Authors@Google: Randall Munroe of xkcd




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Authors@Google: Randall Munroe of xkcd

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Randall Munroe is the creator of xkcd, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Munroe on Munroe: "I'm just this guy, you know? I'm a CNU graduate with a degree in physics. Before starting xkcd, I worked on robots at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia. As of June 2007 I live in Massachusetts. In my spare time I climb things, open strange doors, and go to goth clubs dressed as a frat guy so I can stand around and look terribly uncomfortable. At frat parties I do the same thing, but the other way around." This Authors@Google event took place December 7, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. http://www.xkcd.com

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Authors@Google, Randall, Munroe, xkcd, webcomic, science, math, sarcasm, romance, language, donald, knuth, peter, norvig, python, comics, programming,

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