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- 20:56, 16 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-69) . . Header text (→2020-06-03 - Black Lives Matter: Remove claim about Randall knows and does not know, re image links / image maps. We are not inside his head, we cannot know that. Also, it was ungrammatical.)
- 20:55, 16 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+237) . . Header text (→2020-06-17 - Black Lives Matter: changed from joincampaignzero.org to blacklivesmatter.com)
- 14:59, 4 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . 1820: Security Advice (→Change your maiden name regularly: A common security question is "your mother's maiden name," not your own maiden name, which would exclude most males and be an ineffective security question for at least half the population.)
- 14:52, 4 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+711) . . 1820: Security Advice (→Use a 2-factor smoke detector: Relegate to a comment debunked claim that dual function smoke detectors lessen safety, and explain why (complex threshold interactions).)
- 18:55, 25 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-14) . . 2324: Old Days 2 (→Explanation: floppy disks: "magnetic storage" sted "magnetic-based storage." Drop "early" because floppies were far later than, e.g., magtapes, which date from the 1920s (1950s for computer data))
- 18:50, 25 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . 2324: Old Days 2 (→Explanation: Magtapes were not primarily cartridge-based, although some were. Also, specify that as bulk data, as there was in-core and even hard drive storage avalailable, depending on system and era. Perhaps it wants "among other places"?)
- 18:29, 25 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-18) . . 2324: Old Days 2 (→Explanation: Drop "from the Internet" re modem connections. Modem connections need not be to the Internet, and historically most were not, esp. in a mainframe context.)
- 18:28, 25 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . 2324: Old Days 2 (→Explanation: Not only early dialup-modems, but all dial-up modems, by definition, use landlines. (Arguably all modems, but also arguably not.) "do" sted "did," there's no need for the past tense here, nor for emphasis on it.)
- 18:25, 25 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m 2324: Old Days 2 (→Explanation: mainframes not ''necessarily'' near Sacramento rather than "specifically" which is confusing.)
- 12:03, 13 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+747) . . Talk:2319: Large Number Formats (→"Engineering" notation omitted?: r)
- 23:09, 12 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+396) . . Talk:2319: Large Number Formats (e12 ftw)
- 06:28, 11 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+765) . . explain xkcd:Community portal/Miscellaneous (→Should we* reference xkcd.com "black lives matter" banner: "We already do," sorta.)
- 19:01, 9 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+422) . . Talk:Header text (→Formatting this page as a visual gallery?: new section)
- 19:00, 9 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+331) . . Talk:Header text (→Black lives matter: done.)
- 18:57, 9 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . Header text (→2020-06-03 - Black Lives Matter, how to help: Spoken by Cueball)
- 18:47, 9 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . 2315: Eventual Consistency (→Trivia: Note header text change and link to it.)
- 18:44, 9 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+434) . . Header text (→2020-06-03 - Black Lives Matter, how to help: New; also empy header in interim)
- 09:34, 8 June 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 2055: Bluetooth (→Trivia: Partial revert of PotatoGod's 192993. There's no obvious reason to put present this irrelevant parenthesis on specification date to the reader, and no reason for doing so was given in the es. It's in a comment to stop people from adding it.)
- 00:13, 25 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+449) . . Talk:1522: Astronomy (What if they're just white paint on the ceiling?) (current)
- 00:04, 25 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1522: Astronomy (→Explanation: consistent spelling: centimeter over centimetre. The former is the US usage anyhow and this xkcd is a US comic.)
- 00:03, 25 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-38) . . 1522: Astronomy (→Explanation: Remove {{Citation needed}}. None is necessary for the fact that stars are not 2 meters away, nor that microscopes are expensive. The former is axiomatic from the definition, the latter is simply well-accepted.)
- 00:02, 25 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . m 1522: Astronomy (→Explanation: Grammar. "takes approach by" and "attempts approach it" are improper. Go with "is using" and "attempts to view them")
- 12:08, 23 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . m 2310: Great Attractor (→Explanation: consistent casing throughout: lowercase 'the' but titlecase 'Great Attractor'; also, no 'the The'; also also 'wall' stead 'Wall' (once))
- 11:57, 23 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+42) . . m 2310: Great Attractor (→Explanation: wikilink strange powers of beret guy)
- 02:28, 19 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1614: Kites (Category:Dogs)
- 01:41, 18 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m 1725: Linear Regression (Category:Dogs rather, one colon)
- 01:40, 18 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . 1725: Linear Regression ([[Category::Dogs]])
- 23:04, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1552: Rulebook (Category:Dogs)
- 23:03, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1252: Increased Risk (Category:Dogs)
- 22:55, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1193: Externalities (Category:Dogs)
- 22:54, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 207: What xkcd Means (Category:Dogs)
- 22:45, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1079: United Shapes (Category:Dogs)
- 22:41, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1922: Interferometry (Category:Dogs)
- 22:38, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 1829: Geochronology (→top: Category:Dogs)
- 22:35, 17 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Category:Dogs (Dogs.) (current)
- 00:13, 14 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . 2306: Common Cold (→Explanation: elimination of common cold at the same time as covid19 is more "colaterally" than "incidently." Probably a more accessible word is appropriate, though.)
- 00:54, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+146) . . m 2304: Preprint (→Explanation: ref to Adobe trademark guidelines; break graf; fix typo)
- 00:46, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+287) . . 2304: Preprint (→Explanation: PDF is actually an open format and not even Adobe uses an ® about it.)
- 14:14, 5 April 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . 824: Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot) (→Explanation: sudo isn't POSIX-compliant (wow, 82660 from Jan. 2015!) so don't say POSIX, nor is it Linux-specific. It's a common addition to Unix systems that's included by default in many. Say Unix!)
- 01:26, 10 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+228) . . m Talk:2278: Scientific Briefing (subst:unsigned)
- 23:20, 9 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . Talk:2278: Scientific Briefing ("bad to worse.")
- 23:19, 9 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . m Talk:2278: Scientific Briefing (unsigned)
- 09:17, 19 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . Talk:2230: Versus Bracket (Visual representation?)
- 09:12, 19 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . N File:versus bracket 2x known.png (Annotated version of 2230.) (current)
- 02:56, 19 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+197) . . m Talk:2230: Versus Bracket (fix xkcdbraket typo in yomikoma's comment and link it while we're here)
- 00:48, 19 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . 2230: Versus Bracket (→Explanation: Convert 2nd round to wikitable to array the data consistent with the bracket)
- 18:44, 18 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+478) . . Talk:2230: Versus Bracket (What happens if we fill in known winners?)
- 21:57, 13 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-207) . . 2218: Wardrobe (Remove Trivia section per (extended) Talk discussion; the trivia doesn't rise to the level of relevance to this comic's subject matter.)
- 21:41, 26 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,470) . . Talk:2218: Wardrobe (strike+r,r,r: I was totally wrong to accuse Lupo of misrepresentation; address "validity" of trivia; EU style guide; reversion &c.)
- 01:42, 25 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+55) . . m Talk:2218: Wardrobe (unsigned)
- 22:47, 24 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,723) . . Talk:2218: Wardrobe (EU/E.U. doesn't belong in trivia either. Also various responses.)
- 20:22, 23 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,352) . . Talk:2218: Wardrobe (EU vs. E.U. is a style choice that is not pertinent to the explanation of this comic.)
- 20:22, 23 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-56) . . 2218: Wardrobe (Remove lecturing about EU vs. E.U. See Talk.)
- 04:29, 11 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m Talk:2213: How Old (fix my typo)
- 23:57, 9 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+932) . . Talk:2213: How Old (r)
- 23:45, 9 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . m Talk:2213: How Old (cleanup unsigned reply and fixup indentation)
- 11:21, 9 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . Talk:2213: How Old (It's all about the logarithms, baby!)
- 08:33, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+294) . . Talk:2212: Cell Phone Functions (r r)
- 08:18, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . Talk:2212: Cell Phone Functions (No WATCH?)
- 03:34, 15 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+493) . . explain xkcd:Community portal/Miscellaneous (→Randall NYT excerpt from "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems": new section)
- 05:41, 20 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+322) . . Talk:2152: Westerns (compare regency)
- 12:59, 17 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+436) . . Talk:2147: Appendicitis (r: looser verifiability, but _something_ is needed?)
- 12:08, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2148: Cubesat Launch (Cubesats -> CubeSats (sigh…))
- 12:08, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1866: Russell's Teapot (Cubesats -> CubeSats (sigh…))
- 12:07, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1992: SafetySat (Cubesats -> CubeSats (sigh…))
- 12:05, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . 2148: Cubesat Launch (Category:Cubesats)
- 12:05, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . 1866: Russell's Teapot (Category:Cubesats)
- 12:05, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . 1992: SafetySat (Category:Cubesats)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 883: Pain Rating (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 996: Making Things Difficult (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1141: Two Years (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1471: Gut Fauna (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1713: 50 ccs (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1839: Doctor Visit (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:55, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1840: Genetic Testing Results (Category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:53, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m Category:Doctor Ponytail (missing [ oops)
- 11:53, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 2147: Appendicitis (category:Doctor Ponytail)
- 11:52, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . N Category:Doctor Ponytail (Create category)
- 11:47, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . 2148: Cubesat Launch (→Explanation: A "typical" cubesat is not an anti-sat tech prototype. Reword. But is this really a common function? Strongly considering citation needed though?)
- 11:43, 13 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 2148: Cubesat Launch (→Explanation: emdash)
- 23:13, 5 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+158) . . Talk:2132: Percentage Styles (→Missing: Alas poor U+2030–2031, I knew him well.)
- 10:46, 28 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-288) . . 2119: Video Orientation (rv removal of Dubious and many other controversial unsupported edits. Might be some wheat in the chaff, but troubling. Undo revision 171721 by R.A.B (talk))
- 12:55, 22 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-8) . . m Category talk:Version Control (Undo "fixes" for cat refs. Use Category instead. Ref comics as nnnn not {{xkcd|nnnn}} but also not {{explainxkcd|nnnn}}; also typo fix ("seams"))
- 13:50, 21 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,048) . . Category talk:Version Control (r: there are four. also only 1 would be ok.)
- 02:02, 21 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . 1667: Algorithms (→Categories: +Git)
- 16:50, 20 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . 1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013) (→Trivia: Category:Version Control)
- 16:49, 20 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . Category:Version Control (subcat of Programming)
- 16:49, 20 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+219) . . N Category:Version Control (Created page with "Comics that are about {{w|version control}} generally, as opposed to those about {{w|Git}} which belong in that subcategory. Also comics that broadly reference version control...")
- 16:39, 20 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-8) . . 1296: Git Commit (→categories: Programming -> Git)
- 16:38, 20 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-8) . . 1597: Git (→categories: Programming -> Git)
- 03:37, 7 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-17) . . m 2119: Video Orientation (partial rv of last: it is no coincidence that the diagonal orientation is similar to a dutch angle. It's tautological.)
- 10:15, 5 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . 2119: Video Orientation (Weaken 170523 edit: Remove claim about the "likely" inspiration; there's a lot more prior art. Leave it at "could have" + Dubious. While here, unbracket "this" anchored article URLs. Absent a gloss/title, bare URLs are better.)
- 10:08, 5 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . 2119: Video Orientation (Let's say the comic compares SELECTED pros and cons rather than DIFFERENT or (most recent edit) THE pros and cons. Because, as noted in Talk, it's far from a comprhensive discussion of these issues.)
- 03:10, 5 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,917) . . m 2119: Video Orientation (Undo revision 170533 by 162.158.63.172 (talk) rvv)
- 02:48, 5 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . 2119: Video Orientation (Undo revision 170529 by 162.158.138.4 (talk); category links don't pipe)
- 14:49, 4 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m Talk:2109: Invisible Formatting (fix 172.68.144.145 link, ooops)
- 14:48, 4 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,653) . . Talk:2109: Invisible Formatting (Longer explanation for removal of inappopriate claims of Randall's word processing practices and alleged non-familiarity with word processors.)
- 14:27, 4 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-452) . . 2109: Invisible Formatting (No: rv. Comic does not "indicate Randall bolds text via clicking." It cannot "indicate Randall is not familiar." Those are unsupported conclusions that are false. Because they're foolhardy, it makes little sense to state them weaker ("might suggest").)
- 14:21, 4 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+322) . . Talk:2119: Video Orientation (ref. Vertical Video Syndrome)
- 15:02, 2 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+796) . . Talk:2118: Normal Distribution ("completely meaningless" seems incorrect to me?)
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