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Cute, fast read. I'm not a computer/math/physics/chemistry science "nerd", but I got a surprising amount of the jokes in this. Made me laugh AND feel smart at the same time! 4.5 stars.
The perfect read for this rainy Sunday. Quick, clever, thought-provoking, and funny.
While some were funny, I guess I'm not a real nerd or fangirl to appreciate and understand most of them. What If? definitely suited me better.
I love the way this book's page numbers are in Base 3, that the volume starts with 0, that the revision level is a Fibonacci series, that the annotations are included (though hard to read because they are small) and because there is encrypted messages in red throughout the book.And I never really liked math, but I love this series.Why buy an XKCD book when it's free on the internet?What will you do for fun when the power goes out, the zombie apocalypse is upon you and all that's left good in the...
I have long been a fan of the XKCD web comic. I actually bought this book for my husband (who is also a big fan) right when it came out. I just finally sat down the other day and read it. It’s a collection of Munroe’s favorite XKCD comics. I definitely enjoyed reading it.In the forward Munroe says he picked his favorite comics to put together in this first book. All proceeds from the book go to charity so that is pretty cool. You can read most of these comics on the web for free. However, there
Its always a pleasure to go back to these. Been reading them for years and some of them were pure nostalgia.
i couldn't get some of them cause i'm not that into science , and those that i got i didn't really like
I AM OFFICIALLY IN LOVE
The usual xkcd mix of some brilliant, some obscure, some esoteric, some ROFL, some geeky, some thoughtful, some knowing-smiley, some disgusting, some classic, and some sexkcd.Oh, and the book's page numbers are in Base 3, there are encrypted messages in red throughout the book, the tooltip texts are all included, and all proceeds from this book go to charity.
XKCD, for the uninitiated, is a webcomic "drawn" by Randall Munroe. It features primarily stick figures and typically focuses on "nerdy" topics such as science, math, science fiction, Firefly, and the like.XKCD: Volume 0 is the first collection of XKCD strips. Munroe selected the best of XKCD from the first 500 or so comics. He added a little commentary to a few strips and included some coded messages, which I didn't bother decoding. The book will no doubt delight XKCD fans.I used to love XKCD,
This contains most of what I consider to be "classic" xkcd, in terms of the comics I remember reading, the comics that I reference outside of obvious xkcd contexts, and the comics I sometimes wear as shirts. For the most part I remembered the jokes, although a number of them were refreshers where they weren't ones I had referenced or thought of since reading through xkcd the first time.My one complaint with the layout is that what used to be the mouseover text (a key component of xkcd's humor, a...
xkcd web comic are funny if you understand the science behind it. They are one of the most geekiest things out there. I couldn't understand all of the comic strips & neither one should try to, simply enjoy the ones which you understand !While reading this, I couldn't stop thinking about geek-i-ness of Randall Munroe :)
so many good comics in the book, love the way that the book is laid out with the alt text.And I know it isn't really alt text, but that's what I've called it for years. So there.
This is a well-known web comic with stick figures. It is also a very good indicator of your geekiness. If you understand and like some of the jokes (and you need to have a university-level math and physics classes under your belt for this), you are a geek. If you understand all of the jokes, you are a super-geek. Finally, if you are able to find an xkcd comic which is related to any particular life situation, you are an uber-geek; I kid you not, I saw people doing it. My point is the following:
I know well enough when I am swimming a little too far outside of my depth, but that is part of what I love about xkcd. The level of enthusiasm for math and science is contagious. When this is mixed with a great sense of humour and the odd existential crisis it creates something that is undeniably special.
Very hit or mess unless you are very well-versed in science.
[Original review, Jul 7 2015]I am the coauthor of a peer-reviewed conference paper which cites an xkcd cartoon._____________________[Update, Mar 18 2020]Giacomo Bonanno's "Counterfactuals and the Prisoner's Dilemma" cites xkcd 1170.
The only thing that I got out of being an engineer is that I get to understand some of the comics in this book. Totally worth it XD.
Beautiful book. And the proceeds have gone to build a school in Laos. Buy one from the xkcd Website. The NYTimes says:"While Mr. Munroe conceded a nostalgic love of books, remembering how he devoured books of a favorite comic strip, Calvin & Hobbes, he said he is now a committed Kindle 2 user, preferring it to print. Still, he said: 'I have this urge. You want to print them out and put them up on places. There is something good about collecting them together.'"quite!
"This book is a collection of strips from xkcd, a free webcomic. I want to get that out of the way so you don't feel betrayed later when you realize you paid for a book of things that you could get for free from the Internet."I actually got this book from the library, so don't worry about it.Though, I may end up buying it. I love xkcd.The book is exactly what it purports: a collection of xkcd comics in book form. Since you can all go to xkcd.com, I'm not going to write a true review of the book....
