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vault 326: Let us compare mythologies

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The UVoD - common abbreviation - is a non-periodic webcomic, drawn by French artist Francois Launet,
and dealing with Howard Phillips Lovecraft's Universe. It is supposed to be funny, although most of HP Lovecraft's works are rather dark.

Unspeakable Vault of Doom

Jetee, I need you to put your author finding skills to good work. Where did this come from?

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Summon Jetée!

Use Skill: Research!

It's super effective!

Buttersafe.

[The Detour.]

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Originally Posted by LordEden (Post 2786481)

Where did this come from?

I found it with no tags, links, or any kind of ID. Think you can help a brother out?

Buttersafe.

Tags and attribution to the image are found on the image itself, though very tinily, so needed to embiggen.

[The Detour.]

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I doubt this is a webcomic. But still...

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Mighty Wombat

Check out his Podcast "BoneBag Show", it's funny and worth the listen.

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(The Sentry) by Guy & Rodd

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"'tis better to be brief"

Brevity Comic Strip

Things That Can Make You Feel Like an Idiot Almost Instantly

Foreword: There are certain things that can bring even the most confident people to their knees with crushing self-doubt and insecurity. These are some of those things.

Not having pockets to put your hands in while listening to someone else talk
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author's comments:

"If you find yourself listening to someone else talk for a long period of time, you are going to need something to do with your hands so that you can maintain the appearance of being attentive yet relaxed. Usually, putting your hands in your pockets works beautifully in this situation. But what happens when you are wearing something that doesn't have pockets?

First, you grope anxiously at your sides where your pockets should be. They aren't there, but you look for them anyway. Once you realize that there are no pockets and there never will be any pockets no matter how much you wish for them, you begin futilely cycling through a series of increasingly awkward hand positions; hands on your hips like a superhero, arms folded lightly over your chest like an insecure preteen, arms folded purposefully over your chest like an angry farmer, hands dangling limply at your sides - they all make you feel insecure and unnatural.

You become so focused on choosing the least awkward position for your hands that you lose track of the conversation entirely. This only adds to the problem because now you also have to worry about whether the stance you choose is appropriate for the conversation. You don't want to be standing there with your hands squarely on your hips like Superman if your friend was just talking about his dead grandmother."

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Hi. I'm Allie.

Hyperbole and a Half - it's a webcomic with words.
(or, more like angry drawings alongside maybe-relatable anecdotes?)

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Rex Babin, The Sacramento Bee

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AAEC - Political Cartoons

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Pacman on twitter, by Scott Hampson

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My name is Scott Hampson. I am an illustrator and comic artist located in Brisbane, Australia.
I like drawing (as I may have already mentioned) and currently my comics often make fun of social media networks and internet culture in general.
If you like what I have done, and want me to do up a little something special for you, feel free to contact me .
I am available for freelance and commission work.
You can also drop me a line just to tell me if you like my work.

Comics and Illustrations by Agent-X (a.k.a. Scott Hampson)

Schrödinger’s Infinitesimal Miscalculation

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originally posted May 16, 2008

author's comments:
I'm sure that many of you are familiar with Schrödinger’s cat but I still feel compelled to
give a short description here. However, please note that I will only be explaining enough to
make sense of the comic and that many details will be omitted.
The idea of “Schrödinger’s cat (paradox)” was put forth by the Austrian physicist Erwin
Schrödinger in 1935 as a thought experiment to illustrate the absurdity of (what has come
to be known as) the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics when applied to the
“real” world of common sense and macroscopic objects.

Imagine a box that is so perfectly sealed that no physical influence can get in or out.

Now imagine that a cat is inside the box along with a device that can kill the cat when
triggered by some “quantum event”. That is the setting for Schrödinger's cat. In
Schrödinger's original version, the quantum event was the decay of a radioactive atom.
Schrödinger asserted that the Copenhagen interpretation implies that the cat remains in a
"superposition" of states: (both alive and dead) until the box is opened.
I used a bit of jargon in the previous paragraphs so let's backtrack a little with a miniscience
lesson. First of all what is quantum mechanics? To put it simply, quantum
mechanics is the theoretical framework that describes the universe at the “smallest” scales:
atoms, electrons, protons, quarks, etc. At such small scales, the “rules” are very different
from the rules of the macroscopic world which is described by classical mechanics. Take,
for example, an ordinary baseball. According to classical mechanics, the baseball has a
definite trajectory (position and momentum) at any given time and we can theoretically
predict the position of the baseball at a later time if we know its trajectory at an earlier time.

This seems to conform to our common sense notion about how everyday objects that we
see around us should behave. However, when we are dealing with small objects (e.g.
electrons), quantum physics tells us that such common sense no longer applies. At the
quantum level, we must describe an object by its state vector.
Suppose, for example, that we wanted to know the position of such a microscopic object.

According to quantum physics, the object has no definite position until it is measured. In
fact, before its position is measured, we can think of the object as having a probability of
being in any possible position available to it (this idea, by the way, is one of the central
tenets of the Copenhagen interpretation). This probability distribution is described by the
state vector which, by convention, is represented by the Greek letter Ψ (psi). In this case,
Ψ describes the object's possible positions.

As you may have surmised from the name, state vectors are examples of mathematical
objects called vectors. To be more precise, they are vectors in a complex vector space
called a Hilbert space, but we won't get into that here. The important point is that different
vectors can be added together to give another vector. So for example, if Ψ and Χ are two
different vectors, then Ψ + Χ would be another vector. Vectors can also be multiplied with a
(complex) number to give another vector so if Ψ is a vector, then cΨ would be another
vector (where c is a number). Physicists have adopted a notation for these state vectors
(called bra-ket notation) in which each vector is denoted by a symbol in angled brackets can
be written as ΙΨ> + ΙΧ> and the multiplication of a vector by a number can be written
as c ΙΨ>.

Now let's see this bra-ket notation in action for a simple example. Suppose we have a
microscopic particle whose state vector for position is Ψ and it is expressed as the
weighted sum of two other vectors

ΙΨ> = c ΙA> + d ΙB>.

What this expression says is that the particle can be in two possible positions, A or B.
Before measuring the position, the particle cannot be thought of as occupying any of the
two positions. We can only say that it has a probability of being in either of the two
positions. Physicists would say that the particle is in a quantum superposition of the two
positions. The numbers c and d are called probability amplitudes. The square of the
probability amplitudes (actually the squared moduli) gives the probability of finding the
particle in that position after measurement. In this case, if we measured the particle's
position, the probability of finding it in position A would be |c|2 and the probability of finding
it in position B would be |d|2. The amplitudes are usually “adjusted” so that their squares
sum to 1 but that's another detail which I won't get into here. The process by which the
state vector representing the superpostion of different states reduces to a single state is
referred to as state vector reduction (it can sometimes be referred to as wavefunction
collapse). The idea of the reduction of the state vector is another one of the central
aspects of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics.

Now let's apply what we've learned so far to poor Schrödinger's cat. We know that the
cat can be in two possible states: live or dead. Let ΙΨ> be the state vector and suppose
that the probability of finding a dead cat is ½ and that the probability of finding a live cat is
½. Then one possible way to express the state vector is

ΙΨ> = (1/√2) Ι live cat> + (1/√2) Ι dead cat>.

So there you have it. Now you understand the equation in the first panel of the comic;
but what about the equation in the last panel? The symbol є is generally used by
mathematicians to represent an infinitesimal quantity. Hence, the equation in the last panel
expresses the idea that there was an infinitesimal chance that an angry monkey could
have magically appeared in the box.

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A webcomic......... that is all.

Abstruse Goose

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+ bonus: "Schrödinger’s Miscalculation - Part 2"

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a tangential, thematic response...

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Originally Posted by Jetée (Post 2781006)

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(God's Control Buttons)

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"The Red Button", originally posted on May 19, 2008

author's comments:
This comic is based on the idea of a fine-tuned universe. The notion of a fine-tuned
universe, in turn, is based on the idea that the universe is the way it is because of the
precise values of certain fundamental constants and that even slight variations of any of
these constants would result in a universe that is radically different. To be specific, it is
implied that any such universe would most likely not be conducive to the existence of
matter or elements as we know them and hence to the existence of life as we know it.
Many people (so I hear) consider this remarkable “fine-tuning” of the universe to be
evidence that suggests the existence of a divine being of some sort managing a cosmic
fine-tuning machine. I leave you, the reader, to draw your own conclusions, but whatever
your opinion may be, I hope that you will learn two very important lessons from this comic:
1.) Always obey the Lord, and 2.) beware of angry monkeys.

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A webcomic......... that is all.

Abstruse Goose

This one goes out to all my friends in TFP Politics...

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from Wondermark , "An Illustrated Jocularity".

"It's so tragic it makes Hamlet look like 3-2-1 Contact!" That's a great line. I lol'd.

It's the best line I've read/heard since this one in Ironman 2:
Spoiler: "[This missile] is so smart it could write a book — a book that would make Ulysses look like it was written in crayon."

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top secret

'Lunchbreath', as seen in Assorted Infotoons.

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+ bonus webcomic drawing

* context of figure in bottom right:

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by Lawrence Yang

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author's comments:
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE JOY OF THESE SHALLOW TRIFLES TO FORGET THAT ONE DAY YOU WILL BE DIE AND BE FORGEOTTEN.

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Thomas O’Shea is a Singaporean born Briton who currently lives in Oslo after selling all his belongings to leave Australia, where he was living, and travel the world, when people ask him where he’s from he stares blankly.

Books Beers and Ballpoints is an excuse to draw, experiment and tell stories.

Wonderful comics by a terrible man. - Books Beers and Ballpoints

What They Do Best

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by jeremy vinar and mike fahmie

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Through the pain, frustration, and confusion doled out in generous quantities by the gaming industry, sometimes a gem will emerge. Jeremy Vinar and Mike Fahmie met during the creation of one such gem, Superman Returns DS. It was during this time they devised their mad plan to create a web comic, below is the actual conversation:

Jeremy: You're Funny.
Mike: ...
Jeremy: We should make a webcomic!
Mike: ...

A mere 3 years later Mike answered Jeremy's challenge and Virtual Shackles was born. Their comic, an exploration of video games and the world of video game development, follows the careers of Orion and Jack as they inexplicably remain at a company that neither values nor appreciates their effort (or lack thereof).

Virtual Shackles - I Never Promised You The Moon

Today is the "birth commemoration" of Tetris, if you did not know.. also: political.

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"The Universal Analogy" by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins

Penny Arcade!

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most likely originally posted on March 17, 2009...

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‘Techno Tuesday’ began as an exercise in drawing comics and complaining. In fact it still is, after it’s inception in January of 2006. The comic, which is based on technology and the modern world, originally appeared on the Fabrica blog. It has since been published elsewhere online as well as in print in places like Adbusters Magazine, Clark Magazine, The Portland Mercury and more. It has also been exhibited at Lift in Switzerland, and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. The comic has been running weekly in the Russian magazine F5 since 2008.

Techno Tuesday

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Paroxysm and Finger Pointing from Paul Hornschemeier

News and Head Lice

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Illustrated by Graham Roumieu (click image for an easier reading time)

*context

[boingboing.]

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A webcomic......... that is all.

Abstruse Goose

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Generation Gap, written & illustrated by Bill Porter.

author's comments:
I signed a contract with San Min Book Co. to have my comic titled, 'Generation Gap' published in a Taiwan textbook called 'Consumers' Behavior'. This is the second time this image has been published in a textbook, the last time in France. Apparently this illustration translates across many cultures.

[wikinomics.]

Jetée, I found your posts 108, 109, 111 to be particularly funny. Great finds.

Dude, (a word I have not utilized in a few months now, by the by) all I need is a sprinkling more comments like these, spaced throughout the dozens upon dozens of microblogging-type threads I have adopted here, continued throughout the tenure in which I meticulously contribute toward & maintain them, for no discernible reason other than to just share exceptional quality pieces with a centralized theme to 'em, then have said comments be of general well-meaning kudos, finally will I feel all warm and glittery with praise, and perhaps feel actual accomplishment as well, as I do here, now, a little bit, after reading your response above.

As it is though, from the now half-year experiment I've undergone with this, do I now notice how significantly the vocal community here has shrunk over the years.
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by Brad Neely

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translated title: It Saves Lives!

personal commentary:
there's not much need to know what the characters above are saying (in Korean) as this webcomic's
in-joke is mostly visual in nature. Also, no, I have not found the author to the comic as of yet.

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KC Green was born in February of last year, the world is still a new place to him.
He's drawn comics since he was in third grade and only now are they starting to get okay.

He's also done commissions and comics and writing and illustration and junk for
•Nickelodeon Magazine
•Spongebob Squarepants Comics Magazine
•Oklahoma Blood Institute
•The Skunk Whisperer
•And probably like a lot of others we can't recall right now

But mostly just comics, cus that's what he likes the best.

the comics and art of kc green.

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Fatawesome is a team of three friends creating comedy. They make comics, videos, scripts, and perform live too.

FATAWESOME - Where Stupid Meets Genius

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With the creation of "Strange Brew," Deering now has an outlet for his creative sense of humor and quirky view of life. "Being an editorial cartoonist today, you have to be tuned-in to pop culture as well as politics -- but there are some limits to what you can do," Deering says "In Strange Brew, everything's fair game. I get to cut loose and draw anything."

As an editorial cartoonist, Deering has received numerous honors. Winner of the National Press Foundation's 1997 Berryman Award, Deering also gained top honors in the 1994 national John Fischetti Cartoon Competition and was the seven-time winner of the Arkansas Press Association's Best Editorial Cartoonist award. Born in Little Rock in 1956, Deering has been drawing since his childhood fascination with science fiction and dinosaurs -- subjects he made into comic books. After studying art with Truman Alston, Deering focused on commercial and fine at the University of Arkansas. At the Democrat-Gazette, Deering advanced from layout artist to editorial cartoonist in 1981-82. His promotion to chief editorial cartoonist in 1988 made his cartoons the state's best-known.

Strange Brew, by John Deering