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Space Invader

^^^^
:lol :lol :lol
This site is gold.

tri.ad


jasc15

Can someone explain this?


mizzl

Quote from: jasc15 on December 04, 2009, 10:34:38 AM
Can someone explain this?

*snip*
Yeah, good one. I don't get it either xD

XJDenton

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.
"I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it."
― Terry Pratchett

jasc15

I guess that explains the irony.


ha ha, i guess.

jasc15

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.htmlCartoon 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.

mizzl

Quote from: jasc15 on December 04, 2009, 12:45:53 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.htmlCartoon 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

Sigz


mizzl


Sigz


TimmyHiggy

in response to the randall munroe interview:

what was the youtube feature that got implemented which he refers to?

Fiery Winds

A "text to speech" button when leaving a comment on a video.

https://xkcd.com/481/

GuineaPig

I just started reading this webcomic.

It understands me.

emindead

Quote from: Fiery Winds on December 04, 2009, 05:53:03 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

Phantasmatron

Quote from: Sigz on December 04, 2009, 02:22:29 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOS0sV2a24

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. 

Space Invader

Quote from: emindead on December 05, 2009, 10:00:22 AM
Quote from: Fiery Winds on December 04, 2009, 05:53:03 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.

Scurvy!Dreams


Sigz



MetalManiac666


tri.ad


Sigz



I've always wondered that.

kári


MetalJunkie


veronica


veronica


Anaesthesia

lol 'baby!'. Cute. XD

veronica

I can just see how that could be husband's and my reaction "oh crap a baby! now what?!"

Space Invader

Quote from: Guitarded on December 10, 2009, 12:40:49 AM


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

:rollin

ZachyDou


Sigz


MetalJunkie

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.

glaurung

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.

ddtonfire

Amazing comic today. Right up my alley, too. Orbital Mechanics was a great class.