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*This is a valiant effort to create a transcript for the ''continually''(?) growing dynamic comic [[1506: xkcloud]].
 
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**The front page of the comic is [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|transcribed]] as usual on the [[1506: xkcloud|main page]].
 
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*See pictures of the other types of pages here: [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages|Pictures of other pages]].
 
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==Intro==
 
==Intro==
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*After clicking on the red button on the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] (only part of the transcript written on the main page for xkcd), you will see either:
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*This is a valiant effort to create a transcript for the continually(?) growing dynamic comic [[1506: xkcloud]].
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**the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page or
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*After clicking on the red button on the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] (only part of the transcript written on the main page for xkclod), you will see either:
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**the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.
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** the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page or
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** the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page.
 
*Both these pages are transcribed below.
 
*Both these pages are transcribed below.
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**Here below the headings of the transcripts for the four pages, links directly to the section with the relevant images on the page with [[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages|Pictures of other pages]].
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*From there you have to choose either a picture to a text or a text to an image.  
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*From there you have to choose either a picture to a text or a text to an image.
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**If you simply do this or just submit a text your self you will go to this page:
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***[[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]]
 
**If you press the ''Draw one your self'' button on the ''Help! We lost the picture'' this page will change slightly:
 
**If you press the ''Draw one your self'' button on the ''Help! We lost the picture'' this page will change slightly:
 
***[[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]].
 
***[[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]].
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**When you then submit a picture, or if you just picked one of the five pictures or five text suggestions, or submitted a text your self, you will go to this page:
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***From this page you will eventually go to the ''Help us recover more data'' page anyway.
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***[[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]]
 
 
*From all pages you can go back to the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] by clicking on the image of Cueball at his desk.
 
*From all pages you can go back to the [[1506: xkcloud#Transcript|front page]] by clicking on the image of Cueball at his desk.
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*After completing the first post, there will always be seven post shown below (also if you go back to the front page).  
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*After completing the first post, there will always be four post shown below (also if you go back to the front page).  
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**When you complete a post your new post will be shown together with six new.
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**When you complete a post your new post will be shown together with three new.
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**When you push a button to recover more data these seven posts (including "yours") will be shown instead of only six as to begin with.
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**When you push a button to recover more data these four posts (including "yours") will be shown instead of only three as to begin with.
 
**From here you can loop between these four pages (not counting the ''Draw one for your self'' as a separate page.)
 
**From here you can loop between these four pages (not counting the ''Draw one for your self'' as a separate page.)
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*The above-mentioned pages are fully transcribed below.
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*The above mentioned pages are fully transcribed below.
 
*Also, there are lists for the following Randall created text and items:
 
*Also, there are lists for the following Randall created text and items:
 
**[[#Reason for data loss|Reason for data loss]]
 
**[[#Reason for data loss|Reason for data loss]]
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***[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures posted by users|Pictures posted by users]].
 
***[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures posted by users|Pictures posted by users]].
  
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==[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#Help.21 We lost the text page|Help! We lost the text]]==
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==Help! We lost the picture==
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:[At the top of the page there are the following text:]
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:'''Help! We lost the picture that goes with this post!'''
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:Reason for data loss: 
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:[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]]).]
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:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a picture of a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The same picture can be used for several user names (and probably likewise).]
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:[Below the user name is the text of the post. This text is also random and it must mainly be user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five sentences see [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] section below). Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].]
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:[Below is a blue rectangle where the missing picture should be. Instead there is only a white question mark:]
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:'''?'''
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:[Below this and above six picture frames in two rows is a line of text:]
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:Which of these pictures do you think went with this post?
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:[The five first pictures are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with). In the sixth and last picture frame the following text is written:]
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:Draw one your self
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:[By clicking on any of the five pictures you get to a new page (see the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page) with the chosen picture now substituting the "?" in the post above with the chosen picture. If you click the Draw one your self the page will change slightly into the [[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]] page - a page where you can do exactly this. From there you go to the other page mentioned before.]
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:[Below these six frames is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk (as on the front page). If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.]
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:Desk: XKCD.COM
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
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:Our policy regarding
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:your personal data:
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* Please stop sending us
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:your personal data
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* We are running out of
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:places to put it
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* Is this even yours?
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* Does anyone recognize
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:whose data this is?
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* Oh jeez never mind here
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:comes more data
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* Why are you doing this
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* Please stop
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* Help
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:[To the right below the thin black line are three post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All three again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).]
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==Help! We lost the text==
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:[At the top of the page there are the following text:]
 
:[At the top of the page there are the following text:]
 
:'''Help! we lost the text that goes with this post!'''
 
:'''Help! we lost the text that goes with this post!'''
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:[For cases where the user has to submit or select a text according to a picture.]
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:[For cases where the user has to submit or select a text according to a picture]
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:Reason for data loss:
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:Reason for data loss:
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:[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]].]
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:[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]]).]
  
 
:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The picture can be used for several user names.]
 
:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The picture can be used for several user names.]
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:[Below the user name is the picture from the post. This picture is also chosen at random from a set which must mainly be created from user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five pictures (see [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] section above).]
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:[Below the user name is the picture from the post. This picture is also chosen at random from a set which must mainly be created from user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five pictures see [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] section above).]
  
 
:[Below this and above five frames with text in two columns are this line of text:]
 
:[Below this and above five frames with text in two columns are this line of text:]
 
:Which text post do you think went with this picture?
 
:Which text post do you think went with this picture?
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:[The five texts below are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].]
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:[The five texts below are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].]
 
:[Below this is a box where you are invited to write and submit a text suggestion. In the box written in gray letters (rather than black, which it will turn to when you type something) are the following text:]
 
:[Below this is a box where you are invited to write and submit a text suggestion. In the box written in gray letters (rather than black, which it will turn to when you type something) are the following text:]
 
:Or, write your own
 
:Or, write your own
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
 
:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
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:Our policy regarding your personal data:
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:Our policy regarding  
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:your personal data:
  
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*Please stop sending us your personal data
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* Please stop sending us  
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*We are running out of places to put it
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:your personal data
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*Is this even yours?
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* We are running out of  
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*Does anyone recognize whose data this is?
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:places to put it
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*Oh jeez never mind here comes more data
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* Is this even yours?
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*Why are you doing this
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* Does anyone recognize  
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*Please stop
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:whose data this is?
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*Help
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* Oh jeez never mind here
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:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:]
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:comes more data
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:Don't contact us
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* Why are you doing this
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* Please stop
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* Help
  
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:[To the right below the thin black line are six post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All six again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]].]
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:[To the right below the thin black line are three post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All three again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).]
  
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==[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#Help.21 We lost the picture page|Help! We lost the picture]]==
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==Help us recover more data==
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:[At the top of the page there are the following text:]
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:[At the top of this third page (or fourth if coming from the paint a picture page) there are the following white text on a red button:]
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:'''Help! We lost the picture that goes with this post!'''
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:'''Help us recover more data'''
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:Reason for data loss:
 
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:[Here on this same line follows a text which is a random reason taken from a list created by [[Randall]]. See [[#Reason for data loss|examples below]].]
 
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:[Below this text is a white box on top of the light blue background. It is the post mentioned above. At the top is a random user picture - could be a person or a picture of a galaxy etc (see [[#User pictures|descriptions below]]). Next to the picture is a random user name (see [[#User names|descriptions below]]). The same picture can be used for several user names (and probably likewise).]
 
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:[Below the user name is the text of the post. This text is also random and it must mainly be user input. Randall must have given some input to start with though - at least five sentences (see [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] section below). Some examples are [[#Post from users|transcribed here]].]
 
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:[Below is a blue rectangle where the missing picture should be. Instead there is only a white question mark:]
 
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:'''?'''
 
  
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:[Below this and above six picture frames in two rows is a line of text:]
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:[If you click this button you go back to one of the two pages that follows the front page that is the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page or the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page. So in this way a loop will begin. The only difference is that now there will be four pictures instead of three at the bottom, and it will be the four that was on this page - including the one you have been involved in at the top.]
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:Which of these pictures do you think went with this post?
 
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:[The five first pictures are from a random sample, created mainly by the users, but Randall must at least have made five to begin with. In the sixth and last picture frame the following text is written:]
 
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:Draw one your self
 
  
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:[By clicking on any of the five pictures you get to a new page (see the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page) with the chosen picture now substituting the "?" in the post above with the chosen picture. If you click the Draw one your self the page will change slightly into the [[#Draw one your self|Draw one your self]] page - a page where you can do exactly this. From there you go to the other page mentioned before.]
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:[Below this button is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk - same as with the two pages mentioned above as are the text given here below. If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.]
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:[Below these six frames is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk (as on the front page). If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.]
 
 
:Desk: XKCD.COM
 
:Desk: XKCD.COM
  
 
:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
 
:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
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:Our policy regarding your personal data:
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:Our policy regarding  
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:your personal data:
  
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*Please stop sending us your personal data
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* Please stop sending us  
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*We are running out of places to put it
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:your personal data
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*Is this even yours?
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* We are running out of  
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*Does anyone recognize whose data this is?
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:places to put it
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*Oh jeez never mind here comes more data
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* Is this even yours?
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*Why are you doing this
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* Does anyone recognize  
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*Please stop
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:whose data this is?
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*Help
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* Oh jeez never mind here
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:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following in light gray text:]
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:comes more data
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:Don't contact us ([https://euphoria.io/room/xkcd/ linking to this live chatroom])
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* Why are you doing this
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* Please stop
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* Help
  
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:[To the right below the thin black line are six post above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. All six again random as mentioned above. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text are a blue like button that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]].]
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:[To the right below the thin black line are both the post you have just finished (either by connecting a text or image with the missing part or even typing or painting your self) as well as three other posts below "yours". They are stacked above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. The other three are again random chosen - it is not the ones from the page where you should choose a text/image. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text is a blue "like button" that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]).]
  
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==[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#Draw one your self page|Draw one your self]]==
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==Draw one your self==
 
:[If you press the picture frame with the text ''Draw one your self'' on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page the page changes. It is not a new page. But below the white post frame with the blue rectangle with "?" there is now no longer six frames, but only one large frame. Above the frame is written:]
 
:[If you press the picture frame with the text ''Draw one your self'' on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page the page changes. It is not a new page. But below the white post frame with the blue rectangle with "?" there is now no longer six frames, but only one large frame. Above the frame is written:]
 
:Do your best to recreate the picture you think went with this post:
 
:Do your best to recreate the picture you think went with this post:
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:[Below this frame is a button on which it says:]
 
:[Below this frame is a button on which it says:]
 
:Upload image
 
:Upload image
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:[If you press this then you picture is uploaded and shown as part of the post on the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page].
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:[If you press this then you picture is uploaded and shown as part of the post on the [[#Help us recover more data|Help us recover more data]] page].)
  
 
:[Below the image editor nothing has changed compared to before and everything beneath the thin black line is as before.]
 
:[Below the image editor nothing has changed compared to before and everything beneath the thin black line is as before.]
  
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==[[1506: xkcloud/Pictures of other pages#Help us recover more data page|Help us recover more data]]==
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==Reason for data loss==
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:[At the top of this third page (or fourth if coming from the paint a picture page) there are the following white text on a red button:]
 
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:'''Help us recover more data'''
 
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:[If you click this button you go back to one of the two pages that follows the front page that is the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page or the [[#Help! We lost the text|Help! We lost the text]] page. So in this way a loop will begin. The only difference is that now there will be seven pictures instead of six at the bottom, and it will be the seven that was on this page - including the one you have been involved in at the top.]
 
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:[Below this button is a thin black line. Below this to the left we again see Cueball sitting at his desk - same as with the two pages mentioned above as are the text given here below. If you click on the picture with Cueball you return to the front page.]
 
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:Desk: XKCD.COM
 
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:[Below him there are the following text and bulleted list:]
 
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:Our policy regarding your personal data:
 
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*Please stop sending us your personal data
 
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*We are running out of places to put it
 
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*Is this even yours?
 
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*Does anyone recognize whose data this is?
 
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*Oh jeez never mind here comes more data
 
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*Why are you doing this
 
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*Please stop
 
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*Help
 
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:[Below this list appeared late in the afternoon the following weak gray text:]
 
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:Don't contact us
 
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:[To the right below the thin black line are both the post you have just finished (either by connecting a text or image with the missing part or even typing or painting your self) as well as six other posts below "yours". They are stacked above each other with user picture and name above a post text and a picture. The other six are again random  chosen - it is not the ones from the page where you should choose a text/image. Furthermore to the right above each picture (right of the first line - if there are multiple lines) of the post text is a blue "like button" that you can press. The buttons seems to be active links when you hover over them, but nothing happens when you click on them. The buttons have a thumbs up icon to the right. Next to the icon there is a random word taken from a list created by Randall. (It seems to be from a list of words that are synonymous with want - see [[#Like buttons|below]]). Above these buttons there (from late in the afternoon no April 1st) appear a word which by clicking it created a permalink:]
 
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:Link
 
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:[This is written over all the buttons for each of the possible posts.]
 
  
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==Reason for data loss==
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Sentence
 
!Sentence
 
!Explanation
 
!Explanation
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| +++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR. REDO FROM START +++
 
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|A reference to Hex, the magical computer from Terry Pratchett's Discworld, which would occasionally emit this error
 
 
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|-
 
|<%= reason %>
 
|<%= reason %>
 
|A template used by server-side frameworks such as Rails, which would normally replace this line with the actual value of the "reason" variable.
 
|A template used by server-side frameworks such as Rails, which would normally replace this line with the actual value of the "reason" variable.
 
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|a user's middle name was <nowiki></html></nowiki>
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| +++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR. REDO FROM START +++
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|Having a user name containing an html tag might cause issues in the server, similar to [[327: Exploits of a Mom]].
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|A reference to Hex, the magical computer from Terry Pratchett's Discworld, which would occasionally emit this error
 
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|-
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|aol window in front of netscape window
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|AOL window in front of Netscape window
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|AOL (America Online, a dial-up online service popular in the 1990s) acquired Netscape (company that developed for the original commercial browser, precursor to Firefox) in 1998
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|Baby ur much 2 fast
 
|Baby ur much 2 fast
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|Lyrics from the Prince song "Little Red Corvette"
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|bookmarks migrated to Venezuela
 
|bookmarks migrated to Venezuela
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|Bookmarks are typically migrated from one file folder to another so that they can be accessed by another browser, not to other countries.
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|butter didn't suit the works
 
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|Reference to "Alice in Wonderland" — the Mad Hatter put butter into his watch to make it keep more accurate time, and explained "I used the very best butter, too."
 
 
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|butter overflow
 
|butter overflow
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|butter to text interface not found
 
|butter to text interface not found
 
|A reference to speech-to-text interfaces, typically used by people who cannot see easily to enable them to use a computer.
 
|A reference to speech-to-text interfaces, typically used by people who cannot see easily to enable them to use a computer.
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|butter underrun
 
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|butter instead of buffer
 
 
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|cannot save, there's something gross on the S key
 
|cannot save, there's something gross on the S key
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|A reference to the "Control-S" save shortcut on both Windows and Mac, and is saying that they are unable to activate the shortcut (thus saving the data) because there is "something gross" on it.
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|CAPTCHA response indicated parahuman intelligence
 
|CAPTCHA response indicated parahuman intelligence
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|A CAPTCHA is a tool which aims to prevent computer-generated submissions to an online form by asking the user a question which is easy for humans but (supposedly) hard for computers. In this case, the CAPTCHA detects {{w|parahuman}} intelligence rather than human intelligence.
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|A CAPTCHA is a tool which aims to prevent comupter-generated submissions to an online form by asking the user a question which is easy for humans but (supposedly) hard for computers. In this case, the CAPTCHA detects parahuman intelligence rather than human intelligence.
 
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|cat-like typing detected
 
|cat-like typing detected
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|When cats walk or sit on keyboards, they can type, which can be annoying. A program called [https://bitboost.com/pawsense/ PawSense] attempted to detect this and block the typed keystrokes to reduce inconvenience.
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|When cats walk or sit on keyboards, they can type, which can be annoying. A program called [http://bitboost.com/pawsense/ PawSense] attempted to detect this and block the typed keystrokes to reduce inconvenience.
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|CRM-114 unit malfunctioning
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|The CRM-114 unit's malfunction is the main plot device in the film Dr Strangelove
 
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|confirmation BIOS
 
|confirmation BIOS
 
|Pun on "confirmation bias" (a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors); BIOS is part of a PC's hardware
 
|Pun on "confirmation bias" (a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors); BIOS is part of a PC's hardware
 
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|could not evade skifree yeti
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|cuold not evade skifree yeti
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|{{w|SkiFree}} is an early 90s computer game that requires the player to ski down an endless slope. It's famous for a yeti that appears after the player reaches a certain distance, which then chases and eats the player. Possibly a reference to [[667: SkiFree]].
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkiFree SkiFree] is an early 90s computer game that requires the player to ski down an endless slope. It's famous for a yeti that appears after the player reaches a certain distance, which then chases and eats the player.
 
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|could not initialize sound blaster 16
 
|could not initialize sound blaster 16
 
|The Sound Blaster 16 is a PC sound card which used FM synthesis to play MIDI files, which was popular in the 1990s.
 
|The Sound Blaster 16 is a PC sound card which used FM synthesis to play MIDI files, which was popular in the 1990s.
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|CRM-114 unit malfunctioning
 
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|The CRM-114 unit's malfunction is the main plot device in the film Dr Strangelove
 
−
|-
 
−
|cumulonimbus #19 too rabbitlike
 
−
|A cumulonimbus is a type of cloud. This may be a reference to Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. The error suggests that the cloud looked too much like a rabbit.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|data too big
 
|data too big
−
|{{w|Out of memory}}
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|database configuration violates the Prime Directive
 
|database configuration violates the Prime Directive
−
|The {{w|Prime Directive}} comes from {{w|Star Trek}}, and refers to the principle of not interfering with the natural development of primitive cultures.  This error is implying that the database is being seen as a primitive life, and therefore the server is not allowed to make any changes to it.
+
|The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Directive Prime Directive] comes from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek Star Trek], and refers to the principle of not interfering with the natural development of primitive cultures.  This error is implying that the database is being seen as a primitive life, and therefore the server is not allowed to make any changes to it.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Dave's not registered, man
+
|Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core.
−
|Cheech and Chong reference: "Dave's not here, man".
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core.
+
|cumulonimbus #19 too rabbitlike
−
|References the VX community, which can be found on [https://www.reddit.com/r/VXJunkies/ its subreddit] and a WIP [https://vxmodules.wikia.com/wiki/VX_Wiki wiki]. The community is centered around making up technobabble about the fictional "VX" series of devices, without breaking character.
+
|A cumulonimbus is a type of cloud. This may be a pun. The error suggests that the cloud looked too much like a rabbit.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|dictionary too stiff to read
 
|dictionary too stiff to read
−
|dictionary in addition to being a book where you can look up the definition of words can also be a data structure of key value pairings.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|electrons too big, stuck in wafer
 
|electrons too big, stuck in wafer
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|-
 
|-
 
|ERR:INVALID DIM
 
|ERR:INVALID DIM
−
|On the Texas Instruments TI-83 and TI-84 calculators, this is an error message shown [https://oakroadsystems.com/math/ti83oops.htm#x_InvalidDim in various situations].
+
|On the Texas Instruments TI-83 and TI-84 calculators, this is an error message shown [http://oakroadsystems.com/math/ti83oops.htm#x_InvalidDim in various situations].
 
|-
 
|-
−
|error reading drive B. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abort,_Retry,_Fail%3F Abort, Retry, Fail?]
+
|error reading drive B. Abort, Retry, Fail?
 
|A common error from MS-DOS, often caused by a failing floppy disk
 
|A common error from MS-DOS, often caused by a failing floppy disk
−
|-
 
−
|error
 
−
|This error message is so uninformative as to be redundant.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|error: error code [error] while decoding error code
 
|error: error code [error] while decoding error code
−
|Similar to certain OS error messages which contain errors in themselves
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|error: operation completed successfully
 
|error: operation completed successfully
−
|A somewhat common coding error in *nix programs. The program detected an error and tried to print the error using a function such as perror which prints a message based on the global variable errno. However, the error wasn't generated by a standard library routine so errno equals 0 (no error).
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|ethics in journalism
 
|ethics in journalism
−
|Possibly a reference to the movement Gamergate, a group ostensibly dedicated to "ethics in video game journalism", but has been accused of misogyny and harassment.
+
|Possibly a reference to the right-wing Gamergate movement, who defended their harassment and dox actions as "ethics in video game journalism".
 
|-
 
|-
 
|eyelash! eyelash!
 
|eyelash! eyelash!
−
|Possibly a reference to [[1086: Eyelash Wish Log]]
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|files fell out
 
|files fell out
−
|Paper files (as would be stored in a filing cabinet) can be misplaced and items can fall out of them if mishandled. However, it would be unexpected for digital files to fall out in this way.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|files overwritten with more interesting content
 
|files overwritten with more interesting content
 
|
 
|
−
|-
 
−
|firewall caught fire
 
−
|Pun based on the inclusion of the term "fire" in "firewall"
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|floating point unit no longer afloat
 
|floating point unit no longer afloat
−
|A floating point unit is a part of a CPU which can perform calculations on non-integers. The pun is that the floating point unit is not floating (as in on a liquid). Possibly a reference to the Jargon File's [https://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/number-crunching.html#crunchly74-12-25 Crunchly comic].
+
|A floating point unit is a part of a CPU which can perform calculations on non-integers. The pun is that the floating point unit is not floating (as in on a liquid). Possibly a reference to the Jargon File's [http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/N/number-crunching.html#crunchly74-12-25 Crunchly comic].
 
|-
 
|-
−
|food problematic
+
|friday squid blogging
−
|Firefly quote
+
|Security guru Bruce Schneier regularly posts a blog post with this title, and some squid related news, primarily as a discussion thread
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Friday squid blogging
+
|guru meditation #00000025.65045338 press left mouse button to continue
−
|Security guru Bruce Schneier regularly posts a blog post with this title, and some squid related news, primarily as a discussion thread.
+
|A common error from the Commodore Amiga
−
|-
 
−
|general uncertainty
 
−
|Possibly reference to the general uncertainty principle in Quantum Mechanics, which gives an upper limit for the accuracy of measuring two variables at the same time.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|GSM filter change required
 
|GSM filter change required
 
|Possibly referring to an electronic component used to filter out GSM frequencies.  Unlike automotive oil filters, electronic filters don't require changing.
 
|Possibly referring to an electronic component used to filter out GSM frequencies.  Unlike automotive oil filters, electronic filters don't require changing.
−
|-
 
−
|guru meditation #00000025.65045338 press left mouse button to continue
 
−
|A common error from the Commodore Amiga.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|hard drive oil depleted
 
|hard drive oil depleted
−
|Hard drives don't use oil/gas like cars do, so it would be strange for the oil to have depleted.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|helvetica scenario
 
|helvetica scenario
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|-
 
|-
 
|HTTP 418
 
|HTTP 418
−
|The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred.  For example, the well known 404 is when the client requests a web page that doesn't exist. HTTP 418 is  part of the {{w|HTCPCP|Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol}}, denoting "I am a teapot," and purportedly is used when sending an instruction to brew coffee to a teapot.
+
|The 4xx class of status code is intended for cases in which the client seems to have erred.  For example, the well known 404 is when the client requests a web page that doesn't exist. HTTP 418 is  part of the April Fool's day prank "Hyper Text Coffee Protocol", denoting "I am a teapot," and purportedly is used when sending an instruction to brew coffee to a teapot.  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|http is down
 
|http is down
−
|Since all the traffic is being handled by http (or https), is http were truly down, it would be a conundrum.
+
|Since all the traffic is being handled by http (or https), is http were truely down, it would be a conundrum.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|hung up prematurely
 
|hung up prematurely
−
|Possible reference to dialup modems: The server disconnected the phone line too soon.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|I got pretty distracted trying to figure out how big space is
 
|I got pretty distracted trying to figure out how big space is
−
|Possible reference to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which purports that space is Really Big.
+
|
−
|-
 
−
|i hurt myself today / to see if i still feel
 
−
|Lyrics from "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|illegal carrot detected in mail queue
 
|illegal carrot detected in mail queue
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|-
 
|-
 
|insufficient smoke for current mirror array
 
|insufficient smoke for current mirror array
−
|Refers to the phrase 'smoke and mirrors'
+
|
−
|-
 
−
|lights are out, hard drive is taking a nap
 
−
|anthropomorphisation
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire lp0 on fire]
+
|lp0 on fire
 
|lp0 is the printer port, there used to be a 'printer on fire' error/warning
 
|lp0 is the printer port, there used to be a 'printer on fire' error/warning
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
|mean connection time exceeded
 
|mean connection time exceeded
−
|"Maximum connection time exceeded" might be an error — by definition, some connections must last longer than the mean (average) connection time.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|microwave running
 
|microwave running
−
|Both microwaves and Wifi operate on the same frequency and have been known to cause interference
+
|Both microwaves and Wifi operate on the frequency and have been known to cause interference
−
|-
 
−
|minimum recursion depth not reached
 
−
|"Maximum recursion depth exceeded" would be an error -- "depth not exceeded" wouldn't be (and there is no minimum limit)
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|nanobots in the water
 
|nanobots in the water
−
|The water could be part of a liquid cooling system for the servers.
+
|
−
|-
 
−
|not a hair question
 
−
|One of the error messages that the Bucket bot in the #xkcd IRC channel can emit is "That is not a hair question."
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|oh jeez there's a lot of you can you all just hang on for a second please oh frig this is so bad
 
|oh jeez there's a lot of you can you all just hang on for a second please oh frig this is so bad
 
|
 
|
−
|-
 
−
|our buffer runneth over
 
−
|Old-English style message for "buffer overrun" instead of more modern language. There were no computers yet at that time. Also a reference to the King James translation of Psalm 23, which includes the phrase "my cup runneth over".
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|out of electrons
 
|out of electrons
−
|Flash memory program/erase cycles are related to electron charge. Once flash runs out of charge, no further writes might be committed.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|out of monads
 
|out of monads
−
|Monads are a concept in functional programming languages, such as Haskell. They have a reputation for being hard to understand.
+
|Monads are a concept in functional programming languages, such as Haskell.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|overcurrent undervolt caused by vacuum cleaner on same circuit
 
|overcurrent undervolt caused by vacuum cleaner on same circuit
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_LOAD_LETTER PC LOAD LETTER]
+
|PC LOAD LETTER
−
|Error message on older printers stating to add extra letter-size sheets, which has become known to be a very cryptic error message. Reference to the film {{w|Office Space}}.
+
|Error message on older printers stating to add extra letter-size sheets, which has become known to be a very cryptic error message.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Please Insert Riven CD 4
 
|Please Insert Riven CD 4
−
|{{w|Riven}} is a graphical adventure game by {{w|Cyan Worlds}} that was the sequel to {{w|Myst}}, released in 1997. Due to its large amount of image and video content it was on 5 compact discs, and when you traveled from one section of the game to another, it usually prompted you to insert a different CD to load that section's content.
+
|Riven is a graphical adventure game by Cyan Worlds which was distributed on 5 CDs.
−
|-
 
−
|PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
 
−
|The prompt given by a Commodore-64 when using the LOAD command (without a filename argument)
 
−
|-
 
−
|previously-recovered files overwritten by newly recovered ones
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|qubit indeterminate
 
|qubit indeterminate
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|-
 
|-
 
|RDBMS completely forgot how inner joins work
 
|RDBMS completely forgot how inner joins work
−
|"Inner join" is a common SQL operation performed by a Relational DataBase Management System.
+
|"Inner join" is a common SQL operation performed by a Relational DataBase Management System
−
|-
 
−
|screws are stripped
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|server aperture too narrow for capital letters
 
|server aperture too narrow for capital letters
 
|
 
|
−
|-
 
−
|server farm lost starbucks wifi signal
 
−
|Cloud servers do not normally use Wi-Fi to connect Internet.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|server fell in ocean
 
|server fell in ocean
 
|
 
|
−
|-
 
−
|server had too much to drink
 
−
|Servers are unlikely to have human style issues with drinking too much alcohol. This could also be an euphemism for water damage to the server.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|server power cable stolen by raccoon for nest
 
|server power cable stolen by raccoon for nest
−
|Server stopped running due to loss of power.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|server room haunted
 
|server room haunted
 
|Maybe a reference to an UVB-76 broadcast in 2001, which said "I am 143. Not receiving the generator." and "That stuff comes from hardware room." in Russian
 
|Maybe a reference to an UVB-76 broadcast in 2001, which said "I am 143. Not receiving the generator." and "That stuff comes from hardware room." in Russian
−
|-
 
−
|sitemap was held upside down
 
−
|Sitemap refers to a website directory. Paper maps can be held upside down.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Something went wrong: Something went wrong (Something went wrong)
 
|Something went wrong: Something went wrong (Something went wrong)
 
|similar to certain OS error messages which contain errors in themselves
 
|similar to certain OS error messages which contain errors in themselves
−
|-
 
−
|soonerist sperver fid dot nile
 
−
|A {{w|spoonerism}} - spoonerist server did not find file
 
−
|-
 
−
|spin cycle still active
 
−
|Washing machines have a spin cycle.  Hard-drives spin.  CPUs have cycles.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|spin number must be of the form n/2
 
|spin number must be of the form n/2
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|-
 
|-
 
|spontaneous splinal dereticulation
 
|spontaneous splinal dereticulation
−
|"Reticulating Splines" is a loading message in The Sims and SimCity video game series.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|SQL ejection
 
|SQL ejection
 
|ejection instead of injection
 
|ejection instead of injection
−
|-
 
−
|subtle threading bug in turing-complete version numbering system
 
−
|Turing-complete version numbering may refer to a state machine traversing a complex graph of versions.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|sysadmin trapped in well
 
|sysadmin trapped in well
−
|Reference to Timmy being trapped in a well.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|tape on write-protect hole fell off
 
|tape on write-protect hole fell off
−
|Read-only floppy disks have a ''write-protect'' hole in the corner. A writable disk has no hole.<ref>https://oit.ua.edu/oit/services/it-service-desk/write-protect-a-floppy-diskette/</ref> It was common practice to convert read-only floppy disks (that could be obtained for free due to, e.g., shareware distribution at computer stores) into writable floppy disks by placing sticky tape over the hole.
+
|Read-only floppy disks have a write-protect hole in the corner. A lack of a hole therefore indicates to the drive that it is OK to write onto the disk, and it was common practice to convert read-only floppy disks (that could be obtained for free due to, e.g. shareware distribution at computer stores) into writable floppy disks by placing sticky tape over the hole.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|temporal paradox
 
|temporal paradox
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|the butter you have dialed is invalid or no longer in service
 
|the butter you have dialed is invalid or no longer in service
 
|butter instead of number
 
|butter instead of number
−
|-
 
−
|the little plastic tab on the box the data's in broke off
 
−
|Floppy disks have read-only tab. They become permanently read-only once broken.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|the server is temporarily permanent. Please try another also.
 
|the server is temporarily permanent. Please try another also.
 
|
 
|
−
|-
 
−
|the system / is down
 
−
|Lyrics from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVfzx5Pe-A "The System is Down"], also known as Strongbad Techno. Possible additional reference to the '/' root filesystem on Unix/Linux.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|This copy of Ubuntu is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue.
 
|This copy of Ubuntu is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue.
−
|Similar warnings betray proprietary software designed to break when used outside the terms of its license. Messages like this are unlikely to be found in free software like Ubuntu, where anti-features are largely inviable. A reference to "This copy of Windows is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue." seen on pirated Windows.
+
|Similar warnings betray proprietary software designed to break when used outside the terms of its license. Messages like this are unlikely to be found in free software like Ubuntu, where anti-features are largely inviable.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|This page contains content from the Open Source Initiative, who have blocked it on copyright grounds.
 
|This page contains content from the Open Source Initiative, who have blocked it on copyright grounds.
 
|It would be ironic for the Open Source Initiative, which promotes sharing and modification, to prevent the sharing of the page for copyright reasons.
 
|It would be ironic for the Open Source Initiative, which promotes sharing and modification, to prevent the sharing of the page for copyright reasons.
−
|-
 
−
|too many hands on the keyboard
 
−
|Possibly a reference to a scene in NCIS where two people simultaneously used the same keyboard to "double hack".
 
−
|-
 
−
|transfer interrupted by incoming fax
 
−
|Internet access used to be on dialup modems, which is also used for telephone calls or faxing. These can't operate at the same time.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK
 
|TRIED TO READ 9TH SIDE OF 8 TRACK
−
|Eight-track tape is an obsolete format for recorded music; the tape itself only had two sides. Nine-track tape - much wider than eight-track tape - was used for computer data storage.
+
|Eight-track tape is an obsolete format for recorded music; the tape itself only had two sides. (Nine-track tape -- much wider than eight-track tape -- was used for computer data storage.)
−
|-
 
−
|turns out server was on circuit with lightswitch by door
 
−
|If you turned out the lights as you left the room, it would power down the server.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Unable to cast variable of type Int32 to Magic Missile
 
|Unable to cast variable of type Int32 to Magic Missile
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|-
 
|-
 
|undefined is not a function, which really makes you think
 
|undefined is not a function, which really makes you think
−
|"Undefined is not a function" is a Javascript TypeError.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|unexpected timezone drift desynchronization
 
|unexpected timezone drift desynchronization
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|-
 
|-
 
|User accepted terms but not conditions
 
|User accepted terms but not conditions
−
|Normally, at an EULA you must accept 'terms and conditions'. There is basically no option to only agree to terms.
+
|Normally, at a EULA you must accept 'terms and conditions'. There is basically no option to only agree to terms.
 
|-
 
|-
−
|User is {{w|not a typewriter}}.
+
|User is not a typewriter.
−
|A reference to the "isatty" function in the Unix C library, which reports whether a file descriptor is connected to a teletypewriter (terminal) or not. Interactive programs generally are intended to be used from a terminal.
+
|A reference to the isatty function in the Unix C library, which reports whether a file descriptor is connected to a teletypewriter (terminal) or not. Interactive programs generally are intended to be used from a terminal.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|user put spaces/vowels in filename
 
|user put spaces/vowels in filename
−
|Because early FAT file systems allowed only 8 characters in the filename, users often shortened names by removing the vowels.  This ostensibly kept the file names readable, but under the 8-character limit.  In practice, filenames without vowels were often misunderstood. Also, several programs (more so in the past) break when attempting to read from/write to files with spaces or reserved characters/non ASCII characters on their name.
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|UTF-31 decode error
 
|UTF-31 decode error
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|-
 
|-
 
|virtual memory got too real
 
|virtual memory got too real
−
|Virtual memory is where the OS writes less-used parts of RAM to disk, so that the RAM can be used for another program, hence the less-used parts are in virtual memory. "This is getting too real" is an idiom meaning the person is approaching their wits' end.
+
|Virtual memory is where the OS writes less-used parts of RAM to disk, so that the RAM can be used for another program, hence the less-used parts are in virtual memory.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|wrong files
 
|wrong files
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:[Below are possible (not all?) user names mentioned next to any post as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.]
 
:[Below are possible (not all?) user names mentioned next to any post as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.]
 
:[In alphabetical order:]
 
:[In alphabetical order:]
−
{| class="wikitable"
+
*@meganamram
−
!Name
+
*Addison8
−
!Comment
+
*Agric Silverfinger
−
|-
+
*Aidan2
−
|@meganamram
+
*Aiden5
−
|Megan Amram is a comedian and writer. She became well known through her Twitter Channel @meganamram <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Amram</ref>
+
*Aidenn Aberforth Milne
−
|-
+
*Agric Silverfinger
−
|Addison1
+
*Amanda08
−
|
+
*Anonymous
−
|-
+
*Arthur19
−
|Addison8
+
*Ashley8
−
|
+
*Ashley92
−
|-
+
*Ashley2009
−
|Agric Silverfinger
+
*Ayden1952
−
|Referring to "Auric Goldfinger" in the James Bond Franchise.  (Gold = Au, Silver = Ag)
+
*Bailey2001
−
|-
+
*Barbara1974
−
|Aidan2
+
*Brandi9
−
|
+
*Caden14
−
|-
+
*Caden2010
−
|Aiden1
+
*Candice10
−
|
+
*Carol04
−
|-
+
*Chad80
−
|Aiden5
+
*Charles18
−
|
+
*Cheyenne1988
−
|-
+
*CMOS Def
−
|Aidenn Aberforth Milne
+
*Christina Applecare
−
|{{w|A. A. Milne}} is the author of {{w|Winnie-the-Pooh}}. The A. A. stands for Alan Alexander.  Aidan and Aberforth are both Characters in the Harry Potter series
+
*Curic Copperfinger
−
|-
+
*Cynthia99
−
|Alice1956
+
*Dakota94
−
|
+
*David St. Hubbins
−
|-
+
*Debbie26
−
|Amanda08
+
*Debbie3
−
|
+
*Debbie62
−
|-
+
*Debian Bush
−
|Anonymous
+
*Destiny1983
−
|{{w|Anonymous}} as if most of these other names are not.
+
*Destiny89
−
|-
+
*Dillon2008
−
|Apple Martin
+
*Donna2
−
|Apple Martin is the name of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter.
+
*DragonBall Cooper
−
|-
+
*Dunston Chexin
−
|Arthur17
+
*Egbert Bentley White
−
|
+
*Eliezer Yudkowsky
−
|-
+
*Elon Musk
−
|Arthur19
+
*Facebook Scott Fitzgerald
−
|
+
*Frances29
−
|-
+
*Frances51
−
|Ashley8
+
*Frances99
−
|
+
*Gary1951
−
|-
+
*Gary86
−
|Ashley92
+
*George Debian Bush
−
|
+
*George Reagan Renesmee Martin
−
|-
+
*Green Mario
−
|Ashley2009
+
*Greg2004
−
|
+
*Hatsy Collins
−
|-
+
*Henry4
−
|Austin72
+
*J. Alfred Leftshark
−
|
+
*Jack3
−
|-
+
*Jack39
−
|Ayden1952
+
*Jacob10
−
|
+
*Jada5
−
|-
+
*Jaden Riley Rufio Tolkien
−
|Bailey08
+
*Jaina Khloe Rowling
−
|
+
*Jalen81
−
|-
+
*Jayden79
−
|Bailey2001
+
*Jenniferl
−
|
+
*Jeph Jacques
−
|-
+
*Joe Biden
−
|Barbara1974
+
*John2
−
|
+
*Justin87
−
|-
+
*Kaitlin1976
−
|Benjamin1970
+
*Kathleen78
−
|
+
*Keira10
−
|-
+
*Keira48
−
|Benjamin Kenobi Sr
+
*Kelsey1970
−
|{{w|Ben Kenobi}} or Obi-Wan Kenobi well known from {{w|Star Wars (film)|Star Wars}}. Since Ben had no kids this person could be his father.
+
*Kelsey1996
−
|-
+
*Kenneth96
−
|Bool Hand Luke
+
*Kilroy
−
|Portmanteau of the datatype {{w|Bool}} and the film {{w|Cool Hand Luke}}.
+
*Khloe14
−
|-
+
*Kristy2007
−
|Brandi9
+
*Larry Ronald Hubbard
−
|
+
*Lauren Ibsen Dolores Amit
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|{{w|George R. R. Martin|George Raymond Richard Martin}}, American novelist and screenwriter best known for his book series {{w|A Song of Fire and Ice}} and its television adaptation {{w|Game of Thrones}}; {{w|Ronald Reagan}}, the 40th {{w|President of the United States}}; {{w|List_of_Twilight_characters#Renesmee_Cullen|Renesmee Cullen}}, the daughter of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan in the novel {{w|Breaking Dawn}} of the {{w|Twilight (series)|Twilight saga}}.
 
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|{{w|H. P. Lovecraft|Howard Phillips Lovecraft}}, an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction; {{w|Horsepower}}, a common unit of measurement for the rate at which work is done ("power") commonly used in reference to engines.
 
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==User pictures==
 
==User pictures==
 
:[Below are descriptions of possible (not all?) user pictures shown next to any user name as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.]
 
:[Below are descriptions of possible (not all?) user pictures shown next to any user name as for instance on the [[#Help! We lost the picture|Help! We lost the picture]] page.]
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:[The 20 user images can be directly accessed on xkcd from https://imgs.xkcd.com/xkcloud/user-1.png to https://imgs.xkcd.com/xkcloud/user-20.png.]
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:[Picture of all users in number order from User-1 to User-2, ordered left to right, top to bottom:
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==Like buttons==
 
==Like buttons==
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==Post from users==
 
==Post from users==
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:[It will likely be impossible to transcribe all this as it is user input, and thus not Randall's own text. But at least a few examples should be given here as a reference. If anyone wish to expand beyond a few feel free to contribute.]
 
:[It will likely be impossible to transcribe all this as it is user input, and thus not Randall's own text. But at least a few examples should be given here as a reference. If anyone wish to expand beyond a few feel free to contribute.]
 
*Meritocracy is a pipe dream
 
*Meritocracy is a pipe dream
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''The Mushroom Kingdom (from Super Mario Bros.) is a monarchic meritocracy''
 
 
*The prophecy was true!
 
*The prophecy was true!
 
*The tea party was right about GMO bicycles
 
*The tea party was right about GMO bicycles
 
*Everything makes sense now
 
*Everything makes sense now
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*Turkey drumstick Stonehenge was surprisingly compelling
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*Turkey drumstick  
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*Stonehenge was surprisingly compelling
 
*I've made a huge mistake
 
*I've made a huge mistake
 
*Um, I think somethings wrong with my carrot...
 
*Um, I think somethings wrong with my carrot...
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*My hobby: Freaking people out
 
*My hobby: Freaking people out
 
*Is this real life?
 
*Is this real life?
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''Reference to Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody''
 
 
*Where should I put this new cool tatto?
 
*Where should I put this new cool tatto?
 
<!-- Note: Yes, I know. It needs to be spelled 'tattoo', but instead says 'tatto' -->
 
<!-- Note: Yes, I know. It needs to be spelled 'tattoo', but instead says 'tatto' -->
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*Whoops I left the Lens Cap on for this one. :S
 
*Whoops I left the Lens Cap on for this one. :S
 
*Duck Duck Go's secret algorithm
 
*Duck Duck Go's secret algorithm
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''Duck Duck Go is a search engine which doesn't track you. Somewhat ironically, their algorithm is a bit secretive''
 
 
*This isn't where I parked my zeppelin!
 
*This isn't where I parked my zeppelin!
 
*Who stepped on my pop tart?
 
*Who stepped on my pop tart?
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*I say; Nuts to that!
 
*I say; Nuts to that!
 
*I can take photo's with my teeth!
 
*I can take photo's with my teeth!
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*To infinity and birdyond!
 
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''Reference to Toystory''
 
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*I wish I could afford the monopolar model...
 
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*I can control the BEES! But I only make them turn right
 
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*the saddest moment of my childhood
 
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*hey, so, we need to talk about your sphere-packing problem.
 
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