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- 16:01, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+177) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: The comic suggests that these easy-to-use tools are responsible for decreasing the overall quality of graphs, presumably by enabling a large number of inexperienced designers.)
- 16:00, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: {{w|Microsoft Paint}} was first introduced in 1985, and {{w|Microsoft PowerPoint}} debuted in 1990, allowing for the easy creation of graphs by computer users.)
- 15:58, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Transcript)
- 17:19, 17 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . 1943: Universal Dreams (Category:Dreams)
- 17:18, 17 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1943: Universal Dreams (→Explanation: ce)
- 17:17, 17 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+282) . . 1943: Universal Dreams (→Explanation: In the last panel, Black Hat describes having dreams where he receives specific information about the real-world, which seems closer to {{w|List_of_dreams#Prophetic_dreams|prophesying}} or {{w|Precognition#In_dreams|precognition)
- 17:13, 17 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . 557: Students (→Explanation: ''{{w|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers}}'')
- 17:13, 17 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . 1943: Universal Dreams (→Explanation: The first panel is similar to the events of 557: Students.)
- 20:41, 15 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 1942: Memorable Quotes (→Table)
- 20:40, 15 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . 1942: Memorable Quotes (→Table: Wikiquote links to mis-attributed quotes for ""This quote is often falsely attributed to Mark Twain." description.)
- 06:17, 12 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+67) . . 1941: Dying Gift (→Explanation: Michelangelo was previously referenced in 197: Ninja Turtles.)
- 05:53, 12 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+435) . . 1941: Dying Gift (While replicas of Pietà do exist, there are none known to have been made of ice, let alone made of ice and blessed by the Pope. While the gift could potentially be very valuable, the insistance that it "removed from my estate within 24 hours" dra...)
- 05:45, 12 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+351) . . 1941: Dying Gift (→Explanation: The Pietà is a Renaissance sculpture by Florentine artist Michelangelo, depicting the body of Jesus Christ on the lap of his mother, Mary, in the aftermath of his Crucifixion. It is widely considered one of the masterpieces of s...)
- 05:41, 12 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . 1941: Dying Gift (→Explanation: Pendulums have previously been referenced in 755: Interdisciplinary and 1670: Laws of Physics.)
- 05:40, 12 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+278) . . 1941: Dying Gift (→Transcript: Prelim transcript.)
- 00:09, 11 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m Category:Comics featuring Donald Knuth (Minor formatting.)
- 00:07, 11 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+69) . . 163: Donald Knuth (→Explanation: Minor clean-up, Wiki-linking.)
- 18:07, 3 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 1048: Emotion (→Explanation: *{{w|Joss Whedon}} is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series ''{{w|Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'' (1997–2003), ''{{w|Angel (TV series)|Angel}}'' (1999–2004) and ''...)
- 18:06, 3 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . m 1937: IATA Airport Abbreviations (→Explanation: {{w|Places_in_Harry_Potter#Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade}} is a fictional location in the ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'')
- 18:02, 3 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+48) . . m 1937: IATA Airport Abbreviations (→Explanation: {{w|Sunnydale}} is a fictional California city that serves as the primary setting)
- 17:15, 25 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . 1933: Santa Facts (→Explanation: Presidency box.)
- 17:13, 25 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . 1933: Santa Facts (→Explanation: Wiki and Bulbapedia links for Pokémon section.)
- 13:56, 18 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 490: Morning Routine (→Explanation: {{w|Facebook}} and {{w|Twitter}})
- 21:22, 15 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1929: Argument Timing (→Explanation)
- 20:33, 13 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+217) . . 1928: Seven Years (→Explanation: "The little girl from ''The Ring''." refers to {{w|Sadako Yamamura}}, the antagonist of the {{w|Ring (novel series)|''Ring'' series}} by {{w|Koji Suzuki}}, and popularized in a {{w|The Ring (2002 film)|2002 movie}}.)
- 18:21, 8 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+43) . . m 1926: Bad Code (→Explanation: produces another program in a language called {{w|Haskell (programming language)|Haskell}}.)
- 20:49, 6 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+43) . . m 1925: Self-Driving Car Milestones (→Explanation)
- 14:26, 6 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1924: Solar Panels (→Explanation: Moved a period.)
- 14:44, 5 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 654: Nachos (→Explanation: Yahoo! GeoCities)
- 18:23, 4 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1924: Solar Panels (→Explanation: "{{w|Solar Roadways}}")
- 14:44, 1 December 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1386: People are Stupid (→Explanation: ''{{w|The Simpsons}}'')
- 16:13, 22 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . 1919: Interstellar Asteroid (Category:Star Wars)
- 15:05, 22 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 1919: Interstellar Asteroid (→Explanation: ''{{w|Star Wars}}'')
- 14:24, 22 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 1919: Interstellar Asteroid (→Explanation: Italics not quotes: ''{{w|Voltron|Voltron: Defender of the Universe}}'')
- 13:17, 22 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . 1919: Interstellar Asteroid (→Explanation: * [http://voltron.wikia.com/wiki/Voltron_(Voltron_Force) Voltron])
- 21:09, 9 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1913: A ? (→Explanation: The codes in the title text refer to "A �" and "! �" respectively. The text provides a way to keep the "bug" active, (which can be realized through the use of a {{w|Cydia}})
- 17:41, 8 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . m 1913: A � (→Explanation)
- 16:14, 8 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . m 1913: A � (→Explanation: Wiki'd: After the update to Apple {{w|IOS_11#11.1|iOS 11.1}})
- 21:35, 6 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . 1912: Thermostat (→Explanation: Slight re-write, Wiki-ing: (possibly a reference to {{w|Kate Chopin|Kate Chopin's}} ''{{w|The Awakening (Chopin novel)|The Awakening}}'', or to ''{{w|Eldritch Horror}}''))
- 13:58, 3 November 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1665: City Talk Pages (→Explanation: When a non-bleak picture is added, it turns out to be from the 2016 Disney film ''{{w|Zootopia}}'')
- 21:19, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 997: Wait Wait (→Explanation: ''{{w|Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me}}'')
- 20:15, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 813: One-Liners (→Explanation: Italics.)
- 20:10, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 511: Sleet (→Explanation: ''{{w|Battlestar Galactica}}'')
- 20:09, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . m 343: 1337: Part 3
- 20:08, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 86: Digital Rights Management (→Explanation: ''{{w|Free Culture (book)|Free Culture}}'')
- 17:21, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+206) . . 1909: Digital Resource Lifespan (The Wayback Machine is primarily designed to back up {{w|Website|websites}}, however, and will often not be able to save information stored in a site's {{w|Database|databases}}, as alluded to in the comic.)
- 17:11, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+284) . . 1909: Digital Resource Lifespan (Archive.org refers to {{w|The Internet Archive}}, a non-profit organization that maintains the {{w|Wayback Machine}}, one of the largest archives of the {{w|World Wide Web}}. When a website is taken offline, copies of its content can often be found b)
- 15:33, 30 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . m 821: Five-Minute Comics: Part 3 (→Explanation: **In the film ''{{W|Moonraker_(film)|Moonraker}}'',)
- 03:50, 28 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m 992: Mnemonics (**''{{w|Sailor Moon}}'' is a manga series. **''{{w|Paddle-to-the-Sea}}'' is an illustrated children's book by {{w|Holling C. Holling}})
- 03:49, 28 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1147: Evolving (→Explanation)
- 17:04, 27 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 1474: Screws (→Explanation: The addition of "cursed" and "-1" in the titles is a reference to various role playing games (e.g. ''{{w|Dungeons and Dragons}}'')
- 16:16, 26 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 402: 1,000 Miles North (→Explanation: The title text references the 1996 movie ''{{w|Twister (1996 film)|Twister}}'')
- 05:41, 26 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . m 1648: Famous Duos (→Explanation: Some italics.)
- 21:28, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 904: Sports (→Explanation: ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' (''D&D''))
- 20:11, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 160: Penny Arcade Parody (→Explanation)
- 20:11, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 296: Tony Hawk (→Explanation: {{w|Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk}}'')
- 20:07, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 480: Spore (→Explanation: ITALICS)
- 19:47, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 299: Aeris Dies (→Explanation: plight to a significant plot point in the popular game ''{{w|Final Fantasy VII}}'' for the)
- 13:46, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+68) . . m 580: The Race: Part 4 (→Explanation: Mild improvements.)
- 01:02, 24 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 1906: Making Progress (→Explanation: {{w|Microsoft Excel}})
- 18:13, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+285) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: {{w|Rhode Island}} and {{w|Delaware}], the two {{w|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area#Area_by_state.2Fterritory|smallest U.S. states by area}}, are often difficult to make out on a map of the U)
- 16:06, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: This change would have the additional benfit of more neatly aligning Florida's western border with that of neighboring {{w|Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia}}.)
- 15:51, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+168) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: Ceding the Florida counties west of the {{w|Apalachicola River}] have actually been {{w|Florida_Panhandle#Alabama_annexation_proposals|raised since the 19th century}}.)
- 15:50, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+289) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: The {{w|Florida Panhandle}} borders southern {{w|Alabama}} denying the state all but a sliver of coastline. Given that Florida already has an abundance of coast, the Graphic Designers consider the present arrangement unfair.)
- 14:44, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: Dis-ambiguated to {{w|Salient (geography)|Salient}})
- 13:30, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: * {{w|Southeast Alaska}} should be given to {{w|Canada}}, presumably because it more neatly fits with {{w|British Columbia}}.)
- 14:46, 18 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m 1891: Obsolete Technology (→Explanation: {{w|MS-DOS}} is a computer operating system made by {{w|Microsoft}} that was dominant during parts of the 1980s.)
- 05:22, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: * Bringing a gun to a gunfight will leave you {{w|Mexican standoff|evenly matched with your opponent}}.)
- 05:20, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: The second part of the graph is based on reactions to an {{w|Class B fire|oil fire}})
- 05:19, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: * Shooting either a wood or an oil fire is an ineffective way of extinguishing them.{{Citation needed}})
- 05:16, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+354) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation)
- 05:14, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+61) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: HEDGING MY BETS, NEED MORE RESEARCH: an idiom usually attributed to either {{w|Elmer Keith}} or ''{{w|The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables}}''.)
- 05:11, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+269) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation)
- 05:08, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+50) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: A graph based on variations of the phrase "never bring a knife to a gun fight", an idiom usually attributed to {{w|Elmer Keith}}.)
- 05:06, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . m 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: A graph based on variations of the phrase "never bring a knife to a gun fight".)
- 16:43, 13 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 1889: xkcd Phone 6 (→List of features: :The {{w|Shroud of Turin}} is claimed to display an image of the face of {{w|Jesus Christ}},)
- 15:08, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+232) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (Netflix is notably the producer of ''{{w|The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle}}'', a TV series based on a {{w|Philip K. Dick}} {{w|The Man in the High Castle|novel}} where Nazi Germany won World War II.)
- 15:06, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+250) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (The title text suggests that Randall has been pitching his absurd "alternate-universe crime drama" to {{w|Netflix}}, only that Netflix is uninterested and is attempting to prevent Randall from contacting them (or entering the building).)
- 15:03, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+147) . . 1885: Ensemble Model ("What if Germany won World War II" is a {{w|Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II|very popular}} subject for {{w|alternate history}} stories.)
- 14:59, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+241) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (For a more detailed discuss of how the cinematic world would have been different had Smith taken the role, see [https://moviepilot.com/posts/2481780 "How Will Smith Turned Down "The Matrix" - And Blew A Chance To Change Hollywood Forever."])
- 14:56, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+279) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (Actor Will Smith famously turned down the lead role of Neo in The Matrix, instead taking the role of Captain James T. West in the widely-panned action-comedy Wild Wild West. The role of Neo ultimately went to Keanu Reeves.)
- 16:32, 1 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1884: Ringer Volume/Media Volume (→Explanation: ({{w|YouTube}})
- 21:28, 29 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . 1880: Eclipse Review (→Explanation)
- 17:32, 16 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . 1877: Eclipse Science (→Explanation: "The alt text refers to", don't think the "may" is needed)
- 20:46, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1516: Win by Induction (→Explanation: In the ''{{w|Pokémon}}'')
- 18:14, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . Talk:1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (Was ''Sausage Party'' 'trying to be controversial on purpose'? I didn't see it, but it just looked like a typical adult comedy to me. ~~~~)
- 18:12, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+221) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (In the graph charting interested in the 2016 United States Presidential election, November 8 is an important date as it was the day the election was held. August 21 (2017) refers to the date of the upcoming solar eclipse.)
- 18:09, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . m 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The "cool map" is hosted by ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' and sourced from {{w|Google Trends}} data.)
- 17:21, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The "cool map" is hosted by ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'')
- 17:20, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+282) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (The "cool map" is hosted by ''The Washington Post'' and sourced from Google Trends data. The link is: [http://wapo.st/2vkgIBv here], an archived version is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170814171105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk)
- 17:18, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+146) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The title text predicts this will be worse than the traffic jams caused by previous eclipses, as we did not have viral social media in the 1970s.)
- 17:16, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+154) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: Cueball is warned that the extreme amount of social media interest in the eclipse may lead to massive traffic jams as eclipse-viewers post their content.)
- 14:24, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 145: Parody Week: Dinosaur Comics (→Explanation: {{w|Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke's}} book ''{{w|Imperial Earth}}'' ITALICS)
- 20:45, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (by the user {{w|User:SubZeroSilver|SubZeroSilver}} on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emoji_Movie&diff=next&oldid=793087897 July 30, 2017].)
- 20:05, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (→Explanation: product placement for {{w|Lego}}. That sentence sounds too harsh but not quite sure how to restructure it. I too enjoyed it.)
- 20:04, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (Cueball offers an early defense of ''The Emoji Movie'' by comparing it to ''{{w|The Lego Movie}}'', which - despite effectively being an entire movie of product placement for Lego - received generally positive reviews.)
- 19:58, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (The exact phrasing appears to have been written by {{w|User:SubZeroSilver|SubZeroSilver}} on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emoji_Movie&diff=next&oldid=793087897 July 30th].)
- 15:18, 26 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . 1867: Physics Confession (→Trivia: An archived version of the image is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170726150959im_/https://imgs.xkcd.com/notes/call-senate.png here].)
- 19:47, 24 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1867: Physics Confession (→Explanation: space added: works. [http://physicscentral.com/explore/action/granular.cfm PhysicsCentral:Granular Materials])
- 05:03, 19 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+280) . . 1865: Wifi vs Cellular (rush transcript)
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