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xkcd.com — John Elway is the 4th Quarter Comeback King

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  • oldcrows40, on 04/21/2008, -9/+42Dugg for having a pet who's crap you do not need to clean up.
  • Smashery, on 04/21/2008, -8/+44You just know that someone is going to try this now.
    • sq377, on 04/21/2008, -0/+13This looks oddly similar to a project someone did at my school
      http://www.uat.edu/technology/icarus_project.aspx
      The sad thing is that this design looks better...
      • heypetray, on 04/21/2008, -6/+1That's because XKCD steals people's ideas, throws in some stick figures and a mediocre punch line, and presents them as their own.
        • ZBrannigan, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2can anyone cofirm this or back it up with something?
          • sq377, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1I can confirm that the students that worked on it didn't even consider the fact that he stole the idea from them. I highly doubt he did, but if so it's irrelevant because they don't care.
        • OneLess, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Or maybe they both played Super Monkey Ball.
        • heypetray, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=633091
          From the forums:
          "A lot of xkcd's jokes are known to the internet community, but he makes them popular outside their initial fan-base (see: Rule 34).
          It's really not "stealing" an idea. Once it is on the internet, it is public property, so to speak, and anyone can use said idea."

          ...Just sayin.

    • OneLess, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1I don't have a EEE, but I'm totally trying this with my Lenovo over the summer.
  • arbiterofcool, on 04/21/2008, -6/+135If Randall doesn't actually make this in real life, I will seriously cry.
  • IDoNotExist, on 04/21/2008, -13/+50Python FTW!
    • dsmx, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Who knew a soul could be programmed in python?
    • veracon, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1"Batteries included" ftw.
    • 47f0, on 04/21/2008, -1/+4Dugg for "import soul" instead of "from soul import *" - mind those namespaces.
    • joshuabowers, on 04/21/2008, -3/+2Meh. I prefer Ruby.
      • Zalyster, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2class Soul < EeePC
        attr_accessor: conscience
        attr_accessor: life
        def initialize
        freewill
        end
        def freewill
        @@thought = $Thought.new
        return @@thought
        end
        end
        • joshuabowers, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1I'm not exactly sure that means what you think it means, unless you are implying that all souls share the exact same thoughts. Also, your freewill method is slightly redundant: you need not specify a return value, as it would default to the result of the last statement executed.
          • Zalyster, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Eh yeah, I didn't put too much thought in it, as long as the joke gets across really...
  • ani625, on 04/21/2008, -22/+3Python ftw!
  • blix797, on 04/21/2008, -28/+12How to make front page of digg:
    1. Constantly refresh xkcd.com until Randall updates
    2. Post to digg seconds before someone else does
    3. Profit!
    • alukima, on 04/21/2008, -12/+62I dont understand why people get so upset about this making the front page three times a week. Its way better then most of the stuff that makes the front page. I had some form of argument but my dog just threw up. I have to go clean. :(
      • ModernGeek, on 04/21/2008, -1/+11if you replace the dog with one of the things in the comic, you wouldn't be cleaning up puke right now.
    • Flawed77, on 04/21/2008, -3/+6It sounds like someone's mad that he didn't post it first.
    • willk281, on 04/21/2008, -1/+13You could become a theoretical millionaire!
    • SickTear, on 04/21/2008, -1/+6You suppose to make it like this:
      3. ....
      4. Profit
      • PleaseJustDie, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Step 3 should be "???"
      • Aerandir, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1You're doing it Wrong.
      • skankyBacon, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1You're right. If he did that it would have been the funniest thing ever. I'm sure we won't get a chance to see that meme again!
    • WiLLGT09, on 04/21/2008, -2/+6why do people constantly bitch about what's on the front page? Oh, your submission didn't get there, aww, so sorry. the rest of us don't give a ***** to hear you whine about it.
      /rant
    • skankyBacon, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1Except you don't actually profit?
  • cesclaveria, on 04/21/2008, -13/+29nice to see some comments that are not bitching about xkcd on digg, you know is a good comic for people like the most of us and sometimes is nice to share the laughs with fellow geeks.
    • aaabatteries, on 04/21/2008, -9/+13lrn2grammer
      • cesclaveria, on 04/21/2008, -0/+11sorry, I'm doing my best. (do not assume everyone speaks English as their fist language)
        • Intamin, on 04/21/2008, -0/+11I know, right? English is my elbow language.
          ;)
        • skankyBacon, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Chuck Norris' fist language has--ah, forget it.
      • badjoke, on 04/21/2008, -2/+10grammar*

        Sucks when that happens, huh?
        • xptoast, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2Nice one
        • aaabatteries, on 04/21/2008, -1/+3whooooosh!
        • nerdherder, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4He didn't exactly spell "learn" or "to" right either. I'm pretty sure he did it on purpose.
          • badjoke, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2But his comment was about grammar, not spelling.
    • aladrin, on 04/21/2008, -1/+24When it's a great comic, it makes sense to bring it to Digg. Putting every single one on Digg is just useless.
  • Yibbon, on 04/21/2008, -7/+5I was hoping for a news post detailing Randall actually doing this...damn.
  • earliodookie, on 04/21/2008, -6/+8I wouldn't have thought of the magnets to keep the webcam always attached to the top of the sphere. gg
    • alecks, on 04/21/2008, -0/+9Ofcourse, I would've just put the webcam inside the sphere and eliminate the magnet,ball bearings and RF link...
    • synthaxx, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4I was surprised at that idea myself, really clever.

      Too bad that you don't really need it if the ball is transparent, since the EEE has a webcam in it's lid.
  • KB925902, on 04/21/2008, -23/+72digg needs an xkcd section.
    • sKiLLa182, on 04/21/2008, -3/+71Or you could just visit xkcd instead.
      • aladrin, on 04/21/2008, -5/+14People won't stop Digging xkcd no matter how hard you try. Forcing it into its own section so you don't have to see it again, even though you watch the RSS and have already seen it, is the only solution.

        Well, that or creating a 'website ban' list so I can opt-out of xkcd, dailymail, and a ton of other junk I don't want to see.

        Note: xkcd is a great comic. The only reason I don't want it on digg is that I've already seen it by the time it makes it here. Every. Single. Time.
        • PleaseJustDie, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5That's good for you, personally I like that it hits digg because I actually am rather busy most the time and so between 1 xkcd and the next I generally forget about it, so when I see it on digg it reminds me about it and I go see it. Same thing with Yahtzee's reviews.
    • Intamin, on 04/21/2008, -3/+8Brand new xkcd section:
      http://xkcd.com/
      It even updates when there's a new comic!
  • tehcougar, on 04/21/2008, -3/+8If Randall doesn't actually build this, someone else must. After which there must be pics/vid or it didn't happen.
  • DMCer, on 04/21/2008, -2/+17When it comes to XKCD, I think less is usually more. I swear some single panel ones have ben the best.
    • DMCer, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Ben thinks they've been the best too.
    • mizike, on 04/21/2008, -1/+0agree, he's been trying too hard for a while now....
  • smacksaw, on 04/21/2008, -13/+147XKCD could do a comic that said C# or "2+2=4" and it would get 5000 Diggs.
    • NeoCortex, on 04/21/2008, -2/+42And if the tooltip was "Apple", Digg would implode from the amount of Diggs it would get.
      • nekochan, on 04/21/2008, -0/+39and add something about obama, and it would crash the internet.
        • h4rdcor3, on 04/21/2008, -1/+22so what happened to ron paul?
          • ahoyhoy, on 04/21/2008, -5/+14He lost. Digg might be suckers for a new face, but they understand statistics enough to see a loser.
          • UnterDenLinden, on 04/21/2008, -1/+5Digg couldn't stand being wrong.
        • S2000, on 04/21/2008, -4/+3Add Ron Paul into that mix and the space/time continuum would explode.
        • jenel, on 04/21/2008, -0/+9And add just one cute kitten and
        • Intamin, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3...and planets will collide.
        • quiznos, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5So? Just unplug it then plug it back in.
    • jumico, on 04/21/2008, -0/+22+2=5 nothing equals 4
  • daza, on 04/21/2008, -4/+2What an awesomely detailed comic. Did the alt-text change because the description is different to the current alt-text..
  • sndream, on 04/21/2008, -1/+26Asus, this is your chance to break into the virtual pet market!!!!!
  • TheWorm, on 04/21/2008, -13/+29Can we only digg the funny ones please?
    • Chalks777, on 04/21/2008, -2/+13no.
    • blast_flame, on 04/21/2008, -10/+15What are you talking about? This is one of the best ones I've seen in a while.
    • Zuggy, on 04/21/2008, -2/+2If you looked at some of the things the eee community does, you would find this funny because this is something someone in the community would do which is just crazy enough to be funny
    • jix3333, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1Second that. I don't even get that long but useles comic (for me).
  • MetaMars, on 04/21/2008, -3/+22I love my Eee PC.
    • Chalks777, on 04/21/2008, -1/+6I always swore that I wouldn't buy a laptop because I would only use it for taking notes in class and The Internet... and there's no need to pay a couple thousand for that. Which is precisely why I also love my Eee PC. :D
  • emptyo, on 04/21/2008, -8/+3I mean...I think by default I have to be a bit of a geek to be on Digg in the first place. But that is SO "Star-Trek-Geek-not-funny-to-the-rest-of-the-world" that whatever "cool" I have left in my system won't let me digg it. In fact, I kinda want to just make fun of you for it. Sorry. ;)
  • ConNERD, on 04/21/2008, -2/+36I see we are still testing whether or not innaccurate descriptions inhibit xkcd from reaching the front page.
    • Intamin, on 04/21/2008, -2/+1You obviously didn't get the joke, John Elway's the guy in the comic!

      But seriously, how on earth does a description like that get in there?
      • insllvn, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2Someone types it in the description box when the submit the link to digg...
        • Intamin, on 04/22/2008, -0/+1Thanks, but I was thinking more along the lines of mentally. :)
  • limeaid, on 04/21/2008, -8/+2Yawn - buried
  • RobotLeAwesome, on 04/21/2008, -2/+0can someone just emulate the AIBO software into this? The webcam part may be tricky, but everything else seems doable.
  • blumer, on 04/21/2008, -4/+8Dugg for John Elway
  • cabooglio2, on 04/21/2008, -12/+6I've said it before. I'll say it again...

    Goddamn, there are some nerds up in this bitch.
  • TremorX, on 04/21/2008, -7/+1Whoa, an actual use for the EEEPC!
  • SickTear, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2Looks just like Rollo: http://automation.tkk.fi/Rollo
    • aladrin, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Dugg up for the 'transparable' cover.
  • RobotLeAwesome, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2also, I think someone should work on some open sourced pet software
  • flintmecha, on 04/21/2008, -11/+15I love XKCD, but buried for XKCD-spam on digg. We don't need every comic he does submitted.
    • shoover, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1It isn't submitting that is the problem, it is the fact that people actually digg them.
    • mateusap, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4i'm lazy, shut up
    • DeathJux, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2I'm afraid the mob has spoken. If we didn't need every comic on the front page, it wouldn't happen.
  • Jenadae, on 04/21/2008, -7/+1It could be that im totally wasted, but this isn't funny...
  • frobie, on 04/21/2008, -6/+2I agree just get the rss feed and stop digging this.
  • Ganpachi, on 04/21/2008, -2/+8Doesn't the eeepc already have a built in cam?
    • thomashauk, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Base model doesn't, and since it will be bashed to bits theres not much point in using a more expensive one.
    • DeathJux, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3The camera would be obstructed by the plastic of the hamster ball, whereas the "floating" camera on top of the ball would have a clear view of the surrounding area.
  • Rodman930, on 04/21/2008, -7/+5I didn't laugh.
  • kiley481, on 04/21/2008, -1/+5I didn't laugh either, but I was impressed by some of the design ideas ...
  • ehudokai, on 04/21/2008, -3/+3ah yes, John Elway is the 4th quarter comeback king :P
  • simbubba, on 04/21/2008, -1/+0different mechanism, but it does look something like the SWARM: http://www.orbswarm.com
    http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2008/04/03/swarming ...
  • BevansDesign, on 04/21/2008, -2/+4I wish Digg supported add-ons, so I could save myself time by auto-burying XKCD comics.

    (and yes, I know that's a bad idea...it's a joke)
  • Coolmatt49, on 04/21/2008, -1/+2Hmm...must be a Monday.
  • metalgel, on 04/21/2008, -6/+1i said it before about xkcd and ill say it again.

    how unfunny. buried.
  • Lysogen, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3Can I use python to import a soul into myself? :
  • cw1242, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1I had a hard time following the flow of that comic. Clockwise or Counter-clockwise?
    • grizzlybrice, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2I zig-zagged around, made it much more enjoyable.
  • schmimd04, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1What does John Elway have to do with this comic???
  • sixthree, on 04/21/2008, -0/+6Burried because I don't know which way to read.
  • ScottyF311, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Go America. And Go Broncos.
  • omegaredIX, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1The Provider!
  • ryanhayn, on 04/21/2008, -5/+1What the hell is this *****?
  • ArmedNDangerous, on 04/21/2008, -1/+0The fact that this got more than 8 diggs is a testament to the dorkiness of most people on Digg
  • fudged71, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Omni wheels?
    You cheeky bastard :D
    great idea
  • Zybergod, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Rule 36.
  • BestCheckedIn, on 04/21/2008, -0/+0How nerdy would I have to be to understand this?
  • KenGHarrison, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1booooooooo
  • carlonchox911, on 04/21/2008, -0/+3ONE LAPTOP PER HAMSTER! /alt text
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