I’m visiting CNU on April 4th

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I’ll be in Newport News, Virginia this April 4th to give a talk at my old school, Christopher Newport University.

I’m really looking forward to it! The chaos of the past year and a half didn’t leave me with much time or energy for travel or events, so it’ll be fun to get out and meet people again. I’m also looking forward to seeing the campus, which I hear has changed substantially since I left.

The talk isn’t limited to CNU students, so if you live nearby, you’re welcome to come! Admission is free, but since space is limited, you’ll need to reserve tickets here.

Hope to see you there!

335 replies on “I’m visiting CNU on April 4th”

  3. hi! i hope you and your wife and family are doing good. i’m nowhere near that place, not even on the right continent, but love to hear that you are up for travelling again!

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  4. Hey! My friend goes there. Look for a tall thin guy dressed up like a pirate. Hat and all. Although I believe he only does that on Fridays.

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  6. Film it! I’ve watched the talks that are on youtube at least three times each, and it would be really nice to have a recent one. Cheers.

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  8. On a totally different subject…you made The Economist! I laughed out loud this morning reading the article on page 18 of the US print edition for March 24th-30th. Their example of a passphrase is, you guessed it, “correct horse battery staple”! Unfortunately there is no attribution so I don’t know if it is an intentional in-joke or a an accidental homage. However it amused me either way.

    What do you think of their position that a mnemonic password based on the first letters of a sentence is a better approach? Mostly because people aren’t good at choosing truly random phrases either.

    I hope you enjoy the imitation/flattery.

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  10. I would love it if you visited UVa sometime while you’re here in Virginia… Just saying! =)

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  11. Hey cool, that’s my birthday! If I didn’t live in Iowa, I’d definitely be there.

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  13. You’re going to need a map to find your way around CNU.

    Seriously, it’s just that different from ’06. And the construction just never stops.

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  15. While you’re in the Newport News area, is there any way you can stop and give a talk at the College of William and Mary? I’d go to the CNU event, but I don’t have a car 😦

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  16. Any chance that you could stay a little longer? There are tons of Viriginia, Maryland, and D.C. fans that are on travel when you’re coming!

    If that’s not possible, you should consider coming to the Small Press Expo. Jeph Jacques and many other web comic artists/writers will be there!

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  22. As I’m not going to register on the forum to make a single post, enjoy this creme egg trivia: The filling is an insulator. At least in UK eggs. A very good insulator too. I put two and a half kilovolts across that egg, and absolutly nothing. Light bulbs and grapes explode instantly upon connection to my high-voltage capacitor bank, but creme egg just doesn’t conduct at al.

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  24. Any chance you’ll have merchandise with you? I’ve always wanted to order a signed print, but would be better to get it live!

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  26. Curses, I was almost going back this weekend, but I backed out of the plans. Now I wish I hadn’t. Is the speech going to be recorded in any way?

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  28. @Lexi, the CS department at W&M is organizing a carpool down, you might be able to find someone there who could help you out.

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  29. I’d love to go to that! I’ll be out of town on business though. I hope you’ll come back again sometime!

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  30. Darn! I almost went to CNU but ended up choosing Kent. That’s just a tad too far from Ohio…

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  31. Damn, I’m in Virginia, but I’m busy then. Spring Break and all. Please do film it as these people have said.

    What exactly are you talking about anyway? Did I miss that?

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  36. I had no idea you were from there! I’m not, but I lived there for about 5 years as a kid- Dutrow Elementary. Wish I were there because I’d totally come! Have fun!

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  37. I can’t believe you’ll be here. I’m in town for military training and when I saw that you’d be less than half an hour away, I almost lost it.
    We may need you on base… while it’s terrorist proof, I have become aware of glaring holes in its anti-raptor defenses.

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  38. Trible might have a trap set up for you. He is a pretty big slimeball. But you knew that already.

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  39. Seriously???? I’ll be out of town this week. I even live a few miles away down by the Hilton district. Damn 😦

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  40. I’m goin’. I’ll be headed out from West Point/Toano (Exit 220? on I-64). I don’t know the area too well, but if anybody wants a ride and they’re not too far out of the way for that commute, I’m up for carpoolin’. A fiver for gas would be nice, and if you know the area, I won’t miss the whole thing by getting lost, and hopefully won’t get towed/ticketed by campus police for parking in a hard hat area.

    email: myopicmike@gmail.com

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  42. Here’s another request for filming it so us out-of-towners can be a part of it, too!

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  43. I’m trying to get a ticket, but keep getting:
    “There was a problem with your submission.
    Sorry, but this form is limited to one submission per user. “

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  44. I’m pretty sure the comic up on the site is the incorrect comic. Last night the Umwelt comic was a Boston/California weather bit, and now the comic up is creating life in a lab. The mouse over is the same as before and seems to work with the original comic rather than the present comic.

    Best,
    Eric

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  45. Re: Umwelt
    Clever!

    I’ve discovered three variations so far:

    I’m on the east coast, but a west coast proxy appeared to make no difference. I did not try an out-of-country proxy.

    Firefox/Iceweasel/Gecko: Clouds.



    Umwelt is the idea that because their senses pick up on different things, different animals in the same ecosystem actually live in very different worlds. Everything about you shapes the world you inhabit–from your ideology to your glasses prescription to your choice of web browser.

    Chrome/Chromium: Earthquakes and Hurricanes.




    Umwelt is the idea that because their senses pick up on different things, different animals in the same ecosystem actually live in very different worlds. Everything about you shapes the world you inhabit–from your ideology to your glasses prescription to your web browser.

    IE/Safari/Opera/Other: Tortoise in the desert.



    Umwelt is the idea that because their senses pick up on different things, different animals in the same ecosystem actually live in very different worlds. Everything about you shapes the world you inhabit–from your ideology to your glasses prescription to your browser window.

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  47. I remember CNU – I was stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News in ’83 – ’86, and took a few college courses at CNU. Small world 🙂 Keep up the good work in your drawings – I always get a kick out of them. 🙂

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  48. Loved today’s comic. I’m from Tulsa, and it’s so freaking true. My parents’ only excuse for not moving to California was the earthquakes. What now?!?

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  50. Places I am currently not: Virginia
    Places where I would have been a year ago: Virginia

    DAMMIT

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