[PLUG] xkcd1k for plug general meeting January 5, maybe?
Keith Lofstrom
keithl at kl-ic.com
Thu Dec 22 02:58:03 UTC 2011
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
> > David often has trouble rounding up speakers for the PLUG
> > general meeting. If he does not have a speaker for
> > January 5th, I propose a "xkcd1k eve" meeting.
> > ...
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 01:28:40AM -0800, David Mandel wrote:
> I must say, I do find the idea interesting.
> What do others think?
BTW, some point out that #1000 will not be the 1000'th strip,
there are a few extras and gaps over the years. The #1000
nomenclature is an enumeration, not a count. So there ...
Randall Munroe is a trickster, so I'm guessing that strip #0999
will be followed by strip #1025, which will show the black hat
guy and Pope Gregory (run "cal 9 1752") burning strips #1000
through #1024, sidestepping the issue of whether 1k is the
binary or the decimal kilo. If Munroe doesn't draw it, I will...
Keith
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