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| date = November 16, 2022 | | date = November 16, 2022 | ||
| title = Feature Comparison | | title = Feature Comparison | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a MULTIHOMED MESH NODE. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | This | + | This is comparing different remote communication services, including the relatively well-known {{w|Twitter}}, {{w|Discord}}, {{w|Mastodon (software)|Mastodon}}, {{w|Facebook|F(ace)B(ook)}}, {{w|Slack (software)|Slack}}, {{w|Signal (software)|Signal}}, {{w|Internet Relay Chat}} (IRC), {{w|Tumblr}}, {{w|Reddit}}, and mobile telephone {{w|SMS}} text messages. |
− | + | This comic contains severe errors that Randall would not be expected to make, and could be reason to believe that somebody is faking Randall's comics or severely confusing him. The comic may even be about such situations, showcasing how a device from two decades ago met so many goals we struggle and fail to reach today. | |
− | + | - Mastodon doesn't require a central server. | |
− | + | - Mastodon doesn't support file transfer. | |
− | + | - Discord does not provide for user-run instances at all, only moderation and administration like all the others. | |
− | + | - Slack does not provide for user-run instances at all, only moderation and administration like all the others. | |
− | + | - Reddit does not provide for user-run instances at all, only moderation and administration like all the others. | |
− | The | + | - An earlier version of the comic suggesting that Mastodon has no user-run instances was corrected shortly after publication of the original. |
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+ | - Some say IRC does require at least one central server{{fact}}, and relegate file transfer support to the domain of client extensions. | ||
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+ | - Signal is heavily used in user-run instances via a diverse ecosystem of code forks. Many of these don't require a central server, a couple use mesh networking. | ||
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+ | - Discord previously hosted a video game storefront but doesn't have built-in games within the application itself. | ||
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+ | - Reddit occasionally does have built-in games. | ||
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+ | - Tumblr does have a form of group chats. | ||
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+ | The less well-known "{{w|Cybiko}}® wireless handheld computer for teens (2000)" was a handheld computer designed for teens and released in 2000, which featured its own two-way radio text messaging system. The Cybiko has two-way communication capabilities along with built-in games and music player capabilities. Additional information about it is available at [http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Cybiko the Dead Media Archive], as the device has not been manufactured since 2003. The chart suggests that the Cybiko has an advantage over all of the other ten communication services listed, as it has all eight of the features listed in the table, whereas none of the other services under consideration have more than five of the features. Of course, purchasing a Cybiko or finding friends who own one can be its own challenge, as device was discontinued nearly 20 years ago. | ||
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+ | <!-- Also need to explain features: Direct messages, Group chats, File transfer, Built-in games, User-run instances, Doesn't require central server, Mesh networking, Wireless message delivery (without internet) --> | ||
+ | {{w|Mesh networking}} is the ability for users to have P2P connections, and talk without a centralized server. The Cybiko has this as well as wireless message delivery because it communicates to other devices via radio hence the ability to operate without any internet connectivity at all. | ||
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+ | <!-- Probably two individual tables, or ;headered itemised lists, but not a single table as per comic (and as per Transcript) as fitting description text in place of ticks (or lack of them?) would look *awful*... --> | ||
+ | <!-- ...these comments as placeholder, or checklist for each item needing commenting, depending on how the next active editor directs things... --> | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[A table with checkmarks to indicate which features various messaging services have. Each column is labeled with a service name and its logo beneath, except that for the last column, the device's longer name is written higher than all the other services' names, with an arrow pointing to a drawing of the device below it.] | :[A table with checkmarks to indicate which features various messaging services have. Each column is labeled with a service name and its logo beneath, except that for the last column, the device's longer name is written higher than all the other services' names, with an arrow pointing to a drawing of the device below it.] | ||
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! File transfer | ! File transfer | ||
− | | || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || | + | | || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || ✓ || || ✓ |
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! Built-in games | ! Built-in games | ||
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! Doesn't require central server | ! Doesn't require central server | ||
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! Mesh networking | ! Mesh networking |