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Puzzle In xkcd Book Finally Cracked
An anonymous reader writes "After a little over five months of pondering, xkcd fans have cracked a puzzle hidden inside Randall Munroe's recent book xkcd: volume 0. Here is the start of the thread on the xkcd forums; and here is the post revealing the final message (a latitude and longitude plus a date and time)."
I think you may need to brush up on the definition of "nerd". (Hint: It doesn't mean "people who like the same stuff as me")
Do I need the book? If so, this is something of a non-story, isn't it?
No, because of the real-world relevance of the result.
I can't wait.
>> Standing on head makes smile of frown, but rest of face also upside down.
These are comics with computer science / math / physics jokes..
// MD_Update(&m,buf,j);
has been explained for a while. This is humor as it should be writ.
uhh.. lets think, maybe San Francisco, CA time?
If you look at the corresponding satellite image it's a specific tree in Golden Gate Park in an area called "Speedway Meadow". It is right beside half a dozen picnic tables and it is about 100m from an outdoor stage. According to other information about the park, this area has barbeque pits.
I used the San Francisco Parks Portal to search for events scheduled on that day in Speedway Meadow. Nothing specific shows up.
You mean this:
http://xkcd.com/240/
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.