554: Not Enough Work - Revision history

Lettherebedarklight: /* Transcript */ add Category:Comics with a Spanish translation

2025-12-15T08:58:39Z

‎Transcript: add Category:Comics with a Spanish translation

FaviFake: most correct is this, restored Revolutionary girl euclid's version

2025-08-17T21:10:01Z

most correct is this, restored Revolutionary girl euclid's version

172.70.91.159: /* Explanation */ It actually looked ok as it had been, and now looks more awkward as an addendum parenthisised clause, but (rather than revert), correcting the capital left in the 'correction' which made it most wrong.

2025-04-27T16:12:48Z

‎Explanation: It actually looked ok as it had been, and now looks more awkward as an addendum parenthisised clause, but (rather than revert), correcting the capital left in the 'correction' which made it most wrong.

Firestar233: I'm pretty sure this is more grammaticaly correct.

2025-04-27T04:31:52Z

I'm pretty sure this is more grammaticaly correct.

Revolutionary girl euclid: /* Explanation */ added Fun Fact™️ about haiku

2025-04-26T22:43:08Z

‎Explanation: added Fun Fact™️ about haiku

172.70.162.33: /* Explanation / I have to be honest, I didn't hear the localised etymology until decades* after I last used it. One wonders if MIT would have called their hypertext-link-follower "beaver", or Yale something to do with "Handsome Dan"... ;)

2025-03-20T14:59:17Z

‎Explanation: I have to be honest, I didn't hear the localised etymology until *decades* after I last used it. One wonders if MIT would have called *their* hypertext-link-follower "beaver", or Yale something to do with "Handsome Dan"... ;)

CalibansCreations: /* Explanation */

2025-03-20T12:39:48Z

‎Explanation

162.158.222.153: Missing comma

2024-06-05T08:06:51Z

Missing comma

172.70.160.166: /* Explanation / Modifying that edit to re-add that it was not anti*-speed, and to reiterate that the mechanical challenges of operation formed at least part of the various decitions as to arrangement.

2024-03-24T19:36:03Z

‎Explanation: Modifying that edit to re-add that it was not *anti*-speed, and to reiterate that the mechanical challenges of operation formed at least part of the various decitions as to arrangement.

B.bubblegum: /* Explanation */ The QWERTY layout did not have one single designer as it evolved, in part, over time for different purposes. There's no evidence it was designed to prevent key jams.

2024-03-24T18:16:01Z

‎Explanation: The QWERTY layout did not have one single designer as it evolved, in part, over time for different purposes. There's no evidence it was designed to prevent key jams.

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 {{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed. But, for the sake of most people who used it across the larger pre-web internet, it may have mostly evoked the essence of the term "{{w|gofer}}"/to ''go for'' something.)
-{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively (strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous). The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
+{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. (Strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous.) The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
 :Div class equals Main

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 {{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed. But, for the sake of most people who used it across the larger pre-web internet, it may have mostly evoked the essence of the term "{{w|gofer}}"/to ''go for'' something.)
-{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively (Strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous). The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
+{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively (strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous). The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
 :Div class equals Main

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 {{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed. But, for the sake of most people who used it across the larger pre-web internet, it may have mostly evoked the essence of the term "{{w|gofer}}"/to ''go for'' something.)
-{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. (Strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous.) The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
+{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively (Strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous). The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
 :Div class equals Main

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 {{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed. But, for the sake of most people who used it across the larger pre-web internet, it may have mostly evoked the essence of the term "{{w|gofer}}"/to ''go for'' something.)
-{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
+{{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. (Strictly speaking, Japanese haiku counts {{w|Mora (linguistics)#Japanese|morae}}, not syllables, but they're roughly analogous.) The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:
 :Div class equals Main

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 This was the first comic to refer to Dvorak, but since then it has become a [[:Category: Dvorak|recurrent theme]] on xkcd. A later comic, [[1445: Efficiency]], mentions, in the title text, how you could waste lots of time testing to see if Dvorak is faster.
-{{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed.)
+{{w|Gopher (protocol)|Gopher}} is a defunct internet protocol, which has been completely superseded by {{w|HTTP}}. It's a perfect example of the kind of thing a programmer might implement in the absence of other, more useful work. (As an aside, the protocol is named for {{w|Goldy Gopher}}, the mascot of the {{w|University of Minnesota}}, where it was developed. But, for the sake of most people who used it across the larger pre-web internet, it may have mostly evoked the essence of the term "{{w|gofer}}"/to ''go for'' something.)
 {{w|HTML}} and {{w|XHTML}} are markup languages used to describe web documents. XHTML-strict is a more restricted version of HTML that excludes certain redundant tags like <nowiki><center></nowiki>, which is theoretically no longer necessary now that <nowiki><div> and <span></nowiki> exist. {{w|Haiku}}, on the other hand, is a kind of Japanese poetry. Rather than having a rhyming meter like Western poetry, Japanese poetry has restrictions on {{w|syllable}} count; a haiku must contain three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables, respectively. The section of code given is HTML markup, and would be read by a web developer like this:

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 :Blog! - end - span - end - div
-This meets the syllable requirements. Restricting yourself to writing markup in this form would be extremely challenging time-consuming and pointless, so it, too, is a good sign that coders need more real work to do. The title text notes that if you are one of those assholes that are pronouncing the angle brackets, then it would be even harder to write HTML in Haiku format. "Left angle bracket" and "right angle bracket" take up five syllables each on their own. (The asshole part is Randall's opinion about those who do pronounce <>). Haiku was mentioned later in [[622: Haiku Proof]].
+This meets the syllable requirements. Restricting yourself to writing markup in this form would be extremely challenging, time-consuming and pointless, so it, too, is a good sign that coders need more real work to do. The title text notes that if you are one of those assholes that are pronouncing the angle brackets, then it would be even harder to write HTML in Haiku format. "Left angle bracket" and "right angle bracket" take up five syllables each on their own. (The asshole part is Randall's opinion about those who do pronounce <>). Haiku was mentioned later in [[622: Haiku Proof]].
 Finally, the last panel mentions the biggest timesink of them all: {{tvtropes|ArchiveBinge|webcomics}}! [This is probably self-referential.] (Or, even worse, [[Main Page|wikis devoted to explaining the jokes in CERTAIN webcomics]].)

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 In some companies, programmers can find themselves under-employed. This may be because these companies have little programming work until something breaks or needs upgrading, or perhaps they are between projects, or simply waiting for a go-ahead.  Coders still need to make themselves available to perform emergency fixes, but they may have no other assigned work. This requires them to find constructive ways to spend their time. Or unconstructive, if that is more fun.
-{{w|Dvorak Simplified Keyboard|Dvorak}} is a keyboard layout that was proposed in 1936 as an alternative to the existing, entrenched {{w|Qwerty keyboard|QWERTY}} layout, developed in the 1870s. The QWERTY keyboard is the standard in the US, but its key layout was not designed for speed, instead evolving organically over time to bend to the needs of Morse code receivers or to evade patents, while the DVORAK keyboard layout was made with typing efficiency in mind.
+{{w|Dvorak Simplified Keyboard|Dvorak}} is a keyboard layout that was proposed in 1936 as an alternative to the existing, entrenched {{w|Qwerty keyboard|QWERTY}} layout, developed in the 1870s. The QWERTY keyboard is the standard in the US, but its key layout was not designed for (or against) speed, instead evolving organically over time to bend to the needs of Morse code receivers, to evade patents and to solve commonly encountered mechanical issues, while the DVORAK keyboard layout was made with typing efficiency in mind.
 The Dvorak keyboard was ultimately unsuccessful. It persists today, but has never threatened the dominance of the QWERTY keyboard. Even if the Dvorak layout is more efficient (which is still a matter of debate, see the uncomfortable truth in [[561: Well]]), QWERTY was and is the standard. This means that every keyboard user has to learn QWERTY anyway, and there is insufficient benefit in spending the time to learn a new layout, especially when you would have to switch back and forth between Dvorak and QWERTY as the situation demands.