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TCO is {{w|total cost of ownership}}, which is exactly what it sounds like: the purchase price of something, plus all costs of keeping, operating, and/or maintaining that something. It's used in accounting to determine something's true cost-to-value evaluation. In the case of a cat, TCO would primarily consist of food, litter, veterinary care, etc. Refer to [[#Trivia|trivia for more details]]. For the device in the comic, there would be a small ongoing cost (occasional recharges for the batteries) after the initial investment. | TCO is {{w|total cost of ownership}}, which is exactly what it sounds like: the purchase price of something, plus all costs of keeping, operating, and/or maintaining that something. It's used in accounting to determine something's true cost-to-value evaluation. In the case of a cat, TCO would primarily consist of food, litter, veterinary care, etc. Refer to [[#Trivia|trivia for more details]]. For the device in the comic, there would be a small ongoing cost (occasional recharges for the batteries) after the initial investment. | ||
β | A {{w|Roomba}} is a self-directed robotic vacuum cleaner made by iRobot, which has no feelings and cannot make friends. | + | A {{w|Roomba}} is a self-directed robotic vacuum cleaner made by iRobot, which has no feelings and cannot make friends. |
{{w|Python (programming language)|Python}} is a programming language popular among geeks running Linux. Among other features, it has a large number of easily installed 3rd-party libraries that make it easy to add features (stored in ''modules'') to programs. In this case, [[Cueball]] is importing the <code>soul</code> module to give the new pet a soul. This is a reference to [[353: Python]], in which Cueball is able to fly by importing the <code>antigravity</code> module. | {{w|Python (programming language)|Python}} is a programming language popular among geeks running Linux. Among other features, it has a large number of easily installed 3rd-party libraries that make it easy to add features (stored in ''modules'') to programs. In this case, [[Cueball]] is importing the <code>soul</code> module to give the new pet a soul. This is a reference to [[353: Python]], in which Cueball is able to fly by importing the <code>antigravity</code> module. |