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- 21:25, 12 March 2024 (diff | hist) . . (-12) . . 2903: Earth/Venus Venn Diagram (→Explanation: If the middle area was "Neither Earth nor Venus", it would not be a proper Venn diagram. Properly, as a Venn diagram, the middle section consists of BOTH Earth and Venus.)
- 14:45, 3 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Talk:2678: Wing Lift
- 14:44, 3 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Talk:2678: Wing Lift
- 14:43, 3 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+472) . . Talk:2678: Wing Lift
- 16:59, 21 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (-80) . . 1879: Eclipse Birds
- 18:22, 22 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+680) . . 993: Brand Identity (→Explanation)
- 15:54, 22 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+565) . . 1774: Adjective Foods (→Explanation)
- 15:48, 22 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-82) . . 1774: Adjective Foods (Agreed with the comments. There is a noun phrase "original flavour" (meaning the flavour itself) but this is clearly used as an adjective phase (common usage implying "original flavourED" - a description of the flavour of the product))
- 16:10, 9 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,040) . . 1770: UI Change
- 17:31, 1 December 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-152) . . 1766: Apple Spectrum (Read the comic. He doesn't speak about Red Delicious in #388.)
- 15:42, 14 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+258) . . 1745: Record Scratch (→Explanation)
- 16:24, 26 September 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2,855) . . 1738: Moon Shapes (Overhaul)
- 16:51, 14 September 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+256) . . 1731: Wrong (→Explanation)
- 16:24, 12 August 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-97) . . 1716: Time Travel Thesis (This just speculates on a completed irrelevant point to the comic. We could also say "it might have been in her basement, or her garage, or elsewhere" or "it may have been in 2022, or later".)
- 16:17, 12 August 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-83) . . 1719: Superzoom (I don't think there's anything ridiculous about the number of photos taken... Also, depending on the distance to the store, this isn't impossible. I find it more unlikely you'd see anything more than a dot pointing it at Jupiter...)
- 16:22, 21 July 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-1,149) . . 1706: Genetic Testing (Further edit to incorporate the "alternate" explanation (which seems to me far more logic as Randall's actual intended explanation, given this is cueball and not whitehat) into one explanation.)
- 16:20, 21 July 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+382) . . 1706: Genetic Testing (You inferred it, the comic implied it. Restructuring the comic to be more linear and set out the various possible interpretations more directly.)
- 14:57, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . m 1686: Feel Old (→Explanation)
- 14:55, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,583) . . Category:Comics to make one feel old (current)
- 14:44, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-51) . . 1686: Feel Old
- 14:40, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . 1686: Feel Old (→Transcript)
- 14:39, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-12) . . m 1686: Feel Old
- 14:39, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 1686: Feel Old
- 14:37, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . m 1686: Feel Old (→Explanation)
- 14:37, 27 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2,667) . . 1686: Feel Old
- 15:59, 9 May 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+251) . . Talk:1678: Recent Searches
- 14:22, 14 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-527) . . 1666: Brain Upload (In retrospect, this entire paragraph is merely discussion about the comic. It doesn't explain much of anything. Just a bunch of guessing.)
- 14:21, 14 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,188) . . Talk:1666: Brain Upload
- 14:16, 14 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-107) . . 1666: Brain Upload (XKCD is fictional. Just because in the real world, we can't do something doesn't mean the comic takes place in the future.)
- 13:44, 5 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-258) . . 1663: Garden (This isn't the discussion area, it's the article. Arguments like this don't have a place in the article itself.)
- 13:42, 5 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . 1663: Garden
- 13:41, 5 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-16) . . 1663: Garden (→Lamps)
- 13:38, 5 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . 1663: Garden
- 13:35, 5 April 2016 (diff | hist) . . (-99) . . Category:April fools' comics
- 13:46, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1659: Tire Swing (add period)
- 13:46, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+413) . . 1659: Tire Swing
- 13:43, 23 March 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+1,075) . . 1659: Tire Swing (→Explanation)
- 17:25, 12 February 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+2,768) . . explain xkcd:Community portal/Miscellaneous
- 14:29, 25 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . 1608: Hoverboard (→Areas)
- 14:28, 25 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . 1608: Hoverboard (→Areas)
- 14:27, 25 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+63) . . 1608: Hoverboard (→Areas)
- 14:26, 25 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . 1608: Hoverboard (→Explanation)
- 14:25, 25 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-113) . . 1608: Hoverboard
- 19:59, 23 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . 1607: Supreme Court (Reference to Black Hat is completely speculative, and he is certainly not "the primary" suspect)
- 22:28, 18 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-1,050) . . 1602: Linguistics Club (→Explanation: The stuff about "bi" vs. "semi" may be interesting, but it doesn't have any bearing on this comic and "sesqui". Removing it with respect.)
- 18:08, 5 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+581) . . 1598: Salvage (→Explanation)
- 18:02, 5 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . 1598: Salvage (→Explanation)
- 16:04, 2 November 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,620) . . 1598: Salvage
- 14:18, 19 October 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . 1592: Overthinking (→Panel Transcript Links)
- 14:17, 19 October 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+193) . . 1592: Overthinking
- 14:15, 19 October 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,292) . . 1592: Overthinking (Complete rewrite to actually explain the comic. Removing reference to food-cancer link study. I don't think it should be put back unless a citation can be provided.)
- 19:03, 26 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+522) . . 1569: Magic Tree
- 16:28, 21 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-105) . . 1567: Kitchen Tips (→Explanation)
- 19:23, 20 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+484) . . 1566: Board Game
- 13:45, 19 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . 1566: Board Game
- 13:44, 19 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+3,891) . . 1566: Board Game (→Explanation)
- 15:36, 13 August 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+332) . . Talk:1563: Synonym Movies
- 19:36, 31 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+140) . . Talk:1558: Vet
- 19:36, 31 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+140) . . Talk:1558: Vet
- 04:56, 18 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-2,169) . . 1550: Episode VII (Oops, I never even noticed this was here. The transcript should be the last thing in the article. With all due respect, this section adds nothing to the discussion of this article. "Han shot first" has nothing to do with this comic or the film sequel)
- 04:54, 18 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,339) . . 1550: Episode VII (Reverting edits by 108.162.216.32 - please see my response to you on my talk page. If there is further debate over reverting these edits, it should be made in the discussion section of this article before an edit war occurs.)
- 04:45, 18 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2,627) . . User talk:TheHYPO (→Starwars) (current)
- 04:21, 18 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,121) . . Talk:1550: Episode VII
- 20:34, 17 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2,344) . . Talk:1550: Episode VII
- 20:24, 17 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-40) . . 1550: Episode VII (I feel that given the frequency at which Lucas contradicts himself and outright lies (the original plan for his films was a 12-part james bond-esque series. He later claimed to have "always intended" 9 films, and later "always intended" 6.)
- 20:22, 17 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,231) . . 1550: Episode VII (I'm not sure why the background was put to the bottom - background is relevant to understanding the comic... hence "background. Also it repeats what is in the first section now; unclear why the background on Ep VII was removed.)
- 17:24, 17 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . 1552: Rulebook
- 15:59, 13 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+699) . . 1550: Episode VII (→The comic)
- 15:56, 13 July 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2,687) . . 1550: Episode VII (Eaves are not window sills, fyi)
- 21:13, 16 June 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-72) . . 1537: Types (I don't see how it could refer to this, or the "4"s on the subsequent lines would make no sense. It must be saying it's "Done" adding to the literal.)
- 18:46, 12 June 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . 1537: Types
- 18:45, 12 June 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . 1537: Types
- 17:54, 10 June 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,735) . . 1536: The Martian
- 19:22, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . 1529: Bracket (→Explanation)
- 19:21, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,690) . . 1529: Bracket
- 19:11, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,250) . . 1529: Bracket (These are really all one category of including the syllable "well")
- 15:05, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . 1529: Bracket
- 15:04, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . 1529: Bracket
- 15:03, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 1529: Bracket
- 15:02, 28 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . 1529: Bracket
- 16:17, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-619) . . 1526: Placebo Blocker (There's a lot of theory and guessing and whatnot in this explanation that seems more appropriate for the discussion section than the explanation itself.)
- 16:09, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . 1526: Placebo Blocker (→Explanation)
- 16:07, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1,388) . . Talk:1526: Placebo Blocker (→How to run the experiment: new section)
- 15:49, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . Talk:1529: Bracket
- 15:48, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Talk:1529: Bracket
- 15:48, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+79) . . Talk:1529: Bracket
- 15:48, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+822) . . Talk:1529: Bracket
- 15:43, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+507) . . 1529: Bracket (→Explanation)
- 15:32, 25 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . 1529: Bracket (I'll call this "matchups" because some tournaments are single-games while others are multi-game series (and some tournaments might not be properly considered to be "games', such as voting contests))
- 20:26, 15 May 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+359) . . 1525: Emojic 8 Ball
- 16:31, 27 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-54) . . 1515: Basketball Earth (→Explanation)
- 16:27, 27 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+68) . . 1516: Win by Induction (→Explanation)
- 16:24, 27 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . 1516: Win by Induction
- 18:58, 20 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+492) . . 1511: Spice Girl (Nothing in the comic suggests that randall's descriptions of two spice girls is associated with someone CALLED "Merciful Spice" (etc.). Just that there one that is merciful in his fantasy future.)
- 18:38, 20 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-264) . . 1511: Spice Girl (I respectfully remove this opening; depending on the readers familiarity with all manners of science, MOST xkcd comics can be very challenging to understand. I don't think this one to be uniquely cryptic other than the debate over who is speaking.)
- 15:01, 16 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-123) . . 1512: Horoscopes (There is no connection between this comic and Weird Al other than a common Horoscope theme.)
- 14:59, 16 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . 1512: Horoscopes
- 15:22, 15 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+631) . . 1512: Horoscopes
- 14:41, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:41, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:40, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:36, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:33, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+943) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:28, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+748) . . Talk:1511: Spice Girl
- 14:25, 13 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-151) . . 1511: Spice Girl (There's nothing here about "Evil Spice" or "Merciful Spice". Perhaps Randall's imagines the actual spice girls rise to power, but only two remain alive. This third interp. doesn't work because it would not be shouted "through" the door.)
- 14:34, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Talk:1506: xkcloud
- 14:33, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+512) . . Talk:1506: xkcloud
- 14:32, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+201) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:29, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . 1506: xkcloud (→Trivia)
- 14:27, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-59) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:21, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:20, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:13, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:13, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:10, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 13:50, 1 April 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+192) . . 1506: xkcloud
- 14:39, 23 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+663) . . 1502: Wasted Time (this reads more like a synopsis than an explanation. Trying to improve it, but there's not that much there.)
- 21:29, 20 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . 1499: Arbitrage (→Explanation: nothing says tortilla other than a vaguely triangular shape of one chip that is not definitive)
- 15:58, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+506) . . Megan
- 15:51, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+2,858) . . characters
- 15:17, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (-383) . . 1496: Art Project (Again, Megan has her own article. Her whole history is not needed here.)
- 15:16, 10 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+323) . . 1496: Art Project (Where is this "some debate" that has been referenced? Nothing in the comments on this comic suggest anyone thinks it's Danish. Commenting to avoid future adds. Also, Megan has an article. Her whole history is not needed here.)
- 15:08, 3 March 2015 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . 1493: Meeting
- 17:35, 22 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+437) . . 1462: Blind Trials
- 19:58, 3 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+265) . . 120: Dating Service (→Explanation)
- 17:33, 3 December 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . 1455: Trolley Problem
- 14:33, 25 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+725) . . 1451: Background Screens
- 14:34, 10 November 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-207) . . 1445: Efficiency (I respectfully take this chunk out. We have no idea what Randall's life is like and just because he's intelligent doesn't mean he doesn't overthink thinks or procrastinate.)
- 15:34, 24 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+508) . . 1438: Houston (While I agree the crew also worked franticly, the relevant part here is that mission control did work franticly but in the comic, could care less.)
- 13:53, 14 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (-66) . . 1433: Lightsaber (There is no specific reference to the death star. They could be on a star destroyer or anything else. (they could even be on a planet and have happened to hit the ship in orbit, though that's improbable))
- 14:24, 10 October 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . 1432: The Sake of Argument (→Explanation)
- 13:24, 24 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . 1425: Tasks (→Explanation)
- 15:38, 8 September 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . 1418: Horse (→Explanation)
- 15:51, 25 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . 1412: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (→Explanation)
- 15:50, 25 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,060) . . 1412: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 13:36, 15 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . 1408: March of the Penguins (→Explanation)
- 13:35, 15 August 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . 1408: March of the Penguins
- 13:53, 4 July 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+956) . . 1390: Research Ethics (It wasn't news articles they screwed with, it is news feeds which is posts by other users)
- 13:42, 2 July 2014 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 1387: Clumsy Foreshadowing (Did someone have a good reason for listing these out of order?)
- 14:32, 6 June 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+55) . . 674: Natural Parenting (→Explanation)
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