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82.132.236.209: /* Files and Folders */ Not going to go into the details, but 700MB was a roughly 'normal' size for ripped/converted movie-length data at the time, due to CDR sizes making it a near optimal thing. Since then, it's become gigabytes because DVD/unrestricted

2026-05-04T13:29:13Z

‎Files and Folders: Not going to go into the details, but 700MB was a roughly 'normal' size for ripped/converted movie-length data at the time, due to CDR sizes making it a near optimal thing. Since then, it's become gigabytes because DVD/unrestricted

2A02:C7C:7344:4C00:572:6ABF:A2C9:F448 at 07:57, 4 May 2026

2026-05-04T07:57:28Z

Lettherebedarklight: /* Explanation */ fix link

2025-09-05T07:08:39Z

‎Explanation: fix link

172.68.159.176: /* Files and Folders */ GORILLA.BAS, not GORILLAS.BAS

2025-03-19T13:26:47Z

‎Files and Folders: GORILLA.BAS, not GORILLAS.BAS

172.70.178.52: went the way of the wii u

2024-10-21T20:30:02Z

went the way of the wii u

Whoop whoop pull up: /* Files and Folders */

2024-09-28T20:35:34Z

‎Files and Folders

Pie Guy: /* Explanation */ fixed broken hyperlink

2023-11-10T05:42:32Z

‎Explanation: fixed broken hyperlink

FaviFake at 10:38, 25 August 2023

2023-08-25T10:38:42Z

141.101.98.11: Undo revision 272318 by Explain xkcd server admin (talk)

2022-05-21T00:17:57Z

Undo revision 272318 by Explain xkcd server admin (talk)

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Explain xkcd server admin at 00:08, 21 May 2022

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 *''[http://rephial.org/ Angband]'': A game named after a fictional stronghold created by {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.
 *''{{w|GIF}}s'': An image format widely used for transparent or animated images.
-*''{{w|Fight Club}}.wmv'': A movie. As feature movies are typically compressed to 700 megabytes,{{Actual citation needed}} and this folder only contains 570 MB ''in its entirety'', including 94 MB explicitly in a further sub-folder, this one file must be significantly smaller. It could be of very low quality (e.g. resolution and/or frame-rate), truncated (after a prior failed copy) or even a fake download designed to [https://www.2-spyware.com/fake-codecs-that-drop-widely-spread-malware fool unwary recipients].
+*''{{w|Fight Club}}.wmv'': A movie. As feature movies are typically compressed to at least 700 megabytes,{{Actual citation needed}} and this folder only contains 570 MB ''in its entirety'', including 94 MB explicitly in a further sub-folder, this one file must be significantly smaller. It could be of very low quality (e.g. resolution and/or frame-rate), truncated (after a prior failed copy) or even a fake download designed to [https://www.2-spyware.com/fake-codecs-that-drop-widely-spread-malware fool unwary recipients].
 *''{{w|Elasto Mania}}'': A physics-simulation game that claims to show real physics.
 *''{{w|AOL Instant Messenger|AIM}} Direct Connect files'': Files transferred via AOL Instant Messenger.

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 *''[http://rephial.org/ Angband]'': A game named after a fictional stronghold created by {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien}}.
 *''{{w|GIF}}s'': An image format widely used for transparent or animated images.
-*''{{w|Fight Club}}.wmv'': A movie. As feature movies are typically compressed to 700 megabytes, and this folder only contains 570 MB ''in its entirety'', including 94 MB explicitly in a further sub-folder, this one file must be significantly smaller. It could be of very low quality (e.g. resolution and/or frame-rate), truncated (after a prior failed copy) or even a fake download designed to [https://www.2-spyware.com/fake-codecs-that-drop-widely-spread-malware fool unwary recipients].
+*''{{w|Fight Club}}.wmv'': A movie. As feature movies are typically compressed to 700 megabytes,{{Actual citation needed}} and this folder only contains 570 MB ''in its entirety'', including 94 MB explicitly in a further sub-folder, this one file must be significantly smaller. It could be of very low quality (e.g. resolution and/or frame-rate), truncated (after a prior failed copy) or even a fake download designed to [https://www.2-spyware.com/fake-codecs-that-drop-widely-spread-malware fool unwary recipients].
 *''{{w|Elasto Mania}}'': A physics-simulation game that claims to show real physics.
 *''{{w|AOL Instant Messenger|AIM}} Direct Connect files'': Files transferred via AOL Instant Messenger.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic came out the day after [http://news.sky.com/story/1248397/andy-warhol-originals-found-on-floppy-disk Sky News published the story] of original {{w|Andy Warhol}} artwork, created in 1985 on an {{w|Amiga 1000}}, which was recovered from recently found floppy disks.
+This comic came out the day after [https://news.sky.com/story/andy-warhol-originals-found-on-floppy-disk-10408391 Sky News published the story] of original {{w|Andy Warhol}} artwork, created in 1985 on an {{w|Amiga 1000}}, which was recovered from recently found floppy disks.
 [[Cueball]] is shown literally digging through a pile of old files; which is a metaphor for looking through old files on his computer. The layers of the pile are arranged much like geological rock formations where older strata are deeper down than younger layers. The files are in concentric layers because each directory is embedded in the previous directory. Therefore, the "Documents" folder contains an "Old Desktop" folder, which contains a folder with files recovered from an older system, which itself contains a "My Documents" folder, which contains a folder with files copied from a {{w|Zip Disk}} from high school. The result is that files from high school have survived in his present-day machine. These older folders serve as a time capsule of sorts, storing old files from {{w|AOL}}, NYET, and {{w|Kazaa}}. These files are meant to be analogous to the fossils and artifacts found in lower, older rock layers.

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 **''{{w|Prom}}'': Pictures taken at prom.
 *''lovenote.txt'': An old text file of a {{w|love letter}}, probably to a classmate in high school. Possibly referencing [[340: Fight]].
-*''{{w|Gorillas (video game)|Gorillas}}.bas'': A game written in {{w|BASIC}}, to be run on {{w|QBasic}}, and supplied with MS-DOS.
+*''{{w|Gorillas (video game)|Gorilla}}.bas'': A game written in {{w|BASIC}}, to be run on {{w|QBasic}}, and supplied with MS-DOS.
 *''Dream.txt'': Some private dreams.  Possibly a reference to [[269|269: TCMP]].
 *''James.txt'': This may be [[James Zetlen]], one of [[:Category:Friends of Randall|Randall's friends]].

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 *''{{w|AOL Instant Messenger|AIM}} Direct Connect files'': Files transferred via AOL Instant Messenger.
 *''{{w|4chan}}'': An image-board where users can upload pictures anonymously. Randall impulsively saves pictures from there. This entry is something of an anomaly, the rest of the files at this level were most notable around 1998 to 2001 while 4chan was only launched at the end of 2003.  Since this board frequently contains images you wouldn't want to be caught looking at, this folder may be buried to hide it.
-*''{{w|ICQ}} logs'': Logs from an instant messaging program introduced in 1996 and no longer commonly used in North America.
+*''{{w|ICQ}} logs'': Logs from a now-defunct instant messaging program introduced in 1996.
 '''High school {{w|Zip drive|Zip disk}}''' (94 MB): The most popular form of {{w|superfloppy}}, introduced in 1994 with a capacity of 100 MB.

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 *''{{w|Gorillas (video game)|Gorillas}}.bas'': A game written in {{w|BASIC}}, to be run on {{w|QBasic}}, and supplied with MS-DOS.
 *''Dream.txt'': Some private dreams.Possibly a reference to [[269|269: TCMP]]
-*''James.txt'': This may be [[James Zetlen]], one of [[Friends of Randall|Randall's friends]].
+*''James.txt'': This may be [[James Zetlen]], one of [[:Category:Friends of Randall|Randall's friends]].
 *''{{w|AOL}}'':  An early online and internet service, founded in 1985 and popular in the 1990s.
 **''{{w|Citadel (software)|Citadel}}'' -  A {{w|BBS}} and email platform that was widely used in the 1980s and early '90s.

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 *''{{w|Gorillas (video game)|Gorillas}}.bas'': A game written in {{w|BASIC}}, to be run on {{w|QBasic}}, and supplied with MS-DOS.
 *''Dream.txt'': Some private dreams.Possibly a reference to [[269|269: TCMP]]
-*''James.txt'': Perhaps [[James]] is a friend of Randall, and the same as the one who came up with [[107|xkcd #107]].
+*''James.txt'': This may be [[James Zetlen]], one of [[Friends of Randall|Randall's friends]].
 *''{{w|AOL}}'':  An early online and internet service, founded in 1985 and popular in the 1990s.
 **''{{w|Citadel (software)|Citadel}}'' -  A {{w|BBS}} and email platform that was widely used in the 1980s and early '90s.
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 [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
 [[Category:Animorphs]]
-[[Category:Comics featuring James]]
+[[Category:Comics featuring James Zetlen]]
 [[Category:Fight Club]]