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| title = Hawaii | | title = Hawaii | ||
| image = hawaii.png | | image = hawaii.png | ||
− | | titletext = Ok, I've got it, just need to plug in my security key. Hmm, which way does the USB go? Nope, not that way. I'll just flip it and- | + | | titletext = Ok, I've got it, just need to plug in my security key. Hmm, which way does the USB go? Nope, not that way. I'll just flip it and- OH JEEZ IT FELL INTO THE VENT. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | On January 13, 2018 an emergency alert for the state of Hawaii sent out a warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack. The message was specifically noted to NOT be a drill. This caused widespread panic and fear amongst the island residents, and there were follow-up confirmations from local entities who thought the original warning was real. It was eventually determined that the alert was sent in error -- the explanation being that a technician accidentally sent out the "real" version when they were supposed to be testing the system during an end-of-shift changeover -- but the fact that it took half an hour for the correction to be sent drew widespread criticism. | |
− | + | On January 23, [http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/hawaii-governor-password-trnd/index.html it was revealed] that that the governor of Hawaii knew the alert was a false alarm only two minutes after it was sent, but couldn't notify the public because he had forgotten the login information for his Twitter account. | |
− | + | This comic shows Cueball, representing the governor, frantically trying to log in to Twitter and being stymied by the security features. Off-panel, another person is screaming at him that people are beginning to panic and warning sirens are going off, underscoring the need to get the correction out as fast as possible. | |
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− | The | + | The alt-text refers to USB security keys, physical USB devices that act as tangible 'passwords' for various accounts or devices. (A traditional key of shaped metal is literally a tangible password, with each digit of the password releasing one tumbler of a physical lock; Electronic keys replace the key-and-tumbler password system with a digital password signal.) In the context of this comic, the governor attempts to sign into his Twitter account using one such key, but can't insert it into his computer correctly (as USB devices are infamous for needing to be inserted in a particular orientation despite having a symmetrical outer appearance.) Trying to flip the key around, Cueball drops it into a vent - similar to what happens in [[1518: Typical Morning Routine]]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is | + | :[Cueball is at a desk with one hand on a laptop and the other holding his phone.] |
:Off-screen voice: '''''Hurry!''''' | :Off-screen voice: '''''Hurry!''''' | ||
:Cueball: It keeps saying "Wrong Password!" I've tried everything it might be! | :Cueball: It keeps saying "Wrong Password!" I've tried everything it might be! | ||
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:Cueball: It's not in my password manager! Is it in a browser? Which browser? Is Autofill synced to my phone?? | :Cueball: It's not in my password manager! Is it in a browser? Which browser? Is Autofill synced to my phone?? | ||
:Off-screen voice: '''''OH MY GOD THE SCREAMING!!''''' | :Off-screen voice: '''''OH MY GOD THE SCREAMING!!''''' | ||
− | + | :[Caption below the comic:] | |
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:I feel bad for everyone in Hawaii, but when the governor couldn't get into his Twitter account, he lived out one of my very specific nightmares in real life. | :I feel bad for everyone in Hawaii, but when the governor couldn't get into his Twitter account, he lived out one of my very specific nightmares in real life. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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