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Received — 20 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Runtime 19 January 2023 at 19:00

Runtime

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19 January 2023 at 19:00

At least there's a general understanding all around that Doctor Who is its own thing.

Received — 18 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Methodology Trial 17 January 2023 at 19:00

Methodology Trial

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17 January 2023 at 19:00

If you think THAT'S unethical, you should see the stuff we approved via our Placebo IRB.

Received — 16 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Sunspot Cycle 15 January 2023 at 19:00

Sunspot Cycle

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15 January 2023 at 19:00

Who can forget the early 2010s memes? 'You know you're a 90s kid if you remember the feeling of warm sunlight on your face.' 'Only 90s kids remember the dawn.'

Received — 13 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Washing Machine Settings 12 January 2023 at 19:00

Washing Machine Settings

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12 January 2023 at 19:00

I guess the engineers who built my dishwasher MIGHT have some insight into how to load it, but instead of reading the booklet they gave me, it seems easier to experiment for years and then get in arguments so heated that I get banned from Quora.

Received — 11 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Outdated Periodic Table 10 January 2023 at 19:00

Outdated Periodic Table

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10 January 2023 at 19:00

Researchers claim to have synthesized six additional elements in the second row, temporarily named 'pentium' through 'unnilium'.

Received — 9 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Etymonline 8 January 2023 at 19:00

Etymonline

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8 January 2023 at 19:00

NOTE TO FUTURE ETYMONLINGUISTS: Our best guess is that 'blimp' is onomatopoeia. The 'B-Limp' thing is a folk etymology.

Received — 6 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Euler Diagrams 5 January 2023 at 19:00

Euler Diagrams

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5 January 2023 at 19:00

Things Leonhard Euler created ( most of math ( overlapping circle diagrams ) a cricket bowling machine ) Things John Venn created

Received — 4 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Biology vs Robotics 3 January 2023 at 19:00

Biology vs Robotics

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3 January 2023 at 19:00

Sorry, I've just always had these random things I don't like--like olives, or robots drilling holes in me without warning.

Received — 2 January 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Hydrogen Isotopes 1 January 2023 at 19:00

Hydrogen Isotopes

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1 January 2023 at 19:00

Oops, All Neutrons is also known as Neutral Quadrium, Nydnonen, and Goth Tritium.

Received — 30 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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New Year's Eve Party 29 December 2022 at 19:00

New Year's Eve Party

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29 December 2022 at 19:00

[Earlier, at the eye doctor] 'No, for the last time, the numerals on the paper aren't my prescription, it's the shape I want you to make with the laser.'

Received — 27 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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L6 Lagrange Point 26 December 2022 at 19:00

L6 Lagrange Point

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26 December 2022 at 19:00

It's difficult to orbit L6 stably due to gravitational perturbation from Akron and Toledo.

Received — 26 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Game Night Ordering 25 December 2022 at 19:00

Game Night Ordering

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25 December 2022 at 19:00

One good trick, if you get called on a fake service, is to build a working version of it and mention it again the next week.

Received — 23 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Pando 22 December 2022 at 19:00

Pando

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22 December 2022 at 19:00

The presents under the tree are actually a single gift connected by an underground ribbon system.

Received — 21 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Cold Complaints 20 December 2022 at 19:00

Cold Complaints

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20 December 2022 at 19:00

Our investigation into whining-based remedies became the first study to be halted by the IRB on the grounds that the treatment group was 'too annoying.'

Received — 19 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Data Point 18 December 2022 at 19:00

Data Point

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18 December 2022 at 19:00

In general you should only include your single best data point in the paper. The rest of the data can go in the supplementary materials.

Received — 16 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Gravity 15 December 2022 at 19:00

Gravity

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15 December 2022 at 19:00

It's a long way down.

Received — 14 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Optimal Bowling 13 December 2022 at 19:00

Optimal Bowling

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13 December 2022 at 19:00

If you want to bowl a strike, the optimal place is almost certainly inside a bowling alley, although with a little luck any establishment uphill from one could also work.

Received — 12 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Hydropower Breakthrough 11 December 2022 at 19:00

Hydropower Breakthrough

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11 December 2022 at 19:00

A hydroelectric dam is also known as a heavy water reactor.

Received — 10 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Solar System Model 8 December 2022 at 19:00

Solar System Model

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8 December 2022 at 19:00

The Earth is, on average, located in the habitable zone, but at any given time it has a certain probability of being outside it, which is why life exists on Earth but is mortal.

Received — 7 December 2022 ⏭ Comics

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Mystery Asterisk Destination 6 December 2022 at 19:00

Mystery Asterisk Destination

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6 December 2022 at 19:00

If you ever see the † dagger symbol with no unmatched footnote, it means the writer is saying the phrase while threatening you with a dagger.