Talk:1912: Thermostat - Revision history

162.158.166.125 at 05:55, 3 September 2022

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Nitpicking: stupid error on my part

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stupid error on my part

Nitpicking: ?

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Justice210 at 20:31, 30 March 2022

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172.69.79.223 at 10:22, 7 March 2022

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172.69.79.209 at 21:50, 6 March 2022

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172.69.79.223: Why.

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Why.

162.158.111.224 at 11:26, 19 October 2021

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Herobrine at 04:01, 3 March 2018

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Herobrine at 04:01, 3 March 2018

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	:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)		:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
	:::It should have a question mark, but it's Randall's error. A Trivia section could be added that mentions the mistake--lots of articles in this wiki do mention the creator's errors. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)		:::It should have a question mark, but it's Randall's error. A Trivia section could be added that mentions the mistake--lots of articles in this wiki do mention the creator's errors. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
		+	::::I don't interpret it as an error - it reads as natural to me, as Harry asking a rhetorical question. [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/12760/should-rhetorical-questions-end-with-a-period A quick google search] shows that ending rhetorical questions with periods is done sometimes, if not often. Whether or not it's "correct" grammar isn't really important, imho. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.166.125\|162.158.166.125]] 05:55, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

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	:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)		:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
−	:::It should have a question mark, but it's Randall's error. A Trivia ~~question~~ could be added that mentions the mistake--lots of articles in this wiki do mention the creator's errors. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)	+	:::It should have a question mark, but it's Randall's error. A Trivia section could be added that mentions the mistake--lots of articles in this wiki do mention the creator's errors. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

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	:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)		:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
		+	:::It should have a question mark, but it's Randall's error. A Trivia question could be added that mentions the mistake--lots of articles in this wiki do mention the creator's errors. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:32, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

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 : I interpreted it that way. In computing, partitioning separates parts of a drive that are to be used for different purposes, so parallels might be drawn there. - [[User:Emmia|Emmia]] ([[User talk:Emmia|talk]]) 07:24, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 : Not so sure about that. It's possible, I guess, but it's not obviously funny. I think it's more related to the title text about the helpline operative being afraid to upset whatever god of technology has cursed him with this unfathomable tech problem, and suggesting to him that the situation is so dire he may as well just end it all. (Obviously overreacting, as the failure of an IoT-enabled thermostat is definitely a First World Problem and not the horrendous event the characters are considering it to be.) 09:57, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 :I also thought about the "parting the sea" idea...consider that in the Old Testament, the gods of other cultures were spoken of as alive, and the Israelite God as directly challenging and defeating them (see the challenge issued to the Egyptian deities in Exodus).  Perhaps, rather than helping Cueball himself, Hairy thinks that by invoking the Most High, Cueball might be able to defeat whatever technology god he has angered.  Hence, Hairy suggests that Cueball try to play the role of Moses. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.76|172.68.34.76]] 16:11, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 :No, just talking about abandoning hope and that Cueball should escape life. This use of walking into the sea is a commonly used result of giving up at life, a reaction to not wanting to deal with people, reality, etc. any more. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 04:37, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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	Why does the question have no question mark? To me it seems unnatural. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.79.223}}		Why does the question have no question mark? To me it seems unnatural. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.79.223}}
	:Why does the comment have no signature? And is this a rhetorical question? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.209\|172.69.79.209]] 21:50, 6 March 2022 (UTC)		:Why does the comment have no signature? And is this a rhetorical question? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.209\|172.69.79.209]] 21:50, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
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		+	:: I forgot to add one. No, this is not rhetorical, and this grammar issue is getting really on my nerves. Is this really a grammar issue of just a new addition to english. (?) --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.223\|172.69.79.223]] 10:22, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

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	I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 04:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)		I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 04:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

−	Why does the question have no question mark? To me it seems unnatural.	+	Why does the question have no question mark? To me it seems unnatural. {{unsigned ip\|172.69.79.223}}
		+	:Why does the comment have no signature? And is this a rhetorical question? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.209\|172.69.79.209]] 21:50, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

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	I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 04:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)		I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 04:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
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	:I strongly agree with the previous. My work in tech support has teched me that the worst clients are the ones who have "just a little bit adjusted" something causing the failure but when they contact the tech support they act as the failure had occured by itself and deny ever touching anything. This .doc file is clearly created by the caller who has downloaded data from the thermostat and then accidentally saved it to the thermostat. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.48\|172.68.47.48]] 18:41, 11 November 2017 (UTC)		:I strongly agree with the previous. My work in tech support has teched me that the worst clients are the ones who have "just a little bit adjusted" something causing the failure but when they contact the tech support they act as the failure had occured by itself and deny ever touching anything. This .doc file is clearly created by the caller who has downloaded data from the thermostat and then accidentally saved it to the thermostat. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.48\|172.68.47.48]] 18:41, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

		+	::It could also mean that the battery is at the end of its lifespan, being charged enough to prevent the low-battery safeties from tripping, but not providing enough voltage for proper bit-on/off separation (which can cause all sorts of messes normally prevented by aforementioned safeties). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.224\|162.158.111.224]] 11:26, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
	I can't figure out if it's just a typo or if there's some meaning that "Have you tried walking into the sea." ends with a "." rather than a "?". The author isn't one to make grammatical errors, but I can't think of a clear interpretation - perhaps this is because, while worded as a question, it really only makes sense as a command - if Cueball had already tried walking into the sea, then he probably wouldn't be calling tech support now. That made me realize that we're hearing this from Cueball's perspective, so homonyms could be at play - for example, rather than referencing the "sea" Harry could be referring to the lower level programming language "C" (a predecessor to C++), which could be part of a larger explanation. [TH] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.48\|172.68.47.48]] 18:41, 11 November 2017 (UTC)		I can't figure out if it's just a typo or if there's some meaning that "Have you tried walking into the sea." ends with a "." rather than a "?". The author isn't one to make grammatical errors, but I can't think of a clear interpretation - perhaps this is because, while worded as a question, it really only makes sense as a command - if Cueball had already tried walking into the sea, then he probably wouldn't be calling tech support now. That made me realize that we're hearing this from Cueball's perspective, so homonyms could be at play - for example, rather than referencing the "sea" Harry could be referring to the lower level programming language "C" (a predecessor to C++), which could be part of a larger explanation. [TH] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.48\|172.68.47.48]] 18:41, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

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	: It's Android because that makes the problem extra weird. I feel certain that this is just the latest in the ongoing theme of "Cueball gets the WEIRDEST tech problems". :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:45, 24 November 2017 (UTC)		: It's Android because that makes the problem extra weird. I feel certain that this is just the latest in the ongoing theme of "Cueball gets the WEIRDEST tech problems". :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:45, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

−	I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD.	+	I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD. [[User:Herobrine\|Herobrine]] ([[User talk:Herobrine\|talk]]) 04:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

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	I took this to mean Cueball had been trying to hack his traditional thermostat, and poorly. He says the little LCD is giving him this Android recovery error. Almost no thermostats run Android and if they do they don't have little LCDs. So now tech support has to deal with his utter incompetence and tampering that's bricked his thermostat. Hence the telling him to go walk into the sea. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.72\|162.158.186.72]] 22:22, 19 November 2017 (UTC)		I took this to mean Cueball had been trying to hack his traditional thermostat, and poorly. He says the little LCD is giving him this Android recovery error. Almost no thermostats run Android and if they do they don't have little LCDs. So now tech support has to deal with his utter incompetence and tampering that's bricked his thermostat. Hence the telling him to go walk into the sea. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.72\|162.158.186.72]] 22:22, 19 November 2017 (UTC)
	: It's Android because that makes the problem extra weird. I feel certain that this is just the latest in the ongoing theme of "Cueball gets the WEIRDEST tech problems". :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:45, 24 November 2017 (UTC)		: It's Android because that makes the problem extra weird. I feel certain that this is just the latest in the ongoing theme of "Cueball gets the WEIRDEST tech problems". :) [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 06:45, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I've deleted the trivia section, in both [[349: Success]] and [[1350: Lorenz]], the shark attack was caused by BSD.