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- 04:06, 21 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 2505: News Story Reaction (ce italics.)
- 00:21, 11 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+353) . . 2500: Global Temperature Over My Lifetime (→Explanation: Mario Kart.)
- 19:33, 26 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-751) . . User:PvOberstein (current)
- 23:56, 31 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . m 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: ce)
- 15:30, 31 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 2468: Inheritance (→Explanation: ce Monopoly)
- 01:42, 27 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2468: Inheritance (→Explanation: ce {{w|Agricola_(board_game)|''Agricola''}})
- 21:12, 17 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . 2464: Muller's Ratchet (→Explanation: The degradation of digital images has previously been explored in 1683: Digital Data.)
- 21:27, 5 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m Danish (→Appearances: ce.)
- 02:39, 26 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 1738: Moon Shapes (→Explanation: ce In the title text, Randall is referring to the movie {{w|Independence Day (1996 film)|''Independence Day''}})
- 12:54, 11 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1461: Payloads (→Explanation: ce {{w|The Blues Brothers (film)|''The Blues Brothers''}})
- 13:35, 25 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 2441: IMDb Vaccines (→Explanation: The "weird black egg thing" refers to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Darth_Vader%27s_meditation_chamber Darth Vader's meditation chamber], first seen in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}''.)
- 18:00, 4 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 2432: Manage Your Preferences (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 22:11, 26 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 2416: Trash Compactor Party (→Explanation: {{w|Han Solo}})
- 15:57, 22 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . m 233: A New CAPTCHA Approach (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:24, 15 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+169) . . Talk:2412: 1/100,000th Scale World (Is this a duplicate? Looks the same as 2411: 1/10,000th Scale World. ~~~~)
- 23:10, 21 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 606: Cutting Edge (→Explanation: wiki)
- 03:10, 21 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 147: A Way So Familiar (→Explanation: ce Hedwig refers to the musical'' {{w|Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch}}'')
- 00:23, 7 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 581: The Race: Part 5 (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 15:04, 2 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1957: 2018 CVE List (→Explanation: fixing my own typo)
- 15:04, 2 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . 1957: 2018 CVE List (→Explanation: ce :This probably refers to the movie ''{w|Air Bud}}'', about a dog playing basketball. This has been a common theme in xkcd comics: see 115: Meerkat, 1439: Rack Unit, 1819: Sweet 16, 1552: Rulebook.)
- 14:25, 18 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m Category:Comics featuring Summer Glau ({{w|Summer Glau}} is famous for playing {{w|River Tam}} in the cult favorite TV show ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}'' as well as Cameron in ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'')
- 19:59, 28 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . m 2220: Imagine Going Back in Time (→Explanation: ce Pokémon)
- 04:37, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 657: Movie Narrative Charts (→{{w|Primer_(film)|Primer}}: ce)
- 04:36, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 653: So Bad It's Worse (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:35, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1931: Virtual Assistant (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:33, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . m 760: Moria (→Explanation: ces.)
- 01:57, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 2371: Election Screen Time (→Explanation: ce ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' said)
- 18:40, 3 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . Talk:2367: Masks (''Star Wars'' should be italicized. ~~~~)
- 17:43, 3 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2367: Masks (→Explanation: ce. ''{{w|Star Wars}}'')
- 17:25, 24 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . m 1583: NASA Press Conference (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:22, 4 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 246: Labyrinth Puzzle (→Explanation: ce This comic alludes to a famous {{w|Knights and Knaves}} logic puzzle, and specifically to the version featured in the {{w|Jim Henson}} movie ''{{w|Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth}}'')
- 14:49, 17 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1712: Politifact (→Explanation: italics for WaPo.)
- 20:44, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: The title text refers to a {{w|clef}}, which is not a mathematical symbol but rather a {{w|List of musical symbols|musical symbol}}. The note of concern in the text suggests musical symbols may be viewed in such fights as exotic or espec)
- 20:42, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+150) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: |𝄞 |Clef |Could potentially be 'twirled' like a {{w|quarterstaff}}, {{w|bō}}, or other {{w|stick-fighting}} weapon. Loosely resembles a Klingon {{w|bat'leth}}.)
- 20:39, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: Added clef to the table || |𝄞 |Clef | |})
- 00:44, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+115) . . 992: Mnemonics (→Explanation: The eponymous {{w|Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon}} (Usagi Tsukino), has never had her head exploded, however.)
- 14:21, 26 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . 249: Chess Photo (→Explanation: (officially the {{w|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith}}))
- 03:13, 31 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2287: Pathogen Resistance (→Explanation: ce The title text references a famous line from the graphic novel ''{{w|Watchmen}}'')
- 13:53, 19 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 578: The Race: Part 2 (→Explanation: ce spacing: This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday))
- 16:35, 7 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2264: Satellite (→Explanation: SevenEves --> Seveneves)
- 19:58, 27 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . 2260: Reaction Maps (→Explanation: A {{w|Honda Civic}} has a {{w|coupé}} body model with only two doors. The joke is thus a pun on the similarity of the words "Tudor" and "two-door".)
- 19:56, 27 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+130) . . 2260: Reaction Maps (→Explanation: The {{w|Treaty of Edinburgh}} was a treaty drawn up in 1560, which falls during the {{w|Tudor period}} of the history of England.)
- 18:40, 13 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 1690: Time-Tracking Software (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:59, 12 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . m 2253: Star Wars Voyager 1 (→Explanation: ce formatting.)
- 22:16, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+428) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation)
- 22:11, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+405) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (Popeye the Sailor is the best-known character named "Popeye", so it is a little unusual that Randall would have to clarify which Popeye he is referring to. Other Popeyes include Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle from The French Connection and the criminal Popeye from)
- 22:08, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+132) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: American actor {{w|Robin Williams}} played {{w|Popeye the Sailor}} in the 1980 musical-comedy film ''{{w|Popeye (film)|Popeye}}''.)
- 22:04, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: Sonic is also the name of a train, a restaurant franchise, and a Californian internet service provider, among other things Randall is trying to avoid confusing the movie with.)
- 22:04, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: Sonic is also the name of a {{w|Sonic (train)|train}}, a {{w|Sonic Drive-In|restaurant franchise}}, and a {{w|Sonic (ISP)|Californian internet service provider}}.)
- 22:01, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+290) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (The use of parentheses is commonly used on {{w|Wikipedia}} to distinguish between different articles where the subject has the same name. Typing "Stealth", for example, would lead to suggestions such as {{w|Stealth (film)}}, {{w|Stealth (video game)}}, an)
- 21:55, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: ''{{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' in a movie scheduled for release in February 2020. The film stars an anthropomorphic hedgehog named {{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic}}.)
- 14:17, 22 December 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . 414: Mistranslations (→Explanation: BC/AD --> BCE /CE)
- 20:50, 30 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 769: War (→Explanation: ce italics.)
- 16:22, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . 2041: Frontiers (→Explanation: Italics.)
- 16:49, 20 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 347: Brick Archway (→Explanation: Minor ce.)
- 01:29, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: Expansion.)
- 01:24, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . m 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: The use of "{{w|Internet-related prefixes#"E-"|e-}}")
- 01:23, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: The use of "e-" as a prefix for anything related to electronics was a popular naming trend in the early 1990s, such as {{w|eWorld}}, {{w|eBay}}, and as a standardized shorthand for {{w|Email|electronic mail}}.)
- 19:41, 12 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . m 24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey (→Explanation: CE.)
- 13:19, 7 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . m 2186: Dark Matter (→Explanation: {{w|Squirrel|squirrel}})
- 00:22, 3 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . m 2184: Unpopular Opinions (→Explanation: Minor formatting.)
- 17:09, 29 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . Talk:2182: When I'm Back at a Keyboard (Should be added to Category:Jurassic Park. PvOberstein (talk) 17:08, 29 July 2019 (UTC))
- 15:08, 14 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 606: Cutting Edge (→Explanation: ce.)
- 18:21, 7 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 16: Monty Python -- Enough (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 20:16, 6 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . 307: Excessive Quotation (→Explanation: slight wiki-ing.)
- 13:51, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . m 2156: Ufo (grammar fix.)
- 13:39, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . 2156: Ufo ("Maybe the shadowy forces that control the world just want to believe" is an allusion to ''The X-Files'' is a reference to "I Want to Believe", a phrase associated with Mulder and [https://images.newrepublic.com/82a6d0770aeaafbae8f26bf40a822b9b79a5c412.pn)
- 13:35, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 2156: Ufo (→Explanation: In the show, Fox Mulder is usually a believer in all manner of conspiracies and supernatural phenomena, whereas his partner, Scully, is reflexively skeptical of any claims of the paranormal.)
- 13:34, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . 2156: Ufo (→Explanation: This comic features {{w|Fox Mulder}} and {{w|Dana Scully}} two fictional FBI agents from the television show ''{{w|The X-Files}}''.)
- 18:22, 22 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . m 2153: Effects of High Altitude (→Explanation: The normal values for the Scrabble tiles Q, X, and Y are 10, 8 and 4, respectively.)
- 18:19, 22 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . m 2153: Effects of High Altitude (→Explanation: ce)
- 13:38, 21 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . m 127: The Fast and the Furious (→Explanation: ce. ''{{w|Mario Kart: Double Dash|Mario Kart: Double Dash!!}}'')
- 13:20, 20 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . 2152: Westerns (→Explanation: A similar question was asked in what if? [https://what-if.xkcd.com/100/ WWII Films.])
- 13:18, 20 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-40) . . m 2152: Westerns (→Explanation: ce format)
- 15:34, 3 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:40, 30 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 102: Back to the Future (→Explanation: ce.)
- 15:56, 30 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+63) . . 241: Battle Room (→Explanation: slight formatting and expansion.)
- 17:57, 26 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+383) . . 2142: Dangerous Fields (Volcanology involves the study of volcanoes, lava, and magma, with obvious risks to the scientists studying them in the field. At least 67 scientists have been killed in volcanic eruptions, as of 2017 ("Volcanologists lose their lives in pursuit of knowle)
- 13:45, 5 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . m 709: I Am (→Explanation: Minor CE.)
- 16:55, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+84) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: first appearing in the 1991 game ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''.)
- 16:53, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: The title text suggests that since there are more rescue robots than required for the number of people needing rescue, ''another'' robot project will be used to create people in need of rescue.)
- 16:51, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+397) . . 2128: New Robot (It is a machine consisting of a chain and hook, which can be used by Link, the protagonist and player character of Zelda. When used, the chain extends and sends the hook attached to it towards its target. If the hook latches onto certain objects, Link is)
- 16:48, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: The [https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Hookshot Hookshot] is a type of {{w|grappling hook}} that is a recurring piece of equipment in ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}'' video game franchise.)
- 13:29, 22 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . 637: Scribblenauts (→Explanation: Minor ce: ''{{w|Scribblenauts}}'' is a game for the {{w|Nintendo DS}})
- 12:58, 19 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 579: The Race: Part 3 (→Explanation: ce italics.)
- 14:50, 13 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . 578: The Race: Part 2 (→Explanation: slight wiki-ing.)
- 18:01, 12 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 2122: Size Venn Diagram (ce ''{{w|Land Before Time}}'')
- 18:36, 7 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,305) . . 2120: Brain Hemispheres (Reverted nonsense.)
- 17:46, 28 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 225: Open Source (→Explanation: ce.)
- 14:58, 26 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1009: Sigh (→Explanation: ce)
- 05:09, 12 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . m 918: Google+ (→Explanation)
- 20:29, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+238) . . 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |Water Plus |Technically the name of {{w|Water Plus|a British water retail services provider}}, this likely refers to the prevalence of "plus" as a preposition in branding nomenclature (e.g.: {{w|Google+}}, {{w|iPhone 8 Plus}}, {{w|7 Up)
- 20:25, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . m 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |The region shades this way includes {{w|Cambridge, Massachusetts}}, which is home to {{w|Harvard University}}.)
- 20:22, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |{{w|Crystal Pepsi}})
- 16:28, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . m 2105: Modern OSI Model (→Explanation: Minor links.)
- 22:11, 25 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1760: TV Problems (→Explanation: ce)
- 20:50, 21 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . 748: Worst-Case Scenario (→Explanation: Minor changes.)
- 23:16, 18 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 78: Garfield (→Explanation: ''{{w|Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music}}'')
- 15:16, 18 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . 2100: Models of the Atom (→Explanation: FiveThirtyEight has previously been mentioned in several xkcd comics, including in 477: Typewriter, 500: Election, 635: Locke and Demosthenes, 1130: Poll Watching, 1779: 2017, and [[2002: LeBron James and Stephen Curr)
- 16:48, 17 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1843: Opening Crawl (→Explanation: corrected my own typo.)
- 16:48, 17 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . m 1843: Opening Crawl (→Explanation: ce.)
- 15:15, 17 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m 847: Stingray Nebula (→Explanation: ce.)
- 22:25, 15 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-18) . . m 1548: 90s Kid (→Explanation: ce.)
- 22:23, 15 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . m 632: Suspicion (→Explanation: italics)
- 15:31, 11 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . m Five-Minute Comics: Part 4 (→Explanation: minor formatting)
- 20:26, 9 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . m 2096: Mattresses (→Explanation)
- 20:40, 23 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m 270: Merlin (→Explanation: Minor C.E.)
- 17:12, 20 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . 2087: Rocket Launch (→Explanation: he Care Bears live in a castle made of clouds, called [https://carebears.fandom.com/wiki/Care-a-Lot_Castle Care-a-Lot Castle],)
- 22:11, 11 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 130: Julia Stiles (→Explanation: italics: '{{w|Neuromancer}}'' in the full scene.)
- 15:47, 6 December 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . 824: Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot) (→Explanation)
- 18:22, 28 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . XKCD Marks the Spot (→Explanation: The title text is a rare instance where the text is simply descriptive, rather than adding an additional comment or joke.)
- 18:34, 21 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+350) . . 2075: Update Your Address (→Explanation)
- 18:26, 21 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+361) . . 2075: Update Your Address (→Explanation: {{w|Austria-Hungary}} was a European empire that existed between 1867 and 1918, {{w|Austria-Hungary#Dissolution|dissolving}} during {{w|World War I}}. It is possible that Cueball's ancestors hail from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, though)
- 03:37, 21 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . User:PvOberstein (→Contact: update: Goodreads: [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/66323993-liara PvOberstein])
- 03:36, 21 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 2074: Airplanes and Spaceships (→Explanation: ce.)
- 15:03, 11 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+228) . . 2069: Wishlist (→Explanation: Some italics and wikilinks.)
- 15:02, 6 November 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . m 2067: Challengers (→Scholten: {{w|United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa,_2018#District_4|J.D. Scholten}})
- 01:56, 25 October 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . 397: Unscientific (→Explanation: Corrected my own typos.)
- 01:55, 25 October 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 397: Unscientific (→Explanation: italics for show name.)
- 01:54, 25 October 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+390) . . 397: Unscientific (→Explanation: The Mythbusters episode being mentioned is likely Episode 109 – "Ninjas 2", which was the second episode in which the Mythbusters attempted to catch an arrow mid-flight. The voice from the television is likely Robert Lee, who provided)
- 01:51, 25 October 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-114) . . 397: Unscientific (→Explanation: Removed unrelated "The web series College Humor later created a sketch in which the MythBusters try to determine if there is a God.")
- 22:24, 11 July 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+218) . . Talk:2018: Wall Art (:Anyone else think the picture at the bottom ''kinda'' looks like a Metapod, or am I just squinting at too few pixels again? ~~~~)
- 18:53, 29 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+361) . . 2013: Rock (→Explanation: Skipping stones.)
- 02:44, 28 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 985: Percentage Points (→Explanation: in the TV Show ''{{w|30 Rock}}'')
- 02:39, 28 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1341: Types of Editors (→Explanation: ''{{w|Gulliver's Travels}}'')
- 23:29, 27 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 717: Furtive (→Explanation: italics)
- 20:38, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 564: Crossbows (→Explanation)
- 20:37, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 555: Two Mirrors (→Explanation: {{w|Douglas Hofstadter}} (also referenced in 917: Hofstadter) is the author of ''{{w|Gödel, Escher, Bach}}'' and ''{{w|I Am a Strange Loop}}''.)
- 20:36, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . m 553: Pirate Bay (→Explanation: {{w|The Pirate Bay}} is an Internet website dedicated to facilitating {{w|Bittorrent|BitTorrent}})
- 20:35, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 552: Correlation (→Explanation: the movie ''{{w|Ferris Bueller's Day Off}}'')
- 20:31, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 534: Genetic Algorithms (→Explanation: The line about water crossing is a possible reference to the old computer game ''{{w|The Oregon Trail (video game)|The Oregon Trail}}'')
- 20:30, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . 531: Contingency Plan (→Explanation: ''{{w|Jurassic_Park_(franchise)|Jurassic Park}}'')
- 20:29, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 521: 2008 Christmas Special (→Explanation)
- 20:27, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 520: Cuttlefish (→Explanation: ''{{w|The Terminator}}'', ''{{w|The Matrix}}'', or the movie ''{{w|I, Robot}}'')
- 20:27, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 517: Marshmallow Gun (→Explanation)
- 20:26, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 516: Wood Chips (→Explanation: 19th-century ghost ship called the ''{{w|Mary Celeste}}'')
- 20:25, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 511: Sleet (→Explanation: In the last panel, ''{{w|Free Culture (book)|Free Culture}}'')
- 20:24, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+21) . . 509: Induced Current (→Explanation)
- 20:21, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 502: Dark Flow (→Explanation: the {{w|Pioneer Anomaly}}. The ''{{w|Pioneer 10}}'' and ''{{w|Pioneer 11}}'')
- 20:12, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 485: Depth (→Explanation: {{w|exorcising}} {{w|Windows Vista}}, Ponytail and Megan playing ''{{w|Guitar Hero}}'')
- 20:11, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 483: Fiction Rule of Thumb (→Explanation: Randall also makes a dig at ''{{w|Anathem}}'', a speculative fiction novel by {{w|Neal Stephenson}})
- 20:10, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 474: Turn-On (→Explanation: ''{{w|Futurama}}'' episode "{{w|That's Lobstertainment!}}")
- 20:09, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . m 469: Improvised (→Explanation: | The original response (from the sequel, ''{{w|Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi}}'')
- 20:05, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 467: X Girls Y Cups (→Explanation: The comic refers to ''{{w|Hungry Bitches}}'')
- 20:04, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 462: Freemanic Paracusia (→Explanation: {{w|Morgan Freeman}} is an American actor who may be best known as the character Red in ''{{w|The Shawshank Redemption}}'')
- 20:03, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 462: Freemanic Paracusia (→Explanation: ''{{w|Bruce Almighty}}''. He has been a narrator of many TV programs and also narrated the major film ''{{w|War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds}}'' where he did not play any other part.)
- 20:03, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 460: Paleontology (→Explanation: ''Jurassic Park''-inspired "bandwagon" paleontologists.)
- 20:02, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . 460: Paleontology (→Explanation)
- 20:02, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+40) . . 458: Regrets (→Explanation: The title text refers to the {{w|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Friedberg and Seltzer}})
- 20:01, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 458: Regrets (→Explanation: The title text refers to the Friedberg and Seltzer movie ''{{w|Epic_Movie|Epic Movie}}'')
- 20:00, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 453: Upcoming Hurricanes (→Explanation: typo ''{{w|Tron}}'')
- 20:00, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . 453: Upcoming Hurricanes (→Explanation)
- 19:58, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 447: Too Old For This Shit (→Explanation: A striking example is {{w|Carl Friedrich Gauss}}, the famous mathematician, who wrote his exceptional masterpiece ''{{w|Disquisitiones Arithmeticae}}'')
- 19:57, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 447: Too Old For This Shit (→Explanation: {{w|Nobel Prize}}.)
- 19:57, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 447: Too Old For This Shit (→Explanation: The title of the comic, "Too Old For This Shit", is also likely a reference to the ''{{w|Lethal Weapon}}'')
- 19:54, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+125) . . m 439: Thinking Ahead (→Explanation: Hoban "Wash" Washburne)
- 19:50, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m 430: Every Damn Morning (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:50, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . m 428: Starwatching (→Explanation: ''{{w|The Lion King}}'', where the protagonist, {{w|Simba}}, remembers how his father, {{w|List_of_The_Lion_King_characters#Mufasa|Mufasa}},)
- 19:49, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . 423: Finish Line (→Explanation: Cueball and Megan are playing ''{{w|Mario Kart}}'')
- 19:47, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 419: Forks and Spoons (→Explanation: ''{{W|Jurassic_Park_(film)|Jurassic Park}}''.)
- 19:47, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-21) . . 417: The Man Who Fell Sideways (→Explanation)
- 19:44, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+75) . . 406: Venting (→Explanation: ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'' series.)
- 19:40, 23 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 395: Morning (→Explanation: ce This comic makes reference to the idea, as presented in the movie ''{{w|The Matrix}}'')
- 14:58, 22 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 465: Quantum Teleportation (→Explanation: ''{{w|Star Trek}}'')
- 14:56, 22 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 902: Darmok and Jalad (→Explanation)
- 14:55, 22 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 902: Darmok and Jalad (→Explanation: This comic is a parody of the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'')
- 02:46, 3 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 746: Birth (→Explanation: ce italics.)
- 02:13, 1 June 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 50: Penny Arcade (→Explanation: ce ''{{w|Secret of Mana}}'')
- 20:24, 25 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . 1998: GDPR (→Explanation: The use of the Beacons has previously been mentioned in 921: Delivery Notification.)
- 20:22, 25 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+164) . . 1998: GDPR (→Explanation: They were used before the Battle of the Pelennor Fields to request the aid of the Rohirrim.)
- 20:19, 25 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . 1998: GDPR (→Explanation: The Warning beacons of Gondor were a system to call for aid used by Gondor in The Lord of the Rings.)
- 20:17, 25 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . m 1998: GDPR (→Explanation)
- 20:00, 25 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+283) . . 1998: GDPR (→Explanation: The phrase "quartering troops in your home" is likely a reference to the Third Amendment to the United States Constitution, which explicitly forbids the person during peacetime. Refusing to quarter troops in one's home was previously ref)
- 22:31, 24 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 114: Computational Linguists (→Explanation: ce.)
- 12:57, 23 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 1059: Bel-Air (→Explanation: ce.)
- 14:40, 22 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2: Petit Trees (sketch) (→Explanation: ce.)
- 14:39, 22 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . 911: Magic School Bus (→Explanation: ce ''{{w|The Magic School Bus}}'')
- 17:32, 18 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 1995: MC Hammer Age (→Explanation: ce.)
- 15:06, 14 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 1256: Questions (→Illustrated Panels: ce.)
- 23:18, 13 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . m 1272: Shadowfacts (→Explanation: typo.)
- 23:17, 13 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . m 1272: Shadowfacts (→Explanation: ce.)
- 21:35, 13 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 493: Actuarial (→Explanation: ce.)
- 21:34, 13 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . 928: Mimic Octopus (→Explanation: ce.)
- 21:31, 13 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 100: Family Circus (→Explanation: ce.)
- 17:32, 8 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . m James Zetlen (ce.)
- 17:32, 8 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+33) . . James Zetlen (<br>He (or another person named James))
- 17:31, 8 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 107: Snakes on a Plane! 2 (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:20, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 788: The Carriage (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:18, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+32) . . m 861: Wisdom Teeth (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:17, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 873: FPS Mod (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:15, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 888: Heaven (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:14, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 969: Delta-P (→Explanation: ce.)
- 19:13, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 983: Privacy (→Explanation: ''{{w|Star Wars}}'')
- 19:11, 7 May 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 506: Theft of the Magi (→Explanation: italics ''{{w|Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars}}'')
- 16:54, 30 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+34) . . m 1987: Python Environment (→Explanation: | {{w|pip (package manager)|pip}} is the Python {{w|package management system}})
- 23:45, 27 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+325) . . Talk:1986: River Border (The Martian allusion?)
- 14:57, 27 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 738: Incision (→Explanation: Italics : ''{{w|Operation (game)|Operation}}'')
- 16:33, 23 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+223) . . 1984: Misinterpretation (→Explanation: A similar theme is explored in the title text of 1028: Communication, which notes that "Anyone who says that they're great at communicating but 'people are bad at listening' is confused about how communication works.")
- 16:53, 20 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 1792: Bird/Plane/Superman (→Table: italics.)
- 17:52, 10 April 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . m 1978: Congressional Testimony (→Explanation: Italics.)
- 20:53, 22 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . 1970: Name Dominoes (→Table of names: |American actor best known for playing {{w|Lando Calrissian}} in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}'' and ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''.)
- 20:51, 22 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . 1970: Name Dominoes (→Table of names: Previously appeared in 78: Garfield.)
- 20:50, 22 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . 1970: Name Dominoes (→Table of names: |{{w|Garfield (character)|Garfield}} |A fictional cat and the star of the eponymous ''{{w|Garfield}}'' comic by {{w|Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis}}.)
- 20:47, 22 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+240) . . 1970: Name Dominoes (→Table of names: One of the main characters of The Little Prince, a novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The Little Prince has previously appeared in 618: Asteroid, as well as article 68 of what if?.)
- 22:25, 9 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1965: Background Apps (→Explanation: ce ''Wired'')
- 18:12, 9 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . 1965: Background Apps (→Explanation: {{w|Marquee element|Marquee}})
- 16:16, 9 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+111) . . 1965: Background Apps (→Explanation: The theme of the mis/use of airplanes and banners has previously been explored in 1355: Airplane Message.)
- 21:57, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: The final canonical adventures of the cast of ''The Next Generation'' did not occur until the events of ''{{w|Star Trek: Nemesis}}'' in 2379.)
- 21:56, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-22) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: My bad, messed up Stardate conversions.)
- 21:55, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-54) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: The final adventures of the cast of ''The Next Generation'' did not conclude until ''{{w|Star Trek: Nemesis}}'' in Stardate 56844.9 (in 2379).)
- 21:53, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-8) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: "{{w|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Good_Things..._(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)|All Good Things...}}")
- 21:51, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: and concluded with {{w|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Good_Things..._(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)|All Good Things...}}, which contains flash-forwards to the year 2370.)
- 21:49, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (-11) . . Talk:1962: Generations (→TNG: removed my own == TNG ==)
- 21:49, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+356) . . Talk:1962: Generations (→TNG: new section)
- 21:47, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: The first episode of ''TNG'', "{{w|Encounter at Farpoint}}", takes place in 2364.)
- 21:45, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+217) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: The TV show itself concluded at Stardate 47988.0 (2370), though the final adventures of the cast of ''The Next Generation'' did not conclude until ''{{w|Star Trek: Nemesis}}'' in Stardate 56844.9 (November 5, 2379).)
- 21:43, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . 1962: Generations (→Explanation: ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'' was a TV show set in the future.)
- 14:19, 2 March 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . m 1961: Interaction ({{w|Samuel Beckett|Samuel Beckett's}} play ''{{w|Waiting for Godot}}'', where the protagonists frequently discuss leaving, but do not move.)
- 14:29, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . m 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation)
- 14:29, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation: ''{{w|The Simpsons}}'' is an American {{w|animated sitcom}} ceneted on the lives of the fictious {{Simpson family}}.)
- 14:24, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+43) . . 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation: Bart and Lisa would have reached the original age of their parents, {{w|Homer Simpson}} and {{w|Marge Simpson}}, had they had aged normally)
- 14:22, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation: {{w|Bart Simpson}}, one of the show's major characters, is always 10, which puts him as having been born in 1979 or 1980.)
- 14:21, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation: {{w|The Simpsons (season 1)|the first season}})
- 14:20, 23 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . 1959: The Simpsons (→Explanation: ''{{w|The Simpsons}}'' started with {{w|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire|a Christmas episode}})
- 05:58, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+284) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (The title text notes that a radical change in human behavior would likely require a major update to the software that governs how autonomous vehicles behave. Presumably because it would now have to account for humans actively attempting to kill drive)
- 05:54, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . User:PvOberstein
- 05:51, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+397) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (→Explanation: Basic explanation.)
- 05:47, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+224) . . Talk:1958: Self-Driving Issues (I assume the ''off-panel speaker'' is Megan, based on their positioning, but not sure what the ruling on the ambiguity is. ~~~~)
- 05:45, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (→Transcript: '''Megan''': An underappreciated component of our road safety system.)
- 05:44, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+40) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (→Transcript: off-panel speaker: Yeah, causing car crashes isn't hard. White Hat: I guess it's just that most people aren't murderers?)
- 05:44, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (→Transcript: Cueball: I worry about self-driving car safety features. What's to stop someone from painting fake lines on the road, or dropping a cutout of a pedestrian onto a highway, to make cars swerve and crash? Except... those things would al)
- 05:43, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1958: Self-Driving Issues (Proper section :P)
- 05:42, 21 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+465) . . 1958: Self-Driving Issues (→Transcript: Prelim transcript.)
- 14:41, 18 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 882: Significant (→Explanation: ''{{w|Minecraft}}'')
- 14:21, 16 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 1956: Unification (→Explanation: Some italics.)
- 20:33, 12 February 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1244: Six Words (→Explanation: The six words are: "It works in ''Kerbal Space Program''".)
- 23:44, 29 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . 1948: Campaign Fundraising Emails (→Explanation: Hanks is generally a popular and uncontroversial figure,{{Citation needed}} making him an unusual target for attack ads.)
- 23:41, 29 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . 1948: Campaign Fundraising Emails (→Explanation: '''WHOOPS'''. The email apologies for running months of attack adds against American actor {{w|Tom Hanks}}.)
- 23:38, 29 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+57) . . 1948: Campaign Fundraising Emails (→Explanation: poem ''[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Lament_for_the_Rohirrim Lament of the Rohirrim,]'')
- 23:37, 29 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . m 1948: Campaign Fundraising Emails (→Explanation: '''DOOM''' This is an excerpt from {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien's}} poem ''Lament of the Rohirrim,'' appearing in ''{{w|The Two Towers}}'')
- 18:21, 26 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . 1947: Night Sky (→Explanation: "{{w|Digital detox|unplug}}")
- 21:21, 23 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+62) . . m 958: Hotels (→Explanation: ce, Adam Smith.)
- 21:19, 23 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+720) . . User:PvOberstein
- 18:08, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation)
- 17:20, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: CE: explicitly forbid the use of PowerPoint in their instructions for authors.])
- 16:06, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: {{w|Edward_Tufte#Criticism_of_PowerPoint|Edward Tufte}})
- 16:05, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+170) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: {{w|Microsoft_PowerPoint#Use_it_less|Critics of PowerPoint}}, such as {{w|Edward Tufte}}, have argued that the software is ill-suited for reporting scientific analyses.)
- 16:01, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+177) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: The comic suggests that these easy-to-use tools are responsible for decreasing the overall quality of graphs, presumably by enabling a large number of inexperienced designers.)
- 16:00, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Explanation: {{w|Microsoft Paint}} was first introduced in 1985, and {{w|Microsoft PowerPoint}} debuted in 1990, allowing for the easy creation of graphs by computer users.)
- 15:58, 22 January 2018 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . 1945: Scientific Paper Graph Quality (→Transcript)
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