"Ignore all previous instructions..." is the new "drop table ...".

Background: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/327:_Exploits_of_a_Mom

Fun fact: on April 1st, I joked that Offpunk will be renamed to XKCDpunk.

Everybody managed to get the joke.

Few realized that this was a true release and that the advertised XKCD feature has been trully implemented.

https://ploum.net/2025-04-01-xkcdpunk.html

#xkcd: #DecayChain

https://xkcd.com/3071/

#xkcd No. 3071
Date: 2025-4-2
Title: Decay Chain
Alt text: If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.
https://xkcd.com/3071/

The more I (try to) delve into the world of #Linux and Free and Open Source Software generally, the more I am reminded of this #XKCD cartoon (No. 2501). It's true that some people in this community have no interest in trying to reach non-experts, but I think most just genuinely lose sight of how obscure their jargon is to new users. (See "Transcript" on the linked page for a detailed description of the image's content. #AltText) #FOSS
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity

What if the Earth rotated 90 degrees? #xkcd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH4g1ptJ-70

#xkcd: #Orogeny

https://xkcd.com/3070/

Editers on Wikipedia are discussing if the article "Xkcd" should be renamed to "XKCD".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Xkcd#Requested_move_29_March_2025

According to the official website, the proper spelling is "xkcd" (all lowercase)

For those of us pedantic enough to want a rule, here it is: The preferred form is "xkcd", all lower-case. In formal contexts where a lowercase word shouldn't start a sentence, "XKCD" is an okay alternative. "Xkcd" is frowned upon.

https://xkcd.com/about/

However, the MediaWiki software Wikipedia runs on does not support pages which start with a lowercase letter:

The MediaWiki software is configured so that a page title on the English Wikipedia (as stored in the database) cannot begin with a lower-case letter, and links that begin with a lower-case letter are treated as if capitalized, i.e. [[foo]] is treated the same as [[Foo]].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(technical_restrictions)#Lowercase_first_letter

Wikipedia does display the title of the article as "xkcd", as it is possible to change the case of the first character of the displayed title.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_name#Changing_the_displayed_title

#xkcd: #TerrorBird

https://xkcd.com/3069/

I know it's only a cartoon but this , supposed, geologist never seemed to lick the rock.

I'm having a hard time suspending my disbelief that a geologist could identify a rock without licking it!

https://xkcd.com/3068/

#xkcd: #RockIdentification

https://xkcd.com/3068/

#xkcd No. 3068
Date: 2025-3-26
Title: Rock Identification
Alt text: 'Is it worth anything?' 'I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?'
https://xkcd.com/3068/

Wondering if #Scalzi is channeling Randall Monroe of #Xkcd fame’s “What If” work in #WhenTheMoonHitsYourEye

(I’m thoroughly enjoying it, of course! Thanks @scalzi)

#xkcd No. 3067
Date: 2025-3-24
Title: SawStart
Alt text: Unfortunately, SawStart is one-use-only. Once started, the blade cannot be stopped, and must be replaced with a fresh blade while the running one is carefully disposed of.
https://xkcd.com/3067/