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| :: I get this (in the UK, using Google UK, and same result in a fresh Incognito session): https://www.makerlab-electronics.com/product/65mm-rubber-wheel-blue/ It looks like a decent wheel, albeit probably a bit small for most uses [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.11|141.101.99.11]] 22:41, 22 April 2019 (UTC) | | :: I get this (in the UK, using Google UK, and same result in a fresh Incognito session): https://www.makerlab-electronics.com/product/65mm-rubber-wheel-blue/ It looks like a decent wheel, albeit probably a bit small for most uses [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.11|141.101.99.11]] 22:41, 22 April 2019 (UTC) |
| : Here it is on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/8nHemgW [[User:Baffo32|Baffo32]] ([[User talk:Baffo32|talk]]) 19:38, 23 April 2019 (UTC) | | : Here it is on imgur: https://imgur.com/a/8nHemgW [[User:Baffo32|Baffo32]] ([[User talk:Baffo32|talk]]) 19:38, 23 April 2019 (UTC) |
− | ::Added the image to a trivia section, and links to it from the explanation. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:59, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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| I looked for a cheese wheel by searching wheel but couldn't find any. there was, however, a roulette wheel [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.72|172.68.47.72]] 20:41, 22 April 2019 (UTC) | | I looked for a cheese wheel by searching wheel but couldn't find any. there was, however, a roulette wheel [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.72|172.68.47.72]] 20:41, 22 April 2019 (UTC) |
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| : What I want to know is, how can we make a cheese wheel show up? Can we google bomb this image search? | | : What I want to know is, how can we make a cheese wheel show up? Can we google bomb this image search? |
| [[User:Keybounce|Keybounce]] ([[User talk:Keybounce|talk]]) 05:08, 24 April 2019 (UTC) | | [[User:Keybounce|Keybounce]] ([[User talk:Keybounce|talk]]) 05:08, 24 April 2019 (UTC) |
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− | I wonder, could there be a type of cheese hard enough to be viable as wheels for some kind of vehicle? There certainly exists some real hard types of cheese out there, it should not be impossible to use a cheese wheel, even if it were to be ridiculously expensive.
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− | [[Special:Contributions/172.68.182.160|172.68.182.160]] 07:50, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | :well, hardness is not necessarily the factor to look for. A very hard wheel would mean you would feel each and every of the smallest bump in the road (or would need a suspension that can handle them. Suspensions usually are more for the medium sized bumps). Also hardness often means brittleness. Imagine building a wheel of marble for your car. it wouldn't dent, but break as soon as there is a major hit on it... --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 08:20, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | ;Change to the header text - is it related to the comic?
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− | I have updated the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#Header_text|header text]] section on the [[Design of xkcd.com]] page with the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#2019-04-23|new header text]] out with this comic. I can see that in the "loong" explanation someone has mentioned Google Reader already, probably because of this. So I have also added a link to this change to the explanation. How relevant is Google reader for this comic, and is that actually a reason to expect the comic is about computer programming and not inventions... (As per the [[#To include or not to include|To include or not include section]] here below)? --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 16:03, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | : I don't feel it's relevant. Maybe something for the trivia section? [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 08:45, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | == To include or not to include ==
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− | I deleted a part of the explanation which I feel doesn't add anything to the explanation of the comic. This change was reverted. And since I don't want to delete them again just for them to re-appear I'll open the discussion here. In my opnion the explanation can be understood very fine without these paragraphs. I'm talking about the paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the current explanation. These make the explanation unnecessarily convulted. Especially since they introduce terms which need a further explanation (Among others: What's a library in this context? What is npm?) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:42, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | :I thought your edit was appropriate, as there's way too much information in the current explanation. If others think some of the information is helpful, then it should be significantly pared down in size rather than just reverting your edit. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 13:55, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | ::I agree that there is too much on software development. There is not even any guarantee that the comic refers to this. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:59, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | :For what it's worth, I noticed that you didn't have any bias because you hadn't contributed to the explanation before your last edit. However, the user that reverted you had previously added all of the content you removed, so they clearly thought it was necessary even before you removed it. I'd like to hear from anyone else on how they feel about the contested content. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 14:03, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | :: That's why I opened this topic :) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 14:39, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | : I put it back because I think it's useful to show that there really are people/industries who behave as Beret Guy does, and who get burned by it. I could go for shifting it over into the 'trivia' section. --[[User:NotaBene|NotaBene]] ([[User talk:NotaBene|talk]]) 20:14, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | ::Which is in my opinion covered by "even if it wasn't initially designed to handle the task for which it is being used and thus may have unintended side effects or other issues." This part (or the part before that) could be generalized some more so it applies not only to code and programmers but engineering in general and it would be sufficient to explain the comic. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 07:41, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | The comic does not expicitly or implicitly mention the automotive industry. At best, you can assume beret guy is manufacturing vehicles.
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− | [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.61|162.158.111.61]] 11:40, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
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− | : "that's what we attach to our vehicles"
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− | Aircrafts are vehicles too.
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− | I strongly suspect this article is a reference to npm and the general approach to dependency management in the contemporary Javascript community.
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− | My last edit is me removing a near identical incomplete tag, in a near identical situation. A long multi paragraph explanation that didn’t need to be longer. If this isn’t just a coincidence I’ll delete the tag shortly, and if so, can someone explain? [[User:Netherin5|“That Guy from the Netherlands”]] ([[User talk:Netherin5|talk]]) 16:29, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
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− | It would be a disaster if a color wheel came on top. [[User:SongSquare19|SongSquare19]] ([[User talk:SongSquare19|talk]]) 08:28, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
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