'''Megan''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is the second-most frequently appearing character, after [[Cueball]]
...has quite odd habits and is sometimes shown to be very focused and intent on a goal. However, as explained above this is not a general rule for a given
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...for ''Earth Standard Time'' (hence the title), but it is in itself a joke on the American {{w|Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Standard Time}}. In the rest of
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| titletext = Though please do confirm that it's actually *me* on Klout first, and not one of my friends trying to get me punched. The great thing about
{{w|Klout}} was a site that sought to measure your "influence" on social media networks. They sometimes gave away "perks" to the users with t
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...dge more than $50 you'll get on the VIP list and have first dibs on a slot on ANY of the pledge levels in the actual campaign.
...uld want to guarantee a specific reward from a pledge level, this VIP-list-first-dibs offer may have been desirable.
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| titletext = Someday I'll be the first to get a Ph. D in 'Undeclared'.
...rics in the original version, to serve as a callback. The last line of the first verse in each song goes as follows:
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...rk image to a normal comic, with the first normal panel being superimposed on the dark image.
All three sentences are attributed to the apocalypse, but it seems that the first one about the sky burning, actually comes from a translation of one of the
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...ies I do the same thing, but the other way around.|Randall Munroe|[https://xkcd.com/about Source]}}
...ific answers to absurd hypothetical questions", while on his [https://blog.xkcd.com personal blog], called ''[[Blag]]'', he posts announcements related to
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| titletext = People tell me I have too much time on my hands, but really the problem is that there's too much time, PERIOD.
Clicking the image at xkcd.com links to [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Ak43bGxHGI1adDMt
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...n obscure manuscript from the 1490s and the other twenty-two are arguments on LanguageLog.
...sing many large obscure words in one sentence, Randall may also be picking on linguists, [[114|one]] [[1483|of]] his [[1602|favorite]] [[2390|subjects]],
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{{comicsrow|1465|2014-12-26|xkcd Phone 2}}
{{comicsrow|1456|2014-12-05|On the Moon}}
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...while it was on-line and saved it. Since then it has been added to explain xkcd. So here is a complete list of all four comics in the entire [[:Category:Fi
...indeed confuse the date with November (or October) 7, despite it being {{w|Day of Infamy speech|"a date which will live in infamy"}}.
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...sed the apple with tin. {{w|Tin}} is a metallic element whose abbreviation on the periodic table is "Sn" (as the Latin word for tin is "stannum"). Thus,
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...critical part of the operating system, while there is no such restriction on UNIX - if a root user feels like (or accidentally) deletes a vital file, th
...ked, the friend denies the request. Cueball then (ab)uses the sudo command on the friend, who then has no choice but to go and make the sandwich, and now
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...uote|A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.|[https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]}}
...y [[Randall Munroe]] and hosted at [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com]. It focuses on {{w|science}}, {{w|mathematics}}, {{w|technology}}, and general {{w|geek|ge
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...angular momentum generated by its rotation on its axis, which creates the day/night cycle. This momentum can change (increase, decrease, or halt) through
...momentum/ calculated] how much time Megan slowed down. And finally, in ''[[xkcd: volume 0]]'', this is also calculated above the comic, giving a final valu
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{{comicsrow|474|2008-09-10|Turn-On}}
{{comicsrow|442|2008-06-27|xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel}}
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...ferences the 1981 {{w|Reagan assassination attempt|assassination attempt}} on the then American president, {{w|Ronald Reagan}}.
...{{w|Macintosh}} was a line of computers created by {{w|Apple Inc.|Apple}}, first introduced in 1984, with the {{w|Macintosh 128K}}.
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...he [[:Category:1337|1337 series]] where the entire family is shown for the first time. The title of this comic is a pun: "exploit" can mean an accomplishmen
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This comic focuses on the {{tvtropes|CorrelationImpliesCausation|apparent difficulty people have
...the concept, hence the lack of absolute causation. It could also be a joke on Megan's behalf. Cueball may know whether his new knowledge is caused by the
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| titletext = Umwelt is the idea that because their senses pick up on different things, different animals in the same ecosystem actually live in
*To view your personal version of the comic, visit the {{xkcd|1037|original comic}}.
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...read about copyrights, and without any moderation, over 600 people clicked on it.
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...ch to Kurt Halsey to chaotic and sappy.<br>The whole series is [http://www.xkcd.com/comic/comic.html here].
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...reading it! Cool, huh?<br>Also, all the barrel strips are now [http://www.xkcd.com/barrel.html here] for easy linkage to people you think might like them.
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...nytail]]'s car in his version of "keying" a car. She broke up with him the day before, as she explains to [[Cueball]], but Beret Guy is so strange that sh
...oo) further confuses the situation, causing Ponytail to completely give up on dating.
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...or encourage the players. Rockapella was an {{w|a cappella}} band featured on the show that gave clues, punctuated the show with humor, and closed the sh
[[Megan]] recounts her surprise as to the nature of programming on late night PBS to [[Cueball]]. She claims to have fallen asleep after watch
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...nline, many popular websites and web comics participated in a mass protest on January 18, 2012, to announce their displeasure with the bill in an attempt
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...he same day across both sites, but not all of them shared the same posting day.
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...on LiveJournal than on xkcd.com (25/1 2006). We use the earliest possible day-->
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...on xkcd.com than on LiveJournal (21/1 2006). We use the earliest possible day-->
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...s in the Ottoman Empire' and I'd still read through to the end, then click on all the links at the end.
...d a page, find a certain trope, which will lead to you opening another tab on your web page in order to read after you're done with the original one. The
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...sources and downloads] page where a list of sources and the [https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/money_huge.png full image] can be downloaded
...almost forgotten how enjoyable it can be.|[[Randall Munroe]]|[https://blog.xkcd.com/2011/11/24/money-chart/ Source]}}
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{{Quote|[...] I have always been of the opinion that http://xkcd.com/404/ is an actual comic, if a slightly avant-garde one. I actually went
...eased on Wednesday April 2, 2008. This comic was released between the two, on Tuesday April 1st 2008.
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...side, I wonder how many poorly-written xkcd.com-parsing scripts will break on this title (or ;;"'<nowiki/>'{<<[' this mouseover text."
...ou read an unmatched parenthesis, you will look for it for the rest of the day too.
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...ic curve (not to be confused with "logarithmic") describes a trend that at first appears to behave exponentially, but then tapers off and reaches a cap, as
...is actually a lot longer than most of our nonrenewable resources will last on the Earth. The idea that ''all'' of the Earth's coal, oil, natural gas, etc
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...Mayan culture. Knowing this, some thought that the world was going to end on that date.
...nships might not fare well. Thankfully, as of 2014, not a single published xkcd comic of 2013 featured any Mayans, so we're pretty sure this promise wasn't
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...frame, a particle will remain at rest or at a constant speed unless acted on by an external force, and Newton's second law takes a simple form: F = ma.
...t-if.xkcd.com/92/ One-Second Day] and the 6th footnote of [https://what-if.xkcd.com/157/ Earth-Moon Fire Pole], stating that it is a real thing, and that h
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...7-451c-b429-702e9ae8dcb1.pdf</ref> by the {{w|POTUS|President}}, they must first go through a confirmation hearing in front of the {{w|United States Senate|
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[[Megan]] and [[Blondie]] (in her first appearance) discuss their plans for life after college. Megan has taken the
...fact that this was the first week where the comics were not also released on [[LiveJournal]].
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...accurate data which traced back to... Wikipedia. To encourage people to be on their toes, I'm not going to say what book or author.
...enesis is the formation of cells and their development. {{w|Citogenesis}}, on the other hand, is a [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portmanteau
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...ving my cultural assumptions challenged? Are you sure you're not... ::puts on sunglasses:: ...projecting?
...s that it is frequently encountered by the general public. A straight line on the map corresponds to a course of constant bearing (direction), which was
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...e {{w|Leet}} alphabet, a coding system used primarily on the internet (and on early text messaging systems), meant to provide a bit of {{w|obfuscation}}
This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) and not over the usual schedule of
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...His full name is known to cause problems with some computers. When he was first enrolled in school in [[327: Exploits of a Mom]], it exploited a vulnerabil
Within the five comics he is referenced, he is only drawn three times. The first two are in the [[:Category:1337|1337 series]] where he is drawn as a Cuebal
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...having dubious or no factual basis. This comic was posted on Independence Day in 2007.
...{{w|Constitution}}" and "{{w|Constitution of the United States}}" articles on Wikipedia are now semi-protected due to excessive vandalism.
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...live in a {{w|Two-dimensional space|2D}} world -- a recurring reference in XKCD comics. Half the book is a direct satire of {{w|Victorian era|Victorian}} s
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*To experience the interactivity of the game, visit the {{xkcd|1110|original comic}}.
This comic is a take on how vast and rich the world is, and on the thrill of exploring it. The world can be described as sad, as well as i
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The xkcd page links to [http://xkcd.com/930/large/ a much larger version].
...is. Conversely, the further out a phrase is, the more associated with that day of the week it is.
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...d a {{w|trans-lunar injection}} which put them on course for the moon. The first burn took 2 minutes 45 seconds, which put them in orbit 185 kilometers (115
...issions of this design was the unmanned launch of {{w|Skylab}}, the U.S.'s first space station; for this payloader configuration, the Saturn V launch vehicl
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...verage of e and π just as the American Presidents' Day is always observed on the 3rd Monday of February (between {{w|George Washington}} and {{w|Abraham
...Randall uses seems to resemble an older shape of the digit 4, such as seen on [http://www.bl.uk/learning/images/mappinghist/large2296.html archaic maps].
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...in physics, and its repercussions are still being widely explored to this day. She had to learn mathematics by taking {{w|Academic audit|auditing classes
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| titletext = I call Rule 34 on Wolfram's Rule 34.
...d himself trapped for eternity in an endless expanse of sand and rocks. At first, he uses this time to derive all of mathematics and physics, plus more, inc
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...ot visible. The 3D view is still available at [https://xk3d.xkcd.com/ xk3d.xkcd.com] for all comics prior to this one.
...1037: Umwelt]] released on Sunday April 1st 2012, the first to use another day of the week than Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Some people suffer from head
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| titletext = I hear that there are actual lyrics later on in Land of 1,000 Dances, but other than the occasional 'I said,' I've never
*The picture is a link to [https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/ a better version] of this comic, see [[#Trivia|Triv
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...}}, in which sound effects such as "BAM!" "POW!" "ZAP!" would be displayed on screen in similar spiky bubbles. This fits with the theme of the comic, wit
...d by typing in a valid tar command, but blows up if you don't do it on the first try) because the syntax of some commands and programming languages are just
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...ght only until the sun reaches red giant stage, engulfing the Morning Star on his brow. Light and high beauty are passing things as well.
...ic about stars at night giving hope in the darkness, but then as with most xkcd's, it took a turn. In this case, the twist is that because [[Cueball]]'s s
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In this comic, [[Jill]] asks [[Cueball]] about a mark on his arm. He apparently believes he is part of a secret society, so secret t
...years after being 'chosen', Cueball finds a scrap of paper with an address on it, and a can of {{w|kerosene}}. Both of these events are not unlikely, and
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...ould not be valid). The value of the sign cannot be true for more than one day. The value of the sign in the comic (38) can only be true if someone flippe
...adox). Self-reference is a [[:Category:Self-reference|recurring theme]] in xkcd. Examples include [[33: Self-reference]] and [[688: Self-Description]].
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...uations (as it allows the code to be optimized more closely for the system on which it is to run than is possible with other types of coding), but is sti
...handle. It also requires that a relevant version of the interpreter exist on any machine that has to run the script and perhaps some additional knowledg
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...it. There was one week when a wheel of cheese got dangerously close to the first page, though.
...remely inefficient, as they might have to change the wheels they use every day, it may also result in copyrights and lawsuits against his company.
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...about who got the last word. If humanity reaches the tipping point and one day can't do anything to stop global warming, Cueball will find it interesting
In the title text, he touches on the political side of global warming, saying that there are many well-meani
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...erting the change, and usually accompanied by a more-or-less heated debate on the talk page.
...upcoming {{w|Star Trek}} film at the time of the comic's posting). On the day before the comic was published, the article name had a lowercase "into", an
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...l style typical of Questionable Content. But the art here is more in the [[xkcd]] style, showing only stick figures.
...a bench, reading a book. There is a tree. Far away, Cueball has a backpack on.]
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*To experience the interactivity of the game, visit the {{xkcd|826|original comic}}.
...s interactive. It will show images of the exhibits (see below) by clicking on them.
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...ng}} is a sport where you have to find things hidden by other people based on geographical coordinates. Randall has had a similar idea before in [[201: C
[https://geohashing.site/ Geohashing] is a sport created by Randall based on reaching a random location determined by an [https://geohashing.site/geohas
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...Most functions of this form are random number ''generators'', meaning that on subsequent calls they return ''different'' random numbers. But the programm
...first number of a list is "4", and the second number is independent of the first, then that means the second number can also be "4" (as well as the 3rd and
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In this case [[Cueball]] is in the process of replying on the computer to his friend who just asked if they should go out to eat some
...votey on [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2009-07-02 July 2, 2009], the day after this comic was released.
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| titletext = It'll be hilarious the first few times this happens.
...n other websites as well, the website owner can try to hack their accounts on other common sites, such as {{w|Amazon.com|Amazon}}, {{w|PayPal}} or even p
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| titletext = Best trivia I learned while working on this: 'Man, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize it's the second-biggest br
...rge/ larger version] of this picture can be found by clicking the comic on xkcd.
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...e of its natural history, notice one day while building a huge sand castle on the beach that the sea level is starting to rise. They start a journey of e
...gon.net/projects/xkcd1190/ geekwagon.net/projects/xkcd1190/]. The comic on xkcd.com today currently loops through the last five frames of the comic.
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...Week]], just joking about other {{w|webcomics}}. This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday), not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/
...e shows Philippe's semi-imaginary run for president on a platform of hugs. On the wall behind him, there is an {{w|E chart}} - a special version of the e
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...n> uic has the third best hash. See the full standings at http://almamater.xkcd.com/best.csv<br><br><span style="color:grey">Different title text:</span> T
...]. This comic isn't a static image - even the title text changes depending on which part of the image you're hovering over. It presented a competition fo
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:[Megan is standing with her hand on Cueball's shoulder.]
*This is the first comic posted on a Leap Day ({{w|February 29}}), which fell on a Friday in 2008.
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...Week]], just joking about other {{w|webcomics}}. This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday), not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/
...of anxious protagonist Piro to creator Gallagher, who based the character on a twenty-something version of himself.
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...Week]], just joking about other {{w|webcomics}}. This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday), not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/
...is particular example], where the title text actually refer to Randall and xkcd.
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...{{w|Extremes on Earth|Earth's hottest}}: The hottest temperature recorded on earth is actually {{W|List_of_weather_records#Heat|"only" 56.7 °C}}.
... °C, the user is incapable of closing their mouth after starting the first "fuck", and so extends it into one long one.
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...xplainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?search=DRM&go=Go&title=Special%3ASearch many xkcd comics].)
...ie. And when we die, we always die alone - i.e. no one else can follow you on that last journey. And no matter how much you have collected (or earned) du
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It's common for children to assume, on some level, that adults are all capable, even infallible, and have all the
...ve moved into the building where [[Megan]] lives, gets to know her and one day when he goes to see her, the events in that strip take place. From the titl
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