xkcd's 13-Gigapixel Webcomic 193
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from the all-the-pixels-you-need-and-more dept.
from the all-the-pixels-you-need-and-more dept.
New submitter Nomen writes "Today's xkcd: Click and Drag (Google Maps version) is probably the world's biggest web comic at an RSI-inducing resolution of 165,888x79,872 pixels. It's made up of 225 different images that take up 5.52MB of space. Now, if only the mines were powered by nethack..."
In unrelated news, (Score:5, Insightful)
there was a huge, worldwide drop in productivity today. Especially at universities, research labs, software development companies etc.
Insane (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Not all that impressive (Score:5, Insightful)
Your face isn't all that impressive.
Retirement (Score:4, Insightful)
Webcomics will come to exploit web tech (Score:5, Insightful)
I kinda regret seeing this comic immediately when it became live, as just as the working day had just begun here and I sunk an enormous amount of time into exploring it, but I'm nonetheless thrilled whenever webcomics do something that extends the comic format beyond the limitations of paper.
Earlier XKCD strips could easily be converted to print format, just see the first collection XKCD Volume 0 [amazon.com] that Randall published (yes, he found a way to put the alt text in there too). But taking advantage of HTML and Javascript, making the comic interactive to a degree, feels like something fresh. Cyanide and Happiness have also been employing animated GIF elements. There's a lot of room for creativity in the webcomic format.
Re:Not all that impressive (Score:5, Insightful)
Of course it is. It's a digital scavenger hunt :)
Quite fun, and will probably be the most-bookmarked webcomic of the year as people realize the size of it and flag it for perusal in their off hours.
Well played Mr. Munroe, well played indeed.
Re:Not all that impressive (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:typifies xkcd (Score:0, Insightful)
Right, because we wouldn't be culture starved if we listened to your favorite no-talent, shithole hipster band, right?
Thanks for making my point. The only people who like xkcd are those so ignorant of modern culture that they think the two alternatives are "xkcd" and "Lady Gaga"...
You've done nothing impressive. Ever. Do the world a favor and go play in traffic.
...and they're the sort of well-adjusted basement dwellers who respond to criticism by telling the critic to kill him/herself.
Re:Not all that impressive (Score:5, Insightful)
Randall Munroe is my hero (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Not all that impressive (Score:5, Insightful)
No life? Drawing XKCD is his job.
Re:is it funny? (Score:4, Insightful)