1193: Externalities

2013-04-01T11:09:22Z

69.143.0.147: /* First Panel */

{{comic
| number = 1193
| date = April 1, 2013
| title = Externalities
| image = externalities.png
| titletext = Mouse over words and things to see where they come from.
}}

==Explanation==
This comic isn't a static image - even the title text changes depending on which part of the image you're hovering over. The blank regions in the above image are dynamically generated from various sources.

*The university that is being recruited changes depending on which university is winning the hash finding competition in the fifth panel.
*The company doing the recruiting is the first NASDAQ-100 company mentioned on the Wikipedia page for {{w|human sexual activity}}
*The text in the second panel may vary: See [[1193: Externalities#Second Panel|this section]].
*The text in the third panel may vary: See [[1193: Externalities#Third Panel|this section]].
*The text in the fourth panel may vary: See [[1193: Externalities#Third Panel|this section]].
*The text in the fifth panel changes, depending on which university is currently in third place in a hash finding competition. Clicking on the panel takes you to [http://almamater.xkcd.com/ a webpage] where people can enter their school's domain name and hash data, and ranks schools on how close their students can come to matching a Skein 1024 1024 hash value.
*The text in the top half of the sixth panel may vary. See [[1193: Externalities#Sixth Panel|this section]]. The second half of the panel is always the same. 
*The last panel varies with the amount donated to Wikipedia via [https://donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:FundraiserLandingPage&country=HK&uselang=en&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_source=fr-redir&utm_campaign=xkcd_april1 this link]. For past images, see [[1193: Externalities#Seventh Panel|this section]].

===First Panel===
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Megan's reply seems to correspond to the company.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
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:Hey, [university] students!
:Have you thought of a career at [company]?
:Megan: I'm not that good at math.
|-
|
:Hey, [university] students!
:Have you thought of a career at [company]?
:Megan: What do they even do?
|-
|
:Hey, [university] students!
:Have you thought of a career at [company]?
:Megan: Only in my darkest moments.
|-
|
:Hey, [university] students!
:Have you thought of a career at [company]?
:Megan: I don't like monopolies.
|-
|
:Hey, [university] students!
:Have you thought of a career at Mattel, Inc.?
:Megan: Only in my darkest moments.
|}

===Second Panel===
The text in the second panel is based on the company in the first panel:
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
|
:When the Singularity happens, it will happen here.
:Ponytail: [Company] has outgrown us.
:Men: It is time.
|-
|
:Think of ways to make things smaller and smaller!
:Ponytail: But will it blend?
:Men: Yeahhh
|-
|
:You'll be part of a dynamic research team envisioning the future.
:Ponytail: It probably looks cool.
:Men: Yeahhh
|-
|
:You'll be creating the future of commerce platforms!
:Ponytail: More recommendations.
:Men: Yep.
|-
|
:You'll be an insignificant cog in our giant machine
:Ponytail: We should improve Notepad
:Men: Nah
|-
|
:We can't tell you what you'll be working on.
:Ponytail: [Confidential]
:Men: [Redacted]
|}

===Third Panel===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
|We're a convenient four hour drive from New York City (15,000 hours by roomba)
|-
|Only a short commuter flight away!
|-
|Travel to us by roomba, we're *that* close!
|-
|We're so close you can get to us by roomba.
|}

===Fourth Panel===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
|We hired a new recruiting startup to help us hire [university] students.
|}

===Sixth Panel===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
|Explore the depths of expensive and undocumented tools!
|}

===Seventh Panel===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainlinks table-padding"
|-
|[[File:externality-dog1.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog2.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog3.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog4.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog5.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog6.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog7.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog8.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog9.png]]
|-
|[[File:externality-dog10.png]]
|}

==Title Text==
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The title text documents the different sources of data in the comic. The different title texts are:

*Mouse over words and things to see where they come from. - for most of the comic.

==Transcript==
:[The comic is dynamically generated from multiple sources.]

{{comic discussion}}
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1146: Honest

2012-12-12T10:42:55Z

69.143.0.147: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1146
| date = December 12, 2012
| title = Honest
| image = honest.png
| titletext = I didn't understand what you meant. I still don't. But I'll figure it out soon!
}}

==Explanation==
The human condition is essentially terrifying. Try to keep up appearances.

==Transcript==
:Cueball: I mean, let's be honest here-
:Friend: Ok.

:Friend: I don't understand why anything happens and I'm confused and scared and trying really hard all the time.

:Cueball: ...Too honest.
:Cueball: Scale it back.
:Friend: Sorry.

{{comic discussion}}
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1193: Externalities

1146: Honest