Talk:2949: Network Configuration - Revision history

162.158.186.231 at 07:54, 8 February 2025

2025-02-08T07:54:00Z

Brettpeirce at 16:18, 2 July 2024

2024-07-02T16:18:15Z

172.69.195.176 at 08:29, 25 June 2024

2024-06-25T08:29:57Z

172.70.163.121 at 08:25, 25 June 2024

2024-06-25T08:25:58Z

108.162.226.73: Explanation of why "reinventing civilsation" is even brought up in the first place

2024-06-25T04:13:48Z

Explanation of why "reinventing civilsation" is even brought up in the first place

162.158.91.35: self-revert; someone else got there first

2024-06-22T21:40:25Z

self-revert; someone else got there first

162.158.186.212 at 21:26, 22 June 2024

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141.101.99.126 at 21:12, 22 June 2024

2024-06-22T21:12:02Z

PaulEberhardt: felt like adding a bit of silliness, because why not

2024-06-22T18:03:12Z

felt like adding a bit of silliness, because why not

ProphetZarquon: VIM

2024-06-22T16:38:23Z

VIM

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	Interesting choice, skipping CRT and going straight to LCD... or maybe Plasma? [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 16:18, 2 July 2024 (UTC)		Interesting choice, skipping CRT and going straight to LCD... or maybe Plasma? [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 16:18, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
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		+	How it feels to play an idle game with a rebirth mechanic [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.231\|162.158.186.231]] 07:54, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

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	:He has literally had to rebuild his chair, and do some sort of farming, so no, I don't think it's an exaggeration. Plus, it's Cueball.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.121\|172.70.163.121]] 08:25, 25 June 2024 (UTC)		:He has literally had to rebuild his chair, and do some sort of farming, so no, I don't think it's an exaggeration. Plus, it's Cueball.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.121\|172.70.163.121]] 08:25, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
	: (Snap. Edit-conflicted answer!) The comic does at the very least depict Cueball having taken time off to do some rudimentary gardening, though... Randall often ''does'' depict a (surprising) literal truth behind what we might normally assume, from the language used, is more akin to metaphor. So par for the course. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.176\|172.69.195.176]] 08:29, 25 June 2024 (UTC)		: (Snap. Edit-conflicted answer!) The comic does at the very least depict Cueball having taken time off to do some rudimentary gardening, though... Randall often ''does'' depict a (surprising) literal truth behind what we might normally assume, from the language used, is more akin to metaphor. So par for the course. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.176\|172.69.195.176]] 08:29, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	Interesting choice, skipping CRT and going straight to LCD... or maybe Plasma? [[User:Brettpeirce\|Brettpeirce]] ([[User talk:Brettpeirce\|talk]]) 16:18, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

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 Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
-I am pretty sure the joke is that "reinventing all of civilisation" is an exaggeration of the perhaps manual nature of creating packets that Cueball has to do, no? The current explanation seems to take it too literally.
+I am pretty sure the joke is that "reinventing all of civilisation" is an exaggeration of the perhaps manual nature of creating packets that Cueball has to do, no? The current explanation seems to take it too literally. {{unsigned ip|108.162.226.73|04:13, 25 June 2024 }}
 :He has literally had to rebuild his chair, and do some sort of farming, so no, I don't think it's an exaggeration. Plus, it's Cueball.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.121|172.70.163.121]] 08:25, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

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	I am pretty sure the joke is that "reinventing all of civilisation" is an exaggeration of the perhaps manual nature of creating packets that Cueball has to do, no? The current explanation seems to take it too literally.		I am pretty sure the joke is that "reinventing all of civilisation" is an exaggeration of the perhaps manual nature of creating packets that Cueball has to do, no? The current explanation seems to take it too literally.
		+	:He has literally had to rebuild his chair, and do some sort of farming, so no, I don't think it's an exaggeration. Plus, it's Cueball.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.121\|172.70.163.121]] 08:25, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

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	Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)		Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	I am pretty sure the joke is that "reinventing all of civilisation" is an exaggeration of the perhaps manual nature of creating packets that Cueball has to do, no? The current explanation seems to take it too literally.

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	Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)		Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
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−	The title text is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, right? Where some reason the only constant is that on each planet there is always a beverage called 'gin and tonic', though it's a different thing in each one. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.212\|162.158.186.212]] 21:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

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	Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)		Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	The title text is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, right? Where some reason the only constant is that on each planet there is always a beverage called 'gin and tonic', though it's a different thing in each one. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.212\|162.158.186.212]] 21:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

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 :Good catch. I'm not sure if it's a direct reference, but it's definitely in the same vein. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.193.142|162.158.193.142]] 13:26, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
-::Though later (and therefore possibly an inspired trope, "Swedish Meatballs" (in its Earth form, at least) is apparently just as widespread in the Babylon 5 universe. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.96|172.69.194.96]] 14:18, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
+::Though later (and therefore possibly an inspired trope), "Swedish Meatballs" (in its Earth form, at least) is apparently just as widespread in the Babylon 5 universe. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.194.96|172.69.194.96]] 14:18, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
 :::Please finish your parenthetical statements [[Special:Contributions/162.158.41.227|162.158.41.227]] 15:33, 22 June 2024 (UTC))
 Notably, most civilizations also develop something called VIM, but it's usually an STD.

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	Notably, most civilizations also develop something called VIM, but it's usually an STD.		Notably, most civilizations also develop something called VIM, but it's usually an STD.
	[[User:ProphetZarquon\|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon\|talk]]) 16:38, 22 June 2024 (UTC)		[[User:ProphetZarquon\|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon\|talk]]) 16:38, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	Finally a reset button that really does what it says on the label! Now please excuse me while I'm off mammoth hunting. [[User:PaulEberhardt\|PaulEberhardt]] ([[User talk:PaulEberhardt\|talk]]) 18:03, 22 June 2024 (UTC)