Talk:1121: Identity - Revision history

146.70.174.163 at 22:25, 24 January 2026

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172.71.242.156 at 20:36, 13 December 2022

2022-12-13T20:36:17Z

SilverTheTerribleMathematician at 07:00, 12 December 2022

2022-12-12T07:00:32Z

Thisfox at 10:57, 21 May 2015

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108.162.215.30 at 02:29, 11 February 2014

2014-02-11T02:29:27Z

108.162.212.220 at 20:37, 9 February 2014

2014-02-09T20:37:24Z

DruidDriver at 22:13, 22 January 2013

2013-01-22T22:13:52Z

Lcarsos: I'll only stop if you stop being so good at your job. ;p

2012-11-14T05:21:41Z

I'll only stop if you stop being so good at your job. ;p

Davidy22: Dammit, stahp ninja'ing me.

2012-11-14T05:16:54Z

Dammit, stahp ninja'ing me.

Lcarsos: oops, signing my comment.

2012-11-14T05:12:45Z

oops, signing my comment.

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	:It's perhaps a more deprecated method than the "… user is typing …" status that can appear and vanish again as, perhaps, the current sender puts something down but then retracts it all while they have another think (and the sendee is on tenterhooks and wondering whether to write that they can go away and ''think'' about the last issue they posed, if it has no easy/immediate/diplomatic answer), but all it needs is a low-volume (mostly-)synchronous bidirectional connection protocol that can bunch up changes if full real-time connectivity is a bit choppy.		:It's perhaps a more deprecated method than the "… user is typing …" status that can appear and vanish again as, perhaps, the current sender puts something down but then retracts it all while they have another think (and the sendee is on tenterhooks and wondering whether to write that they can go away and ''think'' about the last issue they posed, if it has no easy/immediate/diplomatic answer), but all it needs is a low-volume (mostly-)synchronous bidirectional connection protocol that can bunch up changes if full real-time connectivity is a bit choppy.
	:And with so many chat-type protocols developed since {{w\|talk (software)\|the original one I used}}, it seems there's some that use (or ''can'' use) this character-by-character (or word-by-word?) mechanism, still. As noted in various spots further up this discussion page... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.156\|172.71.242.156]] 20:36, 13 December 2022 (UTC)		:And with so many chat-type protocols developed since {{w\|talk (software)\|the original one I used}}, it seems there's some that use (or ''can'' use) this character-by-character (or word-by-word?) mechanism, still. As noted in various spots further up this discussion page... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.156\|172.71.242.156]] 20:36, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
		+	:If they ''weren't'' texting, she would be able to know it was him by hearing his voice. How likely do you think people are to ask "how do I know it's really you?" over the phone as opposed to texting? We use voice communication as the second channel to exchange keys for secure text apps! [[Special:Contributions/146.70.174.163\|146.70.174.163]] 22:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

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	They’re not chatting through text-based messaging. Notice how Megan immediately catches on that it’s Cueball: she interrupts him. Things like that wouldn’t normally occur in text-based messaging. [[User:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|SilverTheTerribleMathematician]] ([[User talk:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|talk]]) 07:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)		They’re not chatting through text-based messaging. Notice how Megan immediately catches on that it’s Cueball: she interrupts him. Things like that wouldn’t normally occur in text-based messaging. [[User:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|SilverTheTerribleMathematician]] ([[User talk:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|talk]]) 07:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
		+	:They may not be using SMS-based messaging, but there are "send characters as they are typed" text-based messaging systems (awkward pauses whilst looking for the right word, sometimes even conveying backspaces across so that tyop^H^Hpo corrections are witnessed as they happen, how they happen).
		+	:It's perhaps a more deprecated method than the "… user is typing …" status that can appear and vanish again as, perhaps, the current sender puts something down but then retracts it all while they have another think (and the sendee is on tenterhooks and wondering whether to write that they can go away and ''think'' about the last issue they posed, if it has no easy/immediate/diplomatic answer), but all it needs is a low-volume (mostly-)synchronous bidirectional connection protocol that can bunch up changes if full real-time connectivity is a bit choppy.
		+	:And with so many chat-type protocols developed since {{w\|talk (software)\|the original one I used}}, it seems there's some that use (or ''can'' use) this character-by-character (or word-by-word?) mechanism, still. As noted in various spots further up this discussion page... [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.156\|172.71.242.156]] 20:36, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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	The entire conversation is perfectly understandable if their voices were reversed, and Megan was saying Cueballs lines, while Cueball Megans lines. [[User:Thisfox\|Thisfox]] ([[User talk:Thisfox\|talk]]) 10:57, 21 May 2015 (UTC)		The entire conversation is perfectly understandable if their voices were reversed, and Megan was saying Cueballs lines, while Cueball Megans lines. [[User:Thisfox\|Thisfox]] ([[User talk:Thisfox\|talk]]) 10:57, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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		+	They’re not chatting through text-based messaging. Notice how Megan immediately catches on that it’s Cueball: she interrupts him. Things like that wouldn’t normally occur in text-based messaging. [[User:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|SilverTheTerribleMathematician]] ([[User talk:SilverTheTerribleMathematician\|talk]]) 07:00, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

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	The paragraph about RSA encryption, though interesting, is irrelevant to the explanation of the comic, as there is nothing to indicate he intends to use it (Seriously, who can name random large primes off the top of their head?). As such, I'm going to delete it.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.30\|108.162.215.30]] 02:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)		The paragraph about RSA encryption, though interesting, is irrelevant to the explanation of the comic, as there is nothing to indicate he intends to use it (Seriously, who can name random large primes off the top of their head?). As such, I'm going to delete it.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.30\|108.162.215.30]] 02:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
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		+	The entire conversation is perfectly understandable if their voices were reversed, and Megan was saying Cueballs lines, while Cueball Megans lines. [[User:Thisfox\|Thisfox]] ([[User talk:Thisfox\|talk]]) 10:57, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

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	To support the feasibility of what happens in the last panel, it could be that Megan doesn't have the password in mind, and hit 'Enter' to go look for the password elsewhere. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.220\|108.162.212.220]] 20:37, 9 February 2014 (UTC)		To support the feasibility of what happens in the last panel, it could be that Megan doesn't have the password in mind, and hit 'Enter' to go look for the password elsewhere. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.220\|108.162.212.220]] 20:37, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
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		+	The paragraph about RSA encryption, though interesting, is irrelevant to the explanation of the comic, as there is nothing to indicate he intends to use it (Seriously, who can name random large primes off the top of their head?). As such, I'm going to delete it.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.30\|108.162.215.30]] 02:29, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

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	The reference to dinosaur fascination might be a last ditch attempt to try and fool people who MIT try and impersonate Randall. My understanding which may be flawed is that Randal has a fear around raptors, and close friends might hear praise for these and get suspicious if the leave out the fear part. [[User:DruidDriver\|DruidDriver]] ([[User talk:DruidDriver\|talk]]) 22:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)		The reference to dinosaur fascination might be a last ditch attempt to try and fool people who MIT try and impersonate Randall. My understanding which may be flawed is that Randal has a fear around raptors, and close friends might hear praise for these and get suspicious if the leave out the fear part. [[User:DruidDriver\|DruidDriver]] ([[User talk:DruidDriver\|talk]]) 22:13, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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		+	To support the feasibility of what happens in the last panel, it could be that Megan doesn't have the password in mind, and hit 'Enter' to go look for the password elsewhere. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.220\|108.162.212.220]] 20:37, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

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 ::::It's possible that by utilizing quantum entanglement we may be able to achieve communication of information without any delay. I may be wrong about this. Anyone with more knowledge about it care to correct me? [[User:Erenan|Erenan]] ([[User talk:Erenan|talk]]) 20:40, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 It's possible that he was sending each sentence separately, and she's responding to one of the ones he already completed. [[Special:Contributions/76.122.5.96|76.122.5.96]] 18:33, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
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 ::::::{{w|Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Editing comments|Link}} as source for Davidy's statement. Go forth and educate thineself. [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]])  05:21, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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	:::::Wiki etiquette states that you do not touch other people's comments - replacing his name with "dumbo" is childish. As for the transcript, it came from the div with id "transcript" in the source on the XKCD website. I believe Randall knows his own comics well enough [[User:Davidy22\|<span title="I want you."><u><font color="purple" size="2px">David</font><font color="green" size="3px">y</font></u><sup><font color="indigo" size="1px">22</font></sup></span>]][[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>(talk)</tt>]] 05:16, 14 November 2012 (UTC)		:::::Wiki etiquette states that you do not touch other people's comments - replacing his name with "dumbo" is childish. As for the transcript, it came from the div with id "transcript" in the source on the XKCD website. I believe Randall knows his own comics well enough [[User:Davidy22\|<span title="I want you."><u><font color="purple" size="2px">David</font><font color="green" size="3px">y</font></u><sup><font color="indigo" size="1px">22</font></sup></span>]][[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>(talk)</tt>]] 05:16, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
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		+	::::::{{w\|Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Editing comments\|Link}} as source for Davidy's statement. Go forth and educate thineself. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 05:21, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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	:::::At no point is there a need to personally attack another commenter on this site like that. Also, '''do not''' edit other people's posts on a talk page, that is rude in the extreme. Come back in a week, maybe you can keep a civil tongue in your head. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 05:12, 14 November 2012 (UTC)		:::::At no point is there a need to personally attack another commenter on this site like that. Also, '''do not''' edit other people's posts on a talk page, that is rude in the extreme. Come back in a week, maybe you can keep a civil tongue in your head. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 05:12, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
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		+	:::::Wiki etiquette states that you do not touch other people's comments - replacing his name with "dumbo" is childish. As for the transcript, it came from the div with id "transcript" in the source on the XKCD website. I believe Randall knows his own comics well enough [[User:Davidy22\|<span title="I want you."><u><font color="purple" size="2px">David</font><font color="green" size="3px">y</font></u><sup><font color="indigo" size="1px">22</font></sup></span>]][[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>(talk)</tt>]] 05:16, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

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	:::: Never mind, Erenan, I just saw your user-page and your pages. You've got enough issues. You're right, of course, there's no conceivable way Cueball could be doing anything but texting. It's "clear", and the sound wave lines "clearly" indicate that as well. I stand corrected. Enjoy life. You're "clearly" very smart and always right. [[Special:Contributions/174.142.37.82\|174.142.37.82]] 04:58, 14 November 2012 (UTC)		:::: Never mind, Erenan, I just saw your user-page and your pages. You've got enough issues. You're right, of course, there's no conceivable way Cueball could be doing anything but texting. It's "clear", and the sound wave lines "clearly" indicate that as well. I stand corrected. Enjoy life. You're "clearly" very smart and always right. [[Special:Contributions/174.142.37.82\|174.142.37.82]] 04:58, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

−	:::::At no point is there a need to personally attack another commenter on this site like that. Also, '''do not''' edit other people's posts on a talk page, that is rude in the extreme. Come back in a week, maybe you can keep a civil tongue in your head.	+	:::::At no point is there a need to personally attack another commenter on this site like that. Also, '''do not''' edit other people's posts on a talk page, that is rude in the extreme. Come back in a week, maybe you can keep a civil tongue in your head. [[User:Lcarsos\|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos\|talk]]) 05:12, 14 November 2012 (UTC)