xkcd

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:09 am UTC

Because chipmunks babbling for 0.2 seconds is an effective audio preview.

by **OptionExplicit** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:33 am UTC

YouTube implemented an audio preview!

http://digg.com/programming/YouTube_nod ... io_Preview

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:40 am UTC

*points you to the previous 10 posts*

by **fedexrico** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:17 am UTC

toasting in soon to be epic bread.

randall:

get.
out.
of.
the.
internet's.
head.

by **Megatriorchis** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:14 am UTC

xkcd is famous on Youtube. That's great!

by **superglucose** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:28 am UTC

Wow, I just noticed that Youtube now has an audio preview of comments. Related?

Definitely.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:34 am UTC

*facepalm*

by **nihil** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:51 am UTC

This can't be happening. It's just too cool.

I've just heard my own comment. \o/
(good thing I'm usually nice in youtube comments)

by **Parties with Mario** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:36 am UTC

This is so hilarious!
Has XKCD finally begun its takeover of the world or is somebody at Youtube on our side?

The second I saw it I thought of this comic.

by **Aradae** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:47 am UTC

I believe this is one of the signs of the internet apocalypse.

by **ACU-LP** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:50 am UTC

I think that xkcd has a larger impact than you think; though your average person on the street may not know of it (most of the time*), the people in charge may; its the kind of thing that attracts intelligent minds.

*at the sydney meetup we actually had a random person walk up to us who didnt know of the meeting but loved xkcd.

by **kriegor191** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:49 pm UTC

Man,
Why is anyone up at 6 in the morning watching Youtube? Anyway, I was just on there and I have to say...The audio preview is Awesome! (Caps intended)

~First time poster, long time fan.

by **sje46** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:42 pm UTC

This pleases me.
xkcd has influence.

by **JoshuaZ** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:24 pm UTC

The comments threads on wikinews are starting to rival youtube comments threads.

The discussion here is particularly good:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Comments:Vo ... legislator

I like how almost every single commentator feels a need to start a new section for their comment.

by **Asday** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:36 pm UTC

Haha:

Oh wait, beaten about A BAJILLION times. =[

by **SocialSceneRepairman** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:33 pm UTC

Am I the only one who noticed that Youtube has an "audio preview" button now?

by **ConMan** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:34 pm UTC

JoshuaZ wrote:The comments threads on wikinews are starting to rival youtube comments threads.

The discussion here is particularly good:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Comments:Vo ... legislator

I like how almost every single commentator feels a need to start a new section for their comment.

That's just because the "click to add new comment" link does that automatically. Until the LiquidThreads extension is ready and rolled out, I'd say it's a better solution than the probable alternative wall of text. On the other hand, I think an implementation of "Audio preview" would do wonders on some Wikipedia noticeboards.

(Disclaimer: I am a Wikinews admin.)

by **metroid1337** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:52 pm UTC

HOLY CRAP! YOUTUBE ACTUALLY DID IT! GO LOOK!

by **Hyrulio** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:03 am UTC

Oh. My. F*ing. God!

Also, is it same to assume that I'm not the only person who saw that button, and instantly thought of the comic, than came straight to the forums?

Someone at Google Inc. obviously reads XKCD.

(Let's change more of the world!)

by **brodieboy255** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:49 am UTC

Hyrulio wrote:Someone at Google Inc. obviously reads XKCD.

Randall now needs to do a comic on how to make Chrome a better browser

by **kikaruu** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:58 am UTC

I've been lurking for a while now, but I want to use my first post to comment on how nice it is that xkcd has a stake in the flow and way of the internet. If Youtube payed attention to what he says, who's to say that another company may follow suit?

Congratulations, xkcd and Youtube, for making everything a little more awesome.

by **SocialSceneRepairman** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:12 am UTC

Hyrulio wrote:Also, is it same to assume that I'm not the only person who saw that button, and instantly thought of the comic, than came straight to the forums?

It's quite same to assume that, as well as to assume that you're not the only one who posted before actually reading through the thread, or learning basic typing skills or proper comma usage.

by **linkxsc** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:17 am UTC

I would like to know if one of the people who works for youtube saw this comic and then suggested to put it on the comments.
They picked a wicked creepy voice for the readback thing though.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:52 am UTC

Is it just Mozilla it doesn't work on?

by **VigintiTres** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:12 am UTC

Mighty Jalapeno wrote:Is it just Mozilla it doesn't work on?

I use Mozilla and it is working fine for me.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:14 am UTC

I get a little hamster squeak, on Mozilla, at work and at home.

by **Jack21222** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:30 am UTC

This is hilarious. I went to a random video, and found the most idiotic post I could find.

Copy

Paste

Audio preview

Laugh out loud.

It's my new favorite pastime!

by **Unbalanced** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:59 am UTC

That's hilarious. You changed one of the biggest sites ever.

by **Arnwulf** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:46 am UTC

Hyrulio wrote:Oh. My. F*ing. God!

Also, is it same to assume that I'm not the only person who saw that button, and instantly thought of the comic, than came straight to the forums?

well, i saw the button, called my friends, and hopped on the forums.
does it still count?

by **rho421** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:25 pm UTC

Put "OBAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAA" into the comment box and then listen to it. Made my day

by **frogger626** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:55 pm UTC

Arnwulf wrote:
Hyrulio wrote:Oh. My. F*ing. God!

Also, is it same to assume that I'm not the only person who saw that button, and instantly thought of the comic, than came straight to the forums?

well, i saw the button, called my friends, and hopped on the forums.
does it still count?

Yeah. That's what I did.

I hope Randall is satisfied. A webcomic artist convincing the owners of one of the largest websites on the interblag to add a feature? I know I would be.

by **emo samurai** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 3:47 am UTC

I wonder if any industry (rightfully) hates its customers more than the Internets.

by **Manial** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:09 pm UTC

I saw the audio preview button, and then ran a virus scan twice before I thought to look at this thread.

Wow, I can't believe they actually implemented it!

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:15 pm UTC

Yay, and the audio preview WORKS now, too!

"Obama-oh-ah-uh-ah-eu-ah-oh-uh!

by **The Scyphozoa** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:42 pm UTC

Dear YouTube:
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. It has to FORCE them to hear it!

by **a386** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:00 pm UTC

man i just saw the audio button and came here and here is everyone talking about it, and it is really on youtube and it is basically because of that comic. awesome.

i wonder if whoever at youtube really was responding to the comic, or if she thought it up first and then saw this later.
"frig guys. FRIG."

by **Ducks** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:56 am UTC

News coverage in Sydney

by **Kutch** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:41 pm UTC

It seems to be down again.

by **HilbertThm90** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:25 am UTC

So I definitely just noticed the audio button on YouTube (OK so I'm slow, but I don't post comments often), and the first thing I thought of was this and came to see if other people had noticed. And of course they had! I'm sort of in awe of the influence xkcd obviously has had.

by **phlip** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:46 am UTC

Ducks wrote:News coverage in Sydney

I was just about to post that exact link myself... I think it's impressive that xkcd's getting mentions in the mainstream (ie: non-nerd audience) media... and in a newspaper that typically finds it necessary to explain technical terms like "web browser" in its tech articles, no less...

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