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Received — 13 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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DateTime 12 December 2023 at 19:00

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12 December 2023 at 19:00

It's not just time zones and leap seconds. SI seconds on Earth are slower because of relativity, so there are time standards for space stuff (TCB, TGC) that use faster SI seconds than UTC/Unix time. T2 - T1 = [God doesn't know and the Devil isn't telling.]

Received — 11 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Snow 10 December 2023 at 19:00

Snow

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10 December 2023 at 19:00

For someone who has ostensibly outgrown staying up late waiting for Santa, I do spend an awful lot of time refreshing websites to see if packages are here yet.

Received — 8 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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The Wrong Stuff 7 December 2023 at 19:00

The Wrong Stuff

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7 December 2023 at 19:00

The phantom found Edward Everett Hale a century too early; by the time we invented satellites, the specifics of his 'brick moon' proposal were dismissed as science fiction.

Received — 6 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Compact Graphs 5 December 2023 at 19:00

Compact Graphs

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5 December 2023 at 19:00

People may complain about readability, but even with jpeg compression, extracting the data points is usually computationally feasible if there aren't too many of them.

Received — 4 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Space Typography 3 December 2023 at 19:00

Space Typography

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3 December 2023 at 19:00

And over heeee[...]eeeere (i)s Saturn.

Received — 1 December 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Typical Seating Chart 30 November 2023 at 19:00

Typical Seating Chart

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30 November 2023 at 19:00

Now that airlines have started adding wheel locks to their drink carts, less than half of flights have one accidentally fall out through the hole.

Received — 29 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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X Value 28 November 2023 at 19:00

X Value

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28 November 2023 at 19:00

The value of n is still unknown, but new results constrain it to fall between 8 and 10^500, ruling out popular 'n=1' and 'n=2' theories.

Received — 27 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Decay Modes 26 November 2023 at 19:00

Decay Modes

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26 November 2023 at 19:00

Unlike an Iron Age collapse, a Bronze Age collapse releases energy, since copper and tin are past the iron peak on the curve of binding energy.

Received — 24 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Oceanography Gift 23 November 2023 at 19:00

Oceanography Gift

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23 November 2023 at 19:00

Shipping times vary. Same-ocean delivery may only take a few years, but delivery from the Weddell Sea in Antarctica may take multiple decades, and molecules meant for inland seas like the Mediterranean may be returned as undeliverable by surface currents.

Received — 22 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Thanksgiving Arguments 21 November 2023 at 19:00

Thanksgiving Arguments

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21 November 2023 at 19:00

An occasional source of mild Thanksgiving tension in my family is that my mother is a die-hard fan of The Core (2003), and various family members sometimes have differing levels of enthusiasm for her annual tradition of watching it.

Received — 20 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Rebuttals 19 November 2023 at 19:00

Rebuttals

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19 November 2023 at 19:00

The mainstream dogma sparked a wave of dogmatic revisionism, and this revisionist mainstream dogmatism has now given way to a more rematic mainvisionist dogstream.

Received — 17 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Materials Scientists 16 November 2023 at 19:00

Materials Scientists

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16 November 2023 at 19:00

If a materials scientist gives you a present, always ask whether regifting will incur any requirements for Federal paperwork.

Received — 15 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Empiricism 14 November 2023 at 19:00

Empiricism

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14 November 2023 at 19:00

The problems started with my resolution next year to reject temporal causality.

Received — 13 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Date Line 12 November 2023 at 19:00

Date Line

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12 November 2023 at 19:00

They estimate the rocket should be free by approximately ... uh ... well, in about two hours.

Received — 10 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Redshift 9 November 2023 at 19:00

Redshift

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9 November 2023 at 19:00

So do you have any plans for z=-0.000000000000045?

Received — 8 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Parameterball 7 November 2023 at 19:00

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7 November 2023 at 19:00

The ball's density also varies, but players don't learn the value until after choosing their raquets. The infamous 'bowling ball table tennis' region of the parameter space often leads to equipment damage.

Received — 6 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Messier Objects 5 November 2023 at 19:00

Messier Objects

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5 November 2023 at 19:00

The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.

Received — 3 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Doctor's Office 2 November 2023 at 19:00

Doctor's Office

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2 November 2023 at 19:00

"The police told me I can't be a doctor, but whenever they show up I just go into the Google Maps settings page I found and change the house to 'Police Headquarters' and then they have to do what I say."

Received — 1 November 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Under the Stars 31 October 2023 at 19:00

Under the Stars

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31 October 2023 at 19:00

If you live in Los Angeles (around 33°52'N, roughly the latitude of Hermosa Beach) the black hole in V404 Cygni passes over you each day. On Christmas Day it will be directly overhead around 2pm.

Received — 30 October 2023 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Breaker Box 29 October 2023 at 19:00

Breaker Box

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29 October 2023 at 19:00

Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.