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XKCD seems to be posted later and later. I mean, it was always somewhat Tuesdayish (I'm in Australia) but now I don't seem to see it until Tuesday afternoons... Am I imagining this, or are the posts getting to be much later than they used to be? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.134.139|172.69.134.139]] 03:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC) | XKCD seems to be posted later and later. I mean, it was always somewhat Tuesdayish (I'm in Australia) but now I don't seem to see it until Tuesday afternoons... Am I imagining this, or are the posts getting to be much later than they used to be? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.134.139|172.69.134.139]] 03:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
:Back in the olden days, it would update at midnight Eastern time ''sharp'', but those days are long gone. Some comics have come out a day late even in Randall's timezone. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.103.205|188.114.103.205]] 04:29, 11 August 2020 (UTC) | :Back in the olden days, it would update at midnight Eastern time ''sharp'', but those days are long gone. Some comics have come out a day late even in Randall's timezone. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.103.205|188.114.103.205]] 04:29, 11 August 2020 (UTC) | ||
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+ | My notification script has to check for new comics a lot more often because of how inconsistent the post times are; however, because of the relatively short check interval I know that new comics are posted mostly between 8pm-midnight (UTC) but many as wide as 4pm and 1am the next day. | ||
+ | ...actually, I think I'm going to go plot the post times I have and find out what my data says. | ||
+ | [[User:Vaedez|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez|talk]]) 05:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC) |
Revision as of 05:38, 11 August 2020
The transcript is calling the character "Hairbun," and while apparently Hairbun has several different renditions, one thing common to them all is that she has a single bun. This character has two buns, as can be seen in the second panel. Probably should not be conflated with a character that has a single bun. 108.162.237.172 01:13, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
- I think it's Science Girl? Definitely not Hairbun. 172.69.35.31 01:20, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Is this pulse a real phenomenon? A cursory google search turned up nil.
Future me: Yes it's real I was just using poor google-fu. https://phys.org/pdf214488694.pdf
- (Could future future you learn to properly indent and sign comments? Just as courtesy.) 162.158.159.18 01:47, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
XKCD seems to be posted later and later. I mean, it was always somewhat Tuesdayish (I'm in Australia) but now I don't seem to see it until Tuesday afternoons... Am I imagining this, or are the posts getting to be much later than they used to be? 172.69.134.139 03:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
- Back in the olden days, it would update at midnight Eastern time sharp, but those days are long gone. Some comics have come out a day late even in Randall's timezone. --188.114.103.205 04:29, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
My notification script has to check for new comics a lot more often because of how inconsistent the post times are; however, because of the relatively short check interval I know that new comics are posted mostly between 8pm-midnight (UTC) but many as wide as 4pm and 1am the next day. ...actually, I think I'm going to go plot the post times I have and find out what my data says. Vaedez (talk) 05:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)