Talk:1707: xkcd Phone 4 - Revision history

FaviFake at 08:20, 21 July 2023

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172.71.167.56 at 01:16, 21 July 2023

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172.71.174.141 at 01:15, 21 July 2023

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172.69.63.61 at 22:24, 13 November 2019

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Lysdexia at 19:03, 25 July 2019

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172.68.50.106 at 13:52, 7 March 2018

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Davidy22 at 01:57, 27 July 2016

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KieferSkunk at 03:11, 26 July 2016

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Mlv: Clarification on julian dates used in finance

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Clarification on julian dates used in finance

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	isn't the "certified" funny because it's not certified by a specific thing, it's just certified in general? also, i thought the twitter thing was verified, not certified [[Special:Contributions/172.71.174.141\|172.71.174.141]] 01:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)		isn't the "certified" funny because it's not certified by a specific thing, it's just certified in general? also, i thought the twitter thing was verified, not certified [[Special:Contributions/172.71.174.141\|172.71.174.141]] 01:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
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		+	: You're right! I have no idea who put that twitter thing there, since tons of other platforms also verify accounts. I removed it --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 08:20, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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	would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)		would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

−	isn't the "certified" funny because it's not certified by a specific thing, it's just certified in general? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.174.141\|172.71.174.141]] 01:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)	+	isn't the "certified" funny because it's not certified by a specific thing, it's just certified in general? also, i thought the twitter thing was verified, not certified [[Special:Contributions/172.71.174.141\|172.71.174.141]] 01:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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	would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)		would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
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		+	isn't the "certified" funny because it's not certified by a specific thing, it's just certified in general? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.174.141\|172.71.174.141]] 01:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

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	If the resemblance to sanitary towels is intentional, maybe it's supposed to be used together with the previous three? One phone for each hand, one for the wrist and one for down there... it is water resistant, non-porous and washable after all :P --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.106\|172.68.50.106]] 13:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)		If the resemblance to sanitary towels is intentional, maybe it's supposed to be used together with the previous three? One phone for each hand, one for the wrist and one for down there... it is water resistant, non-porous and washable after all :P --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.106\|172.68.50.106]] 13:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
		+	:Don't forget the stinging jellyfish proteins built into the screen! That would make an xkcd Phone very stimulating for "down there". I wonder if the stinging sensation intensity is controlled by the phone?

	would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)		would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

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	If the resemblance to sanitary towels is intentional, maybe it's supposed to be used together with the previous three? One phone for each hand, one for the wrist and one for down there... it is water resistant, non-porous and washable after all :P --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.106\|172.68.50.106]] 13:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)		If the resemblance to sanitary towels is intentional, maybe it's supposed to be used together with the previous three? One phone for each hand, one for the wrist and one for down there... it is water resistant, non-porous and washable after all :P --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.106\|172.68.50.106]] 13:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
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		+	would -> should; calenders -> calendars; will -> shall; Christians -> [Hæretics]. "onboard cloud" is not contradictory; it means the phone is a server. i.e. -> ; i.e.; nice < niais < nescius := not-skilled -> well, ass; Google -> Google,; while -> whiles; EX -> Ex; own proprietary: pick one; large -> great; 3.5 mm -> 3.5mm; 13 cm -> 13cm; 18 cm -> 18cm; longer -> further, greater [[User:Lysdexia\|Lysdexia]] ([[User talk:Lysdexia\|talk]]) 19:03, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

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	Another possible meaning for "Software-defined" might be that the entire phone was designed entirely by a computer. Such things exist, but are uncommon and still very difficult to accomplish, but the idea is that a program is given a general guideline for a circuit or object to design, and then it comes up with all the details (including circuit layouts) on its own. A coworker of mine told me of such a program having designed a working transistor radio entirely out of a single wire trace that would have been virtually impossible to build in real life. The program determined that electrical properties in certain wire layouts with extremely precise tolerances would mimic the behavior of basic electronic components (e.g. resistors and diodes). In any event, such a thing would be pretty pointless here, as is most of this "phone". :) {{unsigned\|KieferSkunk}}		Another possible meaning for "Software-defined" might be that the entire phone was designed entirely by a computer. Such things exist, but are uncommon and still very difficult to accomplish, but the idea is that a program is given a general guideline for a circuit or object to design, and then it comes up with all the details (including circuit layouts) on its own. A coworker of mine told me of such a program having designed a working transistor radio entirely out of a single wire trace that would have been virtually impossible to build in real life. The program determined that electrical properties in certain wire layouts with extremely precise tolerances would mimic the behavior of basic electronic components (e.g. resistors and diodes). In any event, such a thing would be pretty pointless here, as is most of this "phone". :) {{unsigned\|KieferSkunk}}
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		+	If the resemblance to sanitary towels is intentional, maybe it's supposed to be used together with the previous three? One phone for each hand, one for the wrist and one for down there... it is water resistant, non-porous and washable after all :P --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.106\|172.68.50.106]] 13:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

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	I'm surprised there is no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery Nickel–cadmium] (a fairly common rechargeable type) as a possible component for the nickel-lithium-iron combination. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.88\|108.162.221.88]] 17:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)		I'm surprised there is no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery Nickel–cadmium] (a fairly common rechargeable type) as a possible component for the nickel-lithium-iron combination. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.88\|108.162.221.88]] 17:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

−	Another possible meaning for "Software-defined" might be that the entire phone was designed entirely by a computer. Such things exist, but are uncommon and still very difficult to accomplish, but the idea is that a program is given a general guideline for a circuit or object to design, and then it comes up with all the details (including circuit layouts) on its own. A coworker of mine told me of such a program having designed a working transistor radio entirely out of a single wire trace that would have been virtually impossible to build in real life. The program determined that electrical properties in certain wire layouts with extremely precise tolerances would mimic the behavior of basic electronic components (e.g. resistors and diodes). In any event, such a thing would be pretty pointless here, as is most of this "phone". :)	+	Another possible meaning for "Software-defined" might be that the entire phone was designed entirely by a computer. Such things exist, but are uncommon and still very difficult to accomplish, but the idea is that a program is given a general guideline for a circuit or object to design, and then it comes up with all the details (including circuit layouts) on its own. A coworker of mine told me of such a program having designed a working transistor radio entirely out of a single wire trace that would have been virtually impossible to build in real life. The program determined that electrical properties in certain wire layouts with extremely precise tolerances would mimic the behavior of basic electronic components (e.g. resistors and diodes). In any event, such a thing would be pretty pointless here, as is most of this "phone". :) {{unsigned\|KieferSkunk}}

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	I'm surprised there is no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery Nickel–cadmium] (a fairly common rechargeable type) as a possible component for the nickel-lithium-iron combination. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.88\|108.162.221.88]] 17:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)		I'm surprised there is no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery Nickel–cadmium] (a fairly common rechargeable type) as a possible component for the nickel-lithium-iron combination. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.88\|108.162.221.88]] 17:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Another possible meaning for "Software-defined" might be that the entire phone was designed entirely by a computer. Such things exist, but are uncommon and still very difficult to accomplish, but the idea is that a program is given a general guideline for a circuit or object to design, and then it comes up with all the details (including circuit layouts) on its own. A coworker of mine told me of such a program having designed a working transistor radio entirely out of a single wire trace that would have been virtually impossible to build in real life. The program determined that electrical properties in certain wire layouts with extremely precise tolerances would mimic the behavior of basic electronic components (e.g. resistors and diodes). In any event, such a thing would be pretty pointless here, as is most of this "phone". :)

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 The Julian calendar is used by Orthodox Christians, but not astronomers. Astronomers use something called {{w|Julian day}}. --[[User:Mlv|Mlv]] ([[User talk:Mlv|talk]]) 16:27, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 :Its also used in banking and finance. I have to do the conversion every time we do a direct debit collection at work to verify that the dates in the file are what we need, so that switch would actually be useful to me. {{unsigned ip|141.101.70.103}}
 "Did you know '4' is 'IV' in Roman numerals?" is probably a dig on "Mac OS X", which is supposed to be pronounced "Mac OS 10". Apparently it used to annoy Steve Jobs that it was pronounced "Mac OS EX" by many people. {{unsigned ip|108.162.210.214}}

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	It seems as if "Certified" may be a reference to [https://xkcd.com/1096/ #1096]		It seems as if "Certified" may be a reference to [https://xkcd.com/1096/ #1096]
	[[Special:Contributions/141.101.91.223\|141.101.91.223]] 13:49, 16 July 2016 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/141.101.91.223\|141.101.91.223]] 13:49, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I'm surprised there is no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery Nickel–cadmium] (a fairly common rechargeable type) as a possible component for the nickel-lithium-iron combination. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.88\|108.162.221.88]] 17:49, 18 July 2016 (UTC)