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kottke.org posts about XKCD

I didn’t expect the world to be so big

Xkcd Big World

Today’s XKCD must have taken Randall several years to draw…if you click and drag, it goes on forever. Or not quite forever, but Dan Catt did some figuring and:

Ok, so the XKCD map printed at 300dpi is around 46 foot / 14 meters wide, half that at magazine 600dpi quality.

Here’s a better Google Maps-like way to explore the entire world.


IHOP meets House of Leaves

IHOP meets House of Leaves. This will only be funny if you’ve read the book.


From the always excellent xkcd, this comic

From the always excellent xkcd, this comic absolutely drips hilarious nerdiness and nerdy hilariousness all over the place. “Oh yes, Little Bobby Tables, we call him.”