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Before I read every single xkcd comic to decide if Gnome Ann is the strongest of this verse, does anyone know of someone that can beat her?

u/IllustriousRich9345 — 1 day ago
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What happened to the Explain XKCD RSS Feed?

Because I’m dumb. Okay?

I had previously subscribed to the Explain XKCD RSS feed (because I’m also really old, and that’s how God intended us to peruse the Internet. Now get off my lawn!). Then it stopped working a few months ago.

If Explain XKCD had a Mastodon or BlueSky feed, I could use those RSS feeds, but Explain XKCD is only on Twitter X. This is strange since XKCD has an RSS feed and the comics are posted on BlueSky and Mastodon.

And yes, I follow XKCD itself, but as I said before, I’m dumb. I need somebody to explain the comic to me like I’m a five year old with only a Bachelor of Science in Physical Chemistry.

Was it removed on purpose, or was this an accident? Was it too difficult to maintain? (That would be surprising since MediaWiki has an official RSS plugin).

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u/Impressive-Flow-855 — 2 days ago
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I need help finding an XKCD comic from long ago

Hello there. A while back, I don't remember how long ago, I was on an IRC chatroom, and someone there mentioned how in the metro stations they've been seeing a website design/hosting company, under the name of Helloly. XKCD had made fun of this. Also, if this is relevant, we talked for a bit afterwards, and if memory serves me right, they mentioned being Australian. Or maybe Austrian. I know it's cliche to mix these two up, sorry. I think it was Austrian, not Australian. Yeah, cause of timezone, lest they have an insane sleep schedule I really don't think it was Australia. Anywho...

I wasn't able to find said comic, though I did see one as follows

| Software Names in 200s | Now | | Aeolus | Windly |

If anyone remembers this comic, I'd really appreciate you sharing it here. Search engines, and my other attempt methods, have failed me, despite my effort. Thank you so much!

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u/Kayo4life — 4 days ago
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Threeway clash. Who wins?

I dont mean to drag powerscalling into xkcd, but I need to know

u/IllustriousRich9345 — 9 days ago
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Found a fun reference in the new Coffeezilla video

u/Ricooflol — 8 days ago
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Inspired by XKCD 538 - Five Dollar Wrench, a novel

> The pen is mightier than the sword,
> but not the wrench.
> — Dandy Bowman

Five Dollar Wrench is the story of a woman who robs men by using a partner and various scams... and a wrench, but only as a last resort.

I'm posting the novel on Substack. Free, no catch. The point of the novel is that I'm trying to do something good, which is, warn people about the dangers of social engineering and misplaced trust. And hopefully, I'll do this by telling an entertaining and twisted tale.

Here's the blurb:

> His T-shirt said "Have Fun Staying Poor."

> She decided to make him poor, but her plan fell apart when she found a hand-written note where she expected to find cash.

> That's where it started.

> She's robbed hundreds of men and is responsible for the deaths of at least seventeen. Surely more.

> And she doesn't work alone.

> "We're gonna rob them all, and they'll never know who did it. They won't even know how it happened."

> Love is the key to your heart, but she has the key to your front door, and you've never met her.

> "I'm a ghost!"

> This is her confession. It comes with a Five Dollar Wrench.

In the novel, I credit XKCD as follows:

> The term "$5 wrench" originates from xkcd comic #538, titled Security, by Randall Munroe. In the comic, it refers to the use of physical coercion rather than sophisticated hacking to obtain someone's password.
> xkcd.com/538
> Within the cryptocurrency community, the term has been adopted more broadly, referring to the use of physical force to steal a target's coins.

u/hetobe — 7 days ago