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Title: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Morwen Lagann on 19 Sep 2012, 08:54
... aka "The XKCD That Should've Been Named 'Repetitive Stress Injury'".

Comic: http://xkcd.com/1110/
[spoiler]Map (fuzzy, contains some spoilers): http://i.imgur.com/oVTiU.png
Zoomable version: http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/[/spoiler]

How Randall finds the time for this sort of thing, I have no idea.
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: kalaratiri on 19 Sep 2012, 09:13
I have no idea what this is :l Hints?
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Saikoyu on 19 Sep 2012, 09:16
Holy...

I have to look at this again when I'm not trying to pretend to do work.

Kala, if you mean XKCD, its an online comic for geeks and such.  If you mean the image, I guess he got bored...
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Leopold Caine on 19 Sep 2012, 09:17
Mental masturbtion. It's ok for the few first minutes of dragging around, but after a while, the references and jokes get way under xkcd's usual standard. While I appreciate the work of making such a large vector image, and it shows promise in the start, in the end it ends up being very lartpourlartistic.
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: kalaratiri on 19 Sep 2012, 09:28
Ok, so I actually zoomed in and had a proper look. Consider me satisfied.
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Graelyn on 19 Sep 2012, 09:52
I started looking around last night, and as soon as I realized the scope, I stopped at once.

I need my hands in good condition.
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Morwen Lagann on 19 Sep 2012, 10:16
Quote from: Graelyn on 19 Sep 2012, 09:52
I started looking around last night, and as soon as I realized the scope, I stopped at once.

I need my hands in good condition.

I did the same thing - that's why I included a link to a zoomable version in the spoiler tags. You can use a scrollwheel to move in and out with it.
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Saede Riordan on 19 Sep 2012, 11:26
whoa
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Wanoah on 19 Sep 2012, 14:05
Yeah, this was one comic strip that deserved the 'EPIC' epithet. :)
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Lyn Farel on 20 Sep 2012, 04:35
That reminds me of Limbo.  :P
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Graanvlokkie on 20 Sep 2012, 08:29
Am I missing something? Three panels with a guy swinging on a balloon?
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Reyd Karris on 20 Sep 2012, 09:25
Meh, I gotta kinda agree with Leo. I think it's a cool idea, but honestly had more impact with just the guy on the balloon.  :s
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Wanoah on 20 Sep 2012, 10:18
Quote from: Graanvlokkie on 20 Sep 2012, 08:29
Am I missing something? Three panels with a guy swinging on a balloon?

Yes. :P
Title: Re: XKCD: Click and Drag
Post by: Morwen Lagann on 20 Sep 2012, 10:25
Quote from: Graanvlokkie on 20 Sep 2012, 08:29
Am I missing something? Three panels with a guy swinging on a balloon?

If you're using IE and/or have javascript disabled, it's very possible. ;P

Try the third link I put in the OP.