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172.70.85.168: /* Explanation */ My first thought was one or other of the Wedgewood family, but I suspect Randall isn't so anglocentric and would have a US figure (or several) in mind.

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‎Explanation: My first thought was one or other of the Wedgewood family, but I suspect Randall isn't so anglocentric and would have a US figure (or several) in mind.

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 {{w|Bluetooth}} is a technology invented in the mid 1990s and intended for devices to connect wirelessly over a relatively short range for the purpose of transmitting information and/or audio.  For example, a headset that connects via Bluetooth could be connected to a {{w|computer}} that's also Bluetooth-enabled, and then whatever would normally come out of the computer's speakers would come out the headset's ear pieces instead, and whatever was spoken into the headset's {{w|microphone}} would be transmitted to the computer's audio input system as if coming in through the computer's microphone.  For this to work, the two devices need to be paired, which means they need to know the unique identification number of the other device and have been given permission to communicate with it, as well as knowing what kind of data exchanges are both possible and allowed. Pairing is not always a smooth process, especially given the somewhat limited methods some of these devices have for user interaction.  For example, headsets typically don't have screens and user interfaces that make it easy to select what computer or other device you want them to connect to, so you're often confronted by blinking lights and/or sounds to make it through the pairing process, with each device having its own method for initiating or accepting a pairing request.
-[[Cueball]] is talking to [[White Hat]] about {{w|Bluetooth}} and wireless connectivity. He asks if it has become easier to stream audio via Bluetooth since he last used it. White Hat then jests that it has become an easy-to-use and streamlined service, where connecting devices is easy, and he gives some examples of how easy it is to use. Cueball is excited about this, until White Hat reveals that he was lying and that Bluetooth is still as hard to use as ever.  Cueball then invokes the name of "Josiah Bluetooth", a fictitious person implied to have invented the eponymous Bluetooth. "Josiah" is an old-timey name particularly given to {{w|Josiah_(given_name)|many possibly notable individuals}}, especially in the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> centuries, and suggests the amusing idea that in the 1700s or 1800s a hardy inventor named Josiah Bluetooth came up with the idea for wireless audio.  (Note that while there is no "Josiah Bluetooth" person, there is a "[https://www.provenance.org/stories/yair-neuman-ceramic-bluetooth-speaker Josiah]" Bluetooth ceramic speaker.)
+[[Cueball]] is talking to [[White Hat]] about {{w|Bluetooth}} and wireless connectivity. He asks if it has become easier to stream audio via Bluetooth since he last used it. White Hat then jests that it has become an easy-to-use and streamlined service, where connecting devices is easy, and he gives some examples of how easy it is to use. Cueball is excited about this, until White Hat reveals that he was kidding and that Bluetooth is still as hard to use as ever.  Cueball then invokes the name of "Josiah Bluetooth", a fictitious person implied to have invented the eponymous Bluetooth. "Josiah" is an old-timey name particularly given to {{w|Josiah_(given_name)|many possibly notable individuals}}, especially in the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> centuries, and suggests the amusing idea that in the 1700s or 1800s a hardy inventor named Josiah Bluetooth came up with the idea for wireless audio.  (Note that while there is no "Josiah Bluetooth" person, there is a "[https://www.provenance.org/stories/yair-neuman-ceramic-bluetooth-speaker Josiah]" Bluetooth ceramic speaker.)
 This comic also references the common problem of audio playing through the wrong device when Bluetooth is activated.

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 {{w|Bluetooth}} is a technology invented in the mid 1990s and intended for devices to connect wirelessly over a relatively short range for the purpose of transmitting information and/or audio.  For example, a headset that connects via Bluetooth could be connected to a {{w|computer}} that's also Bluetooth-enabled, and then whatever would normally come out of the computer's speakers would come out the headset's ear pieces instead, and whatever was spoken into the headset's {{w|microphone}} would be transmitted to the computer's audio input system as if coming in through the computer's microphone.  For this to work, the two devices need to be paired, which means they need to know the unique identification number of the other device and have been given permission to communicate with it, as well as knowing what kind of data exchanges are both possible and allowed. Pairing is not always a smooth process, especially given the somewhat limited methods some of these devices have for user interaction.  For example, headsets typically don't have screens and user interfaces that make it easy to select what computer or other device you want them to connect to, so you're often confronted by blinking lights and/or sounds to make it through the pairing process, with each device having its own method for initiating or accepting a pairing request.
-[[Cueball]] is talking to [[White Hat]] about {{w|Bluetooth}} and wireless connectivity. He asks if it has become easier to stream audio via Bluetooth since he last used it. White Hat then jests that it has become an easy-to-use and streamlined service, where connecting devices is easy, and he gives some examples of how easy it is to use. Cueball is excited about this, until White Hat reveals that he was lying and that Bluetooth is still as hard to use as ever.  Cueball then invokes the name of "Josiah Bluetooth", a fictitious person implied to have invented the eponymous Bluetooth. "Josiah" is an old-timey name and suggests the amusing idea that in the 1700s or 1800s a hardy inventor named Josiah Bluetooth came up with the idea for wireless audio.  (Note that while there is no "Josiah Bluetooth" person, there is a "[https://www.provenance.org/stories/yair-neuman-ceramic-bluetooth-speaker Josiah]" Bluetooth ceramic speaker.)
+[[Cueball]] is talking to [[White Hat]] about {{w|Bluetooth}} and wireless connectivity. He asks if it has become easier to stream audio via Bluetooth since he last used it. White Hat then jests that it has become an easy-to-use and streamlined service, where connecting devices is easy, and he gives some examples of how easy it is to use. Cueball is excited about this, until White Hat reveals that he was lying and that Bluetooth is still as hard to use as ever.  Cueball then invokes the name of "Josiah Bluetooth", a fictitious person implied to have invented the eponymous Bluetooth. "Josiah" is an old-timey name particularly given to {{w|Josiah_(given_name)|many possibly notable individuals}}, especially in the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> centuries, and suggests the amusing idea that in the 1700s or 1800s a hardy inventor named Josiah Bluetooth came up with the idea for wireless audio.  (Note that while there is no "Josiah Bluetooth" person, there is a "[https://www.provenance.org/stories/yair-neuman-ceramic-bluetooth-speaker Josiah]" Bluetooth ceramic speaker.)
 This comic also references the common problem of audio playing through the wrong device when Bluetooth is activated.