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PoolloverNathan at 01:01, 2 April 2021

2021-04-02T01:01:25Z

108.162.219.16: 7 years and still current!

2019-01-17T13:24:27Z

7 years and still current!

StillNotOriginal at 01:51, 21 May 2018

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Zmatt at 04:27, 12 September 2016

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Davidy22 at 19:23, 18 March 2016

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108.162.221.50 at 16:08, 18 March 2016

2016-03-18T16:08:50Z

Pesthouse at 21:09, 5 June 2015

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173.245.54.158 at 00:38, 25 November 2014

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NealCruco at 02:44, 10 August 2014

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	It's been over 7 years since this comic was posted. I did my first xorg.conf edit this week - and now I get the joke... [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.16\|108.162.219.16]] 13:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)		It's been over 7 years since this comic was posted. I did my first xorg.conf edit this week - and now I get the joke... [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.16\|108.162.219.16]] 13:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Been a few years since I started using Linux, hoped for the best, and ended up having to edit xorg.conf. Guess it's unavoidable,, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ sending mental support to anyone who has to mess with X11! [[Special:Contributions/162.158.102.59\|162.158.102.59]] 09:36, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

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 :I think the comics might be about the fact that modern-day X.Org doesn't need <nowiki>xorg.conf</nowiki> at all... well, usually (i.e. almost always you can get with autodetection and without xorg.conf at all) --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 20:57, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 ::Oh, ''<nowiki>xorg.conf</nowiki>'' was fun for me the last twenty years. I miss it...LOL--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:23, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
 Good grief finding the actual Jefferson quote was hard. So many people saying things about the quotation without actually linking to the quotation. It took a bit of digging, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#1780s Wikiquote] has [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm a link] to what I think would have been the full text of the letter, but [http://virginia.edu UVa] must have switched CMS' so now all their links are different and you just get redirected to the front page of University of Virginia's Library. So much for permalinks. With a little bit more digging I found the full text published online by the [http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch2s23.html University of Chicago]. The text is thick, as should be expected of 18th century writing, but if you squint hard enough at a particular paragraph and twist the words a little you can come up with the sentiment that Randall refers to in the title text. [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 20:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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	How what? I still don't get it. Is it because I use Mac? [[User:StillNotOriginal\|S<sup>t<sup>i<sup>l<sup>l</sup></sup></sup></sup><sup>Not</sup>]][[User talk:StillNotOriginal\|<sup><sub>Original</sub></sup>]] 01:51, 21 May 2018 (UTC)		How what? I still don't get it. Is it because I use Mac? [[User:StillNotOriginal\|S<sup>t<sup>i<sup>l<sup>l</sup></sup></sup></sup><sup>Not</sup>]][[User talk:StillNotOriginal\|<sup><sub>Original</sub></sup>]] 01:51, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
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		+	It's been over 7 years since this comic was posted. I did my first xorg.conf edit this week - and now I get the joke... [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.16\|108.162.219.16]] 13:24, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

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	Nobody wants to say how this works. Maybe nobody knows ...		Nobody wants to say how this works. Maybe nobody knows ...
	[[User:Zmatt\|Zmatt]] ([[User talk:Zmatt\|talk]]) 04:27, 12 September 2016 (UTC)		[[User:Zmatt\|Zmatt]] ([[User talk:Zmatt\|talk]]) 04:27, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	How what? I still don't get it. Is it because I use Mac? [[User:StillNotOriginal\|S<sup>t<sup>i<sup>l<sup>l</sup></sup></sup></sup><sup>Not</sup>]][[User talk:StillNotOriginal\|<sup><sub>Original</sub></sup>]] 01:51, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

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	Time IS on the x axis. Why does it claim it not to be? {{unsigned ip\|108.162.221.50}}		Time IS on the x axis. Why does it claim it not to be? {{unsigned ip\|108.162.221.50}}
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		+	Quite probably my favorite part of the xorg.conf manpage:
		+	VIDEOADAPTOR SECTION
		+	Nobody wants to say how this works. Maybe nobody knows ...
		+	[[User:Zmatt\|Zmatt]] ([[User talk:Zmatt\|talk]]) 04:27, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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	I think the explanation about how X works is wrong. But because of the unfortunate choices of the original X designers, I do not think it can become more accurate without also becoming more confusing. In particular, when dealing with X, ''server'' and ''client'' always mean the opposite of what you would expect. [[User:Pesthouse\|Pesthouse]] ([[User talk:Pesthouse\|talk]]) 21:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)		I think the explanation about how X works is wrong. But because of the unfortunate choices of the original X designers, I do not think it can become more accurate without also becoming more confusing. In particular, when dealing with X, ''server'' and ''client'' always mean the opposite of what you would expect. [[User:Pesthouse\|Pesthouse]] ([[User talk:Pesthouse\|talk]]) 21:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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	I think the explanation about how X works is wrong. But because of the unfortunate choices of the original X designers, I do not think it can become more accurate without also becoming more confusing. In particular, when dealing with X, ''server'' and ''client'' always mean the opposite of what you would expect. [[User:Pesthouse\|Pesthouse]] ([[User talk:Pesthouse\|talk]]) 21:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)		I think the explanation about how X works is wrong. But because of the unfortunate choices of the original X designers, I do not think it can become more accurate without also becoming more confusing. In particular, when dealing with X, ''server'' and ''client'' always mean the opposite of what you would expect. [[User:Pesthouse\|Pesthouse]] ([[User talk:Pesthouse\|talk]]) 21:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
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	:Did you not think of using the [http://web.archive.org Wayback Machine]? The UVa page you were looking for is [http://web.archive.org/web/20101205225845/http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm here]. [[User:NealCruco\|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco\|talk]]) 02:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)		:Did you not think of using the [http://web.archive.org Wayback Machine]? The UVa page you were looking for is [http://web.archive.org/web/20101205225845/http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm here]. [[User:NealCruco\|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco\|talk]]) 02:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
	Personally I like having the options [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.158\|173.245.54.158]] 00:38, 25 November 2014 (UTC)		Personally I like having the options [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.158\|173.245.54.158]] 00:38, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
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		+	I think the explanation about how X works is wrong. But because of the unfortunate choices of the original X designers, I do not think it can become more accurate without also becoming more confusing. In particular, when dealing with X, ''server'' and ''client'' always mean the opposite of what you would expect. [[User:Pesthouse\|Pesthouse]] ([[User talk:Pesthouse\|talk]]) 21:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

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	Good grief finding the actual Jefferson quote was hard. So many people saying things about the quotation without actually linking to the quotation. It took a bit of digging, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#1780s Wikiquote] has [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm a link] to what I think would have been the full text of the letter, but [http://virginia.edu UVa] must have switched CMS' so now all their links are different and you just get redirected to the front page of University of Virginia's Library. So much for permalinks. With a little bit more digging I found the full text published online by the [http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch2s23.html University of Chicago]. The text is thick, as should be expected of 18th century writing, but if you squint hard enough at a particular paragraph and twist the words a little you can come up with the sentiment that Randall refers to in the title text. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 20:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)		Good grief finding the actual Jefferson quote was hard. So many people saying things about the quotation without actually linking to the quotation. It took a bit of digging, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#1780s Wikiquote] has [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm a link] to what I think would have been the full text of the letter, but [http://virginia.edu UVa] must have switched CMS' so now all their links are different and you just get redirected to the front page of University of Virginia's Library. So much for permalinks. With a little bit more digging I found the full text published online by the [http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch2s23.html University of Chicago]. The text is thick, as should be expected of 18th century writing, but if you squint hard enough at a particular paragraph and twist the words a little you can come up with the sentiment that Randall refers to in the title text. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 20:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
	:Did you not think of using the [http://web.archive.org Wayback Machine]? The UVa page you were looking for is [http://web.archive.org/web/20101205225845/http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm here]. [[User:NealCruco\|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco\|talk]]) 02:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)		:Did you not think of using the [http://web.archive.org Wayback Machine]? The UVa page you were looking for is [http://web.archive.org/web/20101205225845/http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm here]. [[User:NealCruco\|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco\|talk]]) 02:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
		+	Personally I like having the options [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.158\|173.245.54.158]] 00:38, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

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	Good grief finding the actual Jefferson quote was hard. So many people saying things about the quotation without actually linking to the quotation. It took a bit of digging, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#1780s Wikiquote] has [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm a link] to what I think would have been the full text of the letter, but [http://virginia.edu UVa] must have switched CMS' so now all their links are different and you just get redirected to the front page of University of Virginia's Library. So much for permalinks. With a little bit more digging I found the full text published online by the [http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch2s23.html University of Chicago]. The text is thick, as should be expected of 18th century writing, but if you squint hard enough at a particular paragraph and twist the words a little you can come up with the sentiment that Randall refers to in the title text. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 20:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)		Good grief finding the actual Jefferson quote was hard. So many people saying things about the quotation without actually linking to the quotation. It took a bit of digging, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson#1780s Wikiquote] has [http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm a link] to what I think would have been the full text of the letter, but [http://virginia.edu UVa] must have switched CMS' so now all their links are different and you just get redirected to the front page of University of Virginia's Library. So much for permalinks. With a little bit more digging I found the full text published online by the [http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch2s23.html University of Chicago]. The text is thick, as should be expected of 18th century writing, but if you squint hard enough at a particular paragraph and twist the words a little you can come up with the sentiment that Randall refers to in the title text. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 20:17, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
		+	:Did you not think of using the [http://web.archive.org Wayback Machine]? The UVa page you were looking for is [http://web.archive.org/web/20101205225845/http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm here]. [[User:NealCruco\|NealCruco]] ([[User talk:NealCruco\|talk]]) 02:44, 10 August 2014 (UTC)