Also, new update!
Maybe she called him over to see whatever is coming!
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belliott4488 wrote:Know what would be cool? To write code to simulate the slow erosion of a sandcastle. You could take any black pixel within some frame of coordinates that is adjacent to a white pixel below it or to the side, and give it an erosion index, starting at 1 and decreasing in random steps toward zero with each simulation step. Below some threshold, the pixel turns white and the lowest white pixel below it in the same column turns black (to simulate sand falling and piling up).
There would have to be more to it - you'd have to be careful about only unsupported bits of sand being able to fall. But this doesn't seem so difficult.
And you could use it to generate a very long sequence of images until the castle had disintegrated entirely into a stable pile of sand.
Unless you also incorporated wind, in which case it would also be slowly blown away ...
backwrds wrote:
OK... Entertain me if you will for a few more moments:
The water (or ice) hasn't so much as rippled in 140 frames (the flags haven't moved either, but they've only been around for a few frames)
This beach (or snow field) seems to have an inexhaustible supply of building material, even relatively far from the shore.
And something I just realized!
BUCKETS!
Building a sand castle requires water, does it not?
belliott4488 wrote:Know what would be cool? To write code to simulate the slow erosion of a sandcastle.
SBN wrote:mojacardave wrote:
Here's hoping for hugs in the next frame! Given that he walked past her, it's looking less likely though. I think she actually looks a little cold, rather than depressed.
She's been out in the snow for a really long time.
blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
blowfishhootie wrote:Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person?
daef wrote:peewee_RotA wrote:
We need to keep a running quote of the units of measurement..
Metric:
Newpix = 20 grains
metric 'mote' where 100 motes = 1 newpix
Standard:
TimeFrame = 16 grains
Both can be used to determine duration or actual time of day.
When used for duration the conversion is this
1 TimeFrame = 1 Newpix
1 standard grain = 4/5 metric grain
1 mote = 1/100th TimeFrame
When used for time of day, a TimeFrame is based on the BONG/DONG/GONG which is aprox. 0.053 standard grains ahead of the Newpix. The Newpix is based on the exact milli-mote of when the picture actually changes.
Standard Days contain 48 TimeFrames and a new day begins at FDP (First Daily Pic)
Metric days contain 48 Newpix and a new day begins at NDP (New Daily Pic)
put it into the wiki!
AussieJono wrote:This is the third time they've both been looking out over the [unidentified body of water]. They started that way, and then there were a couple of frames of it before Megan left. I'm probably reading too much into it, but these moments always seem to occur when there isn't an obvious castle related route by which to proceed, and then BANG new revelation, so I'm hoping for something interesting within the next few newpices.
HAL9000 wrote:I find it simultaneously fascinating and disturbing that the most profound things I've read in the past months I have encountered in or been led to by an internet forum thread about a webcomic.
mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
icebreather106 wrote:mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
You beat me to it. I don't at all think it would be a stretch to think she's sad. Not saying that's the case, but by her body language she certainly could be. One other person said she looks cold (that whole crazy snow hypothesis....) but I could get on the bandwagon with cold and/or sad
pdg wrote:HAL9000 wrote:SBN wrote:higgs-boson wrote:
I feel tempted.
Can I suggest a change to the wording? Please make it "I'm waiting for it" (And of course, no end date.)
I feel like if there's going to be merch for this wonderful productivity killer, the image doesn't work too well on a shirt. Maybe magnets, or posters?
T-shirts with an inlaid flexible e-ink display, showing the whole thing over and over and over?
icebreather106 wrote:mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
You beat me to it. I don't at all think it would be a stretch to think she's sad. Not saying that's the case, but by her body language she certainly could be. One other person said she looks cold (that whole crazy snow hypothesis....) but I could get on the bandwagon with cold and/or sad
IppeZiepe wrote:IMHO, "Time" describes relativity of time: kids can run around and play for an hour. To grown-ups, an hour is as fast as blinking an eye, but to a kid an hour of building castles in the sand is like a couple of days. I think we're experiencing time again as if we were six years old. (Sorry if I'm posting something someone else has said already. I followed the forum up to page 17 or so, but catching up will take, like, forever?)
SWuh wrote:TheMulattoMaker wrote:Coming up on 3:30. Coming up on x:30? Holy crap, 0.1 newpix 'til new pic!
Oh, and I'm trying to replace archaic terms like "3:30 AM" wth "7NP". (7 newpix after midnight.)
I have to admit, I did almost say "I'm almost at the 08:30 panel here, which panel are you near?"
Calling now 17NP doesn't seem too hard to do. Just double the time, right? I can manage that... also I like knowing you're 10NP behind me rather than five hours. Makes me feel more zen.
Mr Moriaty wrote:So while discussing a comic called Time we have redefined time itself?
that's deep.
bouer wrote:I wonder if we can get XKCD tax-exempt status?
GodRaimundo wrote:A weekapix just makes me hungry.
Whizbang wrote:I bet she is sad because she has no facial features. That'd make anyone sad.
bouer wrote:I wonder if we can get XKCD tax-exempt status?
GodRaimundo wrote:A weekapix just makes me hungry.
digimuzik wrote:It is amazing how well Randall conveys emotions through faceless stick figures...
Phaelin wrote:pdg wrote:HAL9000 wrote:SBN wrote:higgs-boson wrote:
I feel tempted.
Can I suggest a change to the wording? Please make it "I'm waiting for it" (And of course, no end date.)
I feel like if there's going to be merch for this wonderful productivity killer, the image doesn't work too well on a shirt. Maybe magnets, or posters?
T-shirts with an inlaid flexible e-ink display, showing the whole thing over and over and over?
Only if it moves as slowly as this comic! You'd have to wear the same shirt for days! Fun!
daef wrote:riverssong wrote:Zindaras wrote:I love this comic so much. Now I want to go to the beach and built a giant sandcastle.
So when are we going to get together and do this?
so i guess we make the 25th March to the international "build a sandcastle"-day...
mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
DerPeser wrote:daef wrote:riverssong wrote:Zindaras wrote:I love this comic so much. Now I want to go to the beach and built a giant sandcastle.
So when are we going to get together and do this?
so i guess we make the 25th March to the international "build a sandcastle"-day...
Absolutely seconded!
HAL9000 wrote:AussieJono wrote:This is the third time they've both been looking out over the [unidentified body of water]. They started that way, and then there were a couple of frames of it before Megan left. I'm probably reading too much into it, but these moments always seem to occur when there isn't an obvious castle related route by which to proceed, and then BANG new revelation, so I'm hoping for something interesting within the next few newpices.
I predict one of two endings:
-they sit together for a moment, and then get up and leave off the left side. The castles remain, the only things in the last frame.
-the last frame is them sitting together, either looking out over the water or looking back, admiring the castles they have made.
backwrds wrote:icebreather106 wrote:mojacardave wrote:blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
Well - without other visual cues to go on, it's the protective body position, and the fact that she was looking slightly downwards. Yes, that's quite presumptuous, but it's all we have available to judge emotions, and the pace of progress encourages reading far too much into frames.
I don't actually think she's sad (or cold) but there are some minor visual cues.
You beat me to it. I don't at all think it would be a stretch to think she's sad. Not saying that's the case, but by her body language she certainly could be. One other person said she looks cold (that whole crazy snow hypothesis....) but I could get on the bandwagon with cold and/or sad
Well "icebreather" (if that is your real name) I'm sorry you think that it's crazy to make an awesome fort out of clean, widely available, and renewable snow. (it's 100% natural! Guaranteed no hypodermics!)
Also, I really hope he doesn't jump into that pond.
DerPeser wrote:daef wrote:riverssong wrote:Zindaras wrote:I love this comic so much. Now I want to go to the beach and built a giant sandcastle.
So when are we going to get together and do this?
so i guess we make the 25th March to the international "build a sandcastle"-day...
Absolutely seconded!
Lycur wrote:DerPeser wrote:daef wrote:riverssong wrote:Zindaras wrote:I love this comic so much. Now I want to go to the beach and built a giant sandcastle.
So when are we going to get together and do this?
so i guess we make the 25th March to the international "build a sandcastle"-day...
Absolutely seconded!
There was a snowstorm here on March 25th. Screw it, I'll build a sandcastle anyways.
blowfishhootie wrote:digimuzik wrote:It is amazing how well Randall conveys emotions through faceless stick figures...
Are you being sarcastic?
Because there's nothing yet to confirm that the speculation about the girls' emotions is correct. If all these people are convinced she's depressed, and that winds up not being the case, that would be a quite strong counter to your argument.
Lycur wrote:DerPeser wrote:daef wrote:riverssong wrote:Zindaras wrote:I love this comic so much. Now I want to go to the beach and built a giant sandcastle.
So when are we going to get together and do this?
so i guess we make the 25th March to the international "build a sandcastle"-day...
Absolutely seconded!
There was a snowstorm here on March 25th. Screw it, I'll build a sandcastle anyways.
blowfishhootie wrote:What, exactly, is leading people to believe the girl is sad? Since when is sitting down solely the act of a depressed person? Because I see no other clues to suggest it. Why can't it just be that she finished her part and was waiting for the guy to finish up and join her?
slinches wrote:I don't know how anyone can be depressed. We have new xkcd to look at on a Thursday!
SWuh wrote:Gosh, you all bloody love 103 don't you? Well, I have something to tell you!! Just because it contains the most 'action' does NOT make it the best frame. I think in terms of narrative and suspense 126 was by far superior. The not knowing, the questioning, the confusion. The laughter (brought on by the descent into madness)... !!!
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