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XKCD 221 came out February 9th, 2007[1], so either Randall new about the bug before details were announced in May 2008, or it's just a joke about randomness not
by edmccard 9y ago
XKCD 221 came out February 9th, 2007[1], so either Randall new about the bug before details were announced in May 2008, or it's just a joke about randomness not tied to any particular reference.
[1] Go to https://xkcd.com/archive/ https://xkcd.com/archive/, hover over the title of a comic, and a tooltip will show the date
EDIT: I see 'mikeash beat me to it.