Talk:1555: Exoplanet Names 2

2015-07-24T06:47:00Z

198.41.241.7:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxFrgql5dc "This Land"] is a ''Firefly'' reference. [[User:Keavon|Keavon]] ([[User talk:Keavon|talk]]) 05:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Is there a pun I'm missing by spelling Kevin Costner as "Kostner"? [[Special:Contributions/198.41.241.7|198.41.241.7]]

.. I almost feel like that titletext gives enough reason for there to be (some) pages about the [[what_if?|''What If?'']] series, but ehhhh... [[User:Pixali|Pixali]] ([[User talk:Pixali|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Pixali|contribs]]) 05:02, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

What is with Kepler-283? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.214.137|108.162.214.137]] 05:09, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
:283b is the phonetic spelling for Uranus (your-a-nus) and 283c is the phonetic spelling for Uranus (your-ay-nus) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.77|141.101.104.77]] 05:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

== Novella ==

I'm not 100% sure what "Novella" refers to, aside from the dictionary definition of the word (and if that's the case I'm unsure of the context), but in case it's not widely-known on this wiki, I want to suggest the possibility that it's a tribute to the Novella brothers, who are among the co-hosts of the popular science podcast The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe. - [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.175|108.162.241.175]] 04:43, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

:Seems like a cool podcast, sadly I don't have time to listen to 10 years Witt of podcasts. Any specific ones I should listen to and where should I start for new ones?

1506: xkcloud

2015-04-01T12:00:46Z

198.41.241.7: /* Transcript */ alternate page.

{{comic
| number = 1506
| date = April 1, 2015
| title = xkcloud
| image = xkcloud.png
| titletext =
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|This is one of those complicated interactive entries, more like reviewing a video game than explaining a normal comic.}}
In this April Fools interactive comic, [[Cueball]], presumably representing Randall, admits to the readers he built a flimsy cloud services company using spare computer parts. His setup failed and in part caught fire, making him lose data he was required to hold as part of his service. He requests the users help him recover, make up and reimagine the lost data by pressing the large red button at the bottom of the comic.

Pressing the button shifts the comic into a survey displaying either a poorly drawn picture or an ambiguous text post, prompting the reader to choose a matching text post or poorly drawn picture respectively. The survey also allows the reader to make up a text post or drawing, completely defeating the purpose of recovering the lost data. By completing the survey, the reader's entry is added to three other posts. These posts are accompanied by a button similar to Facebook's "Like" button, which reads, amongst other, Covet, Crave, Hanker, Thirst and Yearn. All of these are synonyms of "want".

This comic may be a reference to the 2008 film Be Kind Rewind.

Might be related to [[908: The Cloud]].

==Transcript==

====Introduction====

:[Cueball sitting behind a desk labeled XKCD.COM.]
:Cueball: We've made a huge mistake.
:[Cueball points at a bunch of computers]
:Cueball: I figured starting a cloud services company would be easy. After all, I've got ''tons'' of computers!
:[A zoomed view on cueballs head.]
:Cueball: Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr — They all struggle to protect privacy and user data... And ''we'' offered a solution. I forget what it was, though.
:[Cueball is standing with his arms up.]
:Cueball: Anyway, long story short, we screwed up ''immediately'' and lost ''tons'' of their data. Also a bunch of stuff is literally on fire?
:[Cueball standing behind a desk labeled XKCD.COM.]
:Cueball: We can fix this. But we need your help.
:Clickable button: '''CLICK HERE''' to help us recover user data before Facebook & Co notice we lost it.

====Interactive page====

Help! we lost the picture that goes with this post! 
Reason for data loss: (This is a random string. Some examples, alphabetical order:)
* +++ OUT OF CHEESE ERROR. REDO FROM START +++
* Baby ur much 2 fast
* butter overflow
* data too big
* Desystematized chronodynamic balancing detected in VX Module core.
* electrons too big, stuck in wafer
* files overwritten with more interesting content
* friday squid blogging
* LP0 on fire
* microwave running
* overcurrent undervolt caused by vacuum cleaner on same circuit
* Server fell in ocean.
* server room haunted
* spin number must be of the form n/2
* spontaneous splinal dereticulation
* SQL ejection
* the butter you have dialed is invalid or no longer in service
* This copy of Ubuntu is not genuine and you have not yet resolved this issue.
* unexpected timezone drift desynchronization
* UTF-31 decode error

Our policy regarding your personal data:
* Please stop sending us your personal data
* We are running out of places to put it
* Is this even yours?
* Does anyone recognize whose data this is?
* Oh jeez never mind here comes more data
* Why are you doing this
* Please stop
* Help

This page allows users to submit entries to the "xkcloud", which has other images (drawn by other people? Someone confirm) to vote on, or "Draw Your Own" image options.

There is also a variant in which one creates text to go with an image.

xkcloud has "Like" buttons, similar to those on Facebook, but with random alternative text. Examples include:
* covet
* like-like
* yearn

====Alternate page====

From time to time, instead of the interactive page there is a page with three dots only.
This might be due to access problems while xkcd fans all over the world try to submit graphics and text.

==Trivia==
*It's the first and only comic without a title text.

{{comic discussion}}

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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
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