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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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Uncomfortable truths are truths that exist, but no one wants to have to think about them. | Uncomfortable truths are truths that exist, but no one wants to have to think about them. | ||
− | The first is about ''{{w|Firefly (TV Series)|Firefly}}'', the TV series created by {{w|Joss Whedon}} and canceled by {{w|FOX}}, due to poor ratings performance, after | + | The first is about ''{{w|Firefly (TV Series)|Firefly}}'', the TV series created by {{w|Joss Whedon}} and canceled by {{w|FOX}}, due to poor ratings performance, after [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScrewedByTheNetwork airing the first 13 episodes out-of-order]. In ''Firefly'', the main languages spoken are English and Chinese (in equal measure), because China was the only other world power besides America to go to space (Joss Whedon's own explanation on the DVDs). However, there are [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumansAreWhite very few actual Asians] on-screen. |
− | The second is about two different keyboard layouts, QWERTY and Dvorak. Early {{w|typewriter}}s used to jam easily if two nearby keys were struck at about the same time. To work around this, the {{w|QWERTY}} layout, named after | + | The second is about two different keyboard layouts, QWERTY and Dvorak. Early {{w|typewriter}}s used to jam easily if two nearby keys were struck at about the same time. To work around this, the {{w|QWERTY}} layout, named after first six letters on its keys, scattered common letter combinations around the keyboard, thus greatly avoiding the problem. (A common myth states that this was done to slow typists down; this was not the case.) Later typewriter mechanisms were less prone to jamming, which prompted a few people to try to create better layouts, such as {{w|Blickensderfer typewriter|Blickensderfer's DHIATENSOR layout}} in 1892, or the {{w|Dvorak Simplified Keyboard}} in 1932. Such layouts never really caught on; by then, typists were all very used to the QWERTY layout, and were unwilling to take the time and effort to learn a new one. |
− | In the Dvorak layout, {{w|August Dvorak}} placed the most frequently used keys at the most easily accessible places; Dvorak's advocates claim this reduces typing effort and repetitive strain | + | In the Dvorak layout, {{w|August Dvorak}} placed the most frequently used keys at the most easily accessible places; Dvorak's advocates claim this reduces typing effort and repetitive strain while increasing typing speed and accuracy. However, rigorous, unbiased studies have yet to clearly show significant superiority. (As the title text mentions, the most commonly cited study in Dvorak's favor was overseen by Dvorak himself during his US Navy service in World War II.) |
− | + | The third and fourth truths are connected: they involve the two people receiving them and (presumably) their relationship with each other. One said "I love you" many times, but never really meant it; the other meant it every time. | |
− | The | + | The title text perpetuates the {{w|Editor war|Emacs vs. vi debate}}. Both {{w|Emacs}} and {{w|Vim (text editor)|Vim}} are text editors that are frequently used as general-language editors of source code. The issue is that, while Emacs is more user-friendly and customizable, vim is more lightweight while needing few keystrokes in text editing. Because of this balance, fans of Emacs and fans of vim end up fighting each other. |
− | + | All comics in the [[:Category:Well|Well]] series: | |
+ | *[[561: Well]] | ||
+ | *[[568: Well 2]] | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:The Uncomfortable Truths Well | :The Uncomfortable Truths Well | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A guy and Ponytail are lined up for the well; the guy throws a coin in.] |
:Well: For a universe that's supposed to be half Chinese, Firefly sure doesn't have any Asians. | :Well: For a universe that's supposed to be half Chinese, Firefly sure doesn't have any Asians. | ||
− | :[The guy is gone, | + | :[The guy is gone, a couple arrives behind Ponytail; Ponytail throws a coin in.] |
:Well: There's no solid evidence DVORAK's better than QWERTY. The standard histories are urban legends. | :Well: There's no solid evidence DVORAK's better than QWERTY. The standard histories are urban legends. | ||
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:Well: You've never said "I love you" and meant it. It was always just words. | :Well: You've never said "I love you" and meant it. It was always just words. | ||
− | :[Megan | + | :[Megan now throws in a coin.] |
:Well: You meant it every time. | :Well: You meant it every time. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Sarcasm]] | [[Category:Sarcasm]] | ||
[[Category:Romance]] | [[Category:Romance]] | ||
[[Category:Firefly]] | [[Category:Firefly]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Well]] | ||
[[Category:Emacs]] | [[Category:Emacs]] |