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Who dugg this? Made popular Jul 20, 2009

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  • Myztry, on 07/20/2009, -5/+773Ah, the worthless Windows progress bar - Where the last 2% takes 98% of the time...
  • 1awesomeguy, on 07/20/2009, -51/+559This one was actually pretty good, but can we end all that blinky "This is the best xkcd ever!" stuff? The joke has been beaten to death with a hammer that already beat to death another joke and is rusty,
  • enkideridu, on 07/20/2009, -4/+439The Chinese have a saying: 'If you dismount a tiger, it will eat you'
    It might not have much to do with this situation, but it's an interesting saying.
  • binky79, on 07/20/2009, -442/+869This is the best xkcd ever!
  • popzero, on 07/20/2009, -11/+374Before all the hijinks ensue, I'd just like to say this was funny. Now, on to the hijinks!
  • Sideshowslob, on 07/20/2009, -0/+318Whoa now, wait a second. This is a comment pertaining to what's actually in the comic. That's uncalled for.
  • 801NvizioN, on 07/20/2009, -85/+299Dugg for consistency.
  • techobo, on 07/20/2009, -6/+200………………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,
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    …….,-‘’ ; _, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘’~-,,,,--~~’’’¯’’’~-,,_ , ,_,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘,
    ….,-‘’-~’’,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; | . . . . . . ,’; ,’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ;I heard someone playing my song
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  • mareksoon, on 07/20/2009, -1/+178Worse is the SECOND (and sometimes third and fourth) progress bar that surprises you when the first finally makes it to 100%. I mean, really, what's the point other than, "Ha Ha, you thought I was done, fooled ya!"
  • thatonekid393, on 07/20/2009, -1/+103I actually thought this one was pretty funny, considering how much grief that damn copy estimator always gives me.
  • Latentsage, on 07/20/2009, -1/+10260% of the time it works every time.
  • mrpunman, on 07/20/2009, -8/+108No more stupid repetitive comments FFS!
  • lintmonkey, on 07/20/2009, -0/+88Actually, 1,163 hours ago. No wait, 45 seconds ago.
  • binky79, on 07/20/2009, -10/+95b
  • dlan4327, on 07/20/2009, -35/+119Dugg for consistency of "Dugg for consistency".
  • nwahs086, on 07/20/2009, -5/+86I like your math, sir.
  • kayson, on 07/20/2009, -36/+114Can we just start digging all this down...
  • Tarkaan, on 07/20/2009, -4/+81I've always wondered what would happen if the thing would just shut up and copy the damn files.
  • wontstoptalking, on 07/20/2009, -18/+92Yours is the most binky-hating comment ever!
  • bklethal, on 07/20/2009, -30/+101Binky mentioned before that he makes this post each time passive aggressively/sarcastically because, though he enjoys the occasional xkcd, it's a bit ridiculous that they make it to the front page and receive so many diggs each time. Now Binky has become what he was once protesting, a source for large amounts of diggs based on the same generic post. Ironic. Meh, c'est la vie. Who will protest the protesters?
  • diemunkiesdie, on 07/20/2009, -1/+67did no one notice we skipped a?

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  • taokr, on 07/20/2009, -0/+65Honestly, I think I laughed harder at this one than any other xkcd I can remember. So for me, this actually WAS the best xkcd ever!
  • Smashery, on 07/20/2009, -1/+57I found it interesting that Vista is actually faster than XP at copying files, but because of their crappy progress estimation, it's a whole lot more frustrating. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001058.h ...
  • MorpheousMarty, on 07/20/2009, -0/+55Bittorrent is handling the unpredictable transfer speeds of several internet connections, and there is just no way you can predict it accurately. The ETA is a courtesy to give you an idea of when it *may* be done. When I'm making a copy of a file from a hard drive to the same drive, unless I'm doing something cpu/memory intensive it should be as predictable as it gets. The ETA should not be misleading in any way, and be accurate to within, say 10%.

    In all fairness Vista/Windows 7 works much better, and there are a lot of factors that effect copy speeds, but I should still never get a message that is off by an order of magnitude. Not a big deal, but it is distracting.
  • LordStryker, on 07/20/2009, -2/+56pee
  • Sideshowslob, on 07/20/2009, -2/+55Dugg for the approximation symbol.

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  • CreateTheFuture, on 07/20/2009, -4/+57Because we really need to stop encouraging the *****.
  • Feraldr00d, on 07/20/2009, -2/+54A Boy Curiously Deceptive Ergo Financially Gregarious Holstered Into Jarringly Kinetic Luftwaffe Machines, Not Openly Perceiving Quiet Restraining Safety Tenants Undoing Various Wimpering Xhosa Zealots.

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  • Serphyas, on 07/20/2009, -7/+59The same jokes. Over and over. You are terrible people.
  • procrastinizer, on 07/20/2009, -2/+52I don't see where this is going at all.

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  • WalkerTXclocker, on 07/20/2009, -2/+52I'm just here for the meme.

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  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -5/+52That binky69 and his antics!

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  • Danby123, on 07/20/2009, -1/+47DOUBLE YOU

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  • vikingboy, on 07/20/2009, -13/+58Dugg for conspiracy.
  • wontstoptalking, on 07/20/2009, -9/+54Digg so I feel like I'm part of something.
  • cloudberries, on 07/20/2009, -1/+44I think it's very valid. If the XKCD comic was a tiger. And I was sitting on top of it.
  • foukas, on 07/20/2009, -0/+42Why, why, why? One more..

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  • PwncakesFTW, on 07/20/2009, -1/+43z
  • superspaldo707, on 07/20/2009, -2/+44"This is why i love digg!"

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  • jakedecoteau, on 07/20/2009, -2/+44um....... k

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  • yoshi8710, on 07/20/2009, -0/+41Now
  • sobe4u8k, on 07/20/2009, -1/+42Lamest letter in the alphabet?

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  • Shadowmute, on 07/20/2009, -2/+42..No.

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  • GalOnDigg, on 07/20/2009, -3/+43Go away imposter!

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  • MidnightRIder77, on 07/20/2009, -28/+67It's binky. Pay the man some respect, at least get his name right.
  • skate3214, on 07/20/2009, -0/+39I
  • KibblesnBitts, on 07/20/2009, -3/+41I hate you Binky

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  • Roobix, on 07/20/2009, -1/+38v

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  • scotchw, on 07/20/2009, -2/+39o
  • kleash, on 07/20/2009, -2/+39I see where this is going.

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