# ­xkcd thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/341 "2020-12-10T18:16:27Z")
My last drive-in visit was 1995. Double-feature of “Apollo 13” and “Dangerous Minds.” That drive-in, as well as every other drive-in I’ve ever been to, is long since closed. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/342 "2020-12-10T18:51:52Z")
The one I saw Tron (and Star Wars for that matter) in closed in 2003! ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/343 "2020-12-10T19:01:47Z")
Two drivein theaters in my county (pop a little over a quarter million). That was as of summer 2019, not sure what COVID has wrought with them. Last time I went was when Shrek was just released. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/344 "2020-12-10T22:06:27Z")
I saw Waterworld and I think Men In Black in a drive-in theater in the mid-90s. I worked at a mini-amusement park, and the owner also owned the theater, so employees got free admission. I think that one has since closed, though. Maybe around 5 or 6 years ago, I was visiting a friend of a friend, and their home was close enough to a newly-built drive-in theater that they could watch the movie (at an inconvenient angle) from their back porch. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/345 "2020-12-10T22:07:41Z")
Oh, and what happened to originally delay Wonder Woman 1984? November 2019 was too early for COVID-related issues. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/346 "2020-12-10T22:32:59Z")
The filmakers wanted the June 2020 date, but Warner Bros. wanted a big blockbuster in 2019. Director Patty Jenkins was finishing up a miniseries and was crunched for time on post-production, so the studio eventually gave in. > **[Here's Why Wonder Woman 1984 Was Delayed](https://www.cbr.com/why-wonder-woman-1984-delayed/)** > > Wonder Woman 1984 producer Charles Roven explains why the upcoming DCEU film was delayed by the studio. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/347 "2020-12-10T22:41:20Z")
AFAIK, it was a routine programming and market positioning decision. Principle filming was completed in 2018, but additional filming took place in June 2019. Post-production work pushed it towards a holiday season release. But that put it into competition with another DC movie, _Joker_, and a number of other high budget, high profile FX/action movies, like _Jumanji: The Next Level_, _Terminator: Dark Fate_, and a couple of low-profile movies - _Avengers: End Game_ and _Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker_. Warner decided to bump it to a summer release. But, then, well… ETA: ninja’ed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/348 "2020-12-11T17:10:57Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > My last drive-in visit was 1995. Double-feature of “Apollo 13” and “Dangerous Minds.” That drive-in, as well as every other drive-in I’ve ever been to, is long since closed. Mine would have been Top Gun in 1986. The theatre didn’t last long after that and is now somewhere beneath generic 1990s-construction suburbia. I know drive ins have made a teeny bit of a comeback in some parts of the USA, but I can’t recall actually seeing one that is/was still in business since then. Much to my surprise, Google tells me there’s a **[_14_-screen drive-in](https://www.floridaswapshop.com/)** within 20 miles of here. Wow! Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/349 "2020-12-12T11:23:31Z")
> **[I Just Don't Trust Them](https://xkcd.com/2397/)** > > I believe in getting immunity the old-fashioned way: By letting a bat virus take control of my lungs and turn my face into a disgusting plague fountain while my immune system desperately Googles 'how to make spike protein antibodies'. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/350 "2020-12-15T06:03:52Z")
> **[Vaccine Tracker](https://xkcd.com/2398/)** > > \*refresh\* Aww, still in Kalamazoo. \*refresh\* Aww, still in Kalamazoo. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/351 "2020-12-15T12:59:35Z")
regarding package tracking: it’s sad that I live my life thru my packages, who have traveled more than I have. Even if they are stuck in some warehouse in New Jersey for _days_. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/352 "2020-12-15T13:32:23Z")
My last drive in was _Tenet_ a couple months ago. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/353 "2020-12-15T13:47:39Z")
Today I learned that you can still buy pogs. > **[Pog Retro Kaps Ultimate Collector Set Game Includes: 60 Pogs , 4 Exclusive...](https://www.amazon.ca/Pog-Retro-Kaps-Ultimate-Collector/dp/B07MGC5Z4X)** > > Pog Retro Kaps Ultimate Collector Set Game Includes: 60 Pogs , 4 Exclusive Slammers , 2 Storage Tubes & 1 Deluxe Game Mat in Board Games. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/354 "2020-12-17T01:24:33Z")
> **[2020 Election Map](https://xkcd.com/2399/)** > > There are more Trump voters in California than Texas, more Biden voters in Texas than New York, more Trump voters in New York than Ohio, more Biden voters in Ohio than Massachusetts, more Trump voters in Massachusetts than Mississippi, and more Biden voters in Mississippi than Vermont. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/355 "2020-12-17T01:58:18Z")
In other news, high population states have more voters, period. But for darn sure this is just another way of showing that coloring states a single color may be “accurate” for counting EVs, but is misleading as hell for all other purposes. And if we’re using it to show which way the EVs went, it’s only actually meaningful as a graphic if the area of each state is proportional to the EV count, not the actual square mileage of the state. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/356 "2020-12-17T02:34:02Z")
You’ve probably seen maps like [this](https://images.app.goo.gl/Wav4b1PY7tGTGnaQA) or [this](https://images.app.goo.gl/9GZPiK2RWRECqfnk8) or [this](https://images.app.goo.gl/DV4ynJcnYwb7S9Ag9) that adjust the relative size of each state. They’re somewhat useful to get a better feel for the situation at a glance, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/357 "2020-12-17T12:05:11Z")
I certainly have. Thanks for the links. Those, and the county-level red-purple-blue maps are very valuable for everyone to understand what’s really happening out there, not just emoting about “stuff” some rant-head told them to emote about. Though I haven’t seen one for the actual 2020 final EV results. It _appears_ your first link is about 2020, but even in the source it isn’t labeled. It does date from just after this year’s election. Those are all maps where the numerical data and the graphic are “at the same scale” so to speak. The other kind, leaving the states at their accurate square mileage is about as goofy as a Mercator projection world map which shows Greenland about the same visual size as South America while it’s actually 1/7th the size. Mercators have their legit uses, but comparing the “size” of things isn’t one of them. When the whole and entire point of an EV map is to show who won by how much where, using a square-mileage preserving “projection” is being deliberately misleading. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/358 "2020-12-17T20:47:56Z")
The (similar) image I saw was this: [![](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/11/1862/1048/Karim-Douieb-Jetpack-e1604849654178.jpg) ](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2020/11/1862/1048/Karim-Douieb-Jetpack-e1604849654178.jpg) I was surprised to see that the Denver area was basically a big blob of population in the middle of nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/359 "2020-12-19T02:15:38Z")
> **[Statistics](https://xkcd.com/2400/)** > > We reject the null hypothesis based on the 'hot damn, check out this chart' test. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/360 "2020-12-19T03:34:39Z")
My dad was a doctor. He used to say that if you had to ask whether the results were statistically significant, they weren’t biologically significant. That is, if the effect was around enough that you were likely to care, you didn’t need to do statistics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=19)