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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #105 on: December 02, 2009, 05:43:13 PM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #106 on: December 03, 2009, 12:34:59 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #107 on: December 04, 2009, 11:34:38 AM »
Can someone explain this?

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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #108 on: December 04, 2009, 11:41:39 AM »
Quote from: jasc15 on December 04, 2009, 11:34:38 AM
Can someone explain this?

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Yeah, good one. I don't get it either xD
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #109 on: December 04, 2009, 11:44:35 AM »
I think its implying that if we rely on self reference as the basis of humour we will become culturally stagnant, leading to a barren earth.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #110 on: December 04, 2009, 12:02:21 PM »
I guess that explains the irony.


ha ha, i guess.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #111 on: December 04, 2009, 01:45:53 PM »
The New Yorker Magazine's Cartoon Lounge interviews Randall Munroe (xkcd creator).

Quote from: https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonlounge/2008/10/cartoonoff-xkcd.html
Cartoon Lounge: Tell us a little bit about yourself and XKCD.

Randall Munroe: Well, I draw XKCD, a webcomic about stick figures who do math, play with staple guns, mess around on the Internet, and have lots of sex. It’s about three-fourths autobiographical.
I used to work at NASA in Virginia. It was nothing glamorous; I was just tasked with making code compile for obscure projects, and I wasn’t very good at it. Now I spend most of my time drawing pictures and looking at funny things on the Internet, which in retrospect is largely what I did at my old job, too. Maybe that’s why they kicked me out. I also program, read, and try to get outside once in a while (any longer in front of this screen and my skin tone might actually hit #FFFFFF).

C.L.: You say that XKCD isn’t an acronym for anything, but shouldn’t it stand for eXcellent Kids Can Dance? That would be a good comic (and inspirational for kids).

R.M.: Well, in the absence of peer-reviewed scientific studies of the subject, I can’t in good conscience assert that excellent kids CAN dance.

C.L.: What’s next for XKCD? A book? Television? A second Internet where XKCD is Google?

R.M.: Well, Google owns YouTube, and recently, I drew a comic about an idea for a YouTube feature—which they actually took seriously and implemented. So I’m thinking that maybe we’ll have a future where Google is XKCD. That’s a troubling prospect—every image search would just turn up erotic photos of electric guitars being played in the shower.
I know I should be used to it, but I keep being surprised seeing the ideas in the comic leak out into real life. It’s tempting to just write a comic called “EVERYONE MAIL RANDALL MUNROE TWENTY BUCKS”—maybe it would work, and I could just close down the XKCD store and sit on a beach and draw pictures and make snarky Reddit posts for the rest of my life. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go to plan B: insisting that XKCD is too big to fail, and I need a massive government bailout. If Congress questions me, I’ll just draw some graphs and their eyes will glaze over. The only person who would oppose me is Ron Paul, and I can leverage my contacts in the blogosphere to neutralize him by having his blimp grounded.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #112 on: December 04, 2009, 02:16:41 PM »
Quote from: jasc15 on December 04, 2009, 01:45:53 PM
The New Yorker Magazine's Cartoon Lounge interviews Randall Munroe (xkcd creator).

Quote from: https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonlounge/2008/10/cartoonoff-xkcd.html
Cartoon Lounge: Tell us a little bit about yourself and XKCD.

Randall Munroe: Well, I draw XKCD, a webcomic about stick figures who do math, play with staple guns, mess around on the Internet, and have lots of sex. It’s about three-fourths autobiographical.
I used to work at NASA in Virginia. It was nothing glamorous; I was just tasked with making code compile for obscure projects, and I wasn’t very good at it. Now I spend most of my time drawing pictures and looking at funny things on the Internet, which in retrospect is largely what I did at my old job, too. Maybe that’s why they kicked me out. I also program, read, and try to get outside once in a while (any longer in front of this screen and my skin tone might actually hit #FFFFFF).

C.L.: You say that XKCD isn’t an acronym for anything, but shouldn’t it stand for eXcellent Kids Can Dance? That would be a good comic (and inspirational for kids).

R.M.: Well, in the absence of peer-reviewed scientific studies of the subject, I can’t in good conscience assert that excellent kids CAN dance.

C.L.: What’s next for XKCD? A book? Television? A second Internet where XKCD is Google?

R.M.: Well, Google owns YouTube, and recently, I drew a comic about an idea for a YouTube feature—which they actually took seriously and implemented. So I’m thinking that maybe we’ll have a future where Google is XKCD. That’s a troubling prospect—every image search would just turn up erotic photos of electric guitars being played in the shower.
I know I should be used to it, but I keep being surprised seeing the ideas in the comic leak out into real life. It’s tempting to just write a comic called “EVERYONE MAIL RANDALL MUNROE TWENTY BUCKS”—maybe it would work, and I could just close down the XKCD store and sit on a beach and draw pictures and make snarky Reddit posts for the rest of my life. If that doesn’t work, I’ll go to plan B: insisting that XKCD is too big to fail, and I need a massive government bailout. If Congress questions me, I’ll just draw some graphs and their eyes will glaze over. The only person who would oppose me is Ron Paul, and I can leverage my contacts in the blogosphere to neutralize him by having his blimp grounded.
He is awesome  :lol
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #113 on: December 04, 2009, 03:22:29 PM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #115 on: December 04, 2009, 03:27:59 PM »
:neverusethis:
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #116 on: December 04, 2009, 06:51:12 PM »
in response to the randall munroe interview:

what was the youtube feature that got implemented which he refers to?
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #117 on: December 04, 2009, 06:53:03 PM »
A "text to speech" button when leaving a comment on a video.

https://xkcd.com/481/
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #118 on: December 04, 2009, 07:18:53 PM »
I just started reading this webcomic.

It understands me.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #119 on: December 05, 2009, 11:00:22 AM »
Quote from: Fiery Winds on December 04, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
A "text to speech" button when leaving a comment on a video.

https://xkcd.com/481/
OH MY GOD! This is the first time I "laughed out loud".
People need to see this:
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #120 on: December 05, 2009, 12:02:53 PM »
Quote from: Sigz on December 04, 2009, 03:22:29 PM
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I would eat his poo.

Whoa, thanks for sharing that.

I started watching it and figured I'd watch a few minutes and go to sleep.

An hour later, it was done.  He's an entertaining speaker and his meandering anecdotes are surprisingly interesting. 
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #121 on: December 05, 2009, 05:14:17 PM »
Quote from: emindead on December 05, 2009, 11:00:22 AM
Quote from: Fiery Winds on December 04, 2009, 06:53:03 PM
A "text to speech" button when leaving a comment on a video.

https://xkcd.com/481/
OH MY GOD! This is the first time I "laughed out loud".
People need to see this:
Listen to Yourself


We must enshrine this comic for all time. Genious.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #122 on: December 05, 2009, 05:16:58 PM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #123 on: December 05, 2009, 05:18:36 PM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #125 on: December 06, 2009, 10:26:18 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #126 on: December 06, 2009, 11:35:33 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #127 on: December 06, 2009, 06:39:38 PM »


I've always wondered that.
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #128 on: December 07, 2009, 10:32:51 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #129 on: December 10, 2009, 01:40:49 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #130 on: December 10, 2009, 03:36:58 AM »
Grooooaaaan
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« Reply #131 on: December 11, 2009, 05:03:33 AM »
I loved todays'!
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #132 on: December 11, 2009, 05:44:39 AM »
lol 'baby!'. Cute. XD
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« Reply #133 on: December 11, 2009, 07:31:32 AM »
I can just see how that could be husband's and my reaction "oh crap a baby! now what?!"
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #134 on: December 11, 2009, 11:46:29 PM »
Quote from: Guitarded on December 10, 2009, 01:40:49 AM


I didn't get it right away (I have the math/science skills of a gerbil), but that's gold.

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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #135 on: December 12, 2009, 11:38:13 AM »
Quote from: Space Invader on December 11, 2009, 11:46:29 PM
Quote from: Guitarded on December 10, 2009, 01:40:49 AM


I didn't get it right away (I have the math/science skills of a gerbil), but that's gold.

 :rollin

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« Reply #136 on: December 28, 2009, 01:19:54 AM »
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Re: XKCD thread
« Reply #137 on: December 28, 2009, 01:22:13 AM »
That is pretty amazing, but I hate when he writes comics that fly right over my head. I mean... I understand it, but not the physics behind it.
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« Reply #138 on: December 28, 2009, 04:01:42 AM »
That's part of the fun in it for me. If there's a comic I don't understand I read Wikipedia until I get the joke. That way I both understand the joke and get to learn something new at the same time.
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« Reply #139 on: December 28, 2009, 10:34:13 AM »
Amazing comic today. Right up my alley, too. Orbital Mechanics was a great class.
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