Difference between revisions of "333: Getting Out of Hand"

Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb.
Jump to: navigation, search
m (Explanation: link to 903: Extended Mind)
(Explanation)
Line 10: Line 10:
 
Given how {{w|Wikipedia}} has an ever-expanding variety of topics, the grand majority of them in great detail, there is a possibility (even a temptation) of relying on Wikipedia to learn from every topic that leaves you confused... even {{w|foreplay}}. ('Bedtime' and 'us time' is not necessarily 'computer time'.)
 
Given how {{w|Wikipedia}} has an ever-expanding variety of topics, the grand majority of them in great detail, there is a possibility (even a temptation) of relying on Wikipedia to learn from every topic that leaves you confused... even {{w|foreplay}}. ('Bedtime' and 'us time' is not necessarily 'computer time'.)
  
The title text refeers to the fact that many relies on Wikipedia instead of remembering/learning stuff. This was later directly the subject of [[903: Extended Mind]]
+
The title text refers to the fact that many rely on Wikipedia instead of remembering/learning stuff. This was later directly addressed as the subject of [[903: Extended Mind]]
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==

Revision as of 15:16, 23 July 2014

Getting Out of Hand
Wikipedia's role as brain-extension, while a little troubling, is also really cool.
Title text: Wikipedia's role as brain-extension, while a little troubling, is also really cool.

Explanation

Given how Wikipedia has an ever-expanding variety of topics, the grand majority of them in great detail, there is a possibility (even a temptation) of relying on Wikipedia to learn from every topic that leaves you confused... even foreplay. ('Bedtime' and 'us time' is not necessarily 'computer time'.)

The title text refers to the fact that many rely on Wikipedia instead of remembering/learning stuff. This was later directly addressed as the subject of 903: Extended Mind

Transcript

[A couple is in bed in the dark, and Cueball reaches out from under the covers to do a Wikipedia search about Foreplay.]


comment.png add a comment! ⋅ comment.png add a topic (use sparingly)! ⋅ Icons-mini-action refresh blue.gif refresh comments!

Discussion

The headline "Getting Out of Hand" appears to be a double entendre when the word "hand" is taken literally. Mountain Hikes (talk) 17:18, 6 October 2015 (UTC)