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- 22:33, 19 February 2024 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 2896: Crossword Constructors
- 21:57, 9 February 2024 (diff | hist) . . (+410) . . Talk:2892: Banana Prices (Using log scale here is not a joke. It's perfectly legit. Constant inflation is actually an exponential relation. For example, if prices go 10% up every year, in two years they won't be 20% higher but 21% because 1.10*1.10=1.21. And such an exponential re)
- 11:52, 30 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+60) . . 2874: Iceland (→Explanation: providing Iceland with a milder and more liveable climate than would be otherwise expected for its latitude.)
- 20:49, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . 2869: Puzzles (to be able to make)
- 20:12, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+83) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: and she would be expected to make a better puzzle than the one shown in the comic.)
- 20:11, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: Alice and Bob and other characters from the same set have been mentioned previously in xkcd, like in 177: Alice and Bob.)
- 20:10, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+206) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: The title text references {{w|Alice and Bob|Alice}}, a fictional character commonly used in discussions about cryptography. In those discussions, Alice is often sending and receiving encrypted messages.)
- 20:09, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . 2394: Contiguous 41 States (→Explanation: File:states missing from xkcd 2394.png|thumb|300px|The states missing from the comic map.])
- 20:08, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . N File:states missing from xkcd 2394.png (States missing in the 41 states map of xkcd 2394. The map is made from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_map_of_states.png which has a CC0 1.0 public domain license.) (current)
- 18:08, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+243) . . Talk:2868: Label the States (:Overlaying the maps goes beyond my skills with Paint, but I hope showing the real map and xkcd's one with extra states highlighted is clear enough.--~~~~)
- 18:01, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: The external shape of the United States has also been slightly modified to accommodate the new states.)
- 18:00, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+170) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: In summary, a whole row and a whole column of states have been added, and two new states have been added between Indiana and Ohio and between New Hampshire and Vermont.)
- 17:58, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . 2868: Label the States (File:Blank map of states.png|thumb|300xp|A real map of the United States for comparison.]])
- 17:55, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: File:label the states 2x highlighted.png|thumb|300xp|The map with the extra states highlighted.]])
- 17:53, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+130) . . N File:label the states 2x highlighted.png (Derivative of File:label_the_states_2x.png with added states highlighted.)
- 19:46, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . 2326: Five Word Jargon (→Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model: more links) (current)
- 19:44, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 2326: Five Word Jargon (→Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement: wikipedia links)
- 19:39, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+345) . . Talk:2851: Messier Objects (:Yes, it's like Wikidata. Not sure if it's worth mentioning. Unfortunately, the numbers don't match those Wikidata for equivalent objects. :Furtermore, Wikimedia Commons ID use an M and a number. For example, https://commons.wikimedia.org/entity/M205.--~~)
- 17:43, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: , like Los Angeles, Atlanta or Beirut.)
- 17:38, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+52) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: File:parallel V404 Cygni.png|300px|thumb|If you live on the blue line, the black hole in V404 Cygni is directly over you once a day. Zoomable version [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here].)
- 17:37, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: File:parallel V404 Cygni.png|300px|thumb|Places passed over daily by V404 Cygny. Zoomable version [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here].)
- 17:35, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . N File:parallel V404 Cygni.png (Places on Earth passed over by V404 Cygni, as mentioned on 2849:_Under_the_Stars. Made with R and Leaflet using OSM map as background. Zoomable version in https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N) (current)
- 17:26, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: The map [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here] allows to explore which are the places on that latitude.)
- 16:47, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation)
- 16:46, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . 2849: Under the Stars ({{w|V404 Cygni}} is a binary system composed of a 9 solar masses black hole and a star smaller than the Sun. With a {{w|declination}} of +33° 52′ 02.0″, once a day it is overhead any point of Earth with that latitude North.)
- 16:43, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation)
- 16:42, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: {{w|V404 Cygni}})
- 16:41, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+121) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: w:V404 Cygni is a binary system composed of a 9 solar masses black hole and a star smaller than the sun.)
- 18:14, 30 October 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . 446: In Popular Culture (→Explanation: In fact at the date do this comic, the article {{w|wood}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wood&oldid=223504420 didn't have a "popular culture" or trivia section].)
- 23:42, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+261) . . Talk:2835: Factorial Numbers (I wanted to add a link to a converter, but the one I found is https://www.dcode.fr/factorial-base which is quite ugly with lots of adds and a bit counter-intuitive.--~~~~)
- 23:35, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+153) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: This number system is similar (and likely inspired by) the {{w|factorial number system}}, but it omits the trailing zero always present in that system.)
- 23:29, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,953) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: Note the apparent gap at 24 (4!) and 120 (5!) - apparent for those of us who are used to decimal numbers.)
- 23:07, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+305) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: In the xkcd version of this number system, the rightmost digit has a value of 1!, the second one 2! and so on (that is, the i-th digit has a value i!). That can be compared with the usual decimal system where the i-th digit has value 10^)
- 11:54, 2 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Talk:2823: Fossil
- 11:54, 2 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . Talk:2823: Fossil (::I agree that "boop" needs an extra explanation for non native speakers of English. The link is useful (thanks to whoever added it) but the Wiktionary definition is too terse to get the pun.--~~~~)
- 09:47, 8 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . m 1589: Frankenstein (→Explanation: Frankenstein%27s_monster#Names)
- 18:44, 5 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 2771: College Knowledge ({{w|stinger}}s)
- 10:35, 6 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . m 2707: Astronomy Numbers (→Explanation)
- 12:45, 5 July 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . 2641: Mouse Turbines (→Explanation: {{w|Taraxacum|dandelions}})
- 16:08, 15 June 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 2633: Astronomer Hotline (→Explanation: 2004, not 1984 (athough it also appeared in 1987))
- 14:18, 27 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+626) . . Talk:2625: Field Topology (::I agree with that explanation - the net is the only thing that makes the soccer field not to have holes. It should be included in the comic explanation. ::The hole for the volleyball only makes sense taking in account that the bottom of the net doesn't)
- 18:00, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+52) . . User:Pere prlpz (Potentially useful link: User:CRLF/OneClickUndo.js)
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,997) . . 2216: Percent Milkfat (Undo revision 279187 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,151) . . 1028: Communication (Undo revision 279153 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-23,050) . . 1029: Drawing Stars (Undo revision 279154 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:33, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,876) . . 195: Map of the Internet (Undo revision 279273 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,265) . . 1137: RTL (Undo revision 279120 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-22,077) . . 1582: Picture a Grassy Field
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,501) . . 2033: Repair or Replace (Undo revision 279118 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:27, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-19,427) . . 2302: 2020 Google Trends (Undo revision 278802 by Donald Trump (talk))
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