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What is Xkcd counting down to?

28 points by addaon 5y ago

XKCD (http://xkcd.com) currently had a countdown showing in the upper right, ending at the morning of January 31st 2020 in my time zone. What's up?

speedgoose 5y ago
We are in 2022 by the way.
- addaon 5y ago
  Oops! I guess I need to be more careful when writing checks.
  - sonicanatidae 5y ago
kazinator 5y ago
s/2020/2022/?
maxander 5y ago
I don’t know, but there’s always a relevant XKCD, even for XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1159/ https://xkcd.com/1159/ :)
idontwantthis 5y ago
I thought it was JWST deployment, but that finishes in 13 days. Maybe first images? But I'd assumed that would be further out.
- solarmist 5y ago
  Oh, this seems likely. Good idea.
8bitsrule 5y ago
The first commercial fusion reactor.
cjcampbell 5y ago
When I click on the countdown, it links to https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-01/msg00044.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-.... Edit: On second examination, doesn’t appear to be linked. Not sure what I hit with my fat thumbs. :)
- mdhnsn 5y ago
  I grew up in NH. I've read through the bill and it's not only horribly written and way too overreaching, but would cripple the state for months and add $$$$$$$ to overhead costs in a state that's already dealing with some ridiculous behavior with legislators reneging on promised funding to counties and towns.
cpach 5y ago
Some discussion here but no solid guesses yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/s0oynl/xkcd_countdown_timer_20d_21h_49m_remaining_until/ https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/s0oynl/xkcd_countdown...
rdtwo 5y ago
Need a nft
schappim 5y ago
3:00:00 pm UTC | Sunday, January 31, 2021 Hmmm could be the James Webb Space Telescope Student Art Contest due around this time[1]. [1] https://www.delta.edu/planetarium/artcontest.html https://www.delta.edu/planetarium/artcontest.html
HereBeMe 5y ago
its been a day and the border image slightly changed?
u2077 5y ago
Someone is tracking the changes here: https://munvoseli.github.io/xkcd-countdown/ https://munvoseli.github.io/xkcd-countdown/
roscobosco 5y ago
National Backwards Day? https://nationaltoday.com/national-backward-day/ https://nationaltoday.com/national-backward-day/

28 points by addaon 5y ago

XKCD (http://xkcd.com) currently had a countdown showing in the upper right, ending at the morning of January 31st 2020 in my time zone. What's up?

speedgoose 5y ago

We are in 2022 by the way.

addaon 5y ago
Oops! I guess I need to be more careful when writing checks.
- sonicanatidae 5y ago

kazinator 5y ago

s/2020/2022/?

maxander 5y ago

I don’t know, but there’s always a relevant XKCD, even for XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1159/ https://xkcd.com/1159/ :)

idontwantthis 5y ago

I thought it was JWST deployment, but that finishes in 13 days. Maybe first images? But I'd assumed that would be further out.

solarmist 5y ago
Oh, this seems likely. Good idea.

8bitsrule 5y ago

The first commercial fusion reactor.

cjcampbell 5y ago

When I click on the countdown, it links to https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-01/msg00044.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2022-.... Edit: On second examination, doesn’t appear to be linked. Not sure what I hit with my fat thumbs. :)

mdhnsn 5y ago
I grew up in NH. I've read through the bill and it's not only horribly written and way too overreaching, but would cripple the state for months and add $$$$$$$ to overhead costs in a state that's already dealing with some ridiculous behavior with legislators reneging on promised funding to counties and towns.

cpach 5y ago

Some discussion here but no solid guesses yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/s0oynl/xkcd_countdown_timer_20d_21h_49m_remaining_until/ https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/s0oynl/xkcd_countdown...

rdtwo 5y ago

Need a nft

schappim 5y ago

3:00:00 pm UTC | Sunday, January 31, 2021 Hmmm could be the James Webb Space Telescope Student Art Contest due around this time[1]. [1] https://www.delta.edu/planetarium/artcontest.html https://www.delta.edu/planetarium/artcontest.html

HereBeMe 5y ago

its been a day and the border image slightly changed?

u2077 5y ago

Someone is tracking the changes here: https://munvoseli.github.io/xkcd-countdown/ https://munvoseli.github.io/xkcd-countdown/

roscobosco 5y ago

National Backwards Day? https://nationaltoday.com/national-backward-day/ https://nationaltoday.com/national-backward-day/