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Xkcd: Universe Price Tiers

100 points by tambourine_man 4y ago

warpspin 4y ago
Where can I upgrade?
- mistersquid 4y ago
  > Where can I upgrade? Given our longtime subscription to Universe Standard®, Universe Pro® probably busts our budget.
- deleted 4y ago
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- inanutshellus 4y ago
  Unfortunately, if you have to ask, you don't qualify.
mcv 4y ago
I'm rather disappointed by the number of angels dancing on the head of a pin. I expected the pro level to allow an unlimited number. That said, it has some other unexpected perks I'm quite excited about.
- avian 4y ago
  The table omits the fine print that says that you just get bigger pins with the more expensive plans.
- null_object 4y ago
  Also the sound of the falling tree should be at least 7:1 Surround for the Pro tier
jmnts 4y ago
The correct heading for the "Universe Pro" tier is Enterprise, and it's price is "Contact us for a Quote".
- vbezhenar 4y ago
  Self-hosted.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    I tried hosting a universe on-prem once. Trust me, you don't want to deal with that kind of paradox if you can avoid it.
- andsoitis 4y ago
  Isn't "Enterprise" the vehicle you get in the Pro tier?
- deleted 4y ago
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yesco 4y ago
This just links to the front page of the site, here is the permanent link: https://xkcd.com/2666 https://xkcd.com/2666
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  Good catch, thanks
avian 4y ago
Randall missed a joke there where the Lite universe doesn't come with a full set of fundamental forces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakless_universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakless_universe Still gave me a good laugh though.
- commandlinefan 4y ago
  First time I've ever actually laughed at an XKCD.
  - hydrolox 4y ago
jjuel 4y ago
I mean $49.99 per month for 0 ads is a steal.
- thih9 4y ago
  It just means there's no third party ads, they still advertise in-universe products.
andsoitis 4y ago
In the beginning, there was Lite. But the Lite was concentrated and there was darkness everywhere else, so God said, let us set the Lite free so that it might roam the universe. And so, the Lite became Standard. God felt good, because now he could see what he was doing. With all the Lite everywhere, he quickly saw that he was alone and that made him very very sad. So God ruminated for millions and millions and trillions of years how to solve his loneliness. Then, one day (Lite came in cycles), a lightbulb went off and he realized he need to be Pro life. So he increased the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin and he changed the cosmic speed limit. This allowed him to sow seeds across the vast expanse and with the Lite, there were crops everywhere with life blooming on billions of worlds. This made him happy. But over time God realized the meaning of life, and decided to retreat. No more upgrades to the universe, no presence. Except for the ads.
- Banana699 4y ago
  You can make a religion out of this.
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - tambourine_man 4y ago
    Reference acknowledged https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs
cainxinth 4y ago
Knowing the meaning of life sounds nice, but I don't want another subscription. I'll wait til it's cracked and I can torrent it.
qzw 4y ago
In this thread: complaints of how the Universe used be available to purchase as a perpetual license, and now the option is buried in some page only linked from a KB article.
gpvos 4y ago
Relevant Tom Scott video: https://youtu.be/IFe9wiDfb0E https://youtu.be/IFe9wiDfb0E Welcome to Life.
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tambourine_man 4y ago
Meaning of life for US$ 50/month is a steal. Unless we need to inflation-adjust 14 billion years.
- isk517 4y ago
  What they don't tell you is that the second you stop paying you lose all meaning.
  - tambourine_man 4y ago
    The meaning is in the paying
sha-3 4y ago
Title text for them smartphone users: In Universe Pro®™ the laws of physics remain unchanged under time reversal, to maintain backward compatibility. xkcd explained link: https://explainxkcd.com/2666 https://explainxkcd.com/2666
- MerelyMortal 4y ago
  On Firefox for Android, you can just press-and-hold the image to see the alt-text, or https://m.xkcd.com https://m.xkcd.com has "alt-text" that you can tap on to toggle it.
  - tambourine_man 4y ago
    Same behavior on iOS Safari
deleted 4y ago
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nurettin 4y ago
He could have done something like Natural Laws: [Impossibly complex], [complex, but comprehensible], [compresses into a single neat equation]
jagged-chisel 4y ago
> In Universe Pro®™ the laws of physics remain unchanged under time reversal, to maintain backward compatibility.
kyaghmour 4y ago
When can we have the open-source version?

Where can I upgrade?

mistersquid 4y ago
> Where can I upgrade? Given our longtime subscription to Universe Standard®, Universe Pro® probably busts our budget.
deleted 4y ago
[deleted]
inanutshellus 4y ago
Unfortunately, if you have to ask, you don't qualify.

mcv 4y ago

I'm rather disappointed by the number of angels dancing on the head of a pin. I expected the pro level to allow an unlimited number. That said, it has some other unexpected perks I'm quite excited about.

avian 4y ago
The table omits the fine print that says that you just get bigger pins with the more expensive plans.
null_object 4y ago
Also the sound of the falling tree should be at least 7:1 Surround for the Pro tier

jmnts 4y ago

The correct heading for the "Universe Pro" tier is Enterprise, and it's price is "Contact us for a Quote".

vbezhenar 4y ago
Self-hosted.
- smoldesu 4y ago
  I tried hosting a universe on-prem once. Trust me, you don't want to deal with that kind of paradox if you can avoid it.
andsoitis 4y ago
Isn't "Enterprise" the vehicle you get in the Pro tier?
deleted 4y ago
[deleted]

yesco 4y ago

This just links to the front page of the site, here is the permanent link: https://xkcd.com/2666 https://xkcd.com/2666

tambourine_man 4y ago
Good catch, thanks

avian 4y ago

Randall missed a joke there where the Lite universe doesn't come with a full set of fundamental forces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakless_universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakless_universe Still gave me a good laugh though.

commandlinefan 4y ago
First time I've ever actually laughed at an XKCD.
- hydrolox 4y ago

jjuel 4y ago

I mean $49.99 per month for 0 ads is a steal.

thih9 4y ago
It just means there's no third party ads, they still advertise in-universe products.

andsoitis 4y ago

In the beginning, there was Lite. But the Lite was concentrated and there was darkness everywhere else, so God said, let us set the Lite free so that it might roam the universe. And so, the Lite became Standard. God felt good, because now he could see what he was doing. With all the Lite everywhere, he quickly saw that he was alone and that made him very very sad. So God ruminated for millions and millions and trillions of years how to solve his loneliness. Then, one day (Lite came in cycles), a lightbulb went off and he realized he need to be Pro life. So he increased the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin and he changed the cosmic speed limit. This allowed him to sow seeds across the vast expanse and with the Lite, there were crops everywhere with life blooming on billions of worlds. This made him happy. But over time God realized the meaning of life, and decided to retreat. No more upgrades to the universe, no presence. Except for the ads.

Banana699 4y ago
You can make a religion out of this.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  Reference acknowledged https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs

cainxinth 4y ago

Knowing the meaning of life sounds nice, but I don't want another subscription. I'll wait til it's cracked and I can torrent it.

qzw 4y ago

In this thread: complaints of how the Universe used be available to purchase as a perpetual license, and now the option is buried in some page only linked from a KB article.

gpvos 4y ago

Relevant Tom Scott video: https://youtu.be/IFe9wiDfb0E https://youtu.be/IFe9wiDfb0E Welcome to Life.

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tambourine_man 4y ago

Meaning of life for US$ 50/month is a steal. Unless we need to inflation-adjust 14 billion years.

isk517 4y ago
What they don't tell you is that the second you stop paying you lose all meaning.
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  The meaning is in the paying

sha-3 4y ago

Title text for them smartphone users: In Universe Pro®™ the laws of physics remain unchanged under time reversal, to maintain backward compatibility. xkcd explained link: https://explainxkcd.com/2666 https://explainxkcd.com/2666

MerelyMortal 4y ago
On Firefox for Android, you can just press-and-hold the image to see the alt-text, or https://m.xkcd.com https://m.xkcd.com has "alt-text" that you can tap on to toggle it.
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  Same behavior on iOS Safari

deleted 4y ago

[deleted]

nurettin 4y ago

He could have done something like Natural Laws: [Impossibly complex], [complex, but comprehensible], [compresses into a single neat equation]

jagged-chisel 4y ago

> In Universe Pro®™ the laws of physics remain unchanged under time reversal, to maintain backward compatibility.

kyaghmour 4y ago

When can we have the open-source version?