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Received — 15 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Omniknot 14 February 2023 at 19:00

Omniknot

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14 February 2023 at 19:00

The Gordian knot is an omniknot tied using every bend in the Ashley Book of Knots, and then for extra security the upper rope at every crossing is connected to the lower with a randomly-chosen hitch.

Received — 13 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Weather Station 12 February 2023 at 19:00

Weather Station

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12 February 2023 at 19:00

'Pour one out for precipitation data integrity,' I say, solemnly upending the glass into the rain gauge.

Received — 10 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Only Serifs 9 February 2023 at 19:00

Only Serifs

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9 February 2023 at 19:00

If you ever want to get beaten up by a bunch of graphic designers, try removing the serifs from Times New Roman and adding them to Comic Sans.

Received — 8 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Coordinate Plane Closure 7 February 2023 at 19:00

Coordinate Plane Closure

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7 February 2023 at 19:00

3D graphs that don't contact the plane in the closure area may proceed as scheduled, but be alert for possible collisions with 2D graph lines that reach the hole and unexpectedly enter 3D space.

Received — 6 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Electron Color 5 February 2023 at 19:00

Electron Color

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5 February 2023 at 19:00

There's quark color, but that's not really color--it's just an admission by 20th century physicists that numbers are boring.

Received — 3 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Size Comparisons 2 February 2023 at 19:00

Size Comparisons

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2 February 2023 at 19:00

If you shrank the Solar System to the size of Texas, the Houston metro area would be smaller than a grasshopper in Dallas.

Received — 1 February 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Bursa of Fabricius 31 January 2023 at 19:00

Bursa of Fabricius

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31 January 2023 at 19:00

If an anatomical structure is named for a person, it means they were the only person to have it. Pierre Paul Broca had a special area of his brain that created powerful magnetic fields, enabling him to do 19th century fMRI research.

Received — 30 January 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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K-Means Clustering 29 January 2023 at 19:00

K-Means Clustering

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29 January 2023 at 19:00

According to my especially unsupervised K-means clustering algorithm, there are currently about 8 billion types of people in the world.

Received — 27 January 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Code Lifespan 26 January 2023 at 19:00

Code Lifespan

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26 January 2023 at 19:00

Surely (no one/everyone) will (recognize how flexible and useful this architecture is/spend a huge amount of effort painstakingly preserving and updating this garbage I wrote in 20 minutes)

Received — 25 January 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Planet Killer Comet Margarita 24 January 2023 at 19:00

Planet Killer Comet Margarita

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24 January 2023 at 19:00

I'll take mine on the rocks, no ice.

Received — 24 January 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Lane Change Highway 22 January 2023 at 19:00

Lane Change Highway

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22 January 2023 at 19:00

I just think lane markers should follow the local magnetic declination.

Received — 20 January 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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 ⏭ xkcd.com

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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.