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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | The title text refers to {{w|Hofstadter's law}} which is a non-scientific {{w|self-referential}} time-related adage coined by {{w|Douglas Hofstadter}} and named after him. It states: ''It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.'' The title text is an extra corollary to the law, that states that using the law to estimate anything about the time your project takes is not only wasted time you could have spend working there is a substantial risk that you will conclude that you will never finish, and thus panic instead of just get the job done now. | |
− | + | Self-reference is a [[:Category:Self-reference|recurring theme]] on xkcd and this comic is quite selfreferential both in the comic but also refering to other comics especially to [[917: Hofstadter]]. He is perhaps most famous for his book {{w|Gödel, Escher, Bach}} from where the quote is taken, and this book has been directly referenced in [[24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey]]. | |
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− | Self-reference is a [[:Category:Self-reference|recurring theme]] on xkcd and this comic is quite | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Ponytail is sitting back from her a laptop lifting her hands of the keyboard, having presumably just paused work on a project.] | :[Ponytail is sitting back from her a laptop lifting her hands of the keyboard, having presumably just paused work on a project.] | ||
− | :Ponytail: Aaaa! I'm so bad at estimating how long projects | + | :Ponytail: Aaaa! I'm so bad at estimating how long projects take. |
:[Danish walks into the panel towards Ponytail who seems to relax back against the chair.] | :[Danish walks into the panel towards Ponytail who seems to relax back against the chair.] | ||
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:Ponytail: Okay, but- | :Ponytail: Okay, but- | ||
− | :[A | + | :[A frame less panel with only Danish holding a hand up.] |
− | :Danish: Now double it again. Add five minutes. | + | :Danish: Now double it again. Add five minutes. |
:Danish: Double it a third time. | :Danish: Double it a third time. | ||
:Ponytail (from off panel): Okay... | :Ponytail (from off panel): Okay... | ||
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:Ponytail: <big>''Aaaaaaa!''</big> | :Ponytail: <big>''Aaaaaaa!''</big> | ||
+ | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Danish]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Danish]] | ||
[[Category:Self-reference]] | [[Category:Self-reference]] | ||
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