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5-Dec-12 1:03

Did you get it? http://xkcd.com/1143/[^]

Because it went "WHOOSH" as it flew past my head.
There is a solution: Explain XKCD:1143[^] - how often do you see a site dedicated to explaining a cartoon? OMG | :OMG:

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Simon_Whale5-Dec-12 1:07

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5-Dec-12 1:07

The cartoon this time when way above my head! the explination made it even worse D'Oh! | :doh:

I need to go back to bed!

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chriselst5-Dec-12 1:10

chriselst

5-Dec-12 1:10

Read the comic.

Read the solution.

Still don't get it.

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OriginalGriff5-Dec-12 1:14

5-Dec-12 1:14

Welcome to the "Club Of Old Farts" - Coof[^] for short.

I've been a member for years!

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Nagy Vilmos5-Dec-12 1:21

Nagy Vilmos

5-Dec-12 1:21

Your clicky no worky. Nice clicky[^]

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OriginalGriff5-Dec-12 1:27

5-Dec-12 1:27

I hate that stooopid "truncate on paste" link bug - It keeps on catching me out...

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Nagy Vilmos5-Dec-12 1:15

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5-Dec-12 1:15

My wiseness is unchanged.

Maximilien5-Dec-12 1:23

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5-Dec-12 1:23

I think (before any morning caféine intake) that they are messing around with the locations and using foursquare to "check-in" in the wrong location.

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Mike Hankey5-Dec-12 1:26

5-Dec-12 1:26

I got a double whoosh on that one. Don't have a clue what ingress is other then the game clue?
Guess I'm getting/got old!

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OriginalGriff5-Dec-12 1:29

5-Dec-12 1:29

You and me both - it's some kind of physical location / internet matchup game thing apparently. Not my idea of fun at all...

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Mike Hankey5-Dec-12 2:05

5-Dec-12 2:05

Sounds like watching eggs boil would be more fun? Smile | :)

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PIEBALDconsult5-Dec-12 4:02

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5-Dec-12 4:02

Oooh, I did that last night!!!!! Jig | [Dance]

Mike Hankey5-Dec-12 4:51

5-Dec-12 4:51

Don't think I've ever stood and watched em but everyone's got to have a hobby. Laugh | :laugh:

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PIEBALDconsult5-Dec-12 4:58

PIEBALDconsult

5-Dec-12 4:58

Well, to be honest, I was also watching an episode of Next Generation at the same time... uh, yeah, the eggs were fascinating. Sigh | :sigh:

Mike Hankey5-Dec-12 5:16

5-Dec-12 5:16

PIEBALDconsult wrote:
I was also watching an episode of Next Generation at the same time

Next generation of eggs or the TV show? Smile | :)

PIEBALDconsult wrote:
uh, yeah, the eggs were fascinating.

I feel your pain.

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Marc Clifton5-Dec-12 1:33

Marc Clifton

5-Dec-12 1:33

I still had to read the explanation -- the mouseover for the cartoon read "Ingress: Foursquare with Space Noises" which still made absolutely no sense to me.

Marc

BobJanova5-Dec-12 2:34

BobJanova

5-Dec-12 2:34

No, although I kind of do after the explanation. But this whole 'augmented reality' stuff has completely passed me by. My reality is quite good enough without artificial extra bits added from a computer, thanks!

OriginalGriff5-Dec-12 2:42

5-Dec-12 2:42

I'm not young, but I do kind of get it - but only if you have something like the google Glass to actually overlay it on the "real" reality. Via your mobile? Nah...

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Dan Neely5-Dec-12 2:46

Dan Neely

5-Dec-12 2:46

OriginalGriff wrote:
how often do you see a site dedicated to explaining a cartoon?

xkcd has had several of them over the years. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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Brady Kelly5-Dec-12 3:06

Brady Kelly

5-Dec-12 3:06

I get it after reading the explanation, but still don't find it funny.

I do find Ingress very fascinating though. I'm really keen to find out more, and maybe even get an Android device. Cool | :cool:

Testing 1 2 ... uh... 7?5-Dec-12 3:11

Testing 1 2 ... uh... 7?

5-Dec-12 3:11

The comic went over my head too when I read it, but I dismissed it as something XKCD does to me on occasion.

But no. Thanks to you, now I'm going to think about Google's version of capture the flag all day. D'Oh! | :doh:

Colin Mullikin5-Dec-12 3:23

Colin Mullikin

5-Dec-12 3:23

It seems to me that "Ingress" is a geocaching[^] game using augmented reality instead of actually having little capsules. They have assigned point values to various locations, and you get the points by visiting that location. It seems like it could be interesting...

In the comic, the guy that they want to visit has multiple locations very close to his house that would get them more points.

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Brisingr Aerowing5-Dec-12 3:26

Brisingr Aerowing

5-Dec-12 3:26

OriginalGriff wrote:
how often do you see a site dedicated to explaining a cartoon?

Not very. Although Explain XKCD has been there for a while. I really like the 'Click and Drag' comic from Randal. I wonder how long it took him to make that.

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PIEBALDconsult5-Dec-12 4:03

PIEBALDconsult

5-Dec-12 4:03

I think it's because the guy is a Burner and has lots of blinky/glowy stuff in his yard. I am sooo there!