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  • Hey... what the... where's Lampbane's list?!

    Oh wait... Here. Whew!

    December 22, 2007

  • The New York Times, This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix, by Noam Cohen, May 26, 2008

    May 27, 2008

  • Great...now I'm hooked on xkcd. It's just a matter of time before mr dontcry calls an intervention team. But in the meantime... *SNORT*

    August 25, 2009

  • Yeah, I'm hooked since the 130s.

    Sometimes it's useful to know a few xkcd numbers by heart in case an argument comes up that was already refuted in an xkcd, then you can just cite the URL.

    August 25, 2009

  • Or you could always use this.

    -- Summer Glau

    August 25, 2009

  • There is even a very useful search directly on xkcd.com, but the fun is mostly in using those URLs in conversations even though there is no computer around; proves one's nerdiness.

    As does the Summer Glau meme of course! :-)

    August 25, 2009

  • I see your point.

    August 25, 2009