https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Mmesser314explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-16T06:08:37ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2713:_Data_Point&diff=301991Talk:2713: Data Point2022-12-20T15:38:33Z<p>Mmesser314: </p>
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My theory: Randall got some interesting patterns drawing stars for the previous [[Gravity]] game, and wanted to show us how cool this one looks. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.134.130|172.69.134.130]] 10:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Kudos to whomever used "datum" in its correct singular form. And also a kudo to the same person for their use of "data" correctly. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.179.3|172.70.179.3]] 12:27, 20 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
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: Anti-kudos for neglecting the etymology of kudos, ancient Greek κῦδος. In spite of ending in "s" it's a singular noun that means praise. Would a singular kudo be a pray or a prey? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.94|172.70.134.94]] 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
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In the business of quality engineering it's all too common for the lab to be asked to neglect "bad" data points. The method is known as "Test until good." -- "Aha! You finally got one data point that says the stuff's okay. Ship it!" [[Special:Contributions/172.70.134.94|172.70.134.94]] 13:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC)<br />
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This comic finally explains the reason for the diffraction spikes on the stars in JWST images.</div>Mmesser314