Talk:2243: Star Wars Spoiler Generator - Revision history

Alcatraz ii: Questioning comprehensiveness

2026-04-03T09:06:43Z

Questioning comprehensiveness

162.158.91.77 at 07:42, 5 May 2020

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162.158.91.77 at 07:36, 5 May 2020

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Mattj256: add comment with explanation for title text

2019-12-23T21:07:19Z

add comment with explanation for title text

141.101.77.62 at 14:24, 23 December 2019

2019-12-23T14:24:39Z

162.158.158.179 at 13:07, 22 December 2019

2019-12-22T13:07:36Z

172.68.141.136: comment

2019-12-22T06:48:57Z

comment

108.162.246.77: What does mary sue mean in this context

2019-12-22T01:45:25Z

What does mary sue mean in this context

162.158.158.93 at 20:18, 21 December 2019

2019-12-21T20:18:18Z

162.158.106.78 at 02:23, 20 December 2019

2019-12-20T02:23:08Z

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	I think the mouseover text is a reference to this scene in "Space Balls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXOAc5yt218 ("Space Balls" is a satire of several films, including the original "Star Wars" trilogy.) In the "Space Balls" scene, the bad guys are using a robot to vacuum all the air out of the atmosphere of the planet. The bad guys have the upper hand until the good guys are able to flip the switch on the vacuum cleaner. "She's gone from 'suck' to 'blow'" is a fairly famous line in the movie. I don't know enough "Star Wars" to understand the reference, but if you flip a car wash from "regular" to "premium" I assume the bristles/lightsaber blades would spin faster. [[User:Mattj256\|Mattj256]] ([[User talk:Mattj256\|talk]]) 21:07, 23 December 2019 (UTC)		I think the mouseover text is a reference to this scene in "Space Balls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXOAc5yt218 ("Space Balls" is a satire of several films, including the original "Star Wars" trilogy.) In the "Space Balls" scene, the bad guys are using a robot to vacuum all the air out of the atmosphere of the planet. The bad guys have the upper hand until the good guys are able to flip the switch on the vacuum cleaner. "She's gone from 'suck' to 'blow'" is a fairly famous line in the movie. I don't know enough "Star Wars" to understand the reference, but if you flip a car wash from "regular" to "premium" I assume the bristles/lightsaber blades would spin faster. [[User:Mattj256\|Mattj256]] ([[User talk:Mattj256\|talk]]) 21:07, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	What is incomplete about this explanation? It looks pretty comprehensive to me [[User:Alcatraz ii\|Alcatraz ii]] ([[User talk:Alcatraz ii\|talk]]) 09:06, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

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-Here is an R implementation! Enjoy! https://blog.ephorie.de/learning-r-build-xkcds-star-wars-spoiler-generator
+Here is a fully documented R implementation! Enjoy: [https://blog.ephorie.de/learning-r-build-xkcds-star-wars-spoiler-generator Learning R: Build xkcd’s Star Wars Spoiler Generator]
 I made this JavaScript implementation of the generator: https://codepen.io/qgustavor/full/gObgBxo [[Special:Contributions/172.68.24.70|172.68.24.70]] 22:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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		+	Here is an R implementation! Enjoy! https://blog.ephorie.de/learning-r-build-xkcds-star-wars-spoiler-generator

	I made this JavaScript implementation of the generator: https://codepen.io/qgustavor/full/gObgBxo [[Special:Contributions/172.68.24.70\|172.68.24.70]] 22:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)		I made this JavaScript implementation of the generator: https://codepen.io/qgustavor/full/gObgBxo [[Special:Contributions/172.68.24.70\|172.68.24.70]] 22:33, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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	"Triggering the end credits before the movie is done" is a reference to the "Credits Warp" category in {{w\|speedrun\|video game speedrunning}}. Where a normal speedrun aims to clear the final level and/or defeat the final boss as fast as possible, a "Credits Warp" aims to gain {{w\|arbitrary code execution}} and trigger the end credits without finishing the game. The most famous example is [https://youtu.be/9cBIgCy27JI Super Mario World in 45 seconds]. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.77.62\|141.101.77.62]] 14:24, 23 December 2019 (UTC)		"Triggering the end credits before the movie is done" is a reference to the "Credits Warp" category in {{w\|speedrun\|video game speedrunning}}. Where a normal speedrun aims to clear the final level and/or defeat the final boss as fast as possible, a "Credits Warp" aims to gain {{w\|arbitrary code execution}} and trigger the end credits without finishing the game. The most famous example is [https://youtu.be/9cBIgCy27JI Super Mario World in 45 seconds]. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.77.62\|141.101.77.62]] 14:24, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	I think the mouseover text is a reference to this scene in "Space Balls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXOAc5yt218 ("Space Balls" is a satire of several films, including the original "Star Wars" trilogy.) In the "Space Balls" scene, the bad guys are using a robot to vacuum all the air out of the atmosphere of the planet. The bad guys have the upper hand until the good guys are able to flip the switch on the vacuum cleaner. "She's gone from 'suck' to 'blow'" is a fairly famous line in the movie. I don't know enough "Star Wars" to understand the reference, but if you flip a car wash from "regular" to "premium" I assume the bristles/lightsaber blades would spin faster. [[User:Mattj256\|Mattj256]] ([[User talk:Mattj256\|talk]]) 21:07, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

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	I'm considering going through the table and adding a note for whether each thing is actually in Star Wars. would that be a good idea? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.136\|172.68.141.136]] 06:48, 22 December 2019 (UTC)		I'm considering going through the table and adding a note for whether each thing is actually in Star Wars. would that be a good idea? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.136\|172.68.141.136]] 06:48, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	"Triggering the end credits before the movie is done" is a reference to the "Credits Warp" category in {{w\|speedrun\|video game speedrunning}}. Where a normal speedrun aims to clear the final level and/or defeat the final boss as fast as possible, a "Credits Warp" aims to gain {{w\|arbitrary code execution}} and trigger the end credits without finishing the game. The most famous example is [https://youtu.be/9cBIgCy27JI Super Mario World in 45 seconds]. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.77.62\|141.101.77.62]] 14:24, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

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	Please clarify the reference to Rey as a "Mary Sue." The linked article says that the only agreed on meaning for the term is that it is derogatory. Other than that, it appears to mean different things to different people. So it's inclusion here does not help explain the comic. What is it about Rey that gave her that label. Is it that she is not canon? Is it that she is overpowered? Probably better to just remove the Mary Sue jargon, and say whatever it is they say about those with other colored light sabers directly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.77\|108.162.246.77]] 01:45, 22 December 2019 (UTC)		Please clarify the reference to Rey as a "Mary Sue." The linked article says that the only agreed on meaning for the term is that it is derogatory. Other than that, it appears to mean different things to different people. So it's inclusion here does not help explain the comic. What is it about Rey that gave her that label. Is it that she is not canon? Is it that she is overpowered? Probably better to just remove the Mary Sue jargon, and say whatever it is they say about those with other colored light sabers directly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.77\|108.162.246.77]] 01:45, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
		+	: While I'm not sure about Rey being entirely a Mary-Sue (in my mind an 'author avatar' character - whether or not a prime protagonist or ascending sidekick, they're just too competent for the role and often a Mcguffin baker), she definitely has more than a little plot-armour (and plot-weapon-skill) that I ''hope'', when I see the filmm (within a week, by current plans), bodes for something other than 2xrnd(trader(junk)) as patentage. Or something else that's actually awesome to get round that without being ''deus ex''. But by dint of Windu's ''actor'' having been asked what colour of weapon he wanted (then him having requested what he did and then being granted it, - which might not have gone that far with less imaginative or influential actors) I'd count that as a very Mary-Sue-like thing, even if the rest of the badassness of that particular Jedi (the tone written prior to the resulting casting of the badass actor to fit) was just standard Major Supporting Character/Lancer fare. But just my musings, nothing official... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.179\|162.158.158.179]] 13:07, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

	I'm considering going through the table and adding a note for whether each thing is actually in Star Wars. would that be a good idea? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.136\|172.68.141.136]] 06:48, 22 December 2019 (UTC)		I'm considering going through the table and adding a note for whether each thing is actually in Star Wars. would that be a good idea? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.136\|172.68.141.136]] 06:48, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

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	Please clarify the reference to Rey as a "Mary Sue." The linked article says that the only agreed on meaning for the term is that it is derogatory. Other than that, it appears to mean different things to different people. So it's inclusion here does not help explain the comic. What is it about Rey that gave her that label. Is it that she is not canon? Is it that she is overpowered? Probably better to just remove the Mary Sue jargon, and say whatever it is they say about those with other colored light sabers directly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.77\|108.162.246.77]] 01:45, 22 December 2019 (UTC)		Please clarify the reference to Rey as a "Mary Sue." The linked article says that the only agreed on meaning for the term is that it is derogatory. Other than that, it appears to mean different things to different people. So it's inclusion here does not help explain the comic. What is it about Rey that gave her that label. Is it that she is not canon? Is it that she is overpowered? Probably better to just remove the Mary Sue jargon, and say whatever it is they say about those with other colored light sabers directly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.77\|108.162.246.77]] 01:45, 22 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	I'm considering going through the table and adding a note for whether each thing is actually in Star Wars. would that be a good idea? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.141.136\|172.68.141.136]] 06:48, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

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	Is darth sebelius a reference to the sibelius composing software?		Is darth sebelius a reference to the sibelius composing software?
	:I would think the Sibelous software (1993-present) would instead be a definite reference to the Finnish composer (1865-1957) already part-posited as a possible influence for the Darth. Although I'd probably defer that suggestion in favour of the politician (1948-present, in direct politics until 2014?) even if I'd actually never heard of them from this side of The Pond. Still, there are weirder connections, so who knows? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.93\|162.158.158.93]] 20:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)		:I would think the Sibelous software (1993-present) would instead be a definite reference to the Finnish composer (1865-1957) already part-posited as a possible influence for the Darth. Although I'd probably defer that suggestion in favour of the politician (1948-present, in direct politics until 2014?) even if I'd actually never heard of them from this side of The Pond. Still, there are weirder connections, so who knows? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.93\|162.158.158.93]] 20:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Please clarify the reference to Rey as a "Mary Sue." The linked article says that the only agreed on meaning for the term is that it is derogatory. Other than that, it appears to mean different things to different people. So it's inclusion here does not help explain the comic. What is it about Rey that gave her that label. Is it that she is not canon? Is it that she is overpowered? Probably better to just remove the Mary Sue jargon, and say whatever it is they say about those with other colored light sabers directly. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.77\|108.162.246.77]] 01:45, 22 December 2019 (UTC)

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		+	:I would think the Sibelous software (1993-present) would instead be a definite reference to the Finnish composer (1865-1957) already part-posited as a possible influence for the Darth. Although I'd probably defer that suggestion in favour of the politician (1948-present, in direct politics until 2014?) even if I'd actually never heard of them from this side of The Pond. Still, there are weirder connections, so who knows? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.158.93\|162.158.158.93]] 20:18, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

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	Is the Kyle Ren option a reference to being "A Kyle" (as defined at Urban Dictionary as "A Kyle is a young white man of low socio economic standing with a propensity to drink large quantities of Monster energy drink and do dumb stuff like punch holes in walls.") After all, Kylo Ren did tend to get angry and break stuff? [[User:Mneimeyer\|Mneimeyer]] ([[User talk:Mneimeyer\|talk]]) 23:01, 19 December 2019 (UTC)		Is the Kyle Ren option a reference to being "A Kyle" (as defined at Urban Dictionary as "A Kyle is a young white man of low socio economic standing with a propensity to drink large quantities of Monster energy drink and do dumb stuff like punch holes in walls.") After all, Kylo Ren did tend to get angry and break stuff? [[User:Mneimeyer\|Mneimeyer]] ([[User talk:Mneimeyer\|talk]]) 23:01, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
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		+	Is darth sebelius a reference to the sibelius composing software?