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| + | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | The early comics sometimes do not present a particular point, but are just pictures drawn by [[Randall]]. | ||
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| + | The title text words "Hello, island" could be a reference to the popular programming print statement {{w|Hello world program|"Hello, world"}}. The first thing you learn in programming is to make a program that prints out this text. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | [A color sketch of an | + | :[A color sketch of an island.] |
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *This is the third comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was [[4: Landscape (sketch)]]. The next was [[2: Petit Trees (sketch)]]. View archive [http://liveweb.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40 here]. |
| − | *Original title "Island" | + | *Original title: "Island" |
| − | * | + | *Original [[Randall]] quote: "I draw these a lot." |
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Revision as of 20:12, 23 June 2013
| Island (sketch) |
 Title text: Hello, island |
Explanation
The early comics sometimes do not present a particular point, but are just pictures drawn by Randall.
The title text words "Hello, island" could be a reference to the popular programming print statement "Hello, world". The first thing you learn in programming is to make a program that prints out this text.
Transcript
- [A color sketch of an island.]
Trivia
- This is the third comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous was 4: Landscape (sketch). The next was 2: Petit Trees (sketch). View archive here.
- Original title: "Island"
- Original Randall quote: "I draw these a lot."
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It looks a bit like Saba, in the Caribbean. 82.161.213.206 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- It's a hippo
I think the bumps on the top of the peak make a look like a hippopotamus-shaped island. 173.245.56.200 19:48, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
Is it just me or is the title text explanation trying to say something? 108.162.216.112 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
This looks a lot like the island with an old airfield in Kerbal Space Program. 162.158.238.112 09:15, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
- The first beta release of Kerbal Space Program was in 2015, this comic is form 2005. --Dgbrt (talk) 19:44, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
- I know. Clearly Randall is a time-traveler! (The beta release was in 2011, by the way.) 162.158.238.118 13:31, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
