...org/web/20150401183305/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaEjgnmy3c Here is an Archive.org link to the video.]
...his song the term {{w|Major (academic)|Major}} refers to the US version of an academic major. The point of the song is that it makes no sense to pick any
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...ng, but the other way around.|Randall Munroe|[https://xkcd.com/about About xkcd]}}
...ific answers to absurd hypothetical questions", while on his [https://blog.xkcd.com personal blog], called ''[[Blag]]'', he posts announcements related to
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...oards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].
The title text refers to an earlier comic [[211: Hamster Ball Heist]], where [[Cueball]] kidnaps Wayne
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...hug he is speaking to. In the comic, Nathan Fillion is using the line on a fan, but {{w|Gina Torres}} is not standing behind [[Cueball]] this time.
...005 to conclude Firefly's storyline. After a harrowing high-speed chase in an open-topped hovercraft, the only comment from Summer's character is "I swal
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...rsial, as well as being comforting. Liking these specific things suggests an ordinary, easygoing lifestyle paralleled by the projection.
...ect and has very little skewing of the poles. {{w|Buckminster Fuller}} was an eccentric futurist who believed, for example, that world maps should allow
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...oards]], [[409: Electric Skateboard (Double Comic)]] and a panel in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]].
:Megan: Mr. Fillion is an actor. Firefly was years ago.
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...n episodes had been produced. Over ten years later, it still has a devoted fan base, apparently including [[Randall]]. The main characters were the crew o
Worried about his pursuer, Nathan wants to perform a {{w|Crazy Ivan}}, an emergency maneuver used by the crew of ''Serenity'' in the pilot episode of
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...mon method for sustainable energy. Turbines have been referenced before in xkcd, in [[556: Alternative Energy Revolution]].
...k. The electricity generated from the wind power is then used to power the fan, which in turn produces wind. This is about the complementary nature of win
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...o the style guide, an instance of {{w|meta humor}}, a recurring theme in ''xkcd''.
...} fan fiction, wherein "K/S" was used for such romantic or erotic works of fan fiction, while "K&S" was used for non-romantic works. This comic imagines a
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| titletext = Obama has been writing Lincoln/Obama erotic fan fiction on his secret livejournal. Excerpt: Lincoln lay back on the bed, nu
; Lincoln Fan Fiction" – Chicago, IL
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...n] of this picture can be found by clicking the comic on [https://xkcd.com xkcd.com].
...n Language." It is unclear whether "Cell Phones" is intended to represent an independent region, or whether it is meant to be a sub-region of "Spoken La
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...ic has the third best hash. See the full standings at http://almamater.xkcd.com/best.csv<br><br><span style="color:grey">''Different title te
...come closest to breaking a {{w|Skein (hash function)|Skein hash}} but also an aid appeal for the Wikimedia Foundation. The comic references multiple time
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...ese books as a kid, which prompts Megan to remark if he started becoming a fan of other science fiction series like ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}''
...adopt the Corusca gem as the basis for their currency. This entire joke is an allegory for the {{w|Gold Standard}}, which Ron Paul is a personal advocate
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{{TOC}}A larger version of the image is available [https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_communities.png here].
...computer-illiterate people. Down is "Intellectuals," labelled ''"π,"'' an important constant in mathematics approximately equal to 3.1415926535897932
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...ddle-earth)|Mines of Moria}}. There's a spoken password to open the doors, an Elvish inscription on them provides a clue: "Speak friend, and enter". The
...r because the doors take offense to the word/concept ''frenemy'', of which xkcd has previously made fun in [[919: Tween Bromance]].
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...r light at people using {{w|Google Glass}}. The quote "The best defense is an indiscriminate offense" plays off the adage "{{w|The best defense is a good
...s. Google Glass has become a [[:Category:Google Glass|recurring theme]] in xkcd.
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...upports the involvement of the general public, whether directly or through an independent organized vote, in the naming of planetary satellites, newly di
...ions are appalling. It becomes even worse when [[Hairbun]] tells them that an automatic filter has already been applied to the results, one designed to r
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...th "is guilty and everyone knows it." If a journalist writes a story about an accused suspect but is unable to contact them or receives no response from
...he title character of a Flash-animated web cartoon series, known for being an idiot.
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...lass}} was a set of glasses frames worn like typical glasses that features an optical display and internet connectivity. It responded to voice commands s
...-Glass]]. Google Glass was a [[:Category:Google Glass|recurring theme]] in xkcd in 2013.
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