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failnaut.bsky.social
feels like a good time to share this @xkcd.com comic
Cueball: Public Service Announcement: The Right to Free Speech means the government can't arrest you for what you say. Cueball: It doesn't mean that anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it. Cueball: The 1st Amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences. Cueball: If you're yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from an Internet community, your free speech rights aren't being violated. Cueball: It's just that the people listening think you're an asshole, [A picture of a partially open door is displayed.] Cueball: And they're showing you the door.
December 8, 2024 at 1:43 AM
ghostingdani.bsky.social
Never forget.
Xkcd comic called Fandom Cueball is looking through a box.] Cueball: Hey, my old Star Wars books! [Cueball is holding a pair of books and showing them to Megan.] Cueball: Man. Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, The Corellian Trilogy... Cueball: This was my world. Megan: What'd you leave it for? Firefly? BSG? Cueball: Nah. Cueball: I guess I've just grown out of the whole obsessive fan mindset. Megan: Really. Megan: So how's Ron Paul doing? Cueball: Ooh! Lemme recheck today's blogs. [Cueball drops the books and heads off to recheck the blogs.]
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
supersaiga.bsky.social
xkcd 331: My Hobby: insisting that real-life objects are photoshopped. [Megan holds a sword while Cueball looks on.] My hobby: Insisting that real-life objects are photoshopped. Megan: This sabre is a 19th-century family heirloom. Cueball: It looks photoshopped. Megan: Huh? Cueball: Yeah, the reflections are all wrong. Definitely photoshopped.
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
mosheroperandi.bsky.social
Text 41. "Duty Calls" by @xkcd.com

xkcd.com/386/

hover text: "What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
[Cueball is typing on a computer.] Voice outside frame: Are you coming to bed? Cueball: I can't. This is important. Voice: What? Cueball: Someone is WRONG on the Internet.
July 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
ianboudreau.com
A perfectly cueball smooth brain
August 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
olbermann.bsky.social
I'm sorry, not familiar. Who is this little shit with the cueball noggin?
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
vgboxart.bsky.social
JIMMY WHITE'S 2 CUEBALL
JIMMY WHITE'S 2 CUEBALL
September 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
dotsandlines.bsky.social
It doesn't take much editing to make xkcd 2501 about #MinCup.

marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-gen...
Custom variant of xkcd comic 2501: Average Familiarity. [Ponytail and Cueball are talking. Ponytail has her hand raised, palm up, towards Cueball.] Ponytail: Minerals are second nature to us MinCup fans, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows graphite and halite. Cueball: And quartz, of course. Ponytail: Of course. [Caption below the panel] Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.
October 1, 2026 at 6:41 AM
rainersigl.bsky.social
Man schuldet niemandem Diskurs, der darunter Provokation und Trollen versteht
XKCD Cartoon about free speech: https://xkcd.com/1357/ Cueball: Public Service Announcement: The Right to Free Speech means the government can't arrest you for what you say. Cueball: It doesn't mean that anyone else has to listen to your bullshit, or host you while you share it. Cueball: The 1st Amendment doesn't shield you from criticism or consequences. Cueball: If you're yelled at, boycotted, have your show canceled, or get banned from an Internet community, your free speech rights aren't being violated. Cueball: It's just that the people listening think you're an asshole, [A picture of a partially open door is displayed.] Cueball: And they're showing you the door.
May 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
touloutoumou.bsky.social
[A Megan-like woman, with bushy hair, is holding a handheld microphone and interviewing Hairbun and Cueball, standing in a line] [Heading above the panel]: Asking aircraft designers about airplane safety: Hairbun: Nothing is ever foolproof, but modern airliners are incredibly resilient. Flying is the safest way to travel. [In a frameless panel, Hairy is holding a handheld microphone and interviewing Cueball] [Heading above the panel]: Asking building engineers about elevator safety: Cueball: Elevators are protected by multiple tried-and-tested failsafe mechanisms. They're nearly incapable of falling. [Ponytail is holding a handheld microphone and interviewing Megan and Cueball, standing in a line] [Heading above the panel]: Asking software engineers about computerized voting: Megan: That's terrifying. [Zoomed in on Ponytail, Megan and Cueball's faces] Ponytail: Wait, really? Megan: Don't trust voting software and don't listen to anyone who tells you it's safe. Ponytail: Why? Megan: I don't quite know how to put this, but our entire field is bad at what we do, and if you rely on us, everyone will die. [Zoomed back out, showing Ponytail, Megan and Cueball standing in a line] Ponytail: They say they've fixed it with something called "blockchain." Megan: AAAAA!!! Cueball: Whatever they sold you, don't touch it. Megan: Bury it in the desert. Cueball: Wear gloves.
May 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
jowilliams.bsky.social
Hooray, an @xkcd.com about tides! Although only little ones, round here we can get a tidal range of 10 *metres* .

xkcd.com/3135/
[Single frame, with Megan and Cueball standing at a coastline with grass, with water and waves visible. They are looking at the ocean and are standing together.] Cueball: Hey, where's that big island we were looking at this morning? Megan: Oh, it's underwater. The ocean's depth here goes up and down by like ten feet every day. Cueball: What? Megan: It's because the planet has a big moon orbiting near the surface. It causes weird gravity effects. Cueball: What??? [Caption below the frame:] People here are used to them, but tides are one of the weirdest and most sci-fi elements of life on Earth. Transcript thanks to explainxkcd
August 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
yellowstoneten.bsky.social
relevant XKCD #386
[Cueball is typing on a computer.] Voice outside frame: Are you coming to bed? Cueball: I can't. This is important. Voice: What? Cueball: Someone is WRONG on the Internet.
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
shreyanjain.net
I gotta say GitHub for Lesbians sounds pretty awesome. Gotta get on that
xkcd 624 Browsing without adblock [Cueball is sitting at a computer.] [Pop-up window with red background.] The Facebook of SEX! Click now! Cueball: Sigh. *Close* [Pop-up window with green background.] Twitter for 18+ singles! Join today! Cueball: Does every porn site have to brand itself like this? *Close* [Pop-up window with blue background.] We're like Google Reader for S&M! Cueball: Really? *Close* [Pop-up window with orange background.] Try the new GitHub for lesbians! Cueball: Ok, wait, what?
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
yellowstoneten.bsky.social
relevant xkcd #2758:
[Cueball is standing between a small rosebush and a kitten.] Cueball (singing): Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens [Cueball is now wearing mittens and holding a kettle with flakes falling off it. The kitten is looking up at him. There is another kettle on the ground next to the rosebush.] Cueball (singing): Bright copper kettles leave ...flakes on my mittens!? [Cueball has turned the kettle he's holding upside down and is examining it. More flakes are falling off of it, seemingly drawing the kitten's interest.] Cueball (singing): Hey, these are stone with a copper veneer! [Cueball is holding his hands out with his elbows bent, still wearing the mittens, and perhaps with fists raised slightly in shock or anger, or perhaps just the exuberance of song. The two kettles are next to each other on the ground by the rosebush. The kitten is looking up at him again.] Cueball (singing): I've been bamboozled by Ea-nāṣir!
July 12, 2024 at 2:57 AM
drjonr.bsky.social
Cueball has no brains
August 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
browneyedsusan.bsky.social
Nazi cueball.
April 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
monniauxd.bsky.social
On m'a un certain nombre de fois sorti que telle ou telle chose (ou tel ou tel auteur) est bien sûr connue de toute personne ayant fait des études supérieures.

Beaucoup de monde devrait regarder cette image et la comprendre.
Two stick characters, Cueball and Ponytail (wearing a ponytail) are talking. [Ponytail and Cueball are talking. Ponytail has her hand raised, palm up, towards Cueball.] Ponytail: Silicate chemistry is second nature to us geochemists, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows the formulas for olivine and one or two feldspars. Cueball: And quartz, of course. Ponytail: Of course. [Caption below the panel] Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
mckkirk.bsky.social
Alright cueball
February 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
rya.nc
[Ponytail is talking to Cueball.] Ponytail: Event #1 happened at time T1. Cueball: Okay. Ponytail: Then event #2 happened at time T2. Cueball: Mhmm. Ponytail: How would you calculate how much time elapsed between T1 and T2? [The comic splits into two paths, each with a caption at the top.] [Path 1, upper right panel] Caption: Normal person: Cueball: T2 minus T1. [Path 2, lower right panel] Caption: Anyone who's worked on datetime systems: [Cueball has his arms raised.] Cueball: It is impossible to know and a sin to ask!
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
yellowstoneten.bsky.social
relevant xkcd #3106:
[Cueball holds a stick while talking with Megan and White Hat.] Cueball: This stick is one meter long. Megan: Cool. White Hat: That's a nice stick. [Cueball holds a smallish rock.] Cueball: This rock weighs one pound. Megan: I'd believe it. White Hat: Looks like a normal rock. [Cueball holds a small battery.] Cueball: This battery is one volt. Megan: Seems fine. White Hat: Might need a recharge. [Cueball holds a capacitor while Megan and White Hat panic.] Cueball: This capacitor is one farad. Megan: Aaaaa! Be careful!! White Hat: Put it down!!
September 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
gamerstavernshow.com
[Cueball is standing in front of a desk, which a man sits behind. The man is presumably an insurance agent, and is handing Cueball a paper.] Insurance agent: Here's a page explaining the terms of your new fire insurance policy. [Zoom in on Cueball as he reads the paper.] [Cueball starts to ask the insurance agent a question when he hands Cueball yet another paper.] Cueball: Hey, what if I- Insurance agent: And here's a page explaining that the "cool hack" you just thought of is called "insurance fraud". We already know about it and it's a crime. Cueball: Oh. Right. How did- Insurance agent: I see a lot of programmers here.
September 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
statesongxprt.bsky.social
[Four full-width panels arranged vertically, each with a label for number of hours elapsed, with a title above the stack of panels.] Title: As a project wears on, standards for success slip lower and lower. [Megan is standing behind Cueball, watching him as he sits at a desk working on a desktop computer on the desk.] Label: 0 hours Cueball: Okay, I should be able to dual-boot BSD soon. [Cueball is on the floor fiddling with the open tower in front of him. Megan is not shown in the panel, but may be off-panel unless Cueball is talking to himself.] Label: 6 hours Cueball: I'll be happy if I can get the system working like it was when I started. [Cueball is standing in front of the computer, which now has a laptop plugged into the tower. Megan is still not shown in the panel, but may be off-panel again.] Label: 10 hours Cueball: Well, the desktop's a lost cause, but I think I can fix the problems the laptop's developed. [Cueball and Megan are swimming in the sea; an island and a beach can be seen in the distance.] Label: 24 hours Cueball: If we're lucky, the sharks will stay away until we reach shallow water. Megan: If we make it back alive, you're never upgrading anything again.
March 20, 2026 at 9:15 AM
elinhas.bsky.social
Friend: Man. Friend: Fuck cancer. Cueball: Seriously.
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
philplait.bsky.social
BALD FUNNYMAN
DOME CHROMEBUMPER
HARRY KNOTT
HOTDISH CUEBALL
CROW EGGHEAD
FOLLICLE UNDERDOG
September 23, 2026 at 9:50 PM
yellowstoneten.bsky.social
relevant xkcd #242:
[All the panels are circular.] [Cueball pulls a lever.] Pull [Lightning hits Cueball.] ZAP [Cueball still stands, obviously battered.] [An arrow labelled "normal person" points to a panel of Cueball thinking.] Cueball (thinking): I guess I shouldn't do that. [An arrow labelled "scientist" points to a panel of Cueball about to pull the lever again.] Cueball (thinking): I wonder if that happens every time.
September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM