xkcd
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- Many fans of webcomics enjoy reading xkcd for its clever jokes about science and technology.
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I think that (perhaps) some readers of the recent XKCD cartoon are missing the point (or maybe the comic just works on so many levels that there are many points).
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I teach a basic applied statistics course at the university level, and I interpret both of those XKCD cartoons as a reminder that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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We took a page out of XKCD and we said stand back, we're going to try science.
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We have some pretty interesting numbers regarding the xkcd comic.
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So the cartoon, like many at XKCD, is functioning on multiple levels.
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Leave it to XKCD to whip up an awesome exoplanet.
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One even just told me to read the latest XKCD because it's mocking homeopathy.
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If you're a regular reader of the brilliant xkcd, then you probably got lost in today's comic, "Click and Drag."
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Here's an XKCD cartoon that has a place on my office door (http://xkcd.com/892/).
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Every week I enjoy new work from houses like Fantagraphics, Oni Press, Red 5 Comics, plus web-only comics such as XKCD, A Softer World, Secret Asian Man, and Hark!
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Synonyms
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A comic you read on the internet
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Etymology
Xkcd is the name of a webcomic whose creator picked four letters at random (x, k, c, d) with 'no meaning', so the comic keeps that odd, short title and is known for smart, funny takes on science, math, and technology.