A Murder at the End of the World
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Summary
Darby ask Sian whether she uses " Vi or Emacs " inA Murder at the last of the World ’s episode 4 to test her hacking knowledge , but what does her doubtfulness really mean ? After Rohan ’s death inA slaying at the End of the World ’s episode 3 , most everyone at the central retreat seems like a defendant . Fearing how the murders at the retreat could sully his reputation , Andy Ronson puts the hotel on lockdown and orders all invitee to stay locked in their rooms .
After return to her room , Darby apprehensively wonder who the killer could be and can not avail but suspect everyone at the retreat . Owing to this , when Sian shows up at her balcony doorway and claims that she was wrong about not trusting her , Darby smartly asks her , " Vi or Emacs ? " to test her hacking knowledge . Although Sian ’s reception ascertain Darby she is on her side , Darby ’s interrogative leave one singular about what Vi and Emacs could mean and how they helped her watch Sian ’s motives .
The Real-Life Hacker “War” Between Vi & Emacs: Software Differences & Debate Explained
Darby asks Sian whether she apply Vi ( also called Vim ) or Emacs because both are the most popular text editors hackers use . The debate about which school text editor is superior has been go on for decades , making their rivalry an essential part of drudge culture . Since Darby , too , is ahacker inA Murder at the End of the World , she is well aware that about all hacker would use one of the two textbook editor program or would at least know about them . However , when Darby necessitate Sian which one she utilize to substantiate if she is a cyber-terrorist , Sian seems clueless about what she is babble out about , significantly reducing the odds of her being a drudge .
Could Sian Still Be The Killer (Despite Darby’s Hacker Trick)?
Although Darby uses an intelligent legerdemain to determine whether Sian is a hacker , Sian might still be the key killer who hacked Rohan ’s pacemaker . A Murder at the End of the Worldpresents Sian as a former MD who after became an cosmonaut . Her career way reveals that she is reasoning and might have been quick - witted enough to realize that Darby was testing her . It is also possible that Darby ’s test short caught her off - safety , and even though she knew about Vi and Emacs , she assert her ignorant conduct to convince Darby she knew nothing about hacking .
Sian ’s behavior becomes even more suspicious when she by and by hack into a railcar ’s OBD pole to start it . She apologise it by claiming that mesh and understand vehicle console was a part of her job as an spaceman , which makes sensory faculty because she might have trained with some other schoolbook editor . However , the fact that she claims that she has never even hear about Vi and Emacs despite knowing how to hack the OBD terminal raises the possibility of her being the main drudge and Orcinus orca adversary inA Murder at the End of the World ’s primal retirement .
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