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Received — 13 December 2024 ⏭ Comics

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METAR 12 December 2024 at 19:00

METAR

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12 December 2024 at 19:00

In the aviation world, they don't use AM/PM times. Instead, all times are assumed to be AM unless they're labeled NOTAM.

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The Maritime Approximation 10 December 2024 at 19:00

The Maritime Approximation

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10 December 2024 at 19:00

It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle.

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Making Tea 8 December 2024 at 19:00

Making Tea

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8 December 2024 at 19:00

No, of course we don't microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately.

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Seismologists 5 December 2024 at 19:00

Seismologists

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5 December 2024 at 19:00

And even when they're not distracted, they usually get kicked out for illegal under-the-net 'subduction spikes'.

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Infinite Armada Chess 3 December 2024 at 19:00

Infinite Armada Chess

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3 December 2024 at 19:00

Stockfish 16 suggests the unconventional opening 1. RuntimeError: Out of bounds memory access

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Advent Calendar Advent Calendar 1 December 2024 at 19:00

Advent Calendar Advent Calendar

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1 December 2024 at 19:00

The growth rate of items per day may may seem absurd, but it's actually much less than the acceleration in the 12 Days of Christmas song.

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Second Stage 28 November 2024 at 19:00

Second Stage

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28 November 2024 at 19:00

Hmm, they won't do in-flight delivery, so let's order a new first and second stage to our emergency landing site and then try to touch down on top of them to save time.

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Neutrino Modem 26 November 2024 at 19:00

Neutrino Modem

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26 November 2024 at 19:00

Our sysadmin accidentally won a Nobel Prize while trying to debug neutrino oscillation error correction.

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Cold Air 24 November 2024 at 19:00

Cold Air

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24 November 2024 at 19:00

We also should really have checked that the old water tower was disconnected from the water system before we started filling it with compressed air.

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D Combinatorics 21 November 2024 at 19:00

D Combinatorics

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21 November 2024 at 19:00

Look, you can't complain about this after giving us so many scenarios involving N locked chests and M unlabeled keys.

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Arizona Chess 19 November 2024 at 19:00

Arizona Chess

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19 November 2024 at 19:00

Sometimes, you have to sacrifice pieces to gain the advantage. Sometimes, to advance ... you have to fall back.

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Kedging Cannon 17 November 2024 at 19:00

Kedging Cannon

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17 November 2024 at 19:00

The real key was inventing the windmill-powered winch.

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The Future of Orion 14 November 2024 at 19:00

The Future of Orion

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14 November 2024 at 19:00

Dinosaur Cosmics

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Europa Clipper 12 November 2024 at 19:00

Europa Clipper

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12 November 2024 at 19:00

They had BETTER make this a sample return mission.

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Geometriphylogenetics 10 November 2024 at 19:00

Geometriphylogenetics

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10 November 2024 at 19:00

There's a maximum likelihood that I'm doing phylogenetics wrong.

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Number Shortage 7 November 2024 at 19:00

Number Shortage

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7 November 2024 at 19:00

"10 minutes ago we were down to only 2 0s!" "How many do we have now?" "I ... don't know!!"

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Proterozoic Rocks 5 November 2024 at 19:00

Proterozoic Rocks

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5 November 2024 at 19:00

These rocks are from a time before eyes, brains, and bones, pieces of a land warmed by an unseen sun.

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Probabilistic Uncertainty 3 November 2024 at 19:00

Probabilistic Uncertainty

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3 November 2024 at 19:00

"One popular strategy is to enter an emotional spiral. Could that be the right approach? We contacted several researchers who are experts in emotional spirals to ask them, but none of them were in a state to speak with us."

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Demons 31 October 2024 at 19:00

Demons

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31 October 2024 at 19:00

Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

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Disposal 29 October 2024 at 19:00

Disposal

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29 October 2024 at 19:00

We were disappointed that the rocket didn't make a THOOOONK noise when it went into the tube, but we're setting up big loudspeakers for future launches to add the sound effect.