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Nitpicking: The mysteries of pool care

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The mysteries of pool care

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Kynde at 22:14, 13 November 2019

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Kynde at 22:07, 13 November 2019

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Kynde at 22:06, 13 November 2019

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N0lqu at 20:24, 13 November 2019

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172.68.244.192 at 15:42, 13 November 2019

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172.68.226.46 at 13:30, 13 November 2019

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Cellocgw at 13:28, 13 November 2019

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Temp9867856745 at 02:56, 13 November 2019

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	On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post. It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter [[User:N0lqu\|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu\|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)		On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post. It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter [[User:N0lqu\|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu\|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Normally, algal growth in a pool is prevented by chlorination, not by a filter. Slimy algae will quickly clog filters. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 11:53, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

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	On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post. It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter [[User:N0lqu\|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu\|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)		On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post. It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter [[User:N0lqu\|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu\|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
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 I’ve no clue where this belongs (trivia?), but it seems worth noting. Tuesday, November 12, the New York Times began a “new column” titled ''Good Question.'' First piece is Randall answering [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?]”  Idk if this is a new Randall column, or will have different contributors. [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 20:20, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 :You know what that website needs? A giant popup that covers most of the screen and doesn't let you read the article unless you sign up. Oh, nevermind, it just takes a while to load. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.244.192|172.68.244.192]] 15:42, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
+::Thanks for the link to the NYTimes article.  I was, however, greatly saddened to find the pictures had no hover-text.  what-if.xkcd.com has spoiled me.   [[User:Cellocgw|Cellocgw]] ([[User talk:Cellocgw|talk]]) 13:28, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
-Thanks for the link to the NYTimes article.  I was, however, greatly saddened to find the pictures had no hover-text.  what-if.xkcd.com has spoiled me.   [[User:Cellocgw|Cellocgw]] ([[User talk:Cellocgw|talk]]) 13:28, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
+:::Cool article. But no I do not think it has anything to do with this comic which is about the Sun and Mercury, letting us now about he passage too late, and it is mostly about Hash tag and pictures... But I'm happy you posted the link. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:14, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 [https://vim.cx/?5b4d62ce18cdf9cc#8fpkb3edtPageWAsST4RipUpWEYZqapp9fpeFi7knFzW #nofilter] [[User:Temp9867856745|Temp9867856745]] ([[User talk:Temp9867856745|talk]]) 02:56, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post.  It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter  [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

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 ::We do use emojis in the transcript here on this page. See other comics with emoji --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:59, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 :::As far as I'm aware, most screen readers / TTS engines simply read the Unicode name for the character (eg. 😎 translates to ''Smiling Face With Sunglasses''). See [https://veroniiiica.com/2018/07/17/how-do-people-with-vision-impairments-use-emoji/ this blog post] for more on the issue. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.226.46|172.68.226.46]] 13:30, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
-::::Have reinserted the smiley, see also this [[https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1709:_Inflection#Transcript|transcript]] --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:06, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
+::::Have reinserted the smiley, see also this [[1709:_Inflection#Transcript|transcript]] --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 22:06, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 Is there milage (or perhaps Astronomical Unitage?) in mentioning that an Instagram-esque 'filter' adds, or otherwise overwrites, a set of pixels whilst an optical filter ''subtracts'' a proportion of the photons? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.58|162.158.159.58]] 14:24, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

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 ::We do use emojis in the transcript here on this page. See other comics with emoji --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 14:59, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
 :::As far as I'm aware, most screen readers / TTS engines simply read the Unicode name for the character (eg. 😎 translates to ''Smiling Face With Sunglasses''). See [https://veroniiiica.com/2018/07/17/how-do-people-with-vision-impairments-use-emoji/ this blog post] for more on the issue. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.226.46|172.68.226.46]] 13:30, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
 Is there milage (or perhaps Astronomical Unitage?) in mentioning that an Instagram-esque 'filter' adds, or otherwise overwrites, a set of pixels whilst an optical filter ''subtracts'' a proportion of the photons? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.58|162.158.159.58]] 14:24, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

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		+	On social media in general, the #nofilter tag might be used by someone after venting and saying stuff that most people would keep to themselves; at the end of such a post they might add #nofilter to indicate they purposely did not apply common sense self-censoring in the composition of that post. It's not in the comic, so it's probably not worth mentioning as a third use of such a tag. Oh, and in case this comment has no validity at all and is mostly just stuff coming from my mind to my fingers without much thought... #nofilter [[User:N0lqu\|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu\|talk]]) 20:24, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

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	I’ve no clue where this belongs (trivia?), but it seems worth noting. Tuesday, November 12, the New York Times began a “new column” titled ''Good Question.'' First piece is Randall answering [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?]” Idk if this is a new Randall column, or will have different contributors. [[User:Miamiclay\|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay\|talk]]) 20:20, 12 November 2019 (UTC)		I’ve no clue where this belongs (trivia?), but it seems worth noting. Tuesday, November 12, the New York Times began a “new column” titled ''Good Question.'' First piece is Randall answering [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?]” Idk if this is a new Randall column, or will have different contributors. [[User:Miamiclay\|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay\|talk]]) 20:20, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Thanks for the link to the NYTimes article. I was, however, greatly saddened to find the pictures had no hover-text. what-if.xkcd.com has spoiled me. [[User:Cellocgw\|Cellocgw]] ([[User talk:Cellocgw\|talk]]) 13:28, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

	[https://vim.cx/?5b4d62ce18cdf9cc#8fpkb3edtPageWAsST4RipUpWEYZqapp9fpeFi7knFzW #nofilter] [[User:Temp9867856745\|Temp9867856745]] ([[User talk:Temp9867856745\|talk]]) 02:56, 13 November 2019 (UTC)		[https://vim.cx/?5b4d62ce18cdf9cc#8fpkb3edtPageWAsST4RipUpWEYZqapp9fpeFi7knFzW #nofilter] [[User:Temp9867856745\|Temp9867856745]] ([[User talk:Temp9867856745\|talk]]) 02:56, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

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 In the title text, the filter probably refers to a pool filter used for cleaning the pool while the green stuff is algae that is growing in the water. As a personal note, owning a pool and paying the water bills for it is not something I can relate to. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.81|162.158.62.81]] 22:33, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
 [[1828: ISS Solar Transit]], Anyone? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.105|162.158.62.105]] 23:08, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
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 I’ve no clue where this belongs (trivia?), but it seems worth noting. Tuesday, November 12, the New York Times began a “new column” titled ''Good Question.'' First piece is Randall answering [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/science/randall-munroe-moon.html If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like?]”  Idk if this is a new Randall column, or will have different contributors. [[User:Miamiclay|Miamiclay]] ([[User talk:Miamiclay|talk]]) 20:20, 12 November 2019 (UTC)