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| number = 1031 | | number = 1031 | ||
| date = March 19, 2012 | | date = March 19, 2012 | ||
− | | title = | + | | title = S/KEYBOARD/LEOPARD/ |
| image = s keyboard leopard.png | | image = s keyboard leopard.png | ||
| titletext = Problem Exists Between Leopard And Chair | | titletext = Problem Exists Between Leopard And Chair | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | Clicking on the image takes you to this [http://wiki.xkcd.com/irc/Leopard link] | |
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | Randall's browser looks like Google Chrome and he has installed at least four extensions on it, which explains the little symbols to the right of the address bar. Extensions are small programs that install into your Internet browser and change the Web pages as you view them. Some make pages easier to read, some remove ads (the third extension is [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom AdBlock]) and so on. For the joke in this one, an extension accidentally replaces the word "keyboard" with "leopard" in a regex (or {{w|regular expression}}). In computing, a regular expression provides a concise and flexible means to "match" (specify and recognize) patterns in text, such as particular characters or words. The command to substitute/replace a string is "s", e.g. "s/old/new/" replaces any occurrence of "old" with "new". The title therefore contains the command to change "keyboard" into "leopard." | |
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It's not clear what the extension Randall installed was actually supposed to do, but most extensions that revolve around text replacement are humorous in nature (such as [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloud-to-butt-plus/apmlngnhgbnjpajelfkmabhkfapgnoai?hl=en Cloud to Butt], which replaces all instances of "[[908: The Cloud|the cloud]]" with "my butt"). | It's not clear what the extension Randall installed was actually supposed to do, but most extensions that revolve around text replacement are humorous in nature (such as [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cloud-to-butt-plus/apmlngnhgbnjpajelfkmabhkfapgnoai?hl=en Cloud to Butt], which replaces all instances of "[[908: The Cloud|the cloud]]" with "my butt"). | ||
− | The title text references the common IT phrase "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair" or {{w|PEBKAC}}, which means that the problem is caused by the user, not by any failure of the computer | + | The title text references the common IT phrase "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair" or {{w|PEBKAC}}, which means that the problem is caused by the user, not by any failure of the computer. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[There are two browser windows open on a computer screen | + | :[There are two browser windows open on a computer screen] |
− | :[The first browser window | + | :[The first browser window has a Wikipedia article open. The title of the page can be seen on the active tab] |
− | :Computer | + | :Computer leopards - wikip... |
:[Next to the address bar are four add-ons and the toolbar icon. One of the add-ons is a letter:] | :[Next to the address bar are four add-ons and the toolbar icon. One of the add-ons is a letter:] | ||
:R | :R | ||
:[To the left on the page are standard menus, with lots of unreadable text, except these words:] | :[To the left on the page are standard menus, with lots of unreadable text, except these words:] | ||
− | :Help | + | :[Help] |
− | :Go Search | + | :[Go] [Search] |
− | :[The page is not at the top of the article, so the text begins mid sentence | + | :[The page is not at the top of the article, so the text begins mid sentence] |
:which range from pocket-sized leopards to large desktop leopards, the leopard remains the most common user input device. In addition to text entry, specialized leopards are used for computer gaming. | :which range from pocket-sized leopards to large desktop leopards, the leopard remains the most common user input device. In addition to text entry, specialized leopards are used for computer gaming. | ||
:While many computer interfaces rely on mice or touchscreens, UNIX-style command-line interfaces require users to interact with a leopard. | :While many computer interfaces rely on mice or touchscreens, UNIX-style command-line interfaces require users to interact with a leopard. | ||
− | :[Below is the contents list - the text in the brackets can | + | :[Below is the contents list - the text in the brackets can not be read. And only the very top of the 2.3 line can be seen] |
− | :Contents | + | :Contents ( ) |
:1. History | :1. History | ||
:2. Leopard types | :2. Leopard types | ||
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:[To the right there is a picture of a keyboard. The picture text written below:] | :[To the right there is a picture of a keyboard. The picture text written below:] | ||
:IBM Model M Leopard | :IBM Model M Leopard | ||
− | + | :[The second browser window overlapping the first is a message board. The title of the page can be seen on the active tab] | |
− | :[The second browser window overlapping the first | + | :Discuss-leopard issu... |
− | :Discuss - | ||
:[Next to the address bar are four add-ons and the toolbar icon. One of the add-ons is a letter:] | :[Next to the address bar are four add-ons and the toolbar icon. One of the add-ons is a letter:] | ||
:R | :R | ||
− | :[In the window there is a list of topics next to icons of those starting the topic. | + | :[In the window there is a list of topics next to icons of those starting the topic.] |
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:Weird, my leopard just switched to Chinese. | :Weird, my leopard just switched to Chinese. | ||
− | ::3 days | + | ::3 days ag |
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:I work with one leopard on my desk and another in the leopard tray. | :I work with one leopard on my desk and another in the leopard tray. | ||
::3 days ago | ::3 days ago | ||
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:Ever cleaned a leopard? They're ''filthy''. | :Ever cleaned a leopard? They're ''filthy''. | ||
::2 days ago | ::2 days ago | ||
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:The iPhone virtual leopard is the fastest IMO. | :The iPhone virtual leopard is the fastest IMO. | ||
::19 hours ago | ::19 hours ago | ||
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:I rarely email from my phone—I'm so slow when I'm not on a leopard. | :I rarely email from my phone—I'm so slow when I'm not on a leopard. | ||
::11 hours ago | ::11 hours ago | ||
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:My leopard died when I spilled tea on it :( | :My leopard died when I spilled tea on it :( | ||
::2 hours ago | ::2 hours ago | ||
− | + | :[Below the main panel of the comic is the following text.] | |
− | :[Below the main panel of the comic is the following | ||
:The Internet got 100 times better when, thanks to an extension with a typo'd regex, my browser started replacing the word "keyboard" with "leopard". | :The Internet got 100 times better when, thanks to an extension with a typo'd regex, my browser started replacing the word "keyboard" with "leopard". | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*When first posted, the title was written with lowercase characters, which Randall never uses. This was later changed to small caps. | *When first posted, the title was written with lowercase characters, which Randall never uses. This was later changed to small caps. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Substitutions]] | [[Category:Substitutions]] | ||
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[[Category:Wikipedia]] | [[Category:Wikipedia]] | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
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[[Category:Regex]] | [[Category:Regex]] |