ibm hc 3 - Revision history

FaviFake at 09:44, 10 September 2025

2025-09-10T09:44:21Z

CalibansCreations at 15:34, 9 September 2025

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FaviFake: /* Explanation */

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172.70.254.167 at 20:29, 3 April 2025

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162.158.166.219: /* Explanation */

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FaviFake: Undo revision 366053 by 172.69.214.113 (talk) Th ecomic has never been published, so we cant have a publishing date. Also, that's not enough to prove it was made in 2009.

2025-02-18T17:50:53Z

Undo revision 366053 by 172.69.214.113 (talk) Th ecomic has never been published, so we cant have a publishing date. Also, that's not enough to prove it was made in 2009.

172.69.214.113: likely made in 2009 given the other comics

2025-02-18T17:47:24Z

likely made in 2009 given the other comics

172.69.194.93: /* Transcript */

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‎Transcript

FaviFake: added Category:No date using HotCat

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added Category:No date using HotCat

FaviFake at 05:02, 13 February 2025

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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] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). The website now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage. 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.
-[[Megan]] (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring {{w|Peter Jackson}} (director, writer, and producer of the {{w|The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy}} as well as the {{w|The Hobbit (film series)|''Hobbit'' trilogy}}) to answer phones, a clear analogy of wasted potential. [[Cueball]] tweaks the metaphor by claiming it's more like {{w|Tiger Woods}}, a championship golf player, on an Olympic swim team, an equally prestigious position but one completely outside of Woods' skillset. [[Ponytail]] then compares it to hiring a German porn star to do Hungarian ballet, a metaphor so weird and oddly specific that the others doubt its applicability here.
+[[Megan]] (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring {{w|Peter Jackson}} (director, writer, and producer of the [[:Category:LOTR|''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy]] as well as the {{w|The Hobbit (film series)|''Hobbit'' trilogy}}) to answer phones, a clear analogy of wasted potential. [[Cueball]] tweaks the metaphor by claiming it's more like {{w|Tiger Woods}}, a championship golf player, on an Olympic swim team, an equally prestigious position but one completely outside of Woods' skillset. [[Ponytail]] then compares it to hiring a German porn star to do Hungarian ballet, a metaphor so weird and oddly specific that the others doubt its applicability here.
 ==Transcript==

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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] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). The website now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage. 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.
-Megan (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring Peter Jackson (producer of Lord of the Rings movie series) to answer phones, a clear analogy of wasted potential. Cueball tweaks the metaphor by claiming it's more like Tiger Woods, a championship golf player, on an Olympic swim team, an equally prestigious position but one completely outside of Woods' skillset. Ponytail then compares it to hiring a porn star to do ballet &mdash; this throws Megan and Cueball for a loop, and don't feel Ponytail's metaphor fits.
+[[Megan]] (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring {{w|Peter Jackson}} (director, writer, and producer of the {{w|The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy}} as well as the {{w|The Hobbit (film series)|''Hobbit'' trilogy}}) to answer phones, a clear analogy of wasted potential. [[Cueball]] tweaks the metaphor by claiming it's more like {{w|Tiger Woods}}, a championship golf player, on an Olympic swim team, an equally prestigious position but one completely outside of Woods' skillset. [[Ponytail]] then compares it to hiring a German porn star to do Hungarian ballet, a metaphor so weird and oddly specific that the others doubt its applicability here.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-{{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).
+{{incomplete|
-*Learn more about the discovery: [[Category talk: A Smarter Planet]]
+*Finish explaining the joke
-*Learn about the "A Smarter Planet" comic series: [[:Category:A Smarter Planet]]
+*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] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). The website now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage. 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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 ==Transcript==
 :Megan: We barely use computers. Red tape, paperwork, and bureaucracy should be vanishing, with information appearing where we need it, fast and secure.
-:Megan: Instead we're emailing scans of forms. It's like hiring Peter Jackson to answer phones at your studio.
+:[Megan turns the chair she's on to face Cueball, Ponytail appears on-panel.]
 :Cueball: Or putting Tiger Woods on your Olympic swim team
 :Ponytail: Or hiring a German porn star to do Hungarian ballet.
 :Megan: Is it really like that?

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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] (now defunct, [https://web.archive.org/web/20161119052748/http://asmarterplanet.com archive]). The website now redirects to IBM's Think blog's homepage. 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.
-Megan (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring Peter Jackson (producer of Lord of the Rings movie series) to answer phones. The other characters use similar metaphors, then realize the metaphor doesn't really apply.
+Megan (presumably) is ranting about how bureaucracy has slowed the introduction of computers to information transmission. She uses the metaphor of hiring Peter Jackson (producer of Lord of the Rings movie series) to answer phones, a clear analogy of wasted potential. Cueball tweaks the metaphor by claiming it's more like Tiger Woods, a championship golf player, on an Olympic swim team, an equally prestigious position but one completely outside of Woods' skillset. Ponytail then compares it to hiring a porn star to do ballet &mdash; this throws Megan and Cueball for a loop, and don't feel Ponytail's metaphor fits.
 ==Transcript==

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 | image     = ibm_hc_3.png
 | lappend   = ibm/ibm_hc_3.png

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 :Megan: Is it really like that?
-:Cueball: Yeah, I don't think it is anything like that.
+:Cueball: Yeah, I don't think anything's like that.
 {{comic discussion}}

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