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- 22:33, 19 February 2024 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 2896: Crossword Constructors
- 21:57, 9 February 2024 (diff | hist) . . (+410) . . Talk:2892: Banana Prices (Using log scale here is not a joke. It's perfectly legit. Constant inflation is actually an exponential relation. For example, if prices go 10% up every year, in two years they won't be 20% higher but 21% because 1.10*1.10=1.21. And such an exponential re)
- 11:52, 30 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+60) . . 2874: Iceland (→Explanation: providing Iceland with a milder and more liveable climate than would be otherwise expected for its latitude.)
- 20:49, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . 2869: Puzzles (to be able to make)
- 20:12, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+83) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: and she would be expected to make a better puzzle than the one shown in the comic.)
- 20:11, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: Alice and Bob and other characters from the same set have been mentioned previously in xkcd, like in 177: Alice and Bob.)
- 20:10, 18 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+206) . . 2869: Puzzles (→Explanation: The title text references {{w|Alice and Bob|Alice}}, a fictional character commonly used in discussions about cryptography. In those discussions, Alice is often sending and receiving encrypted messages.)
- 20:09, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . 2394: Contiguous 41 States (→Explanation: File:states missing from xkcd 2394.png|thumb|300px|The states missing from the comic map.])
- 20:08, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . N File:states missing from xkcd 2394.png (States missing in the 41 states map of xkcd 2394. The map is made from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_map_of_states.png which has a CC0 1.0 public domain license.) (current)
- 18:08, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+243) . . Talk:2868: Label the States (:Overlaying the maps goes beyond my skills with Paint, but I hope showing the real map and xkcd's one with extra states highlighted is clear enough.--~~~~)
- 18:01, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: The external shape of the United States has also been slightly modified to accommodate the new states.)
- 18:00, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+170) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: In summary, a whole row and a whole column of states have been added, and two new states have been added between Indiana and Ohio and between New Hampshire and Vermont.)
- 17:58, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . 2868: Label the States (File:Blank map of states.png|thumb|300xp|A real map of the United States for comparison.]])
- 17:55, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . 2868: Label the States (→Explanation: File:label the states 2x highlighted.png|thumb|300xp|The map with the extra states highlighted.]])
- 17:53, 15 December 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+130) . . N File:label the states 2x highlighted.png (Derivative of File:label_the_states_2x.png with added states highlighted.)
- 19:46, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . 2326: Five Word Jargon (→Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model: more links) (current)
- 19:44, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 2326: Five Word Jargon (→Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement: wikipedia links)
- 19:39, 6 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+345) . . Talk:2851: Messier Objects (:Yes, it's like Wikidata. Not sure if it's worth mentioning. Unfortunately, the numbers don't match those Wikidata for equivalent objects. :Furtermore, Wikimedia Commons ID use an M and a number. For example, https://commons.wikimedia.org/entity/M205.--~~)
- 17:43, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: , like Los Angeles, Atlanta or Beirut.)
- 17:38, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+52) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: File:parallel V404 Cygni.png|300px|thumb|If you live on the blue line, the black hole in V404 Cygni is directly over you once a day. Zoomable version [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here].)
- 17:37, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: File:parallel V404 Cygni.png|300px|thumb|Places passed over daily by V404 Cygny. Zoomable version [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here].)
- 17:35, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . N File:parallel V404 Cygni.png (Places on Earth passed over by V404 Cygni, as mentioned on 2849:_Under_the_Stars. Made with R and Leaflet using OSM map as background. Zoomable version in https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N) (current)
- 17:26, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: The map [https://rpubs.com/perelopez/Parallel_33_52_02_N here] allows to explore which are the places on that latitude.)
- 16:47, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation)
- 16:46, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . 2849: Under the Stars ({{w|V404 Cygni}} is a binary system composed of a 9 solar masses black hole and a star smaller than the Sun. With a {{w|declination}} of +33° 52′ 02.0″, once a day it is overhead any point of Earth with that latitude North.)
- 16:43, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation)
- 16:42, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . m 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: {{w|V404 Cygni}})
- 16:41, 1 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+121) . . 2849: Under the Stars (→Explanation: w:V404 Cygni is a binary system composed of a 9 solar masses black hole and a star smaller than the sun.)
- 18:14, 30 October 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . 446: In Popular Culture (→Explanation: In fact at the date do this comic, the article {{w|wood}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wood&oldid=223504420 didn't have a "popular culture" or trivia section].)
- 23:42, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+261) . . Talk:2835: Factorial Numbers (I wanted to add a link to a converter, but the one I found is https://www.dcode.fr/factorial-base which is quite ugly with lots of adds and a bit counter-intuitive.--~~~~)
- 23:35, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+153) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: This number system is similar (and likely inspired by) the {{w|factorial number system}}, but it omits the trailing zero always present in that system.)
- 23:29, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,953) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: Note the apparent gap at 24 (4!) and 120 (5!) - apparent for those of us who are used to decimal numbers.)
- 23:07, 29 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+305) . . 2835: Factorial Numbers (→Explanation: In the xkcd version of this number system, the rightmost digit has a value of 1!, the second one 2! and so on (that is, the i-th digit has a value i!). That can be compared with the usual decimal system where the i-th digit has value 10^)
- 11:54, 2 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m Talk:2823: Fossil
- 11:54, 2 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . Talk:2823: Fossil (::I agree that "boop" needs an extra explanation for non native speakers of English. The link is useful (thanks to whoever added it) but the Wiktionary definition is too terse to get the pun.--~~~~)
- 09:47, 8 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . m 1589: Frankenstein (→Explanation: Frankenstein%27s_monster#Names)
- 18:44, 5 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 2771: College Knowledge ({{w|stinger}}s)
- 10:35, 6 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . m 2707: Astronomy Numbers (→Explanation)
- 12:45, 5 July 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . 2641: Mouse Turbines (→Explanation: {{w|Taraxacum|dandelions}})
- 16:08, 15 June 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . 2633: Astronomer Hotline (→Explanation: 2004, not 1984 (athough it also appeared in 1987))
- 14:18, 27 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+626) . . Talk:2625: Field Topology (::I agree with that explanation - the net is the only thing that makes the soccer field not to have holes. It should be included in the comic explanation. ::The hole for the volleyball only makes sense taking in account that the bottom of the net doesn't)
- 18:00, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+52) . . User:Pere prlpz (Potentially useful link: User:CRLF/OneClickUndo.js)
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,997) . . 2216: Percent Milkfat (Undo revision 279187 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,151) . . 1028: Communication (Undo revision 279153 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:34, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-23,050) . . 1029: Drawing Stars (Undo revision 279154 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:33, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,876) . . 195: Map of the Internet (Undo revision 279273 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,265) . . 1137: RTL (Undo revision 279120 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-22,077) . . 1582: Picture a Grassy Field
- 17:31, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,501) . . 2033: Repair or Replace (Undo revision 279118 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:27, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-19,427) . . 2302: 2020 Google Trends (Undo revision 278802 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:24, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-24,440) . . User talk:Pere prlpz (Undo revision 278634 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,411) . . 1461: Payloads (Undo revision 278620 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-22,777) . . 546: Music DRM (Undo revision 278621 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-22,978) . . 507: Experimentation (Undo revision 278627 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,652) . . 435: Purity (Undo revision 278629 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-23,045) . . 171: String Theory (Undo revision 278631 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-15,762) . . 456: Cautionary (Undo revision 278633 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-24,440) . . User talk:Pere prlpz (Undo revision 278634 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:23, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-21,267) . . 1558: Vet (Undo revision 278632 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:21, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-21,267) . . 1558: Vet (Undo revision 278514 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:21, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-15,762) . . 456: Cautionary (Undo revision 278515 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:21, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-18,652) . . 435: Purity (Undo revision 278516 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:21, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-12,626) . . 2307: Alive Or Not (Undo revision 278517 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:21, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,411) . . 1461: Payloads (Undo revision 278518 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:20, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-23,533) . . 168: Reverse Euphemisms (Undo revision 278520 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:19, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-20,043) . . 2447: Hammer Incident (Undo revision 278522 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:18, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-22,192) . . 2244: Thumbtacks And String (Undo revision 278521 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 17:18, 26 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-19,712) . . 1027: Pickup Artist (Undo revision 278524 by Donald Trump (talk))
- 09:47, 7 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+75) . . 2616: Deep End (Unfortunately,<sup>[[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''clarification needed'']]]</sup>)
- 12:34, 13 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+253) . . 2567: Language Development (→Explanation: Although in this comic language development recapitulates language phylogeny mostly for an humorous purpose, it should be noted that similar ideas were once seriously considered in biology: {{w|Recapitulation theory|ontogeny recapitulate)
- 14:58, 25 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-5) . . m 2559: December 25th Launch
- 09:35, 25 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+285) . . 2559: December 25th Launch (→Explanation: Furthermore, Santa already knows about the launch because some thousands of astronomy geeks have asked a new space telescope as a Christmas present in their letters to Santa, and the easiest way for Santa to deliver such a present is jus)
- 09:32, 25 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+382) . . 2559: December 25th Launch (→Explanation: Additionally, if Santa's sleigh were headed to the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, NASA would have been warned in advance by the {{w|North American Aerospace Defense Command}}, which {{w|NORAD Tracks Santa|tracks Santa}} to [https://www.nora)
- 14:05, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 2529: Unsolved Math Problems (→Explanation: {{w|millennium problems}} (although I'm unsure about whether it would be better to link to the Clay Institute page on the problems))
- 14:03, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . 2529: Unsolved Math Problems (→Explanation: , although quite easy to state.)
- 18:06, 8 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 2524: Comet Visitor
- 18:05, 8 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-703) . . m 2524: Comet Visitor
- 18:03, 8 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+340) . . Talk:2526: TSP vs TBSP (A table with common or interesting volumes measured in teraspoons would be a good addition.--~~~~)
- 17:57, 8 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+125) . . 2526: TSP vs TBSP (→Explanation: If "spoon" is understood as teaspoon, then one teraspoon will be 5000 cubic meters and a binary teraspoon will be 5497,6 cubic meters. If the tablespoon is taken as base unit, a teraspoon will be 14800 cubic meters and a binary teraspoon)
- 17:55, 8 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . 2526: TSP vs TBSP (→Explanation: If "spoon" is understood as teaspoon, then one teraspoon will be 5000 cubic meters and a binary teraspoon will be 5497,6 cubic meters.)
- 09:17, 5 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+284) . . 2524: Comet Visitor (→Explanation: Furthermore, sweeping footprints in the Moon, that Cueball sees as a way of tidying up, would be seen as [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nasa-looks-to-protect-historic-sites-on-the-moon-47186092/ destroying an invaluable a)
- 10:24, 5 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . Talk:2472: Fuzzy Blob (What's the joke about 4th avenue church? Google fins a 4th avenue church, but it doesn't seem to be related to any mistery.--~~~~)
- 08:12, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: | {{w|Patrick Henry}}, at the {{w|Second Virginia Convention}})
- 08:11, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: {{w|A Tale of Two Cities}}, novel by {{w|Charles Dickens}}.)
- 08:08, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: {{w|Sonnet 18}}.)
- 08:06, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: | 4 June 1940, after the disastrous first weeks of the {{w|battle of France}} Churchill had to acknowledge a military disaster but to convene confidence in victory and will to fight.)
- 07:57, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . 2470: Next Slide Please (''{{w|We shall fight on the beaches}}'' speech.)
- 07:55, 1 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . 2470: Next Slide Please ({{w|Blood, toil, tears and sweat}} speech.)
- 13:53, 15 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+293) . . 2450: Post Vaccine Social Scheduling (The third person being sheduled for a movie before being fully vaccinated may be a reference to 2441: IMDb Vaccines, discusing the number of people that needs to be vaccinated to record a particular scene. However, if this comic is about going to the)
- 08:57, 18 February 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . Talk:2426: Animal Songs (Is it known whether Dr. Fauci owns a cat?--~~~~)
- 18:07, 29 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 2418: Metacarcinization (→Explanation: {{w|Carcinization}})
- 19:04, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+151) . . 2412: 1/100,000th Scale World (→Table: However, at about 2-3 km thickness in real world, 1/100,000 scaled ice caps have a 2-3 cm thickness, which is a very convenient size to put in drinks.)
- 18:57, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+204) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Table: The {{w|Golden Gate Bridge}} is a suspension bridge in San Francisco, supported by two 93 cm wide cables. Scaled down, they would be 0.93 mm wide wires and it would be tempting to use them as a thigtrope.)
- 18:48, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-10) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Table: not elemental hydrogen, but just plain current molecular hydrogen)
- 18:46, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+735) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Table: In the US, small parts are defined by [https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Business-Education/Business-Guidance/Small-Parts-for-Toys-and-Childrens-Products 16 C.F.R. Part 1501.2] as fitting in a cylindrical test fixture of 1.25 inches)
- 18:31, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Table: {{w|Hindenburg disaster|Hindenburg exploded}})
- 18:30, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . m Talk:2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (<pre>)
- 18:29, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+386) . . Talk:2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (Just for reference: the maths to scale down the Niagara Falls flow an convert from cubic feet to cubic centimeters: > 1e5*(.3048)^3*1000^2/(1e3)^3 [1] 2.831685 > 1e5*(.3048)^3*1000^2/(1e3)^3/2 [1] 1.415842 American editors may want to adapt the formulas)
- 18:27, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+115) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Explanation: Once scaled to 1/1000, that flow would be 2.83 or 1.41 cm3 per second, enough to fill a glass in about one minute.)
- 18:20, 27 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+196) . . 2417: 1/1,000th Scale World (→Table: According to https://what-if.xkcd.com/147/, the Niagara Falls flow is regulated to 100.000 cubic feet per second on the tourist season and to 50.000 cubic feet per second off season and at night.)
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