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| − | Background apps (apps in the recently used list) on both iOS and Android are in one of several paused states and do not usually consume much battery power; they only take up some memory. Closing them means that if you want to use the app again later, it will need to reload fully which likely uses up "very slightly" more battery. ''Wired'' had a [https://www.wired.com/2016/03/closing-apps-save-battery-makes-things-worse/ detailed article] on this topic a couple years ago. However, a much better reason to close the apps is to free up RAM/ | + | Background apps (apps in the recently used list) on both iOS and Android are in one of several paused states and do not usually consume much battery power; they only take up some memory. Closing them means that if you want to use the app again later, it will need to reload fully which likely uses up "very slightly" more battery. ''Wired'' had a [https://www.wired.com/2016/03/closing-apps-save-battery-makes-things-worse/ detailed article] on this topic a couple years ago. However, a much better reason to close the apps is to free up RAM/Memory to make the programs run faster or even prevent them from crashing. Ultimately, whether or not you should close your apps depends on whether you prioritize battery lifetime or performance. (In [[Randall|Randall's]] case, low batteries tend to be something of a problem, and he references this in other comics as in [[1373: Screenshot]], [[1802: Phone]] and [[1872: Backup Batteries]].) |
The joke at first is that the misconception is so prevalent and irritating that a person would go to the trouble of renting a banner plane just to dispel it. However, the reasoning behind such an extreme action is then questioned by a second person, not only for the extreme measure of renting a plane but also for feeling the need to correct the misconception at all; however, following the internal logic of the comic, the second person also communicates via banner plane. (This is arguably hypocritical, as they themselves are chartering a plane for an equally, if not more, inane reason. Obviously, this would not happen in real life.{{Citation needed}}) The first person responds, again via plane, once again just to apologize to the second person and explain their actions. | The joke at first is that the misconception is so prevalent and irritating that a person would go to the trouble of renting a banner plane just to dispel it. However, the reasoning behind such an extreme action is then questioned by a second person, not only for the extreme measure of renting a plane but also for feeling the need to correct the misconception at all; however, following the internal logic of the comic, the second person also communicates via banner plane. (This is arguably hypocritical, as they themselves are chartering a plane for an equally, if not more, inane reason. Obviously, this would not happen in real life.{{Citation needed}}) The first person responds, again via plane, once again just to apologize to the second person and explain their actions. | ||
At this point, the comic has left the initial joke about battery use entirely behind, and becomes a commentary about the logic of a world where people can converse via banner planes. In the final panel, the second person rents the plane yet again to respond to the first person's response, being no less smug or hypocritical than before. Meanwhile, four more people have chartered four different planes: | At this point, the comic has left the initial joke about battery use entirely behind, and becomes a commentary about the logic of a world where people can converse via banner planes. In the final panel, the second person rents the plane yet again to respond to the first person's response, being no less smug or hypocritical than before. Meanwhile, four more people have chartered four different planes: | ||
| − | * One to urge the first two people to have their conversation somewhere private | + | * One to urge the first two people to have their conversation somewhere private (typical comment in on-line forums) |
* Another to comment on how surprisingly cheap the banners are to rent, thus explaining how the logic of the comic is possible in the first place | * Another to comment on how surprisingly cheap the banners are to rent, thus explaining how the logic of the comic is possible in the first place | ||
* A third just to show off their own banner | * A third just to show off their own banner | ||
| − | * A fourth displaying | + | * A fourth displaying the HTML "{{w|Marquee element|Marquee}}" tag, a proprietary non-standard extension to HTML, now obsolete and deprecated<ref>[https://www.w3.org/wiki/Html/Elements/marquee W3C]</ref> tag that many web organizations advise against using, which is used to cause a message to scroll across the web page, much as the plane is flying across the sky. |
The fairly obvious parallel here is to using various Internet forums for "unsolicited tech advice to strangers," smug responses, comments on others' advice, off-topic rejoinders, and all the other things that go on there constantly. It seems ludicrous to rent airplane banners for such trivial purposes, but there are non-trivial resources involved in the global distribution of electronic communication, as well, and their use for purposes such as this seems ludicrous once Randall makes one think about it, and underlines that none of what is written on the banner may have anything to do with Randall's own opinions. | The fairly obvious parallel here is to using various Internet forums for "unsolicited tech advice to strangers," smug responses, comments on others' advice, off-topic rejoinders, and all the other things that go on there constantly. It seems ludicrous to rent airplane banners for such trivial purposes, but there are non-trivial resources involved in the global distribution of electronic communication, as well, and their use for purposes such as this seems ludicrous once Randall makes one think about it, and underlines that none of what is written on the banner may have anything to do with Randall's own opinions. | ||
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The title text is spoken by a plane banner company owner, who uses the insidious tactic of flying around with a banner of an unmatched HTML tag, just to compel obsessive people into renting banner space to make it syntactically correct. This may be a reference to [[859: (]] or [[1144: Tags]]. | The title text is spoken by a plane banner company owner, who uses the insidious tactic of flying around with a banner of an unmatched HTML tag, just to compel obsessive people into renting banner space to make it syntactically correct. This may be a reference to [[859: (]] or [[1144: Tags]]. | ||
| − | The theme of the | + | The theme of the mis/use of airplanes and banners has previously been explored in [[1355: Airplane Message]]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
