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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]]. | ||
==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 xkcd), you will see either: | *After clicking on the red button on the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] (only part of the transcript written on the main page for xkcd), 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. | ||
− | **Here below the headings of the transcripts for the four pages | + | **Here below the headings of the transcripts for the four pages links directly to the section with the relevant images on the page with [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages|Pictures of other pages]. |
− | *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]]. | ||
− | ==[[1506: | + | ==[[1506:_xkcloud/Pictures_of_other_pages#Help.21_We_lost_the_text_page|Help! We lost the text]]== |
+ | |||
:[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: | ||
− | *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 | ||
:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:] | :[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:] | ||
:Don't contact us | :Don't contact us | ||
− | :[To the right below the thin black line are | + | :[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]]== | ||
− | |||
:[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: | ||
− | *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 | ||
:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following in light gray text:] | :[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following in light gray text:] | ||
− | :Don't contact us ([ | + | :Don't contact us ([http://euphoria.io/room/xkcd/ linking to this live chatroom]) |
− | :[To the right below the thin black line are | + | :[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]]).] |
− | ==[[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.] | ||
− | ==[[1506: | + | |
+ | ==[[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 | ||
:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:] | :[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:] | ||
:Don't contact us | :Don't contact us | ||
− | :[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 | + | :[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]]). Above these buttons there (from late in the afternoon no April 1st) appear a word which by clicking it created a permalink:] |
:Link | :Link | ||
:[This is written over all the buttons for each of the possible posts.] | :[This is written over all the buttons for each of the possible posts.] | ||
==Reason for data loss== | ==Reason for data loss== | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Sentence | !Sentence | ||
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|a user's middle name was <nowiki></html></nowiki> | |a user's middle name was <nowiki></html></nowiki> | ||
− | |Having a user name containing an html tag might cause issues in the server, similar to [ | + | |Having a user name containing an html tag might cause issues in the server, similar to [http://xkcd.com/327 xkcd 327]. |
|- | |- | ||
|aol window in front of netscape window | |aol window in front of netscape window | ||
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|bookmarks migrated to Venezuela | |bookmarks migrated to Venezuela | ||
− | |Bookmarks are typically migrated from one file folder to another so that they can be accessed by another browser | + | |Bookmarks are typically migrated from one file folder to another so that they can be accessed by another browser. |
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|butter didn't suit the works | |butter didn't suit the works | ||
− | |Reference to "Alice in Wonderland" | + | |Reference to "Alice in Wonderland" -- the Mad Hatter put butter into his watch to make it keep more accurate time, and explained "I used the very best butter, too." |
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|butter overflow | |butter overflow | ||
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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 {{w|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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|confirmation BIOS | |confirmation BIOS | ||
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|could not evade skifree yeti | |could 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. Possibly a reference to [[667: SkiFree]]. |
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|could not initialize sound blaster 16 | |could not initialize sound blaster 16 | ||
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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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|Dave's not registered, man | |Dave's not registered, man | ||
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|Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core. | |Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core. | ||
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|dictionary too stiff to read | |dictionary too stiff to read | ||
− | |dictionary in addition to being a book where you can look up the definition of words can also be a data structure of key value pairings. | + | |dictionary in addition to being a book where you can look up the definition of words can also be a data structure of key value pairings. |
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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 reading drive B. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abort,_Retry,_Fail%3F Abort, Retry, Fail?] | |error reading drive B. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abort,_Retry,_Fail%3F Abort, Retry, Fail?] | ||
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|eyelash! eyelash! | |eyelash! eyelash! | ||
− | |Possibly a reference to [ | + | |Possibly a reference to [http://xkcd.com/1086 xkcd 1086] |
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|files fell out | |files fell out | ||
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|firewall caught fire | |firewall caught fire | ||
− | |Pun based on the inclusion of the term "fire" in "firewall" | + | |Pun based on the inclusion of the term "fire" in "firewall" |
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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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|food problematic | |food problematic | ||
|Firefly quote | |Firefly quote | ||
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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 | + | |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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|general uncertainty | |general uncertainty | ||
− | |Possibly reference to the general uncertainty principle in Quantum Mechanics, which gives an upper limit for the accuracy of measuring two variables at the same time | + | |Possibly reference to the general uncertainty principle in Quantum Mechanics, which gives an upper limit for the accuracy of measuring two variables at the same time |
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|GSM filter change required | |GSM filter change required | ||
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|guru meditation #00000025.65045338 press left mouse button to continue | |guru meditation #00000025.65045338 press left mouse button to continue | ||
− | |A common error from the Commodore Amiga | + | |A common error from the Commodore Amiga |
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|hard drive oil depleted | |hard drive oil depleted | ||
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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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTCPCP Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control 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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|i hurt myself today / to see if i still feel | |i hurt myself today / to see if i still feel | ||
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|lights are out, hard drive is taking a nap | |lights are out, hard drive is taking a nap | ||
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire lp0 on fire] | |[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire lp0 on fire] | ||
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|mean connection time exceeded | |mean connection time exceeded | ||
− | |"Maximum connection time exceeded" might be an error | + | |"Maximum connection time exceeded" might be an error -- by definition, some connections must last longer than the mean (average) connection time. |
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|microwave running | |microwave running | ||
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|nanobots in the water | |nanobots in the water | ||
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|our buffer runneth over | |our buffer runneth over | ||
− | |Old-English style message for "buffer overrun" instead of more modern language. There were no computers yet at that time | + | |Old-English style message for "buffer overrun" instead of more modern language. There were no computers yet at that time. |
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− | + | |Riven is a graphical adventure game by Cyan Worlds which was distributed on 5 CDs. | |
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|PRESS PLAY ON TAPE | |PRESS PLAY ON TAPE | ||
|The prompt given by a Commodore-64 when using the LOAD command (without a filename argument) | |The prompt given by a Commodore-64 when using the LOAD command (without a filename argument) | ||
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|RDBMS completely forgot how inner joins work | |RDBMS completely forgot how inner joins work | ||
− | |"Inner join" is a common SQL operation performed by a Relational DataBase Management System | + | |"Inner join" is a common SQL operation performed by a Relational DataBase Management System |
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− | |Servers are unlikely to have human style issues with drinking too much alcohol | + | |Servers are unlikely to have human style issues with drinking too much alcohol. |
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|server power cable stolen by raccoon for nest | |server power cable stolen by raccoon for nest | ||
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|soonerist sperver fid dot nile | |soonerist sperver fid dot nile | ||
− | |A | + | |A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism spoonerism] - spoonerist serrver did not find file |
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− | |Read-only floppy disks have a ''write-protect'' hole in the corner. A writable disk has no hole.<ref> | + | |Read-only floppy disks have a ''write-protect'' hole in the corner. A writable disk has no hole.<ref>http://oit.ua.edu/oit/services/it-service-desk/write-protect-a-floppy-diskette/</ref> It was common practice to convert read-only floppy disks (that could be obtained for free due to, e.g. shareware distribution at computer stores) into writable floppy disks by placing sticky tape over the hole. |
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|temporal paradox | |temporal paradox | ||
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|the butter you have dialed is invalid or no longer in service | |the butter you have dialed is invalid or no longer in service | ||
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|the server is temporarily permanent. Please try another also. | |the server is temporarily permanent. Please try another also. | ||
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− | |Lyrics from [ | + | |Lyrics from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVfzx5Pe-A "The System is Down"], also known as Strongbad Techno. Possible additional reference to the '/' root filesystem on unix/linux. |
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|This copy of Ubuntu is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue. | |This copy of Ubuntu is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue. | ||
− | |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. | ||
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|TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK | |TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK | ||
− | |Eight-track tape is an obsolete format for recorded music; the tape itself only had two sides. Nine-track tape - much wider than eight-track tape - was used for computer data storage. | + | |Eight-track tape is an obsolete format for recorded music; the tape itself only had two sides. (Nine-track tape -- much wider than eight-track tape -- was used for computer data storage.) |
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− | |Normally, at | + | |Normally, at a EULA you must accept 'terms and conditions'. There is basically no option to only agree to terms. |
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− | |User is | + | |User is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_a_typewriter not a typewriter]. |
|A reference to the "isatty" function in the Unix C library, which reports whether a file descriptor is connected to a teletypewriter (terminal) or not. Interactive programs generally are intended to be used from a terminal. | |A reference to the "isatty" function in the Unix C library, which reports whether a file descriptor is connected to a teletypewriter (terminal) or not. Interactive programs generally are intended to be used from a terminal. | ||
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:[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.] | :[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:] | :[In alphabetical order:] | ||
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− | + | *@meganamram | |
− | + | *Addison1 | |
− | + | *Addison8 | |
− | + | *Agric Silverfinger | |
− | + | *Aidan2 | |
− | + | *Aiden1 | |
− | + | *Aiden5 | |
− | + | *Aidenn Aberforth Milne | |
− | + | *Alice1956 | |
− | + | *Amanda08 | |
− | + | *Anonymous | |
− | + | *Apple Martin | |
− | + | *Arthur19 | |
− | + | *Ashley2009 | |
− | + | *Ashley8 | |
− | + | *Ashley92 | |
− | + | *Ayden1952 | |
− | + | *Bailey2001 | |
− | + | *Barbara1974 | |
− | + | *Benjamin Kenobi Sr | |
− | + | *Bool Hand Luke | |
− | + | *Brandi9 | |
− | + | *Caden14 | |
− | + | *Caden2010 | |
− | + | *Candice10 | |
− | + | *Carol04 | |
− | + | *Chad80 | |
− | + | *Charles18 | |
− | + | *Chelsea2006 | |
− | + | *Cheyenne1988 | |
− | + | *Christina Applecare | |
− | + | *CMOS Def | |
− | + | *Curic Copperfinger | |
− | + | *Cynthia1995 | |
− | + | *Cynthia99 | |
− | + | *Dakota94 | |
− | + | *David St. Hubbins | |
− | + | *Debbie26 | |
− | + | *Debbie3 | |
− | + | *Debbie62 | |
− | + | *Deborah3 | |
− | + | *Destiny1983 | |
− | + | *Destiny89 | |
− | + | *Dillon2008 | |
− | + | *Donald19 | |
− | + | *Donna2 | |
− | + | *Dorothy7 | |
− | + | *DragonBall Cooper | |
− | + | *Dunston Chexin | |
− | + | *Earl Sinclair | |
− | + | *Egbert Bentley White | |
− | + | *Eliezer Yudkowsky | |
− | + | *Elon Musk | |
− | + | *Eowyn L'Oreal James | |
− | + | *Euphegenia Doubtfire | |
− | + | *Facebook Scott Fitzgerald | |
− | + | *Frances29 | |
− | + | *Frances51 | |
− | + | *Frances99 | |
− | + | *Gary1951 | |
− | + | *Gary8 | |
− | + | *Gary86 | |
− | + | *George Debian Bush | |
− | + | *George Reagan Renesmee Martin | |
− | + | *Green Mario | |
− | + | *Greg2004 | |
− | + | *Hatsy Collins | |
− | + | *Henry05 | |
− | + | *Henry4 | |
− | + | *Horsepower Lovecraft | |
− | + | *J. Alfred Leftshark | |
− | + | *Jack3 | |
− | + | *Jack39 | |
− | + | *Jacob10 | |
− | + | *Jada5 | |
− | + | *Jaden Riley Rufio Tolkien | |
− | + | *Jaden21 | |
− | + | *Jaina Khloe Rowling | |
− | + | *Jalen81 | |
− | + | *James URL Jones | |
− | + | *Jayden79 | |
− | + | *Jennifer1 | |
− | + | *Jeph Jacques | |
− | + | *Joe Biden | |
− | + | *John2 | |
− | + | *Jonathan27 | |
− | + | *Joshua80 | |
− | + | *Justin87 | |
− | + | *Kaden61 | |
− | + | *Kaitlin1976 | |
− | + | *Karen3 | |
− | + | *Kathleen78 | |
− | + | *Keira10 | |
− | + | *Keira2002 | |
− | + | *Keira48 | |
− | + | *Kelsey1970 | |
− | + | *Kelsey1996 | |
− | + | *Kenneth96 | |
− | + | *Khloe14 | |
− | + | *Kilroy | |
− | + | *Kristy2007 | |
− | + | *Larry Ronald Hubbard | |
− | + | *Larry1994 | |
− | + | *Lauren Ibsen Dolores Amit | |
− | + | *Linda08 | |
− | + | *Lindsay2011 | |
− | + | *Lisa1995 | |
− | + | *Lord Gaga | |
− | + | *Lord Mondegreen | |
− | + | *Malik2 | |
− | + | *Margaret11 | |
− | + | *Margaret5 | |
− | + | *Marie12 | |
− | + | *Marie3 | |
− | + | *Marissa Mayer | |
− | + | *Mark Zuckerberg | |
− | + | *Mark2007 | |
− | + | *Mark92 | |
− | + | *Martin Van Halen | |
− | + | *Matthew2006 | |
− | + | *Mavis Bitcoin | |
− | + | *Michelle11 | |
− | + | *Minecraft Holmes | |
− | + | *Misty3 | |
− | + | *Myspace Tom | |
− | + | *Norton Ghost Dad | |
− | + | *Padme Dorothy James | |
− | + | *Pam06 | |
− | + | *Patricia03 | |
− | + | *Paul1957 | |
− | + | *Player One | |
− | + | *Player Two | |
− | + | *Professor Monoculatus McToff | |
− | + | *Raymond6 | |
− | + | *Ronald22 | |
− | + | *Ruth3 | |
− | + | *S. G. Dukat | |
− | + | *Samuel19 | |
− | + | *Sarah55 | |
− | + | *Sharon99 | |
− | + | *Shaun1960 | |
− | + | *Shaun46 | |
− | + | *Sheena2005 | |
− | + | *Sherri97 | |
− | + | *Sidd Finch | |
− | + | *Sierra10 | |
− | + | *Sierra7 | |
− | + | *Stacy07 | |
− | + | *Stacy14 | |
− | + | *Steven02 | |
− | + | *Steven2002 | |
− | + | *Steven50 | |
− | + | *Susan11 | |
− | + | *Susan25 | |
− | + | *Thomas2 | |
− | + | *Tim21 | |
− | + | *Tim87 | |
− | + | *Tina Belcher | |
− | + | *Todd33 | |
− | + | *Tonya22 | |
− | + | *Tonya38 | |
− | + | *Tracy1977 | |
− | + | *Tricia1 | |
− | + | *Tricia14 | |
− | + | *Trinity1989 | |
− | + | *Virginia1961 | |
− | + | *Virginia2006 | |
− | + | *Wil | |
− | + | *Wric Tungstenfinger | |
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==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] | |
− | + | *[e^iπ ≈ 0] | |
− | + | *[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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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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