the image of Cueball at his desk. | ||
− | *After completing the first post, there will always be | + | *After completing the first post, there will always be four post shown below (also if you go back to the front page). |
− | **When you complete a post your new post will be shown together with | + | **When you complete a post your new post will be shown together with three new. |
− | **When you push a button to recover more data these | + | **When you push a button to recover more data these four posts (including "yours") will be shown instead of only three as to begin with. |
**From here you can loop between these four pages (not counting the ''Draw one for your self'' as a separate page.) | **From here you can loop between these four pages (not counting the ''Draw one for your self'' as a separate page.) | ||
− | *The above | + | *The above mentioned pages are fully transcribed below. |
*Also, there are lists for the following Randall created text and items: | *Also, there are lists for the following Randall created text and items: | ||
**[[#Reason for data loss|Reason for data loss]] | **[[#Reason for data loss|Reason for data loss]] | ||
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***[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures posted by users|Pictures posted by users]]. | ***[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures posted by users|Pictures posted by users]]. | ||
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+ | ==[[1506:_xkcloud/Pictures_of_other_pages#Help.21_We_lost_the_text_page|Help! We lost the text]]== | ||
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:[At the top of the page there are the following text:] | :[At the top of the page there are the following text:] | ||
:'''Help! we lost the text that goes with this post!''' | :'''Help! we lost the text that goes with this post!''' | ||
− | :[For cases where the user has to submit or select a text according to a picture | + | :[For cases where the user has to submit or select a text according to a picture] |
− | :Reason for data loss: | + | :Reason for data loss: |
− | :[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]].] | + | :[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]]).] |
:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The picture can be used for several user names.] | :[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The picture can be used for several user names.] | ||
− | :[Below the user name is the picture from the post. This picture is also chosen at random from a set which must mainly be created from user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five pictures | + | :[Below the user name is the picture from the post. This picture is also chosen at random from a set which must mainly be created from user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five pictures see [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] section above).] |
:[Below this and above five frames with text in two columns are this line of text:] | :[Below this and above five frames with text in two columns are this line of text:] | ||
:Which text post do you think went with this picture? | :Which text post do you think went with this picture? | ||
− | :[The five texts below are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].] | + | :[The five texts below are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].] |
:[Below this is a box where you are invited to write and submit a text suggestion. In the box written in gray letters (rather than black, which it will turn to when you type something) are the following text:] | :[Below this is a box where you are invited to write and submit a text suggestion. In the box written in gray letters (rather than black, which it will turn to when you type something) are the following text:] | ||
:Or, write your own | :Or, write your own | ||
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | :[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | ||
− | :Our policy regarding your personal data: | + | :Our policy regarding |
+ | :your personal data: | ||
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+ | * Please stop sending us | ||
+ | :your personal data | ||
+ | * We are running out of | ||
+ | :places to put it | ||
+ | * Is this even yours? | ||
+ | * Does anyone recognize | ||
+ | :whose data this is? | ||
+ | * Oh jeez never mind here | ||
+ | :comes more data | ||
+ | * Why are you doing this | ||
+ | * Please stop | ||
+ | * Help | ||
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+ | :[To the right below the thin black line are three post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All three again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).] | ||
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− | : | + | ==[[1506:_xkcloud/Pictures_of_other_pages#Help.21_We_lost_the_picture_page|Help! We lost the picture]]== |
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:[At the top of the page there are the following text:] | :[At the top of the page there are the following text:] | ||
:'''Help! We lost the picture that goes with this post!''' | :'''Help! We lost the picture that goes with this post!''' | ||
− | :Reason for data loss: | + | :Reason for data loss: |
− | :[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]].] | + | :[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]]).] |
:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a picture of a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The same picture can be used for several user names (and probably likewise).] | :[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a picture of a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The same picture can be used for several user names (and probably likewise).] | ||
− | :[Below the user name is the text of the post. This text is also random and it must mainly be user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five sentences | + | :[Below the user name is the text of the post. This text is also random and it must mainly be user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five sentences see [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] section below). Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].] |
:[Below is a blue rectangle where the missing picture should be. Instead there is only a white question mark:] | :[Below is a blue rectangle where the missing picture should be. Instead there is only a white question mark:] | ||
:'''?''' | :'''?''' | ||
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:[Below this and above six picture frames in two rows is a line of text:] | :[Below this and above six picture frames in two rows is a line of text:] | ||
:Which of these pictures do you think went with this post? | :Which of these pictures do you think went with this post? | ||
− | :[The five first pictures are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. In the sixth and last picture frame the following text is written:] | + | :[The five first pictures are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with). In the sixth and last picture frame the following text is written:] |
:Draw one your self | :Draw one your self | ||
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | :[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | ||
− | :Our policy regarding your personal data: | + | :Our policy regarding |
+ | :your personal data: | ||
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+ | * Please stop sending us | ||
+ | :your personal data | ||
+ | * We are running out of | ||
+ | :places to put it | ||
+ | * Is this even yours? | ||
+ | * Does anyone recognize | ||
+ | :whose data this is? | ||
+ | * Oh jeez never mind here | ||
+ | :comes more data | ||
+ | * Why are you doing this | ||
+ | * Please stop | ||
+ | * Help | ||
− | + | :[To the right below the thin black line are three post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All three again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).] | |
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− | ==[[1506: | + | ==[[1506:_xkcloud/Pictures_of_other_pages#Draw_one_your_self_page|Draw one your self]]== |
:[If you press the picture frame with the text ''Draw one your self'' on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page the page changes. It is not a new page. But below the white post frame with the blue rectangle with "?" there is now no longer six frames, but only one large frame. Above the frame is written:] | :[If you press the picture frame with the text ''Draw one your self'' on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page the page changes. It is not a new page. But below the white post frame with the blue rectangle with "?" there is now no longer six frames, but only one large frame. Above the frame is written:] | ||
:Do your best to recreate the picture you think went with this post: | :Do your best to recreate the picture you think went with this post: | ||
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:[Below this frame is a button on which it says:] | :[Below this frame is a button on which it says:] | ||
:Upload image | :Upload image | ||
− | :[If you press this then you picture is uploaded and shown as part of the post on the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page]. | + | :[If you press this then you picture is uploaded and shown as part of the post on the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page].) |
:[Below the image editor nothing has changed compared to before and everything beneath the thin black line is as before.] | :[Below the image editor nothing has changed compared to before and everything beneath the thin black line is as before.] | ||
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+ | ==[[1506:_xkcloud/Pictures_of_other_pages#Help_us_recover_more_data_page|Help us recover more data]]== | ||
:[At the top of this third page (or fourth if coming from the paint a picture page) there are the following white text on a red button:] | :[At the top of this third page (or fourth if coming from the paint a picture page) there are the following white text on a red button:] | ||
:'''Help us recover more data''' | :'''Help us recover more data''' | ||
− | :[If you click this button you go back to one of the two pages that follows the front page that is the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page or the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page. So in this way a loop will begin. The only difference is that now there will be | + | :[If you click this button you go back to one of the two pages that follows the front page that is the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page or the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page. So in this way a loop will begin. The only difference is that now there will be four pictures instead of three at the bottom, and it will be the four that was on this page - including the one you have been involved in at the top.] |
:[Below this button is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk - same as with the two pages mentioned above as are the text given here below. If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.] | :[Below this button is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk - same as with the two pages mentioned above as are the text given here below. If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.] | ||
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | :[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:] | ||
− | :Our policy regarding your personal data: | + | :Our policy regarding |
+ | :your personal data: | ||
− | *Please stop sending us your personal data | + | * Please stop sending us |
− | *We are running out of places to put it | + | :your personal data |
− | *Is this even yours? | + | * We are running out of |
− | *Does anyone recognize whose data this is? | + | :places to put it |
− | *Oh jeez never mind here comes more data | + | * Is this even yours? |
− | *Why are you doing this | + | * Does anyone recognize |
− | *Please stop | + | :whose data this is? |
− | *Help | + | * Oh jeez never mind here |
− | :[ | + | :comes more data |
− | + | * Why are you doing this | |
+ | * Please stop | ||
+ | * Help | ||
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+ | :[To the right below the thin black line are both the post you have just finished (either by connecting a text or image with the missing part or even typing or painting your self) as well as three other posts below "yours". They are stacked above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. The other three are again random chosen - it is not the ones from the page where you should choose a text/image. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text is a blue "like button" that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).] | ||
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==Reason for data loss== | ==Reason for data loss== | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Sentence | !Sentence | ||
!Explanation | !Explanation | ||
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|<%= reason %> | |<%= reason %> | ||
|A template used by server-side frameworks such as Rails, which would normally replace this line with the actual value of the "reason" variable. | |A template used by server-side frameworks such as Rails, which would normally replace this line with the actual value of the "reason" variable. | ||
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− | | | + | | +++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR. REDO FROM START +++ |
− | | | + | |A reference to Hex, the magical computer from Terry Pratchett's Discworld, which would occasionally emit this error |
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− | | | + | |AOL window in front of Netscape window |
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|Baby ur much 2 fast | |Baby ur much 2 fast | ||
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|bookmarks migrated to Venezuela | |bookmarks migrated to Venezuela | ||
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|butter didn't suit the works | |butter didn't suit the works | ||
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|butter overflow | |butter overflow | ||
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|butter to text interface not found | |butter to text interface not found | ||
|A reference to speech-to-text interfaces, typically used by people who cannot see easily to enable them to use a computer. | |A reference to speech-to-text interfaces, typically used by people who cannot see easily to enable them to use a computer. | ||
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|cannot save, there's something gross on the S key | |cannot save, there's something gross on the S key | ||
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|CAPTCHA response indicated parahuman intelligence | |CAPTCHA response indicated parahuman intelligence | ||
− | |A CAPTCHA is a tool which aims to prevent | + | |A CAPTCHA is a tool which aims to prevent comupter-generated submissions to an online form by asking the user a question which is easy for humans but (supposedly) hard for computers. In this case, the CAPTCHA detects parahuman intelligence rather than human intelligence. |
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|cat-like typing detected | |cat-like typing detected | ||
− | |When cats walk or sit on keyboards, they can type, which can be annoying. A program called [ | + | |When cats walk or sit on keyboards, they can type, which can be annoying. A program called [http://bitboost.com/pawsense/ PawSense] attempted to detect this and block the typed keystrokes to reduce inconvenience. |
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+ | |CRM-114 unit malfunctioning | ||
+ | |The CRM-114 unit's malfunction is the main plot device in the film Dr Strangelove | ||
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|confirmation BIOS | |confirmation BIOS | ||
|Pun on "confirmation bias" (a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors); BIOS is part of a PC's hardware | |Pun on "confirmation bias" (a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors); BIOS is part of a PC's hardware | ||
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− | | | + | |cuold not evade skifree yeti |
− | | | + | |[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree SkiFree] is an early 90s computer game that requires the player to ski down an endless slope. It's famous for a yeti that appears after the player reaches a certain distance, which then chases and eats the player. |
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|could not initialize sound blaster 16 | |could not initialize sound blaster 16 | ||
|The Sound Blaster 16 is a PC sound card which used FM synthesis to play MIDI files, which was popular in the 1990s. | |The Sound Blaster 16 is a PC sound card which used FM synthesis to play MIDI files, which was popular in the 1990s. | ||
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|data too big | |data too big | ||
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|database configuration violates the Prime Directive | |database configuration violates the Prime Directive | ||
− | |The | + | |The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Directive Prime Directive] comes from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek Star Trek], and refers to the principle of not interfering with the natural development of primitive cultures. This error is implying that the database is being seen as a primitive life, and therefore the server is not allowed to make any changes to it. |
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− | | | + | |Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core. |
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− | | | + | |cumulonimbus #19 too rabbitlike |
− | | | + | |A cumulonimbus is a type of cloud. This may be a pun. The error suggests that the cloud looked too much like a rabbit. |
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|dictionary too stiff to read | |dictionary too stiff to read | ||
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|electrons too big, stuck in wafer | |electrons too big, stuck in wafer | ||
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|ERR:INVALID DIM | |ERR:INVALID DIM | ||
− | |On the Texas Instruments TI-83 and TI-84 calculators, this is an error message shown [ | + | |On the Texas Instruments TI-83 and TI-84 calculators, this is an error message shown [http://oakroadsystems.com/math/ti83oops.htm#x_InvalidDim in various situations]. |
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|error | |error | ||
|This error message is so uninformative as to be redundant. | |This error message is so uninformative as to be redundant. | ||
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+ | |error reading drive B. Abort, Retry, Fail? | ||
+ | |A common error from MS-DOS, often caused by a failing floppy disk | ||
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|error: error code [error] while decoding error code | |error: error code [error] while decoding error code | ||
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|error: operation completed successfully | |error: operation completed successfully | ||
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|ethics in journalism | |ethics in journalism | ||
− | |Possibly a reference to the movement | + | |Possibly a reference to the right-wing Gamergate movement, who defended their harassment and dox actions as "ethics in video game journalism". |
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|eyelash! eyelash! | |eyelash! eyelash! | ||
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|files fell out | |files fell out | ||
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|files overwritten with more interesting content | |files overwritten with more interesting content | ||
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|firewall caught fire | |firewall caught fire | ||
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|floating point unit no longer afloat | |floating point unit no longer afloat | ||
− | |A floating point unit is a part of a CPU which can perform calculations on non-integers. The pun is that the floating point unit is not floating (as in on a liquid). Possibly a reference to the Jargon File's [ | + | |A floating point unit is a part of a CPU which can perform calculations on non-integers. The pun is that the floating point unit is not floating (as in on a liquid). Possibly a reference to the Jargon File's [http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/number-crunching.html#crunchly74-12-25 Crunchly comic]. |
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− | | | + | |friday squid blogging |
− | | | + | |Security guru Bruce Schneier regularly posts a blog post with this title, and some squid related news, primarily as a discussion thread |
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− | | | + | |guru meditation #00000025.65045338 press left mouse button to continue |
− | + | |A common error from the Commodore Amiga | |
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|GSM filter change required | |GSM filter change required | ||
|Possibly referring to an electronic component used to filter out GSM frequencies. Unlike automotive oil filters, electronic filters don't require changing. | |Possibly referring to an electronic component used to filter out GSM frequencies. Unlike automotive oil filters, electronic filters don't require changing. | ||
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|hard drive oil depleted | |hard drive oil depleted | ||
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|helvetica scenario | |helvetica scenario | ||
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|HTTP 418 | |HTTP 418 | ||
− | |The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred. For example, the well known 404 is when the client requests a web page that doesn't exist. HTTP 418 is part of the | + | |The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred. For example, the well known 404 is when the client requests a web page that doesn't exist. HTTP 418 is part of the April Fool's day prank "Hyper Text Coffee Protocol", denoting "I am a teapot," and purportedly is used when sending an instruction to brew coffee to a teapot. |
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|http is down | |http is down | ||
− | |Since all the traffic is being handled by http (or https), is http were | + | |Since all the traffic is being handled by http (or https), is http were truely down, it would be a conundrum. |
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|hung up prematurely | |hung up prematurely | ||
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|I got pretty distracted trying to figure out how big space is | |I got pretty distracted trying to figure out how big space is | ||
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|illegal carrot detected in mail queue | |illegal carrot detected in mail queue | ||
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|insufficient smoke for current mirror array | |insufficient smoke for current mirror array | ||
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|lp0 is the printer port, there used to be a 'printer on fire' error/warning | |lp0 is the printer port, there used to be a 'printer on fire' error/warning | ||
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|mean connection time exceeded | |mean connection time exceeded | ||
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− | |Error message on older printers stating to add extra letter-size sheets, which has become known to be a very cryptic error message | + | |Error message on older printers stating to add extra letter-size sheets, which has become known to be a very cryptic error message. |
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|Maybe a reference to an UVB-76 broadcast in 2001, which said "I am 143. Not receiving the generator." and "That stuff comes from hardware room." in Russian | |Maybe a reference to an UVB-76 broadcast in 2001, which said "I am 143. Not receiving the generator." and "That stuff comes from hardware room." in Russian | ||
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− | |Similar warnings betray proprietary software designed to break when used outside the terms of its license. Messages like this are unlikely to be found in free software like Ubuntu, where anti-features are largely inviable | + | |Similar warnings betray proprietary software designed to break when used outside the terms of its license. Messages like this are unlikely to be found in free software like Ubuntu, where anti-features are largely inviable. |
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|This page contains content from the Open Source Initiative, who have blocked it on copyright grounds. | |This page contains content from the Open Source Initiative, who have blocked it on copyright grounds. | ||
|It would be ironic for the Open Source Initiative, which promotes sharing and modification, to prevent the sharing of the page for copyright reasons. | |It would be ironic for the Open Source Initiative, which promotes sharing and modification, to prevent the sharing of the page for copyright reasons. | ||
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|TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK | |TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ==User names== | ||
+ | :[Below are possible (not all?) user names mentioned next to any post as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.] | ||
+ | :[In alphabetical order:] | ||
+ | *@meganamram | ||
+ | *Addison8 | ||
+ | *Agric Silverfinger | ||
+ | *Aidan2 | ||
+ | *Aiden5 | ||
+ | *Aidenn Aberforth Milne | ||
+ | *Agric Silverfinger | ||
+ | *Alice1956 | ||
+ | *Amanda08 | ||
+ | *Anonymous | ||
+ | *Arthur19 | ||
+ | *Ashley8 | ||
+ | *Ashley92 | ||
+ | *Ashley2009 | ||
+ | *Ayden1952 | ||
+ | *Bailey2001 | ||
+ | *Barbara1974 | ||
+ | *Brandi9 | ||
+ | *Caden14 | ||
+ | *Caden2010 | ||
+ | *Candice10 | ||
+ | *Carol04 | ||
+ | *Chad80 | ||
+ | *Charles18 | ||
+ | *Cheyenne1988 | ||
+ | *CMOS Def | ||
+ | *Christina Applecare | ||
+ | *Curic Copperfinger | ||
+ | *Cynthia99 | ||
+ | *Dakota94 | ||
+ | *David St. Hubbins | ||
+ | *Debbie26 | ||
+ | *Debbie3 | ||
+ | *Debbie62 | ||
+ | *Debian Bush | ||
+ | *Destiny1983 | ||
+ | *Destiny89 | ||
+ | *Dillon2008 | ||
+ | *Donna2 | ||
+ | *DragonBall Cooper | ||
+ | *Dunston Chexin | ||
+ | *Egbert Bentley White | ||
+ | *Eliezer Yudkowsky | ||
+ | *Elon Musk | ||
+ | *Facebook Scott Fitzgerald | ||
+ | *Frances29 | ||
+ | *Frances51 | ||
+ | *Frances99 | ||
+ | *Gary1951 | ||
+ | *Gary86 | ||
+ | *George Debian Bush | ||
+ | *George Reagan Renesmee Martin | ||
+ | *Green Mario | ||
+ | *Greg2004 | ||
+ | *Hatsy Collins | ||
+ | *Henry4 | ||
+ | *J. Alfred Leftshark | ||
+ | *Jack3 | ||
+ | *Jack39 | ||
+ | *Jacob10 | ||
+ | *Jada5 | ||
+ | *Jaden Riley Rufio Tolkien | ||
+ | *Jaina Khloe Rowling | ||
+ | *Jalen81 | ||
+ | *Jayden79 | ||
+ | *Jenniferl | ||
+ | *Jeph Jacques | ||
+ | *Joe Biden | ||
+ | *John2 | ||
+ | *Justin87 | ||
+ | *Kaitlin1976 | ||
+ | *Kathleen78 | ||
+ | *Keira10 | ||
+ | *Keira48 | ||
+ | *Kelsey1970 | ||
+ | *Kelsey1996 | ||
+ | *Kenneth96 | ||
+ | *Kilroy | ||
+ | *Khloe14 | ||
+ | *Kristy2007 | ||
+ | *Larry Ronald Hubbard | ||
+ | *Lauren Ibsen Dolores Amit | ||
+ | *Linda08 | ||
+ | *Lisa1995 | ||
+ | *Lord Gaga | ||
+ | *Lord Mondegreen | ||
+ | *Margaret11 | ||
+ | *Margaret5 | ||
+ | *Marie3 | ||
+ | *Mark Zuckerberg | ||
+ | *Mark2007 | ||
+ | *Mark92 | ||
+ | *Martin Van Halen | ||
+ | *Minecraft Holmes | ||
+ | *Misty3 | ||
+ | *Myspace Tom | ||
+ | *Norton Ghost Dad | ||
+ | *Padme Dorothy James | ||
+ | *Pam06 | ||
+ | *Paul1957 | ||
+ | *Patricia03 | ||
+ | *Player One | ||
+ | *Player Two | ||
+ | *Professor Monoculatus McToff | ||
+ | *Raymond6 | ||
+ | *Ronald22 | ||
+ | *Ruth3 | ||
+ | *S. G. Dukat | ||
+ | *Samuel19 | ||
+ | *Sarah55 | ||
+ | *Sierra10 | ||
+ | *Sierra7 | ||
+ | *Shaun46 | ||
+ | *Sheena2005 | ||
+ | *Sherri97 | ||
+ | *Stacy07 | ||
+ | *Steven02 | ||
+ | *Steven2002 | ||
+ | *Steven50 | ||
+ | *Susan25 | ||
+ | *Tim21 | ||
+ | *Tina Belcher | ||
+ | *Todd33 | ||
+ | *Tonya22 | ||
+ | *Tracy1977 | ||
+ | *Tricia14 | ||
+ | *Trinity1989 | ||
+ | *Virginia2006 | ||
+ | *Wil | ||
+ | *Wric Tungstenfinger | ||
+ | |||
==User pictures== | ==User pictures== | ||
:[Below are descriptions of possible (not all?) user pictures shown next to any user name as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.] | :[Below are descriptions of possible (not all?) user pictures shown next to any user name as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.] | ||
− | :[The | + | :[The images can be directly accessed from http://imgs.xkcd.com/xkcloud/user-1.png to http://imgs.xkcd.com/xkcloud/user-20.png .] |
− | + | *[Hairy complete stick figure] | |
− | + | *[Chipmunk] | |
− | * | + | *[Close up of male face with black hair on a gray background] |
− | + | *[Galaxy] | |
− | + | *[Chipmunk head] | |
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− | + | *[Tree crossing the street] | |
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==Like buttons== | ==Like buttons== | ||
− | :[xkcloud has " | + | :[xkcloud has "Like" buttons next to each post (next to the post text above the picture), similar to those on Facebook, but with random text from this alphabetical list below where all words are [http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/want synonyms for want].] |
*Covet | *Covet | ||
*Crave | *Crave | ||
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*The tea party was right about GMO bicycles | *The tea party was right about GMO bicycles | ||
*Everything makes sense now | *Everything makes sense now | ||
− | *Turkey drumstick Stonehenge was surprisingly compelling | + | *Turkey drumstick |
+ | *Stonehenge was surprisingly compelling | ||
*I've made a huge mistake | *I've made a huge mistake | ||
*Um, I think somethings wrong with my carrot... | *Um, I think somethings wrong with my carrot... | ||
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*To infinity and birdyond! | *To infinity and birdyond! | ||
''Reference to Toystory'' | ''Reference to Toystory'' | ||
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