Comments on: Prudence http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/11/20/prudence/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:36:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Aaron of Minneapolis http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/11/20/prudence/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 Aaron of Minneapolis Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:53:40 +0000 http://www.explainxkcd.com/?p=246#comment-1864 <i>Firmware</i> is the programming on the chips that run an electronic device (such as a router, a cell phone, or a robot probe). (<a href="http://catb.org/jargon/html/F/firmware.html" rel="nofollow">Jargon File</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>) In the book, the White Witch tempts one of the children with an enchanted Turkish Delight candy. With a robot probe there instead, the White Witch -- not knowing what a robot probe is -- doesn't quite know what to do to get it under her spell. Firmware is the programming on the chips that run an electronic device (such as a router, a cell phone, or a robot probe). (Jargon File, Wikipedia)

In the book, the White Witch tempts one of the children with an enchanted Turkish Delight candy. With a robot probe there instead, the White Witch — not knowing what a robot probe is — doesn’t quite know what to do to get it under her spell.

]]> By: Matic http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/11/20/prudence/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Matic Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:08:40 +0000 http://www.explainxkcd.com/?p=246#comment-1155 Maybe Star Gate reference? Maybe Star Gate reference?

]]> By: Xylax http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/11/20/prudence/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Xylax Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:32 +0000 http://www.explainxkcd.com/?p=246#comment-1154 Don't for get to explain the part in the image text about the White Witch....it was really the only part i found funny Don’t for get to explain the part in the image text about the White Witch….it was really the only part i found funny

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