ibm hc 2 - Revision history

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ Ummm... actually, that paragraph mostly copies the previous paragraph, so reduced it back to just the 'newest' explanatory bits that weren't alreay mentioned above. And refixed the moved wikilink, that I'd apparently left broken, before.

2026-05-21T21:08:39Z

‎Explanation: Ummm... actually, that paragraph mostly copies the previous paragraph, so reduced it back to just the 'newest' explanatory bits that weren't alreay mentioned above. And refixed the moved wikilink, that I'd apparently left broken, before.

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ And... I messed up that change-of-tense.

2026-05-21T21:04:00Z

‎Explanation: And... I messed up that change-of-tense.

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ Some minor grammar/etc fixes, but also some of my own addition/reinterpetation to that new paragraph.

2026-05-21T21:03:03Z

‎Explanation: Some minor grammar/etc fixes, but also some of my own addition/reinterpetation to that new paragraph.

Black Hat's Hat: Rewrote explaining the joke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ DId not do the comics discovery

2026-05-21T18:28:56Z

Rewrote explaining the joke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ DId not do the comics discovery

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ A little reword of the addition. (Tempted to italicise "could", for a certain degree of emphasis/uncertainty!) And bringing the ellipsis down to more normal punctuation.

2026-05-05T12:56:07Z

‎Explanation: A little reword of the addition. (Tempted to italicise "could", for a certain degree of emphasis/uncertainty!) And bringing the ellipsis down to more normal punctuation.

GSLikesCats307 at 11:31, 5 May 2026

2026-05-05T11:31:18Z

FaviFake: /* Explanation */ add comment rom SlimothyJ (talk) 17:11, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

2025-11-12T18:28:24Z

‎Explanation: add comment rom SlimothyJ (talk) 17:11, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

FaviFake: /* Explanation */ from talk

2025-11-08T11:11:40Z

‎Explanation: from talk

FaviFake at 14:12, 29 July 2025

2025-07-29T14:12:50Z

FaviFake: /* Explanation */

2025-07-29T14:11:25Z

‎Explanation

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 This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was {{w|president of the United States}} for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but being given the distinction of being a past President could have numerous perks.
-Having previously been spending two years creating medical records databases, the patient (Cueball), seems to have put an {w|Easter Egg}} in the system, describing himself as a {{w|President of the United States}} in those databases. Many programmers do things like this in their code, often harmless and intended to be uncovered by other people, though they may also be created as a {{w|Backdoor (computing)|backdoor}} of some kind for their own purposes. This one seems to be a bit more prevelant, as it seems to provide a personal benefit whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
+Programmers may sometimes add {{w|Easter Egg}}s into their code/data, often harmless and intended to be uncovered by other people, though they may also be created as a {{w|Backdoor (computing)|backdoor}} of some kind for their own purposes. This one seems to be a bit more of the latter kind, as it seems to provide a personal benefit whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].

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 This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was {{w|president of the United States}} for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but being given the distinction of being a past President could have numerous perks.
-Having previously spending two years creating medical records databases, the patient (Cueball), seems to have put an {w|Easter Egg}} in the system, describing himself as a {{w|President of the United States}} in those databases. Many programmers do things like this in their code, often harmless and intended to be uncovered by other people, though they may also be created as a {{w|Backdoor (computing)|backdoor}} of some kind for their own purposes. This one seems to be a bit more prevelant, as it seems to provide a personal benefit whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
+Having previously been spending two years creating medical records databases, the patient (Cueball), seems to have put an {w|Easter Egg}} in the system, describing himself as a {{w|President of the United States}} in those databases. Many programmers do things like this in their code, often harmless and intended to be uncovered by other people, though they may also be created as a {{w|Backdoor (computing)|backdoor}} of some kind for their own purposes. This one seems to be a bit more prevelant, as it seems to provide a personal benefit whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].

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 This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was {{w|president of the United States}} for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but being given the distinction of being a past President could have numerous perks.
-Having spent 2 years creating medical records databases, the patient cueball seems to put a {w|Easter Egg}} in the system, referring to himself as the POTUS ( {{w|President of the United States}} ) in their databases. Many programs do thing like this in their code, often harmless. This one seems to be a bit more prevelant, probably coming up whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
+Having previously spending two years creating medical records databases, the patient (Cueball), seems to have put an {w|Easter Egg}} in the system, describing himself as a {{w|President of the United States}} in those databases. Many programmers do things like this in their code, often harmless and intended to be uncovered by other people, though they may also be created as a {{w|Backdoor (computing)|backdoor}} of some kind for their own purposes. This one seems to be a bit more prevelant, as it seems to provide a personal benefit whenever the coder goes to a doctor's appointment.
 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|
 *Mention the discovery of this comic and Randall's response, using the {{tl|Quote}} template.)}}
 This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] after a special request from {{w|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.
 This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was {{w|president of the United States}} for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but being given the distinction of being a past President could have numerous perks.
 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].

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 This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] after a special request from {{w|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.
-This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was president for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but pretending to be a president could have numerous perks...
+This comic talks about someone who spent two years creating medical records databases. Clearly, the person being examined has modified the medical records database the doctor is using, making it say he was {{w|president of the United States}} for a full term (four years). What exactly it is for is unclear, but being given the distinction of being a past President could have numerous perks.
 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].

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 This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].
-This comic was apparently discovered as far back as 26th Aug 2009, due to [http://xkcdsw.com/2121 Making XKCD Slightly Worse using it].
+This comic was apparently discovered as far back as 26th Aug 2009, due to [http://xkcdsw.com/2121 Making XKCD Slightly Worse using it]. Given how Making XKCD Slightly Worse originated from the now-defunct forums, there could've been some discussion on there.
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	This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].		This idea crops up again in [[2756: Qualifications]].
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		+	This comic was apparently discovered as far back as 26th Aug 2009, due to [http://xkcdsw.com/2121 Making XKCD Slightly Worse using it].

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
		+	{{incomplete\|
		+	*Finish explaining the joke
		+	*Mention the discovery of this comic and Randall's response, using the {{tl\|Quote}} template.)}}
	This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe\|Randall]] after a special request from {{w\|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet\|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.		This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe\|Randall]] after a special request from {{w\|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet\|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.

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−	{{incomplete\|[[User:Novotvor]] has discovered 2 new comics, [[ibm_hc_2]] and [[ibm_hc_3]]. They do not have a title, so the filename is used instead. '''They have never been published.''' For more info, see [[Category talk: A Smarter Planet]]. To discuss and coordinate, only use [[Category talk: A Smarter Planet]]. Explain the joke and the discovery in the Explanation, using all the information you can find (also, add this comic to the relevant categories).
−	*Learn more about the discovery: [[Category talk: A Smarter Planet]]
−	*Learn about the "A Smarter Planet" comic series: [[:Category:A Smarter Planet]]
−	*Learn about the two released comics: [[Conservation]] and [[Prescriptions]]
−	Use the Wayback Machine if necessary ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000/https://imgs.xkcd.com/ibm/ibm_hc_2.png Wayback: ibm hc 2]) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://imgs.xkcd.com/ibm/ibm_hc_3.png Wayback: ibm hc 3]). (see more wayback machine links at [[:Category: A Smarter Planet]].)}}
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	This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe\|Randall]] after a special request from {{w\|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet\|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.		This comic was created by [[Randall Munroe\|Randall]] after a special request from {{w\|IBM}}'s [http://asmarterplanet.com A Smarter Planet blog], which now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage ([https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). This and the other [[:Category:A Smarter Planet\|A Smarter Planet]] comic, [[Conservation]], are not part of the regular numbered series of comics, but both of them used to be featured on [https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet xkcd.com/asmarterplanet] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190102070937/https://xkcd.com/asmarterplanet/ archive]). Each comic on that page linked to their respective blog posts on IBM's site.