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Talk:2449: ISS Vaccine

2021-04-13T01:49:13Z

Brilliantnut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_maneuver#Transfer_orbits (it'd be an amazing pun if COVID vaccinations were administered into your eyeballs! because the eyeholes in the skull are called orbits)[[Special:Contributions/172.70.35.17|172.70.35.17]] 23:03, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
:If an astronaut gets a severe case of conjunctivitis, maybe they'd get an orbital injection. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:59, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
:Would NASA have to supply suppositories, instead of injections, for any such medical missions to the seventh planet? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.207|141.101.99.207]] 01:07, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
What about the part of the comic that side-steps the [https://astronomy.com/news/2020/04/how-does-nasa-keep-covid-19--and-other-diseases--off-the-space-station low likelihood of COVID-19 impacting the ISS in the first place]? [[User:Brilliantnut|Brilliantnut]] ([[User talk:Brilliantnut|talk]]) 01:17, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Talk:2449: ISS Vaccine

2021-04-13T01:17:31Z

Brilliantnut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_maneuver#Transfer_orbits (it'd be an amazing pun if COVID vaccinations were administered into your eyeballs! because the eyeholes in the skull are called orbits)[[Special:Contributions/172.70.35.17|172.70.35.17]] 23:03, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
:If an astronaut gets a severe case of conjunctivitis, maybe they'd get an orbital injection. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:59, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
:Would NASA have to supply suppositories, instead of injections, for any such medical missions to the seventh planet? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.207|141.101.99.207]] 01:07, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
What about the part of the comic that side-steps the [low likelihood of COVID-19 impacting the ISS in the first place](https://astronomy.com/news/2020/04/how-does-nasa-keep-covid-19--and-other-diseases--off-the-space-station)? [[User:Brilliantnut|Brilliantnut]] ([[User talk:Brilliantnut|talk]]) 01:17, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Talk:1572: xkcd Survey

2015-09-02T12:03:19Z

Brilliantnut:

Mildly interesting to note that the ordering of most of the checkbox/radiobutton lists randomise each time the survery is loaded. Also, there is at least one other comic where Randall comments about not having figured out HTML imagemaps. Anyone remember which? --[[User:Pudder|Pudder]] ([[User talk:Pudder|talk]]) 10:52, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
:It was in one of his "under the logo" news bars, about him starting What If, iirc --[[User:Aescula|Aescula]] ([[User talk:Aescula|talk]]) 11:28, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
I wonder how many people, on reading 'Type "cat" here:', typed '"cat" here:'? I know I did... [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.214|141.101.98.214]] 11:58, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
Not sure if it was just me, but the comic wasn't a link at all! The cursor changed into a No cursor for me everytime I mouseover'd the comic. I went to survey using the "Bonus Link!" below the comic page. [[User:Brilliantnut|Brilliantnut]] ([[User talk:Brilliantnut|talk]]) 12:01, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
:Never mind, this was probably due to the WebComics reader extension that I have in my browser. [[User:Brilliantnut|Brilliantnut]] ([[User talk:Brilliantnut|talk]]) 12:03, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Talk:1572: xkcd Survey

2015-09-02T12:01:48Z

Brilliantnut:

1542: Scheduling Conflict

2015-06-24T17:27:13Z

Brilliantnut: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1542
| date = June 24, 2015
| title = Scheduling Conflict
| image = scheduling_conflict.png
| titletext = Neither a spokesperson for the organization nor the current world champion could be reached for comment.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|First draft.}}

This comic envisions a "National Scheduling Conflict Championship" (NSCC), presumably as the culmination of some larger scheduling-conflict competition. It is unclear if the goal of the event is to have a scheduling conflict and miss it, or if there are actual challenges at the event, but the contestants miss the event as it's their nature to always have a scheduling conflict—in other words, whether the event's cancellation is a success or a predictable failure.

The Abbreviation NSCC is related to many other national sports organizations like {{w|NFL}} and {{w|NBA}}. (The most common use of the NSCC abbreviation on-line seems to be for the {{w|Nova Scotia Community College}}).

The title text mentions that is was impossible to reach either a spokesperson for the organization or for last years champ for a comment. So continuing the problem with schedules for people involved in the NSCC.

This may (or most probably may not) be a play on a common trope in movies such as ''{{w|High School Musical}}'', where the protagonists must choose between two events they want to participate in, one of which is often a competition of some sort.

==Transcript==
:[Picture showing a newspaper with a big headline over a picture. In the picture there is a banner over an empty podium with a microphone. Only the headline and the text on the banner in the picture is readable. All other text in the newspaper is just lines.]
:National Scheduling Conflict
:'''Championships canceled'''
:Banner text: NSCC 2015

{{comic discussion}}

1542: Scheduling Conflict

2015-06-24T17:26:33Z

Brilliantnut: either-or grammar fix in the line.

{{comic
| number = 1542
| date = June 24, 2015
| title = Scheduling Conflict
| image = scheduling_conflict.png
| titletext = Neither a spokesperson for the organization nor the current world champion could be reached for comment.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|First draft.}}

This comic envisions a "National Scheduling Conflict Championship" (NSCC), presumably as the culmination of some larger scheduling-conflict competition. It is unclear if the goal of the event is to have a scheduling conflict and miss it, or if there are actual challenges at the event, but the contestants miss the event as it's their nature to always have a scheduling conflict—in other words, whether the event's cancellation is a success or a predictable failure.

The Abbreviation NSCC is related to many other national sports organizations like {{w|NFL}} and {{w|NBA}}. (The most common use of the NSCC abbreviation on-line seems to be for the {{w|Nova Scotia Community College}}).

The title text mentions that is was impossible to reach either a spokesperson of the organization or of last years champ for a comment. So continuing the problem with schedules for people involved in the NSCC.

This may (or most probably may not) be a play on a common trope in movies such as ''{{w|High School Musical}}'', where the protagonists must choose between two events they want to participate in, one of which is often a competition of some sort.

==Transcript==
:[Picture showing a newspaper with a big headline over a picture. In the picture there is a banner over an empty podium with a microphone. Only the headline and the text on the banner in the picture is readable. All other text in the newspaper is just lines.]
:National Scheduling Conflict
:'''Championships canceled'''
:Banner text: NSCC 2015

{{comic discussion}}