https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=83.227.33.35&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-19T01:56:22ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1281:_Minifigs&diff=51103Talk:1281: Minifigs2013-10-24T01:16:07Z<p>83.227.33.35: </p>
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<div>This is my first time at trying to explain something. Even if it's replaced by a better one, I hope it gets the point across.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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[[Special:Contributions/189.186.138.149|189.186.138.149]] 05:34, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Your explanation looks good (perhaps somebody changed it, though). I am happy for you. Welcome to.the community. You are the type of people that make wikis great.<br />
:[[User:Zyxuvius|Zyxuvius]] ([[User talk:Zyxuvius|talk]]) 17:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Related question: what is the current population of Teddy bears? And what about Barbies? -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 08:44, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
:Might Mattel be the world's largest shoe maker? [[Special:Contributions/67.51.59.66|67.51.59.66]] 16:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Then we are just waiting for a Wikipedian to remove the comparison of tires manufactures as Wikipedia is not the place for random facts appearing in XKCD comics. [[User:Pmakholm|Pmakholm]] ([[User talk:Pmakholm|talk]]) 10:17, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
::The information in the Wikipedia article on {{w|Lego tire|Lego tires}}, including the random fact that in 2011 it was the world's largest tire manufacturer, has been there since May 2012 [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:30, 23 October 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I, for one, welcome our new Lego overlords.[[Special:Contributions/83.227.33.35|83.227.33.35]] 01:16, 24 October 2013 (UTC)</div>83.227.33.35https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1258:_First&diff=48155Talk:1258: First2013-08-30T09:57:37Z<p>83.227.33.35: Is it really Megan offscreen?</p>
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<div>First! [[User:Edo|Edo]] ([[User talk:Edo|talk]]) 04:28, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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This is a wiki, not some xkcd reader's blog. [[User:GameZone|GameZone]] ([[User talk:GameZone|talk]]) 04:30, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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(it's called a joke) [[User:Edo|Edo]] ([[User talk:Edo|talk]]) 04:38, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:I thought it was funny. [[Special:Contributions/75.37.205.50|75.37.205.50]] 07:42, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:Ha! I was going to do the same thing. --[[User:Druid816|Druid816]] ([[User talk:Druid816|talk]]) 07:58, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:When I saw today's comic on XKCD.com, I came here just to check if someone made a "First!" comment in comic's discussion page. [[Special:Contributions/78.205.5.80|78.205.5.80]] 08:13, 30 August 2013 (UTC)<br />
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I agree it is likely Megan offscreen, but can we be sure? [[Special:Contributions/83.227.33.35|83.227.33.35]] 09:57, 30 August 2013 (UTC)</div>83.227.33.35https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1249:_Meteor_Showers&diff=46144Talk:1249: Meteor Showers2013-08-09T09:36:19Z<p>83.227.33.35: </p>
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<div>The dates are not in order {{unsigned ip|99.108.140.97}}<br />
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Maybe the tennis reference is to Bob and Mike Bryan, they are twins. [[Special:Contributions/83.227.33.35|83.227.33.35]] 09:36, 9 August 2013 (UTC)</div>83.227.33.35https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1247:_The_Mother_of_All_Suspicious_Files&diff=458731247: The Mother of All Suspicious Files2013-08-05T18:08:10Z<p>83.227.33.35: /* Transcript */ The image and explananation says "install", now the transcript does too.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1247<br />
| date = August 5, 2013<br />
| title = The Mother of All Suspicious Files<br />
| image = the_mother_of_all_suspicious_files.png<br />
| titletext = Better change the URL to 'https' before downloading.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The save dialogue shows a download from [http://www.utrace.de/?query=65.222.202.53 65.222.202.53] with a very long file title. Many of the extensions used inside there indicate executable code. You also see common download syntax for a pirated movie, {{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}, likely included to appear malicious to anyone skimming but is actually a movie about hackers, making it a benign reference rather than malicious. The ".LNK" extension is the windows extension for a shortcut (the extension is normally hidden to the user), whereas ".LNK.ZDA.GNN" extensions are references to Link, Zelda, and Ganon, important characters from the Legend of Zelda video game franchise.<br />
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The file seems to be an executable, but other file types referenced include:<br />
* AUTOEXEC.BAT - which is automatically run during startup on Windows/DOS operating systems.<br />
* MY%20OSX%20DOCUMENTS - referencing the OSX operating system (%20 is a representation of a space in a URL, i.e. it reads as "MY OSX DOCUMENTS").<br />
* INSTALL.EXE - a typical installer<br />
* RAR - a compressed archive file type<br />
* INI - a settings file type<br />
* TAR - a file archive popular in UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems<br />
* DOÇX - looks like a Microsoft Word file type, but isn't<br />
* PHPHPHP - a play on PHP files, a kind of server-based web page file type<br />
* XHTML - another web page file type<br />
* TML - stands for Transducer Markup Language, an XML based markup language that specifies how to capture, time-tag and describe sensor data<br />
* XTL - another play on XHTML?<br />
* TXXT - a play on TXT file types<br />
* 0DAY - a reference to a {{w|zero-day exploit}}<br />
* HACK.ERS_(1995)_BLURAY_CAM-XVID - a reference to the 1995 Hackers movie, but pirated movies would either be a BlurayRIP/DVDRIP or CAM, but not both at the same time unless you used a camera to recored the Blueray movie as it played?<br />
* EXE - an executable file type<br />
* [SCR] - a Windows screensaver (a popular way to get malware onto somebody's Windows machine)<br />
* LISP - {{w|Lisp (programming language)|the programming language}}<br />
* MSI - an installer file type<br />
* WRBT OBJ - A reference to the line of code Dennis Nedry used in {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}} to shut down key systems<br />
* O - The extension for a linker file, an intermediary created when compiling C code.<br />
* H - The file extension of a header file in C code.<br />
* SWF - Shockwave Flash file type<br />
* DPKG - Debian package file type<br />
* APP - an application on Mac OS X operating system<br />
* ZIP - compressed archive file type<br />
* CO.GZ - looks like a {{w|List_of_Internet_top-level_domains|top-level domain}} for an unknown country, but it is a compressed file using GNU zip.<br />
* A.OUT - Default filename when creating an executable on Linux or other UNIX-like operating systems if none was specified for the compiler.<br />
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The title text suggests changing from http to https, as if encrypting a suspicious file before downloading it is somehow better than downloading it unencrypted. http (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) and https (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol - Secure) are the two common protocols for getting web pages and web downloads. http is the simple download, whereas https adds an SSL encryption layer so the item being downloaded cannot be viewed unencrypted by anyone except the end recipient. Changing "http" to "https" is a common suggestion to improve security when browsing the web from an insecure network (such as a public wifi hotspot) to avoid surveillance or hijacking to a malicious website; Google automatically switches to https for all mail accounts and is starting to do so with searches. The end recipient will still get whatever nasties were in the original, however - encrypting it doesn't change the content at all.<br />
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The IP address referenced in the comic, 65.222.202.53, is currently being used by the shellcode of a Javascript 0-day exploit for the Tor Browser Bundle being run by the FBI to phone home over the clearnet and de-anonymize visitors to websites on Freedom Hosting that are serving child pornography. [http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/comments/1jmrta/founder_of_the_freedom_hosting_arrested_held/]<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[A save dialogue popup with an alert sign.]<br />
:Warning!<br />
:This type of file can harm your computer! Are your sure you want to download: <nowiki>http://65.222.202.53/~TILDE/PUB/CIA-BIN/ETC/INIT.DLL?FILE=--AUTOEXEX.BAT.MY%20OSX%20DOCUMENTS-INSTALL.EXE.RAR.INI.TAR.DOÇX.PHPHPHP.XHTML.TML.XTL.TXXT.0DAY.HACK.ERS_(1995)_BLURAY-CAM_XVID.EXE.TAR.[SCR].LISTP.MSI.LNK.ZDA.GNN.WRBT.OBJ.O.SWF.DPKG.APP.ZIP.TAR.CO.GZ.OUT.EXE</nowiki><br />
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:[Two buttons:]<br />
:Cancel Save<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Computers]]</div>83.227.33.35https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1247:_The_Mother_of_All_Suspicious_Files&diff=458721247: The Mother of All Suspicious Files2013-08-05T18:06:22Z<p>83.227.33.35: Transcript, DOCX -> DOÇX, from explanation</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1247<br />
| date = August 5, 2013<br />
| title = The Mother of All Suspicious Files<br />
| image = the_mother_of_all_suspicious_files.png<br />
| titletext = Better change the URL to 'https' before downloading.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The save dialogue shows a download from [http://www.utrace.de/?query=65.222.202.53 65.222.202.53] with a very long file title. Many of the extensions used inside there indicate executable code. You also see common download syntax for a pirated movie, {{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}, likely included to appear malicious to anyone skimming but is actually a movie about hackers, making it a benign reference rather than malicious. The ".LNK" extension is the windows extension for a shortcut (the extension is normally hidden to the user), whereas ".LNK.ZDA.GNN" extensions are references to Link, Zelda, and Ganon, important characters from the Legend of Zelda video game franchise.<br />
<br />
The file seems to be an executable, but other file types referenced include:<br />
* AUTOEXEC.BAT - which is automatically run during startup on Windows/DOS operating systems.<br />
* MY%20OSX%20DOCUMENTS - referencing the OSX operating system (%20 is a representation of a space in a URL, i.e. it reads as "MY OSX DOCUMENTS").<br />
* INSTALL.EXE - a typical installer<br />
* RAR - a compressed archive file type<br />
* INI - a settings file type<br />
* TAR - a file archive popular in UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems<br />
* DOÇX - looks like a Microsoft Word file type, but isn't<br />
* PHPHPHP - a play on PHP files, a kind of server-based web page file type<br />
* XHTML - another web page file type<br />
* TML - stands for Transducer Markup Language, an XML based markup language that specifies how to capture, time-tag and describe sensor data<br />
* XTL - another play on XHTML?<br />
* TXXT - a play on TXT file types<br />
* 0DAY - a reference to a {{w|zero-day exploit}}<br />
* HACK.ERS_(1995)_BLURAY_CAM-XVID - a reference to the 1995 Hackers movie, but pirated movies would either be a BlurayRIP/DVDRIP or CAM, but not both at the same time unless you used a camera to recored the Blueray movie as it played?<br />
* EXE - an executable file type<br />
* [SCR] - a Windows screensaver (a popular way to get malware onto somebody's Windows machine)<br />
* LISP - {{w|Lisp (programming language)|the programming language}}<br />
* MSI - an installer file type<br />
* WRBT OBJ - A reference to the line of code Dennis Nedry used in {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}} to shut down key systems<br />
* O - The extension for a linker file, an intermediary created when compiling C code.<br />
* H - The file extension of a header file in C code.<br />
* SWF - Shockwave Flash file type<br />
* DPKG - Debian package file type<br />
* APP - an application on Mac OS X operating system<br />
* ZIP - compressed archive file type<br />
* CO.GZ - looks like a {{w|List_of_Internet_top-level_domains|top-level domain}} for an unknown country, but it is a compressed file using GNU zip.<br />
* A.OUT - Default filename when creating an executable on Linux or other UNIX-like operating systems if none was specified for the compiler.<br />
<br />
The title text suggests changing from http to https, as if encrypting a suspicious file before downloading it is somehow better than downloading it unencrypted. http (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) and https (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol - Secure) are the two common protocols for getting web pages and web downloads. http is the simple download, whereas https adds an SSL encryption layer so the item being downloaded cannot be viewed unencrypted by anyone except the end recipient. Changing "http" to "https" is a common suggestion to improve security when browsing the web from an insecure network (such as a public wifi hotspot) to avoid surveillance or hijacking to a malicious website; Google automatically switches to https for all mail accounts and is starting to do so with searches. The end recipient will still get whatever nasties were in the original, however - encrypting it doesn't change the content at all.<br />
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The IP address referenced in the comic, 65.222.202.53, is currently being used by the shellcode of a Javascript 0-day exploit for the Tor Browser Bundle being run by the FBI to phone home over the clearnet and de-anonymize visitors to websites on Freedom Hosting that are serving child pornography. [http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/comments/1jmrta/founder_of_the_freedom_hosting_arrested_held/]<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[A save dialogue popup with an alert sign.]<br />
:Warning!<br />
:This type of file can harm your computer! Are your sure you want to download: <nowiki>http://65.222.202.53/~TILDE/PUB/CIA-BIN/ETC/INIT.DLL?FILE=--AUTOEXEX.BAT.MY%20OSX%20DOCUMENTS-INSTANLL.EXE.RAR.INI.TAR.DOÇX.PHPHPHP.XHTML.TML.XTL.TXXT.0DAY.HACK.ERS_(1995)_BLURAY-CAM_XVID.EXE.TAR.[SCR].LISTP.MSI.LNK.ZDA.GNN.WRBT.OBJ.O.SWF.DPKG.APP.ZIP.TAR.CO.GZ.OUT.EXE</nowiki><br />
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:[Two buttons:]<br />
:Cancel Save<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Computers]]</div>83.227.33.35