Talk:2344: 26-Second Pulse

2020-08-11T07:56:09Z

Areche:

The transcript is calling the character "Hairbun," and while apparently Hairbun has several different renditions, one thing common to them all is that she has a single bun. This character has two buns, as can be seen in the second panel. Probably should not be conflated with a character that has a single bun. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.172|108.162.237.172]] 01:13, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
: I think it's [[Science Girl]]? Definitely not Hairbun. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.35.31|172.69.35.31]] 01:20, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Is this pulse a real phenomenon? A cursory google search turned up nil.
Future me: Yes it's real I was just using poor google-fu. https://phys.org/pdf214488694.pdf
::(Could future future you learn to properly indent and sign comments? Just as courtesy.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.18|162.158.159.18]] 01:47, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
:::(And, while you’re at it, don’t forget to point out the Easter egg in your link. The photographer credited. Coincidence? I think not.) [[User:Dhugot|Dhugot]] ([[User talk:Dhugot|talk]]) 07:50, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

XKCD seems to be posted later and later. I mean, it was always somewhat Tuesdayish (I'm in Australia) but now I don't seem to see it until Tuesday afternoons... Am I imagining this, or are the posts getting to be much later than they used to be? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.134.139|172.69.134.139]] 03:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
:Back in the olden days, it would update at midnight Eastern time ''sharp'', but those days are long gone. Some comics have come out a day late even in Randall's timezone. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.103.205|188.114.103.205]] 04:29, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

::My notification script has to check for new comics a lot more often because of how inconsistent the post times are; however, because of the relatively short check interval I know that new comics are posted mostly between 8pm-midnight (UTC) but many as wide as 4pm and 1am the next day.
::...actually, I think I'm going to go plot the post times I have and find out what my data says. [[User:Vaedez|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez|talk]]) 05:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Something similar happened in Oklahoma last year and until the real explanation was found the pulse was a mystery: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/strange-waves-rattled-entire-state-scientists-know-why/ National Geographic’s Article]

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Talk:2344: 26-Second Pulse