Courtesy of xkcd.com

I’ve been wanting to blog about this fantastic web-comic for a long time. Ever since my friend found it on the web, I have been wasting a copious amount of time browsing through its archives (I still haven’t finished reading them). Though minimalist in appearance, the contents of XKCD hit every spot in a nerd’s penchant… though I like to consider myself a very different type of nerd from those who dress up for Matrix, read all the Star Wars novels or learn Klingon. Filled with hilariously esoteric jokes spanning fields of physics, chemistry, high-level mathematics (like cryptography), Linux computing, programming, and web design, XKCD is the ultimate website for those who enjoy the “hey I get that joke!” moments.

Until I stumbled on the site, I had no idea that over the 24 years of my life, I have acquired ridiculously obscure skill & knowledge sets (the only jokes I don’t get are the Linux ones…and it’s making me want to learn it). Granted, I majored in chemistry and minored in math, and I do web design now, but bully, am I a nerd.

The above was one of my favorites from its archives, expanding on a hopelessly esoteric subject of SQL injection. Also, make sure to read the mouseover texts (or as web designers call them, “title” attributes).