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 ==Explanation==
-Another of [[Randall|Randall’s]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. Currently, this and [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]] are the only two comics in the series that are actually numbered.
+Another of [[Randall]]'s many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. Currently, this and [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]] are the only two comics in the series that are actually numbered.
-In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of “our site’s users,” “subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}'',” and “consumers of furry pornography” (which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others). The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site’s userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball’s analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
+In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users", "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography" (which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others). The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
-A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel’s color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image. In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.
+A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel's color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image. In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.
-The title text reflects a similar situation in world maps where the website written in English is read by English-speaking users no matter the location, because their ISP and search providers direct them primarily to English websites, so the visitors’ geographic graph matches the graph of the global English-speaking population.
+The title text reflects a similar situation in world maps where the website written in English is read by English-speaking users no matter the location, because their ISP and search providers direct them primarily to English websites, so the visitors' geographic graph matches the graph of the global English-speaking population.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-Another of [[Randall|Randall's]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. Currently, this and [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]] are the only two comics in the series that are actually numbered.
+Another of [[Randall|Randall’s]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. Currently, this and [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]] are the only two comics in the series that are actually numbered.
-In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others. The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
+In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of “our site’s users,” “subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}'',” and “consumers of furry pornography” (which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others). The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site’s userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball’s analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
-A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel's color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image.  In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.
+A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel’s color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image. In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.
-The title text reflects a similar situation in world maps where the website written in English is read by English-speaking users no matter the location, because their ISP and search providers direct them primarily to English websites, so the visitors' geographic graph matches the graph of the global English-speaking population.
+The title text reflects a similar situation in world maps where the website written in English is read by English-speaking users no matter the location, because their ISP and search providers direct them primarily to English websites, so the visitors’ geographic graph matches the graph of the global English-speaking population.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-Another of [[Randall|Randall's]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. This one has also been numbered #208, like the first comic on the subject [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]].
+Another of [[Randall|Randall's]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. Currently, this and [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]] are the only two comics in the series that are actually numbered.
 In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others. The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.

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 Another of [[Randall|Randall's]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. This one has also been numbered #208, like the first comic on the subject [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]].
-In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despitenot being present in others. The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
+In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despite not being present in others. The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
 A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel's color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image.  In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.

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 Another of [[Randall|Randall's]] many [[:Category:Pet Peeves|Pet Peeves]], this time on [[:Category:Maps|maps]]. This one has also been numbered #208, like the first comic on the subject [[238: Pet Peeve 114|238: Pet Peeve #114]].
-In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
+In the comic, [[Cueball]] compares three heatmaps, showing the location of "our site's users," "subscribers to ''{{w|Martha Stewart Living}}''" and "consumers of furry pornography." which interestingly seems to have a spike in San Antonio despitenot being present in others. The three maps are nearly identical, leading [[Cueball]] to come to the conclusion that his site's userbase largely consists of fans of Martha Stewart and {{w|furry fandom|furry}} porn, and that the audience (presumably the owners/operators of the website) should adjust their content or advertising to cater to these demographics. However, Cueball's analysis is faulty; the actual reason the maps are the same is they all match the population concentration in the U.S., not because there is any statistically-significant relation between geographic location and any of the mentioned sub-populations.
 A heatmap is a graph showing three-dimensional data on a two-dimensional image, with each pixel's color representing the value of the data at that position.  It does not necessarily have anything to do with heat, but a heatmap may resemble a thermal image.  In this comic, red represents the highest numerical values, then yellow and green, with white the lowest values, in all three maps.