10 Geeky Laws That Should Exist

Posted by Alex in Blog & Internet, Cartoon & Comic, Funny on November 10, 2009 at 1:08 pm

Matt Blum of Wired’s GeekDad blog came up with a list of 10 geeky laws that should exist, but for some inexplicable reason, do not (at least, they didn’t until now). For example:

1. Munroe’s Law: A person in a geeky argument who can quote xkcd to support his position automatically wins the argument. This law supersedes Godwin, so that even if the quote is about Hitler, the quoter still wins.

2. Lucas’s Law: There is no movie so beloved that a “special edition,” prequel or sequel cannot trample and forever stain its memory. [...]

8. Wilbur’s Law: Bacon makes everything better.

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xkcd Movie Graphs

Posted by Miss Cellania in Movies & SciFi on November 2, 2009 at 8:57 am

Randall Munroe of xkcd has posted intricate movie graphs that help explain the sequence of characters for those who have trouble figuring out what went on over a long narrative. The most helpful is the largest graph, which deals with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Grouping of lines shows which characters are together over time. There are also graphs for the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, 12 Angry Men, and Primer. Only a small portion of the LOTR graph is shown here. Link -via reddit

 
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I Love xkcd

Posted by John Farrier in Cartoon & Comic, Music, Video Clips on October 22, 2009 at 6:02 pm


(YouTube Link)

Animator Noam Raby expressed his love for the webcomic xkcd and the many interests of its artist, Randall Munroe, in this one minute music video. Raby and Munroe have previously collaborated on another animated video entitled “Letting Go.”

Art by Randall Munroe and singing by Olga Nunes.

via io9 | xkcd.com | Raby’s Website | Olga Nunes’ Website | Interview with Randall Munroe

 
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Rickrolling New Years Eve

Posted by Miss Cellania in Cartoon & Comic on December 31, 2008 at 11:30 am

Anyone who’s been around Neatorama for any length of time is familiar with the Rickroll. For New Year’s Eve, Randall Munroe of xkcd takes the Rickroll concept and stands it on its head to surprise a girl. Link -Thanks, mmat!

 
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