Talk:2377: xkcd Phone 12 - Revision history

162.158.155.81: add signature

2023-09-22T16:57:12Z

add signature

162.158.155.81 at 16:56, 22 September 2023

2023-09-22T16:56:45Z

162.158.146.46: I think that the coherent ultracapacitor-pumped emission feature may be a lightsaber mode?

2023-02-08T19:33:08Z

I think that the coherent ultracapacitor-pumped emission feature may be a lightsaber mode?

172.70.230.111: screaming mode: self-explanatory?

2022-02-28T04:39:56Z

screaming mode: self-explanatory?

172.68.57.247 at 16:42, 4 June 2021

2021-06-04T16:42:37Z

162.158.212.218 at 15:07, 28 April 2021

2021-04-28T15:07:19Z

162.158.122.14 at 15:15, 22 November 2020

2020-11-22T15:15:53Z

162.158.183.235: Comment about "the only phone you'll ever own"

2020-10-30T10:37:44Z

Comment about "the only phone you'll ever own"

162.158.155.102: Adding alternative explanation for "the only phone you'll ever own"

2020-10-29T18:13:30Z

Adding alternative explanation for "the only phone you'll ever own"

108.162.245.92 at 01:31, 29 October 2020

2020-10-29T01:31:33Z

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	Is Screaming Mode really self-explanatory? I first thought it meant a mode to let the user scream into it. I thought the joke might be that it's not "self-explanatory" what a screaming mode would do on a phone. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.230.111\|172.70.230.111]] 04:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)		Is Screaming Mode really self-explanatory? I first thought it meant a mode to let the user scream into it. I thought the joke might be that it's not "self-explanatory" what a screaming mode would do on a phone. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.230.111\|172.70.230.111]] 04:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

−	What if the object depicted in the image isn't 2 seperate things, the 12 and 12 max, but actually just one object that's stuck together somehow.	+	What if the object depicted in the image isn't 2 seperate things, the 12 and 12 max, but actually just one object that's stuck together somehow? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.81\|162.158.155.81]] 16:57, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

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	Is Screaming Mode really self-explanatory? I first thought it meant a mode to let the user scream into it. I thought the joke might be that it's not "self-explanatory" what a screaming mode would do on a phone. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.230.111\|172.70.230.111]] 04:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)		Is Screaming Mode really self-explanatory? I first thought it meant a mode to let the user scream into it. I thought the joke might be that it's not "self-explanatory" what a screaming mode would do on a phone. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.230.111\|172.70.230.111]] 04:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)
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		+	What if the object depicted in the image isn't 2 seperate things, the 12 and 12 max, but actually just one object that's stuck together somehow.

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 The 600LB magnet doesn't weigh 600 pounds, it's strong enough to hold 600 pounds.  And if you used the interlocking feature, and it doesn't explode, you'd never be able to pull the phones apart.  [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 01:42, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 :I just looked up 600 lb fishing magnets on Amazon.com. They weigh a couple lbs. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 05:05, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 :From what we've learned about xkcd-Phones so far, I wouldn't be surprised if the magnet actually weights 600 lb. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.91|108.162.229.91]] 11:23, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
 :: yes, the text is ambiguous if the 600lb is force or weight.  And, if it's weight, it would explain the need for a drivetrain to move it, and a shipping container to ship it.

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	I bought the phone, and by default it boots into 16-bit real mode. How do I make it automatically boot into 1024-bit protected mode (this is a joke, by the way.) --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.57.247\|172.68.57.247]] 16:42, 4 June 2021 (UTC)		I bought the phone, and by default it boots into 16-bit real mode. How do I make it automatically boot into 1024-bit protected mode (this is a joke, by the way.) --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.57.247\|172.68.57.247]] 16:42, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
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		+	Is Screaming Mode really self-explanatory? I first thought it meant a mode to let the user scream into it. I thought the joke might be that it's not "self-explanatory" what a screaming mode would do on a phone. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.230.111\|172.70.230.111]] 04:39, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

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	The laser projection system might be useful for emergency self defense, though depending on the potential, it may also count as a concealed weapon and thus be illegal to carry without a permit in the United States (place dpendent) and be basically illegal to own elsewhere.		The laser projection system might be useful for emergency self defense, though depending on the potential, it may also count as a concealed weapon and thus be illegal to carry without a permit in the United States (place dpendent) and be basically illegal to own elsewhere.
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		+	I bought the phone, and by default it boots into 16-bit real mode. How do I make it automatically boot into 1024-bit protected mode (this is a joke, by the way.) --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.57.247\|172.68.57.247]] 16:42, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

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	:I thought it was a reference to the "Closed timelike curves": once you own this phone, you own this phone. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.183.235\|162.158.183.235]] 10:37, 30 October 2020 (UTC)		:I thought it was a reference to the "Closed timelike curves": once you own this phone, you own this phone. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.183.235\|162.158.183.235]] 10:37, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
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		+	The laser projection system might be useful for emergency self defense, though depending on the potential, it may also count as a concealed weapon and thus be illegal to carry without a permit in the United States (place dpendent) and be basically illegal to own elsewhere.

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	Alternative explanation for '"The only phone you'll ever own"®™️' could be that future phones are either expected to become Mobile Device As A Service, or alternatively so highly locked-down into a proprietary eco-system of technology that your 'ownership' of the device in your hand becomes moot. From yet another sharer of a CGNAT ip address [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.102\|162.158.155.102]] 18:13, 29 October 2020 (UTC)		Alternative explanation for '"The only phone you'll ever own"®™️' could be that future phones are either expected to become Mobile Device As A Service, or alternatively so highly locked-down into a proprietary eco-system of technology that your 'ownership' of the device in your hand becomes moot. From yet another sharer of a CGNAT ip address [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.102\|162.158.155.102]] 18:13, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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		+	:I thought it was a reference to the "Closed timelike curves": once you own this phone, you own this phone. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.183.235\|162.158.183.235]] 10:37, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

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	Hey, if the phone has a 2x safety factor, and the phones depicted in the comic are next to each other, wouldn't this be a picture of something moments before disaster?		Hey, if the phone has a 2x safety factor, and the phones depicted in the comic are next to each other, wouldn't this be a picture of something moments before disaster?
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		+	Alternative explanation for '"The only phone you'll ever own"®™️' could be that future phones are either expected to become Mobile Device As A Service, or alternatively so highly locked-down into a proprietary eco-system of technology that your 'ownership' of the device in your hand becomes moot. From yet another sharer of a CGNAT ip address [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.102\|162.158.155.102]] 18:13, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

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	Could somebody finish off that "Given that Closed timelike curves are usually associated with solutions to general relativity that allow for time travel...", or at least alter it so it isn't trailing off? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.96\|172.69.22.96]] 10:39, 28 October 2020 (UTC)		Could somebody finish off that "Given that Closed timelike curves are usually associated with solutions to general relativity that allow for time travel...", or at least alter it so it isn't trailing off? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.96\|172.69.22.96]] 10:39, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
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		+	Hey, if the phone has a 2x safety factor, and the phones depicted in the comic are next to each other, wouldn't this be a picture of something moments before disaster?