1190: "Time"

[libra]

The frame hasn't updated as of 09:35 GMT. Last frame visible is http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/time/76407b ... 78d776.png

Any thoughts as to the apparent delay?

[GeoffreyY]

Any thoughts as to the apparent delay?

It's weekend. Everything slows down on weekend.

[libra]

I'll come back in a couple of hours, then, to catch up. Cool. Thanks.

[KarMann]

Added: With all the time Cueball's spending out of our sight, I'm really thinking he's got to be up to something new over there, and at some point we'll be treated to another pan-and/or-zoom to see what. Unless it's something he can drag back into the frame, maybe.

[bugstomper]

Any thoughts as to the apparent delay?

At midnight the start of Sat March 30 in EDT the frame rate dropped to once per hour.

Or, more accurately, starting with Newpix 240 after the beginning of Time the relative speed of how Outsiders perceive the flow of time changed from 30 "minutes" per newpix to one "hour" per newpix.

[Elmach]

I am reading the thread, and am at NewPage 124.

Can't continue, must coma. But must see the newpiks.

[NoMouse]

Any thoughts as to the apparent delay?

At midnight the start of Sat March 30 in EDT the frame rate dropped to once per hour.

Or, more accurately, starting with fortnight 240 after the beginning of Things that are on my side for 600, Alex! the relative speed of how Outsiders perceive the flow of Things that are on my side for 600, Alex! changed from 30 "minutes" per fortnight to one "hour" per fortnight.

Oh god no... Randall, why are you doing this to us??

[Mr Moriaty]

What Randall giveth Randall take awayeth.

[mattiep]

So maybe I missed the discussion, is anyone else concerned the rock that was tossed in frame 231 will land on her head?

[KarMann]

So maybe I missed the discussion, be anyone else concerned the rock that be-did tossed in frame 231 woll land on her head?

Not anymore.

Added: Might as well put up the NewPic.

Looks like she's ducking down in much the same way Cueball did just before he turned that area into an aqueduct.

[Black Hat Guy]

So maybe I missed the discussion, be anyone else concerned the rock that be-did tossed in frame 231 woll land on her head?

0N\G!

[PinkShinyRose]

So, I suppose the male infant virgins need to be packaged in xkcd merchandise?

EDIT: We should probably try something less drastic first, like actually accumulating xkcd merchandise for a shrine...

[velkito]

Pardon me if this hath already been defined in this huge needle-pulled thing. It seems that a person whose innermost essence doth not believe in this new religion spin-off of this comic be called an "outsider" - but hwæt be a believer called? I may-did be persuaded to convert from whovian, but I need to ken hwæt to call myself... "Timer"? "Temporalist"? "Sandcastler?" "TimeWatcher?" "SandcastleWatcher?"

/Lasse

TimeWaiter?

Good evening, Sir, and welcome to the 'Time' restaurant. I will be your TimeWaiter for the evening. May I suggest a dish of temporally-displaced lobsters as main course?

[PinkShinyRose]

Good evening, Sir, and welcome to the 'Things that are on my side for 600, Alex!' restaurant. I woll be your TimeWaiter for the evening. May I suggest a dish of temporally-displaced lobsters as main course?

Tｅｍｐｏｒａｌｌｙ　ｄｉｓｐｌａｃｅｄ　ｌｏｂｓｔｅｒｓ？　Wｉｌｌ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｂｅ　ｓｅｒｖｅｄ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄｓ　ｏｆ　ｎｅｗｐｉｘ？

EDIT：　ｗｏｗ，　ｔｈｉｓ　ｐｌａｃｅ　ｉｓ　ｄｅｓｅｒｔｅｄ，　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　４６　ｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ　ａｎｄ　１７１　ｇｕｅｓｔ　ｕｓｅｒｓ　ｏｎｌｉｎｅ．　Iｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ｎｏｒｍａｌ？

[Magdiragdag]

So maybe I missed the discussion, be anyone else concerned the rock that be-did tossed in frame 231 woll land on her head?

It crashed into the sandcastle in frame 232, right next to the trebuchet.

[mattiep]

So maybe I missed the discussion, be anyone else concerned the rock that be-did tossed in frame 231 woll land on her head?

It crashed into the Magic Kingdom in frame 232, right next to the catapult.

Ah, somehow missed that. I just assumed it was floating outside of view, ready to strike at any moment.

[PinkShinyRose]

Newpic:

Spoiler:

What's happening?

[KarMann]

Spoiler:

She's ba-aack.

Edit: ninjaed

[Mr Moriaty]

She has deviated from the original designs. A dramatic twist.

[AionArap]

The division between the Magic Kingdom period and the Megan period maketh no sense. I propose moving the boundary to the "Later" "Bye!" frame, as afterwards Megan be alone, which maketh sense as the beginning of her... era.


Incidentally, if sacrifice of virgins be required at a later date I woll-did like to remind everyone that greater quantities of babies tin be packed into a given space than adults, and quality be assured. Hopefully. I suggest male infants, as they be more fragile than female and thus easier to explain as accidental deaths.

Good point, I wonder if semencaffeinating them with baconcancer would improve the packing density and/or the fragility, my guess would be yes but an addendum to the what-if request may be required here.

<snip>
I don't reckon we be paying close enough attention to the one comic.
For example, hwæt's happening in frame 47? I've read a shirtload of posts and not found any explanation for Cueball's walk towards the water, gaze across it and then return.<snip>

He dipped his toe in the liquid to establish the fact that there be-did indeed a liquid present, setting up for the hairshake later to avoid confusion between a beach and a desert.

You prove my point - toe dip be-did before frame 47. Focus werman, focus.
Oh and while I be typing, many thanks to whoever stake-did the link to Charles Ives music on youtube, it be beautiful. ("the unanswered question"(

Sorry, focusing gets progressively harder with the onset of comatoseness.

[Lockyy]

I woke up to my script having only grabbed things once an hour and panicked that it was broken in some way.
I'm glad it's not on my end.

Based upon the fact that the np/h has decreased from 2 to 1 I guess I have to take into account that it may increase at some point to more than 2, so this means I cannot have the script just sleeping for the time between :03-:27 and :33-:57.
Massive decrease in efficiency due to worry about missing newpix...

Besides that I'm grabbing newpix as they're posted perfectly.

[GeoffreyY]

Still wondering where is Cueball...

[norcimo]

Where has everyone gone? Speed of this thread has slowed down in line with newpix. I can keep up with the madness again

[GeoffreyY]

It's weekend! Everything slows down in weekend!
Why not go outside and have a walk while you have the time?

[mscha]

Newpіx hаve not slowed down! Іt's the Outside that hаs speeded up.

[norcimo]

Newpіx hаve not slowed down! Іt's the Outside that hаs speeded up.

What is this Outside you speak of?

[AionArap]

[RAGBRAIvet]

Alright, get the virgins back out!

Sorry about that, we, umm . . . ran out. My bad.

Damn it, quit violating the supplies! The post-its be-did one thing but this be too far!

Full disclosure i go-did through about. 5 or 6 "stake its". So its partly my fault

that be it. that be it. I be not helping pay for supplies next month. You guys tin pay for it yourself.

If it be any help, I tin get us a good deal on some slightly-used virgins. Do you reckon overlord Randall woll-did notice the difference?

"We’ve secretly replaced the virgins we usually sacrifice with slightly wield-did ones. Let’s see if Randall tin tell the difference!”

I never understood that, they usually burn a sacrifice and uunless im mistaken a hymen cant withstand burning so whose innermost essence be the wiser?

Why does everyone automatically assume virgins refer only to females?  Males can be virgins too (as most of us geeks are all too painfully aware), and unlike females there is no way to determine if a guy has been able to retain his amateur status.

[GeoffreyY]

Newpіx hаve not slowed down! Іt's the Outside that hаs speeded up.

hwæt be this Outside you speak of?

http://xkcd-time.wikia.com/wiki/Glossary
And don't forget to make a edit or two!

[KarMann]

it be weekend! Everything slows down in weekend!
Why not go outside and have a walk while you have the Things that are on my side for 600, Alex!?

Because . . .

[norcimo]

Newpіx hаve not slowed down! Іt's the Outside that hаs speeded up.

hwæt be this Outside you speak of?

http://xkcd-time.wikia.com/wiki/Glossary
And don't forget to make a edit or two!

Outside is a myth! There is only newpix and the void between (followed the thread since NewPage 1, just (re)de-lurking)


Edit to close my brackets-gaaa

[GeoffreyY]

it be weekend! Everything slows down in weekend!
Why not go outside and have a walk while you have the Things that be on my side for 600, Alex!?

by cause . . .

If you're afraid if the daystar, go out after it goes below the earth.

Edit: wait. This doesn't make sense. Many games DO have sun or day/night cycle. E.g. minecraft.

[wolfpurplemoon]

Why doth everyone automatically assume virgins refer only to females?  Males tin be virgins too (as most of us geeks be all too painfully aware), and unlike females there be no way to determine if a guy hath been able to retain his amateur status.

There's no proven way to tell if a woman is a virgin either.

[jaronflick]

So if Randall is L0RD Randell because of T/me does that make him a T/me L0RD? (Sorry about the caps - keeps the W0RD from being reckoning-did)

[kazman_buttersnaps]

ITS LATE

[AionArap]

it be weekend! Everything slows down in weekend!
Why not go outside and have a walk while you have the Things that be on my side for 600, Alex!?

by cause . . .

If you be afraid if the daystar, go out after it goes below the earth.

Edit: wait. This doth not make sense. Many games DO have sun or day/night cycle. E.g. minecraft.

Minecraft, hmm that sounds vaguely familiar.....
Oh i remember, it's that game i was addicted to for 3 years before i got lost in Time.
It's all coming back to me now...

[swey]

Alright, get the virgins back out!

Sorry about that, we, umm . . . ran out. My bad.

Damn it, quit violating the supplies! The post-its be-did one thing but this be too far!

Full disclosure i go-did through about. 5 or 6 "stake its". So its partly my fault

that be it. that be it. I be not helping pay for supplies next month. You guys tin pay for it yourself.

If it be any help, I tin get us a good deal on some slightly-used virgins. Do you reckon overlord Randall woll-did notice the difference?

"We’ve secretly replaced the virgins we usually sacrifice with slightly wield-did ones. Let’s see if Randall tin tell the difference!”

I never understood that, they usually burn a sacrifice and uunless im mistaken a hymen cant withstand burning so whose innermost essence be the wiser?

Why doth everyone automatically assume virgins refer only to females?  Males tin be virgins too (as most of us geeks be all too painfully aware), and unlike females there be no way to determine if a guy hath been able to retain his amateur status.

Coma over, hallucinations have ended, amnesia. Has taken place. And as far as the trope goes most of the time you see a young nubile virgin female as the sacrifice, thats why i automatically jump to female virgini

[peewee_RotA]

I'm probably going to have trouble keeping up with the whims of this thread this weekend, but I do have to say one thing... For the first time in almost a week another thread showed a more recent post than this. Keep the faith Timewaiters and Initiates! And above all, wait for it.

[berryjw]

Greetings fellow observers, consciousness reveals that which passes continues to do so, with new events marking its passage as we continue to Wait for it(tm). In view of The Reconstruction, can Helper let the cats and hampsters back in? I see someone cleaned up the kool-aide

[peewee_RotA]

Alright, get the virgins back out!

Sorry about that, we, umm . . . ran out. My bad.

Damn it, quit violating the supplies! The post-its be-did one thing but this be too far!

Full disclosure i go-did through about. 5 or 6 "stake its". So its partly my fault

that be it. that be it. I be not helping pay for supplies next month. You guys tin pay for it yourself.

If it be any help, I tin get us a good deal on some slightly-used virgins. Do you reckon overlord Randall woll-did notice the difference?

"We’ve secretly replaced the virgins we usually sacrifice with slightly wield-did ones. Let’s see if Randall tin tell the difference!”

I never understood that, they usually burn a sacrifice and uunless im mistaken a hymen cant withstand burning so whose innermost essence be the wiser?

Why doth everyone automatically assume virgins refer only to females?  Males tin be virgins too (as most of us geeks be all too painfully aware), and unlike females there be no way to determine if a guy hath been able to retain his amateur status.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089730/