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xkcd 463: How would the metaphor work, if you replaced 'Con...and what would it mean back in the context of voting machines?

Sun May 5th, 2024

submitted by /u/Seventh_Planet

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ckg01q/xkcd_463_how_would_the_metaphor_work_if_you/

xkcd 2928: Software Testing Day

Sat May 4th, 2024

submitted by /u/CeeJaY97

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cjr7lx/xkcd_2928_software_testing_day/

Was looking through the machine and found out that captain kitty had a hat.

Thu May 2nd, 2024

https://preview.redd.it/eiguw225g2yc1.png?width=740&format=png&auto=webp&s=c41387c4dbb2f8c1edde25659375902c0d191e85 submitted by /u/Sirviantis

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ciop8x/was_looking_through_the_machine_and_found_out/

xkcd: Superman as a renewable energy source

Wed May 1st, 2024

Looking for an XKCD where it analyzed Superman if they were an actual energy source. Similar to this SMBC . I thought there was an XKCD with a similar premise, right? ...where they are harvesting...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1chroaw/xkcd_superman_as_a_renewable_energy_source/

xkcd 2927: Alphabetical Cartogram

Wed May 1st, 2024

submitted by /u/antdude

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1chp2de/xkcd_2927_alphabetical_cartogram/

Thing Explainer question

Tue April 30th, 2024

Hi, I've just gotten my copy of Thing Explainer and don't get the reference on the Tectonic Plates page about a game for kids. Does anyone know what game this is referring to? submitted by /u/cgl...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cgfb7q/thing_explainer_question/

xkcd 2926: Doppler Effect

Mon April 29th, 2024

submitted by /u/antdude

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cg5m8k/xkcd_2926_doppler_effect/

Maxwell's Demon

Fri April 26th, 2024

submitted by /u/Xisuthrus

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cdx5ga/maxwells_demon/

xkcd 2925: Earth Formation Site

Fri April 26th, 2024

submitted by /u/antdude

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cdsf0q/xkcd_2925_earth_formation_site/

Is there XKCD about XKCD for everything?

Fri April 26th, 2024

We all know about there is XKCD for everything joke but I wonder if there is XKCD for that joke too. submitted by /u/I_have_good_memes

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cdp7aa/is_there_xkcd_about_xkcd_for_everything/

I created a sorter that sorts the 3 weight classes at the same time.

Fri April 26th, 2024

submitted by /u/ferrybig

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cdiu5l/xkcd_2916_machine_i_created_a_sorter_that_sorts/

Does 'What If?' work as an audiobook?

Thu April 25th, 2024

My library's book app just recommended What If? as an audiobook. Does it work that way? I like reading books as audiobooks normally but I assume 'What If?' has a lot of illustrations. submitted b...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ccyurt/does_what_if_work_as_an_audiobook/

What's this title text?

Thu April 25th, 2024

What is this title text in explainxkcd.com? I can't find that on xkcd website submitted by /u/myhotthing

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ccppcz/whats_this_title_text/

xkcd 2924: Pendulum Types

Thu April 25th, 2024

submitted by /u/decoyjews

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ccj5yj/xkcd_2924_pendulum_types/

THE CUBE

Wed April 24th, 2024

submitted by /u/Xisuthrus

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cccdz0/the_cube/

Question

Wed April 24th, 2024

What if we tried to nuke the sun with lets say a small Fat Man bomb. Of course ingnoring how it got there. (Lets say they teleproted it and the second it landed it exploded.) submitted by /u/scep...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1ccawwo/question/

Comic about exams or doing your best?

Wed April 24th, 2024

My son (9) is a big fan of Randall - especially the "What If?" books. Obviously, he doesn't understand a lot of the technical stuff, but what he does get he really loves. I'm looking for a comic ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cc6fww/comic_about_exams_or_doing_your_best/

O'Neill Cylinder

Wed April 24th, 2024

submitted by /u/Xisuthrus

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cblzyj/oneill_cylinder/

Has anyone extracted the full sourcemaps for xkcd 2916?

Tue April 23rd, 2024

It seems rather easy to access the entire Typescript source code of xkcd 2916, but I'm not sure how to grab an entire tree of files out of the website's sourcemaps at once. It's possible to view ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cbh9wv/has_anyone_extracted_the_full_sourcemaps_for_xkcd/

I think I worked with Randall briefly in 2006/2007... I wish I could contact him just to find out

Tue April 23rd, 2024

I'm not going to name the town or the store on here but in 2006 or 2007 I briefly worked with the guy who I'm fairly certain was Randall for a few reasons; the guy telling me that he was working ...

https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1cbfe6o/i_think_i_worked_with_randall_briefly_in_20062007/