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Has anybody made a gallery of real implementations of Randall Munroe's hilarious ideas yet? I recall at least three exhibitions: this, M-x butterfly, and Hell T

by nathell 14y ago

Has anybody made a gallery of real implementations of Randall Munroe's hilarious ideas yet? I recall at least three exhibitions: this, M-x butterfly, and Hell Tetris; there are probably many others.

JoshTriplett 14y ago
http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ as well.
- xymostech 14y ago
  I suppose wetriffs might also count.
tensafefrogs 14y ago
Don't forget the YouTube audio comment preview.
jdechko 14y ago
Also, geohashing I'm waiting for 1Password to implement 936. http://xkcd.com/936/ http://xkcd.com/936/ It's not that I don't trust 1Passwords generation algorithm, but when I'm on a borrowed PC (wife's laptop, inlaws desktop or even at work where I can't install 1P) this would help. It's much easier to open 1P on my iPhone, look up a password and type in "correct horse battery staple" than to constantly have to refer back to my phone.
- pmelendez 14y ago
  I actually changed my way to pick password thanks to that comic. There are longer and usually with the same entropy, but so much easier to remember!
  - jdechko 14y ago
    I just wish my password manager would do that automatically. I know there are terminal scripts and apps that will do it. I'd just like it to be integrated.
- TeMPOraL 14y ago
  Dropbox did implement this one in their password strength meter; try typing any of the passwords from the xkcd strip :). See also: https://tech.dropbox.com/2012/04/zxcvbn-realistic-password-strength-estimation/ https://tech.dropbox.com/2012/04/zxcvbn-realistic-password-s...
BerislavLopac 14y ago
Never forget the "import antigravity". I can't think of another comic idea that was implemented in a mainstream language. :-)
- claudius 14y ago
  Burn the infidel implying that elisp isn’t mainstream!
arn 14y ago
someone did this, as I recall, ordering random cheap items from ebay. Actual implementation might have been from amazon though http://xkcd.com/576/ http://xkcd.com/576/
- lmm 14y ago
  It's documented at http://randomshopper.tumblr.com/ http://randomshopper.tumblr.com/ FWIW.
Trufa 14y ago
I remembered the comic but but I hadn't seen the actual game, hell tetris that is, he was right, it is hell. http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212 http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212
- claudius 14y ago
  Not quite his comic idea, but you might also be interested in Not Tetris[0], which is a little less hellish and quite a lot of fun. [0] http://stabyourself.net/nottetris2 http://stabyourself.net/nottetris2
  - Trufa 14y ago
    Awesome thanks!

by nathell 14y ago

Has anybody made a gallery of real implementations of Randall Munroe's hilarious ideas yet? I recall at least three exhibitions: this, M-x butterfly, and Hell Tetris; there are probably many others.

JoshTriplett 14y ago

http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ http://splasho.com/upgoer5/ as well.

xymostech 14y ago
I suppose wetriffs might also count.

tensafefrogs 14y ago

Don't forget the YouTube audio comment preview.

jdechko 14y ago

Also, geohashing I'm waiting for 1Password to implement 936. http://xkcd.com/936/ http://xkcd.com/936/ It's not that I don't trust 1Passwords generation algorithm, but when I'm on a borrowed PC (wife's laptop, inlaws desktop or even at work where I can't install 1P) this would help. It's much easier to open 1P on my iPhone, look up a password and type in "correct horse battery staple" than to constantly have to refer back to my phone.

pmelendez 14y ago
I actually changed my way to pick password thanks to that comic. There are longer and usually with the same entropy, but so much easier to remember!
- jdechko 14y ago
  I just wish my password manager would do that automatically. I know there are terminal scripts and apps that will do it. I'd just like it to be integrated.
TeMPOraL 14y ago
Dropbox did implement this one in their password strength meter; try typing any of the passwords from the xkcd strip :). See also: https://tech.dropbox.com/2012/04/zxcvbn-realistic-password-strength-estimation/ https://tech.dropbox.com/2012/04/zxcvbn-realistic-password-s...

BerislavLopac 14y ago

Never forget the "import antigravity". I can't think of another comic idea that was implemented in a mainstream language. :-)

claudius 14y ago
Burn the infidel implying that elisp isn’t mainstream!

arn 14y ago

someone did this, as I recall, ordering random cheap items from ebay. Actual implementation might have been from amazon though http://xkcd.com/576/ http://xkcd.com/576/

lmm 14y ago
It's documented at http://randomshopper.tumblr.com/ http://randomshopper.tumblr.com/ FWIW.

Trufa 14y ago

I remembered the comic but but I hadn't seen the actual game, hell tetris that is, he was right, it is hell. http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212 http://www.swfme.com/view/1046212

claudius 14y ago
Not quite his comic idea, but you might also be interested in Not Tetris[0], which is a little less hellish and quite a lot of fun. [0] http://stabyourself.net/nottetris2 http://stabyourself.net/nottetris2
- Trufa 14y ago
  Awesome thanks!