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From: Jim on 19 May 2010 10:08 On 2010-05-19, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> It is. > > Meaningless to me. > > It is. > It _does_ rather rely on having a geeky (and functioning) sense of humour. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Adrian on 19 May 2010 10:10 real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> >Meaningless to me. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs > Umm. Okay, but I don't see what that's got to do with the alleged joke > in question. > > `But when she traced the killer's IP address... it was in the 192.168/16 > block!' > > `Gasp!' > > I mean, what? XKCD always relies on having some background knowledge, in order to "get" the references. It's humour for geeks by a geek. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network And don't forget the mouseover text - often as funny as the actual cartoon, sometimes the punchline to it.
From: Jim on 19 May 2010 10:16 On 2010-05-19, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > >> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: >> >> >Meaningless to me. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs > > Umm. Okay, but I don't see what that's got to do with the alleged joke > in question. > > `But when she traced the killer's IP address... it was in the 192.168/16 > block!' > > `Gasp!' > > I mean, what? Okay, here it is: the address space 192.168/16 is non-routable and reserved for private networks. My own at home uses 192.168.1.x. That means, in the context of the joke, the killer is on the local LAN. HE COULD BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR! Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 19 May 2010 10:19 Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: > > >> >Meaningless to me. > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs > > > Umm. Okay, but I don't see what that's got to do with the alleged joke > > in question. > > > > `But when she traced the killer's IP address... it was in the 192.168/16 > > block!' > > > > `Gasp!' > > > > I mean, what? > > XKCD always relies on having some background knowledge, in order to "get" > the references. It's humour for geeks by a geek. I usually get the jokes. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network Erm, yeah, I've tried to understand that sort of thing more than once over the years. I still can't work out what's what. That Wikip article gives you a lot of history and references, but - look, the problem is that I've never been able to understand documentation written in that style. I just can't get on with it at all. The only way I've ever been able to learn about that kind of thing is find someone who *can* make sense of it, and get them to explain it to me. I find it hard to get those explanations these days, because people on-line are unwilling to explain, and I don't know anyone in real life any more (well, aside from my wife). > And don't forget the mouseover text - often as funny as the actual > cartoon, sometimes the punchline to it. I see no mouseover text. Rowland. P.S. Thank you for a nice straight reply without any personal abuse or other nasty snide remarks. I wish other posters here would behave like that - you know, like a normal person being normal. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Peter Ceresole on 19 May 2010 10:19
Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > >Meaningless to me. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Babysitter_and_the_Man_Upstairs Didn't know that story, and I'm not sure it adds much, but I thought the standalone cartoon, with the assumption that children round the camp fire would be thrilled by the idea of an IP address range, was absolutely lovely. -- Peter |