EEeesmith·Apr 3, 2022
The transcription is done! https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601
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xkcd2601
Transcription of xkcd 2601 to runnable logo code
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Transcription of xkcd 2601 to runnable logo code
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Observed mentions: 2022-04-02 05:24:54 UTC to 2022-04-03 07:34:08 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 05:00 | 2022-04-02 05:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 06:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 06:00 | 2022-04-02 06:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 07:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 07:00 | 2022-04-02 07:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 08:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 08:00 | 2022-04-02 08:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 09:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 09:00 | 2022-04-02 09:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 10:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 10:00 | 2022-04-02 10:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 11:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 11:00 | 2022-04-02 11:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 12:00 | 2022-04-02 12:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 13:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 13:00 | 2022-04-02 13:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 14:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 14:00 | 2022-04-02 14:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 15:00 | 2022-04-02 15:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 16:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 16:00 | 2022-04-02 16:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 17:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 17:00 | 2022-04-02 17:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 18:00 | 2022-04-02 18:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 19:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 19:00 | 2022-04-02 19:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 20:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 20:00 | 2022-04-02 20:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 21:00 | 2022-04-02 21:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 22:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 22:00 | 2022-04-02 22:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-02 23:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 23:00 | 2022-04-02 23:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 00:00 | 2022-04-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 01:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 01:00 | 2022-04-03 01:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 02:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 02:00 | 2022-04-03 02:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 03:00 | 2022-04-03 03:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 04:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 04:00 | 2022-04-03 04:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 05:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 05:00 | 2022-04-03 05:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 06:00 | 2022-04-03 06:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 07:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 07:00 | 2022-04-03 07:00:00 UTC | 2022-04-03 08:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
3 sourcesThanks to the community transcription efforts [1], I can now say it is indeed a LOGO program that draws the actual comic [2] featuring Bob Ross with various things drawn in a whiteboard. Comments are identified as various turtle facts.
[1] https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601/
[2] My quick attempt that draws about 25% of the image: https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601/issues/4
In Xkcd: InstructionsInsights from the link:
> It appears to be coding instructions, probably to draw a turtle, such as the image hidden on the page. This has not been confirmed.
The main object on the picture is a turtle. The turtle is a key concept in LOGO, a programming language especially designed to teach programming to children in an easy way.
And a link to a GitHub user who has transcribed the first 60 minutes of the audio into logo (pen up, pen down etc) and has drawn this image so far.
https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601#first-60-minutes-...
In Xkcd: Instructions