Author Topic: XKCD (Read 56994 times)

Superman · « **on:** August 16, 2008, 04:38:59 PM »

ShortMinds can't be the first to figure this out.

Chevalier laughingnome · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2008, 05:33:49 PM »

That's awesome, but judging from Randall Munroe's long assertion that "XKCD" is made up I'm going to go with a coincidence, but a nice one.

Superman · « **Reply #2 on:** August 17, 2008, 07:20:50 AM »

I've heard the same. That's a mighty big coincidence though.

Superman · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2009, 06:32:41 AM »

If you don't go to xkcd now and don't see what I'm I'm seeing your life will forever be lacking the magic I now feel in my soul.

Relevant.

The Pamasaurus · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2009, 10:28:26 AM »

Quote from: Superman on October 27, 2009, 06:32:41 AM

If you don't go to xkcd now and don't see what I'm I'm seeing your life will forever be lacking the magic I now feel in my soul.

Relevant.

OMG it's like the first website I made, way back in 1997!

Superman · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2009, 02:53:20 PM »

Again with XKCD that makes me warm and fuzzy.

Captain Kibble · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2009, 09:09:15 PM »

So did you spend half an hour tracking through all the lines on that XKCD too?

Chevalier laughingnome · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2009, 12:36:02 AM »

Quote from: Captain Kibble on November 03, 2009, 09:09:15 PM

So did you spend half an hour tracking through all the lines on that XKCD too?

I spent longer, then wrote an email to Randall demanding he release it as a poster print. Too late for christmas, but there are always birthdays

Superman · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2009, 03:58:15 AM »

The Star Wars one was the most fun for me.

spider ☭ · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2009, 11:00:27 AM »

I appreciated the eagles being included in the Lord of the Rings one.

Captain Kibble · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2009, 08:20:10 PM »

Ahh the Eagles of LOTRs. Has their ever been a more amusing parallel to a certain country's participation in the war against Nazi Germany?

Chevalier laughingnome · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2009, 01:45:02 AM »

Quote from: Captain Kibble on November 04, 2009, 08:20:10 PM

Ahh the Eagles of LOTRs. Has their ever been a more amusing parallel to a certain country's participation in the war against Nazi Germany?

It's also been likened to the Calvary showing up 5 minutes before the end in Westerns.

Captain Kibble · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2009, 02:03:37 AM »

For some reason I initially read that as 'Calgary showing up 5 minutes before the end in Westerns'. Which thinking about it I'd actually like to see.

Superman · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2010, 02:24:56 AM »

Anyone who saw this comic and didn't instantly wish for this probably doesn't have a soul.

Hades ☠ · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2010, 03:52:09 AM »

Quote from: Superman on April 12, 2010, 02:24:56 AM

Anyone who saw the comic and didn't instantly wish for this probably doesn't have a soul.

You know, if not for the bouncing, it would be totally easy to 'make' lines.

Superman · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2010, 04:17:19 PM »

Thus making it not hell.

Hades ☠ · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2010, 06:00:05 PM »

Quote from: Superman on April 12, 2010, 04:17:19 PM

Thus making it not hell.

No, but in my defense, there is no bounce implied in the comic. So, in fact, the flash creator of the game took an 'eh' joke and made it

Superman · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2011, 07:14:19 AM »

Someone turned the heaven one into a real game too.

Hades ☠ · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2011, 06:02:12 PM »

..... win win win WIN WIN WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN

Superman · « **Reply #19 on:** July 20, 2012, 03:59:39 AM »

Only for those not actively obsessed with XKCD.

Randal launched What if? a few weeks ago. People ask him nerd-ish questions, he figures them out and write up a humorous reply. It's educational, and entertaining. Like PBS before Mr. Rogers died.

greensteam · « **Reply #20 on:** July 20, 2012, 05:41:58 AM »

I saw one of those... it was about... uh.... like... something

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:40:48 PM »

I love this quote from Randall.

“I’m by no means an expert, but I have some experience with robotics. My first job out of college was working on robots at NASA, and my undergraduate degree project was on robotic navigation.”

Dang. His first job out of college was with NASA.

Superman · « **Reply #22 on:** September 20, 2012, 07:23:34 AM »

Does anyone know if there's a non-click and drag version of Click and Drag?

Superman · « **Reply #23 on:** September 20, 2012, 07:36:49 AM »

Someone on the forums did the math.

Quote from: homsar

Well, that dispels the usual critique of the huge comics – that they've only been made to generate poster revenue. Printed at 300ppi a poster of this one would be 14m x 7m, so would need the side of a large house to put it up on. And then the people would be around 1mm tall. Displaying it with visible people (aiming at 1cm tall) would need an aircraft hangar (and printing it at 300ppi would require a 1.3 terapixel image), and 250 rolls of plotter paper. That would cost around GB£1250 for the paper alone, take around 100 hours to print, and use around GB£17,000 worth of ink (although the source data is moving into shadier territory as that set of estimates goes on)

The Pamasaurus · « **Reply #24 on:** September 20, 2012, 07:47:09 AM »

It's like I played Limbo all over again.

Superman · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2012, 07:52:34 AM »

Here we go.

http://vervio.us/xkcd

Otter ☧ · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2012, 08:59:12 AM »

oh crap... I just wasted like 40 mins on that and I only found the lower-right corner. Amazing.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2012, 01:40:01 PM »

WTF? Clicking and dragging is so annoying!

Superman · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2012, 04:42:44 AM »

Quote from: Poopyhead pianoman ♫ on September 20, 2012, 01:40:01 PM

WTF? Clicking and dragging is so annoying!

I imagine that's part of the point. It's presenting the comic in the way we experience real life.

Likewise, people sharing screen shots of the cool stuff they've found and displaying it in different ways is just like how we circumvent real world limitations. It's really more amazing the more I think about it.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #29 on:** September 21, 2012, 05:20:53 PM »

*grumbles* I'll amaze you.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #30 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:37:47 PM »

Cell Number

There's also a +1 sometimes, which is there to keep everyone on their toes. In the future, people who got to pick cool numbers by signing up for Google Voice early will be revered as wizards.

There's also a +1 sometimes, which is there to keep everyone on their toes. In the future, people who got to pick cool numbers by signing up for Google Voice early will be revered as wizards.

Source: Cell Number

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #31 on:** November 10, 2012, 05:00:35 AM »

Poll Watching

The choices we make Tuesday could have MASSIVE and PERMANENT effects on the charts on Nate Silver's blog!

Source: Poll Watching

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #32 on:** November 10, 2012, 11:02:47 AM »

Math

$As of this writing, the only thing that's 'razor-thin' or 'too close to call' is the gap between the consensus poll forecast and the result.$
Source: Math

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #33 on:** November 12, 2012, 10:08:22 PM »

Frequentists vs. Bayesians

'Detector! What would the Bayesian statistician say if I asked him whether the--' [roll] 'I AM A NEUTRINO DETECTOR, NOT A LABYRINTH GUARD. SERIOUSLY, DID YOUR BRAIN FALL OUT?' [roll] '... yes.'

'Detector! What would the Bayesian statistician say if I asked him whether the--' [roll] 'I AM A NEUTRINO DETECTOR, NOT A LABYRINTH GUARD. SERIOUSLY, DID YOUR BRAIN FALL OUT?' [roll] '... yes.'

Source: Frequentists vs. Bayesians

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #34 on:** November 14, 2012, 05:01:35 PM »

Up Goer Five

Another thing that is a bad problem is if you're flying toward space and the parts start to fall off your space car in the wrong order. If that happens, it means you won't go to space today, or maybe ever.

Another thing that is a bad problem is if you're flying toward space and the parts start to fall off your space car in the wrong order. If that happens, it means you won't go to space today, or maybe ever.

Source: Up Goer Five

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2012, 05:00:30 PM »

Logic Boat

Or a cabbage, for that matter. The goat makes sense. Goats are fine.

Source: Logic Boat

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #36 on:** November 19, 2012, 05:00:49 PM »

Arachnoneurology

SPIDER PSYCHOLOGY (21st Ed.) is a comprehensive overview of arachnoneurology, neuro-arachnology, forensic arachnology, neuro-arachnoneurology (the study of the brains of spider neurology experts), and arachnoarachnology (the study of too many spiders).

SPIDER PSYCHOLOGY (21st Ed.) is a comprehensive overview of arachnoneurology, neuro-arachnology, forensic arachnology, neuro-arachnoneurology (the study of the brains of spider neurology experts), and arachnoarachnology (the study of too many spiders).

Source: Arachnoneurology

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #37 on:** November 21, 2012, 05:01:21 PM »

Broken Mirror

'I see you're in this mood again.' 'I am always in this mood.'

Source: Broken Mirror

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #38 on:** November 23, 2012, 05:00:34 PM »

?LTR

Collaborative editing can quickly become a textual rap battle fought with increasingly convoluted invocations of U+202a to U+202e.

Source: ?LTR

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #39 on:** November 26, 2012, 05:01:51 PM »

Heatmap

There are also a lot of global versions of this map showing traffic to English-language websites which are indistinguishable from maps of the location of internet users who are native English speakers.

There are also a lot of global versions of this map showing traffic to English-language websites which are indistinguishable from maps of the location of internet users who are native English speakers.

Source: Heatmap

Pulled from xkcd.com

Superman · « **Reply #40 on:** November 28, 2012, 07:16:45 AM »

I get that What If is basically the sorts of things Mythbusters could never actually test, but I really want to see them do Machine Gun Jetpack.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #41 on:** November 28, 2012, 07:30:19 AM »

Holy shaznackle. After reading that, I can understand why you'd want to see it done.

The GAU8 shoots bullets that EACH weigh one pound?! Insane! Each shot must sound like the thud of a giant on the ground.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #42 on:** November 28, 2012, 05:00:04 PM »

Rubber and Glue

I'm rubber. You're rubber. We contemplate the reality of our existence in mute, vulcanized horror.

Source: Rubber and Glue

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #43 on:** November 29, 2012, 05:00:52 AM »

Calendar of Meaningful Dates

In months other than September, the 11th is mentioned substantially less often than any other date. It's been that way since long before 9/11 and I have no idea why.

In months other than September, the 11th is mentioned substantially less often than any other date. It's been that way since long before 9/11 and I have no idea why.

Source: Calendar of Meaningful Dates

Pulled from xkcd.com

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #44 on:** November 29, 2012, 11:28:46 AM »

Wow. Google Ngrams just awed me.

Superman · « **Reply #45 on:** November 30, 2012, 10:30:18 AM »

I was going through Randal's blog and I found this cool little chart he made graphing the occurrences of pairings of common internet tropes.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #46 on:** November 30, 2012, 01:04:44 PM »

Superman · « **Reply #47 on:** December 01, 2012, 03:24:02 AM »

Bacon doctor and penguin zombie confuse me. Googling.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #48 on:** December 02, 2012, 08:00:02 AM »

I was laughing at the thought of who would search for Raptor Bacon and Badger Narwhal.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #49 on:** December 03, 2012, 05:02:17 PM »

Two Years

She won the first half of all our chemo Scrabble games, but then her IV drugs started kicking in and I *dominated*.

Source: Two Years

Pulled from xkcd.com

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #50 on:** December 04, 2012, 12:57:13 PM »

Is this based on Randall's life?

Superman · « **Reply #51 on:** December 04, 2012, 04:31:12 PM »

Yeah. His fiance(?) got the big C. He posted some cryptic comics around the time.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #52 on:** December 04, 2012, 04:38:42 PM »

I love that even his non-science comics are thought-provoking.

Superman · « **Reply #53 on:** December 05, 2012, 04:41:57 AM »

Here's the comic from when she was diagnosed.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #54 on:** December 05, 2012, 08:54:09 AM »

I suppose that means his fiancée has passed two years since diagnosis?

Superman · « **Reply #55 on:** December 05, 2012, 09:32:50 AM »

Right. That was my assumption too.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #56 on:** December 05, 2012, 05:00:04 PM »

Coverage

My resonant tunneling diode phone has limited range but a short enough wavelength to penetrate even the densest cages. This gives me a major combat advantage, hopefully.

My resonant tunneling diode phone has limited range but a short enough wavelength to penetrate even the densest cages. This gives me a major combat advantage, hopefully.

Source: Coverage

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #57 on:** December 07, 2012, 05:00:32 PM »

Location

Ingress: Foursquare With Space Noises.

Source: Location

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #58 on:** December 10, 2012, 05:01:54 PM »

Tags

Source: Tags

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #59 on:** December 12, 2012, 11:02:01 PM »

Sky Color

Feynman recounted another good one upperclassmen would use on freshmen physics students: When you look at words in a mirror, how come they're reversed left to right but not top to bottom? What's special about the horizontal axis?

Feynman recounted another good one upperclassmen would use on freshmen physics students: When you look at words in a mirror, how come they're reversed left to right but not top to bottom? What's special about the horizontal axis?

Source: Sky Color

Pulled from xkcd.com

Superman · « **Reply #60 on:** December 13, 2012, 05:12:45 AM »

This week's What If wasn't as funny as some, but it was really interesting. It did a really good job of illustrating the law of diminishing returns.

Poopyhead pianoman ♫ · « **Reply #61 on:** December 13, 2012, 12:37:51 PM »

I love the Rayleigh scattering comic. Why isn't the sky violet?!

Also, I thought the what-if was great!

Quote

Frankly, the word “vehicle” is a bit misleading. Essentially, what you’ve created is an unstable pile of gunpowder the size of Central Park.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #62 on:** December 14, 2012, 05:00:22 PM »

Honest

I didn't understand what you meant. I still don't. But I'll figure it out soon!

Source: Honest

Pulled from xkcd.com

Superman · « **Reply #63 on:** December 15, 2012, 03:50:31 AM »

Quote from: Poopyhead pianoman ♫ on December 13, 2012, 12:37:51 PM

Also, I thought the what-if was great!

Quote
Frankly, the word “vehicle” is a bit misleading. Essentially, what you’ve created is an unstable pile of gunpowder the size of Central Park.

That only further convinced me that we should try it.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #64 on:** December 17, 2012, 05:01:39 PM »

Evolving

Source: Evolving

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #65 on:** December 19, 2012, 05:01:54 PM »

Nothing to Offer

cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid, sputum, aqueous humor, perilymph, chyme, hydatid fluid, interstitial fluid, rheum, and gin.

Source: Nothing to Offer

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #66 on:** December 21, 2012, 11:04:12 PM »

Broomstick

'Broom first, then slippers.' 'How do I know you'll return the broom once you've secured your ticket?' 'I'll leave my little dog as collateral.' 'Great. Pleasure doing business!'

'Broom first, then slippers.' 'How do I know you'll return the broom once you've secured your ticket?' 'I'll leave my little dog as collateral.' 'Great. Pleasure doing business!'

Source: Broomstick

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #67 on:** December 24, 2012, 05:01:57 PM »

Instagram

I'm gonna call the cops and get Chad arrested for theft, then move all my stuff to the house across the street. Hopefully the owners there are more responsible.

I'm gonna call the cops and get Chad arrested for theft, then move all my stuff to the house across the street. Hopefully the owners there are more responsible.

Source: Instagram

Pulled from xkcd.com

greensteam · « **Reply #68 on:** December 24, 2012, 05:15:53 PM »

I have no idea how instagram works, but this feels not quite... right.

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #69 on:** December 26, 2012, 05:04:14 PM »

Tests

In fact, one of the boxes is full of Staphylococcus. The wrapping paper is coated in E. coli, though, so it's an understandable mistake. You know, we should really stop accepting gifts from that guy.

Source: Tests

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #70 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:00:50 PM »

Communion

The local police, growing increasingly concerned about this church, ask parishoners to take a sip of wine and then spit it back out for DNA testing. It's blood, and it matches a 1970s murder victim.

The local police, growing increasingly concerned about this church, ask parishoners to take a sip of wine and then spit it back out for DNA testing. It's blood, and it matches a 1970s murder victim.

Source: Communion

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #71 on:** December 31, 2012, 05:00:56 AM »

Communion

The local police, growing increasingly concerned about this church, ask parishioners to take a sip of wine and then spit it back out for DNA testing. It's blood, and it matches a 1970s murder victim.

The local police, growing increasingly concerned about this church, ask parishioners to take a sip of wine and then spit it back out for DNA testing. It's blood, and it matches a 1970s murder victim.

Source: Communion

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #72 on:** December 31, 2012, 11:00:23 PM »

Proof

The prosecution calls Gottfried Leibniz.

Source: Proof

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #73 on:** January 02, 2013, 05:02:26 PM »

Resolution

If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point.

Source: Resolution

Pulled from xkcd.com

ComicsFeeder · « **Reply #74 on:** January 04, 2013, 11:02:00 PM »

Kolmogorov Directions

People get really grumpy when they realize you're giving them directions for how to go to the store and buy a GPS.

Source: Kolmogorov Directions

Pulled from xkcd.com

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