https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=172.69.22.122&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T17:42:51ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2856:_Materials_Scientists&diff=3293262856: Materials Scientists2023-11-19T17:29:05Z<p>172.69.22.122: materials scientist -- see original xkcd title and titletext, and actual wikipedia entry</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2856<br />
| date = November 17, 2023<br />
| title = Materials Scientists<br />
| image = materials_scientists_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 296x445px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = If a materials scientist gives you a present, always ask whether regifting will incur any requirements for Federal paperwork.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BIOLUMINESCENT DEPLETED URANIUM WRAPPING PAPER GIVING OFF A BIT TOO MUCH CHERENKOV RADIATION- Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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{{w|Materials science}} is essentially the study of materials, like {{w|steel}}, including some pretty strange ones such as {{w|Vantablack}} and {{w|triiodide}}. Here Ponytail and White Hat have given Cueball (a materials scientist) some sort of present. Cueball is amazed with the wrapping paper and tape itself, trying to make out what they are all made of. The caption reveals that the cardboard box is empty and the wrapping paper ''is'' the present; as a materials scientist, Cueball is more enamored by the (strange and exotic) wrapping paper, far more than he would be by any actual present inside.<br />
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The punchline also compares Cueball to a cat. A common stereotype ([https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/8zw63a/thanks_for_box_human_oh_and_the_cat_tree_it_came/ with lots of image proof, to boot]) about domestic housecats is how they enjoy playing with empty boxes and discarded wrapping paper much more than the cat toys contained therein.<br />
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{{w|Aramid}} fibers (misspelled as "amarid" in the comic) are a class of strong synthetic fibers, built from aromatic rings connected via amide linkages. {{w|Kevlar}}, a material commonly and perhaps most famously used as a [https://youtu.be/gPKbOrxgx-w bullet-resistant fabric for] {{w|Bulletproof vest#Soft armor|soft bulletproof vests}}, is an example of an aramid. Due to their strength, they can be quite durable, even when thin, as depicted in the comic.<br />
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{{w|Triboluminescence}} refers to a phenomenon where mechanically working on a material (in this case pulling on the tape) causes it to glow. Triboluminescence is still not well understood by materials scientists, so they may find such materials particularly appealing. One famous example comes from crushing Wint-O-Green Lifesavers mints, which creates [https://interestingengineering.com/video/life-saver-candy-lights-up-like-lightning-when-smashed particularly bright blue sparks] compared to other hard candies. Staying in the realm of wrapping, Scotch tape exhibits this property too, [https://www.technologyreview.com/2008/10/23/217918/x-rays-made-with-scotch-tape/ to a point where it can even be used as an x-ray]. Phosphors are substances that glow when exposed to some other, typically more energetic, form of radiation, and can be used to produce a desired glowing effect by taking less useful parts of the spectrum (e.g. beyond the visible, or in an unnecessary area of the visible one) and shifting that into more practical hues. <br />
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{{w|Structural coloration}} is a phenomenon where the coloration of an animal or plant is not produced via pigments but via structural interactions with visible light at the scale of a wavelength (e.g. diffraction gratings, thin-film interference). More generally, it can also be used to refer to artificial materials that have a similar effect.<br />
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This comic may also be an example of [[Nerd Sniping|nerd sniping]], specifically to the materials scientist. <br />
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The title text states that if a materials scientist gives you a gift, you should ask if regifting it requires any form of federal paperwork. This is because the materials scientist may have access to items which are dangerous and strictly regulated, such as {{w|polonium}} (an extremely radioactive element), {{w|fluoroantimonic acid}} (the strongest acid discovered), {{w|nitrogen triiodide}} (one of the most sensitive explosives in the world), and {{w|n-butyllithium}} (an extremely flammable, pyrophoric, and caustic compound).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Ponytail, White Hat and Cueball are standing around a table. On the table is a gift with thin black stripes, with a present with a black ribbon sitting on top of it. Cueball is trying to holding a gift that has thick black stripes, trying to open it.]<br />
:Cueball: Where is this wrapping paper from? It's so thin, but I can't tear it. Is this amarid fabric?!<br />
:Cueball: Maybe I can unpeel the... oooh, the tape flashes as I pull it up! Triboluminescence! Did you add a phosphor? It's so bright!<br />
:Cueball: Wait, are these patterns structural coloration?<br />
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:[Caption below the panel:]<br />
:Materials scientists are like cats - the best present you can get them is an empty box with cool wrapping paper.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br />
[[Category:Science]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2840:_Earth_Layers&diff=3253732840: Earth Layers2023-10-11T18:36:36Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2840<br />
| date = October 11, 2023<br />
| title = Earth Layers<br />
| image = earth_layers_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 585x627px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = The Earth's magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a KINDER SURPRISE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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This comic reimagines the internal structure of the earth.<br />
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{| class="wikitable";<br />
! Layer<br />
! scope="col"| Explanation<br />
<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row"| lithosphere/crust (50/50)<br />
| ---<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:The layers of the Earth<br />
<br />
:Lithosphere/crust (50/50 blend)<br />
:Upper mantle<br />
:Deep mantle<br />
:Filler<br />
:Vitreous humor<br />
:Mechanical/HVAC layer<br />
:Guacamole<br />
:Cytoplasm<br />
:Cork<br />
:Insulation<br />
:Seeds<br />
:Pith<br />
:Nougat<br />
:Outer core<br />
:Inner core<br />
:Secret core<br />
:Kinder toy capsule<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Geology]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2840:_Earth_Layers&diff=3253712840: Earth Layers2023-10-11T18:34:34Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2840<br />
| date = October 11, 2023<br />
| title = Earth Layers<br />
| image = earth_layers_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 585x627px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = The Earth's magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a KINDER SURPRISE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic reimagines the internal structure of the earth.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" | style="background:#E6C3C3;"<br />
! Layer<br />
! scope="col"| Explanation<br />
<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row"| outer layer<br />
| ---<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:The layers of the Earth<br />
<br />
:Lithosphere/crust (50/50 blend)<br />
:Upper mantle<br />
:Deep mantle<br />
:Filler<br />
:Vitreous humor<br />
:Mechanical/HVAC layer<br />
:Guacamole<br />
:Cytoplasm<br />
:Cork<br />
:Insulation<br />
:Seeds<br />
:Pith<br />
:Nougat<br />
:Outer core<br />
:Inner core<br />
:Secret core<br />
:Kinder toy capsule<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Geology]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2840:_Earth_Layers&diff=3253692840: Earth Layers2023-10-11T18:31:26Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2840<br />
| date = October 11, 2023<br />
| title = Earth Layers<br />
| image = earth_layers_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 585x627px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = The Earth's magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a KINDER SURPRISE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic reimagines the internal structure of the earth.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" | style="background:#E6C3C3;"<br />
! (Layer) vs (Explanation)<br />
! scope="col"| Explanation<br />
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|-<br />
! scope="row"| {{w|mountain lion}}<br />
| style="background:#C5E6C3;"| This is a common recommendation when encountering a mountain lion (puma, cougar, etc) out in nature.<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:The layers of the Earth<br />
<br />
:Lithosphere/crust (50/50 blend)<br />
:Upper mantle<br />
:Deep mantle<br />
:Filler<br />
:Vitreous humor<br />
:Mechanical/HVAC layer<br />
:Guacamole<br />
:Cytoplasm<br />
:Cork<br />
:Insulation<br />
:Seeds<br />
:Pith<br />
:Nougat<br />
:Outer core<br />
:Inner core<br />
:Secret core<br />
:Kinder toy capsule<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Geology]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838932235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:35:25Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ grammar</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
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1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
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Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicators," is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
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2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
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Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are an example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
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3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
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This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
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4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
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5. '''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
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{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments and sometimes civic organizations and corporations.<br />
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6. '''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.'''<br />
<br />
Tools such as {{w|IFTTT}} and {{w|IRC bot}}s (or "bots" in this context) are used to provide group chat channels with information automatically taken from external sources of various sorts, such as emails to a support address or commits to source code control systems. Randall suggests that when such algorithmic information is not available, it is incumbent upon chat participants to provide sufficiently verbose replacements.<br />
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9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
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This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
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10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
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Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
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# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=183892Talk:2235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:32:41Z<p>172.69.22.122: 4?</p>
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== 5884 × 9286 pixel image?? ==<br />
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When I open this page (https://xkcd.com/2235, in case there's any confusion), I get an enormous image that bleeds far past the right and bottom of the page. Turns out that the image is 5884 × 9286 pixels. Has this been seen before? -- [[User:Dtgriscom|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom|talk]]) 19:05, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
: Looks like Randall must have uploaded the wrong image size. I assume he'll fix the comic shortly. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.52|172.68.211.52]] 19:32, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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11) I don't care if any generalised 'group chat' software does newest-first or oldest-first as default (and if you can resort to the other order, most-upticked, or whatever) but if it allows inclusion of prior comments, please ''DO NOT ENCOURAGE TOP-POSTING'', particularly when reply-pyramids can carelessly form with recless abandon, and often beyond the "this post is too long, click here to expand" point you often get. - Honestly, I just think a dose of more widespread peer-directed Usenet Netiquette (pre-Eternal September, definitely pre-Outlook Express) could do a lot of people good as well. Randomly split people up into 1990-ish sized cohorts for a 'training period' of socialisation until they can safely 'graduate' to the globally undelineated cohort. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.110|162.158.155.110]] 20:12, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
:Ok boomer, I'll be off your lawn in a moment. In the mean time I think there's a cloud up there which can't hear you. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.122|172.69.22.122]] 20:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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Anyone got any ideas about (4)? The only group chat I know of which constantly changes their group names to different random nonsense is the Chapo Trap House Discord. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.122|172.69.22.122]] 20:32, 29 November 2019 (UTC)</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838912235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:29:28Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ punct</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicators," is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
5. '''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments and sometimes civic organizations and corporations.<br />
<br />
6. '''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.'''<br />
<br />
Tools such as {{w|IFTTT}} and {{w|IRC bot}}s (or "bots" in this context) are used to provide group chat channels with information automatically taken from external sources of various sorts, such as emails to a support address or commits to source code control systems. Randall suggests that when such algorithmic information is not available, it is incumbent upon chat participants to provide sufficiently verbose replacements.<br />
<br />
9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=183890Talk:2235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:25:35Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* 5884 × 9286 pixel image?? */ reply</p>
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== 5884 × 9286 pixel image?? ==<br />
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When I open this page (https://xkcd.com/2235, in case there's any confusion), I get an enormous image that bleeds far past the right and bottom of the page. Turns out that the image is 5884 × 9286 pixels. Has this been seen before? -- [[User:Dtgriscom|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom|talk]]) 19:05, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
: Looks like Randall must have uploaded the wrong image size. I assume he'll fix the comic shortly. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.211.52|172.68.211.52]] 19:32, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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11) I don't care if any generalised 'group chat' software does newest-first or oldest-first as default (and if you can resort to the other order, most-upticked, or whatever) but if it allows inclusion of prior comments, please ''DO NOT ENCOURAGE TOP-POSTING'', particularly when reply-pyramids can carelessly form with recless abandon, and often beyond the "this post is too long, click here to expand" point you often get. - Honestly, I just think a dose of more widespread peer-directed Usenet Netiquette (pre-Eternal September, definitely pre-Outlook Express) could do a lot of people good as well. Randomly split people up into 1990-ish sized cohorts for a 'training period' of socialisation until they can safely 'graduate' to the globally undelineated cohort. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.110|162.158.155.110]] 20:12, 29 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
:Ok boomer, I'll be off your lawn in a moment. In the mean time I think there's a cloud up there which can't hear you. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.22.122|172.69.22.122]] 20:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838892235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:23:30Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ add some content</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicator", is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
5. '''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments and sometimes civic organizations and corporations.<br />
<br />
6. '''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.'''<br />
<br />
Tools such as {{w|IFTTT}} and {{w|IRC bot}}s (or "bots" in this context) are used to provide group chat channels with information automatically taken from external sources of various sorts, such as emails to a support address or commits to source code control systems. Randall suggests that when such algorithmic information is not available, it is incumbent upon chat participants to provide sufficiently verbose replacements.<br />
<br />
9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838872235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:17:14Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ numbers</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
1. '''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicator", is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
2. '''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
3. '''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
4. '''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
5. '''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
6. '''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments, civic organizations, and sometimes corporations.<br />
<br />
6. '''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
8. '''Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.'''<br />
<br />
<br />
9. '''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
10. '''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838862235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:13:48Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ pronoun</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
'''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicator", is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
'''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use them to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
'''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
'''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
'''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
'''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
'''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments, civic organizations, and sometimes corporations.<br />
<br />
'''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
'''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838842235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:12:06Z<p>172.69.22.122: ce</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
'''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicator", is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
'''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use it to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
'''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
'''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
'''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
'''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
'''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments, civic organizations, and sometimes corporations.<br />
<br />
'''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
'''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2235:_Group_Chat_Rules&diff=1838822235: Group Chat Rules2019-11-29T20:10:26Z<p>172.69.22.122: /* Explanation */ add some content</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2235<br />
| date = November 29, 2019<br />
| title = Group Chat Rules<br />
| image = group_chat_rules.png<br />
| titletext = There's no group chat member more enigmatic than the cool person who you all assume has the chat on mute, but who then instantly chimes in with no delay the moment something relevant to them is mentioned.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by MATHEMATICAL OBJECT WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF JURISPRUDENCE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
In this comic Randall is outlining the rules of a group chat. The rules start off by addressing some common behaviours associated with group chat, but then becomes increasingly bizarre, before finishing with an apology for "all of the notifications".<br />
<br />
'''Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.'''<br />
<br />
Typing notifications, often called "typing awareness indicator", is a feature of some instant messaging systems, showing a message such as "Typing..." with the typer's name to the other participants, causing them in many cases to wait to receive the message before typing something of their own. When the typer stops without sending anything, this can seem anticlimactic and potentially disruptive if it recurs. Randall's rule is that you must say something once you've started typing, to avoid the awkwardness of awaiting a person's reply. Typing notifications have also been mentioned in [[1886: Typing Notifications]].<br />
<br />
'''Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.'''<br />
<br />
Some URL links may have tracking information attached to the end of them, to show the origin of the URL and other information. {{w|UTM parameters}} are example of URL parameters (the part of a URL starting with a question mark) which are used to track utilization of the URL from one user to another. Many news and marketing-related websites include such tracking codes with any visit to one of their web pages in an attempt to see the source of the URL for subsequent visits. Many people consider this a violation of privacy as well as a source of clutter, and make an effort to remove the parameters from URLs when they are not necessary to use it to obtain the requested content. For example, [https://www.dyson.com/sticks/dyson-v8-absolute-nickel-iron.html?ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-w42lWd1QYp3RrUefCg_osA&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1&dclid=CjkKEQiAt_PuBRC2vOSG5pnYqN0BEiQATx34W-U3rsbKLg-BO9ep4IJKz6JxmZrHTqS7JKmZqSrWmKLw_wcB&ranMID=36310&ranEAID=lw9MynSeamY&ranSiteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&siteID=lw9MynSeamY-z5miuzSsmyWevVXB._R14g&utm_source=Slickdeals+LLC&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_en__na__na__na__purchase&utm_term=&utm_content=rakuten_1 this url] has a lot of tracking information to show that this URL was originally accessed from Slickdeals. Randall asks the users of this chat to remove that information. <br />
<br />
'''Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the 1999 film ''{{w|Fight Club}}'', where the main character forms an eponymous "Fight Club," an underground club for men to fight recreationally. The first "rule" of Fight Club is "do not talk about Fight Club", which Randall parodies in this comic, by making a rule to not talk about the film ''Fight Club''. ''Fight Club'' has also been mentioned in [[922: Fight Club]] and [[109: Spoiler Alert]].<br />
<br />
'''There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.'''<br />
<br />
'''Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.'''<br />
<br />
Many people have to deal with several kinds of group chat, such as IRC, Slack, Discord, Discourse, and the like, often in the same organization, so referring to "the group chat" within such an organization may be confusingly ambigious.<br />
<br />
'''Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.'''<br />
<br />
Some people who use group chat too frequently or for unimportant messages or both will cause their colleagues to attempt to achieve greater productivity by excluding them from an alternate chat, from which notifications, for example, are less annoying, so that notification<br />
<br />
'''Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.'''<br />
<br />
{{w|Robert's Rules of Order}} are one of the authoritative codifications of {{w|parlamentary procedure}} used to formalize decision-making in organizations required to document their activities such as governments, civic organizations, and sometimes corporations.<br />
'''The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.'''<br />
<br />
This is a reference to the {{w|Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution}}, which entitles people to rights not specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Per Wikipedia, this right was included because "future generations might argue that, because a certain right was not listed in the Bill of Rights, it did not exist."<br />
<br />
'''Sorry about all the notifications.'''<br />
<br />
Here, Randall apologizes in advance for all the notifications for all the messages that will be sent back and forth in group chat. Group chat features often result in more notifications than designers of notification systems anticipated or intended.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
:[Title at the top of the comic]:<br />
: Rules for this group chat<br />
<br />
:[A numbered list of 10 rules]:<br />
<br />
# Once you've sent a typing notification, you have to say ''something,'' c'mon.<br />
# Show you care by trimming the tracking junk off links you paste.<br />
# Do not talk about ''Fight Club'' (1999).<br />
# There are two types of chats: those with a relevant group name, and those where the name is random nonsense that changes regularly. Only the second kind are good.<br />
# Where mentioning it elsewhere, always just refer to it as "the group chat" to create an aura of exclusive mystery.<br />
# Robert's Rules of Order are optional but encouraged.<br />
# Periodically part of the group will split off to form a new chat with everyone minus one person. This is how group chats reproduce; don't draw attention to it.<br />
# Since there's no algorithmic feed, the responsibility for injecting lots of garbage no one asked for falls on you.<br />
# The enumeration, in these rules, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.<br />
# Sorry about all the notifications.<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Social interactions]]<br />
[[Category:Social networking]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Politics]]</div>172.69.22.122https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1958:_Self-Driving_Issues&diff=1529581958: Self-Driving Issues2018-02-22T21:55:07Z<p>172.69.22.122: small grammar edit: "the obvious sociological answer; that most" -> "the most obvious answer: most"</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1958<br />
| date = February 21, 2018<br />
| title = Self-Driving Issues<br />
| image = self_driving_issues.png<br />
| titletext = If most people turn into murderers all of a sudden, we'll need to push out a firmware update or something.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
<br />
[[Cueball]] explains being worried about {{w|autonomous car|self-driving cars}}, noting that it may be possible to fool the sensory systems of the vehicles. This is a common concern with {{w|AI|AIs}}; since they think analytically and have little to no capability for abstract thought, they can be fooled by things a human would immediately realize is deceptive.<br />
<br />
However, Cueball quickly assumes that his argument actually doesn't hold up when comparing AI drivers to human drivers, as both rely on the same guidance framework. Human drivers follow signs and road markings, and must obey the laws of the road just as an AI must. Therefore, an attack on the road infrastructure could impact both AIs and humans. However, humans and AIs are not equally vulnerable. For example, a fake sign or a fake child could appear to a human as an obvious fake but fool an AI. A creative attacker could put up a sign with CAPTCHA-like text that would be readable by humans but not by an AI.<br />
<br />
Cueball further wonders why, in this case, nobody tries to fool human drivers as they might try to fool an AI, but [[White Hat]] and [[Megan]] point out the most obvious answer: most {{w|Road traffic safety|road safety systems}} benefit from humans not actively trying to maliciously sabotage them simply to cause accidents. <br />
<br />
The title text continues the line of reasoning, noting that if most people did suddenly become murderers, the AI might be needed to be upgraded in order to deal with the presumable increase in people trying to cause car crashes by fooling the AI - a somewhat narrowly-focused solution given that a world full of murderers would probably have many more problems than that. As Megan sees humans as a 'component' of the road safety system, it might also be suggesting a firmware update for the buggy people who have all become murderers, one that would fix their murderous ways. We are not currently at a point where we can create and apply instantaneous firmware updates for large populations; even combining all the behavioral modification tools at our disposal -- {{w|psychiatry}}, {{w|cognitive behavioral therapy}}, {{w|hypnosis}}, {{w|mind-altering drugs}}, {{w|prison}}, {{w|CRISPR}}, etc. -- is not enough to perform such a massive undertaking.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
:[Cueball is speaking while standing alone in a slim panel.]<br />
:Cueball: I worry about self-driving car safety features.<br />
<br />
:[In a frame-less panel it turns out that Cueball is standing between White Hat and Megan, holding his arms out towards each of them, while he continues to speak.]<br />
:Cueball: What's to stop someone from painting fake lines on the road, or dropping a cutout of a pedestrian onto a highway, to make cars swerve and crash? <br />
<br />
:[Zoom in on Cueball's head as he continues to contemplate the situation holding a hand to his chin, while looking in White Hat's direction. Megan replies from off-panel behind him.]<br />
:Cueball: Except... those things would also work on human drivers. What's stopping people '''''now? '''''<br />
:Megan (off-panel): Yeah, causing car crashes isn't hard.<br />
<br />
:[Zoom back out to show all three of them again.]<br />
:White Hat: I guess it's just that most people aren't murderers?<br />
:Cueball: Oh, right. I always forget.<br />
:Megan: An underappreciated component of our road safety system.<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
The [[title text]] was published with a typo: "murderers" was misspelled as "muderers."<br />
<br />
The theme of human fear and overreaction to the advent of more or less autonomous robots also features in [[1955: Robots]].<br />
<br />
Self-driving cars is a [[:Category:Self-driving cars|recurring subject]] on xkcd.<br />
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A variation on the idea that humans are mentally "buggy" is suggested in [[258: Conspiracy Theories]], though in that case divine intervention is requested to implement the "firmware upgrade".<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Self-driving cars]]</div>172.69.22.122