Shutdown

Shutdown: Authorization

But I feel safe.

[Image Credit: xkcd]

Brainings

Violet

Oh xkcd. You’re silly.

[Image Credit: xkcd]

Spaceheads

Up Goer Five

Via xkcd.

Great Scams in History

Proof The Moon Landing Wasn’t Faked

Irrefutable.

[Image Credit: xkcd]

User Input

User Input: Trolling 101

AtomicToasters Internet Rule #28: For every conceivable scenario, there is a relevant XKCD comic.

The band Marianas Trench has, it seems, managed to mobilize their fanbase to levels hitherto unseen in modern civilization. If you follow modern music, they are doubtless a band you have, at the least, heard of, even if you [...]

Random Data

Gravity Wells

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Graphic from XKCD

A-T PSA

Avoid Open Ended Questions

When addressing geeks, it’s best to be specific with what you are asking lest you wind up with technically accurate answers that do not answer your intended question.

[Image Credit: XKCD]

User Input

User Input: Scribbly Lines on a Screen

(Image Source: Sluggy Freelance)

There was no User Input yesterday, because during the time I would normally write the article, I was stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire. This would not normally be a problem, as I’ve changed enough tires that I could have that job done in [...]

User Input

User Input: Creative Ink

Source: xkcd, of course. http://www.xkcd.com/688/

Last week Alex ran a post about the Infograph and how it ushered in a new era of representing data visually. Then a couple of days later, I saw a fantastic post over at OKTrends using graphs to illustrate sexual behaviour, which used the same infograph image in [...]