Secret xkcd meetup in SF a success!

| Jun 30, 2010 | 1 comment

Were you in Golden Gate Park (SF) last Saturday? If so, you possibly witnessed (or joined) a couple hundred elite xkcd fans who braved the cold June afternoon to meet Randall Munroe. You probably already know this, but it turns out you’re awesome for doing so. Randy had even prepared 256 limited edition “service packs” for each of the first 256 attendees.

You see, there was a puzzle throughout the xkcd book we published, which some ambitious xkcd readers managed to crack after months of work.

The solution was a set of coordinates, time, and date with lots of love. That day was this past Saturday the 26th. There was a bobcat in a box, an xkcd kite (no camera, unfortunately), delicious xkcd cupcakes, and lots of glorious geekery!

Check out the good thread going on the xkcd forums with loads of extra anecdotes and pictures.

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