[1727] Number of Computers

Title Text:They try to pad their numbers in the annual reports by counting Galileo’s redundant systems as multiple computers, but they’re falling behind badly either way.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1727/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1727:_Number_of_Computers 電腦數量 他們為了灌水,在年度報告中把伽利略上的備援系統算成好幾台電腦。但就算這樣他們的進度還是嚴重落後。 https://xkcd.tw/1727 这部漫画展示了一个带有两条红线的半对数图… Read more

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[1726] Unicode

Title Text:I’m excited about the proposal to add a “brontosaurus” emoji codepoint because it has the potential to bring together a half-dozen different groups of pedantic people into a single glorious internet argument.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1726/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1726:_Unicode Unicode 我對於申請雷龍的表情符號 codepoint 的提案感到非常期待,這東西有潛力把好幾群脫離現實的書呆子… Read…

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[1725] Linear Regression

Title Text:The 95% confidence interval suggests Rexthor’s dog could also be a cat, or possibly a teapot.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1725/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1725:_Linear_Regression 線性回歸 95%的信心區間暗示龍索的狗也可能是貓,或者是茶壺。 https://xkcd.tw/1725 线性回归是一种建模多个变量之间关系的方法。在最简单的情况下,它可以用于两个变量,其中模型通过数据集的散点图确定“最佳拟合”线,以及通常表示为r2或R2的确定系数。当回归中只包含两个变量时,R2仅仅是两个变量之间相关… Read more

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[1723] Meteorite Identification

Title Text:Click for an actual flowchart for identifying a meteorite. My favorite part is how ‘Did someone see it fall? -> Yes’ points to ‘NOT A METEORITE.’ This is not a mistake.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1723/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1723:_Meteorite_Identification 隕石判斷 點圖可以看到真正的隕石判斷流程圖。我覺得最有趣的部分是「有人看到他掉下來嗎? 有 -> 那不是隕石」,他沒寫錯。 https://x……

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[1722] Debugging

Title Text:When you Google an error message and it gets no results, you can be pretty sure you’ve found a clue to the location of Martin’s sword.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1722/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1722:_Debugging Debugging 如果你 google 不到你眼前的錯誤訊息,那你很可能發現了馬丁之劍的線索。 https://xkcd.tw/1722 Cueball告诉White Hat他的调试尝试,即找出给定计算机问题的错误的过程,这可能变得越来越困难和复杂。在这种情况下,C… Read more

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[1721] Business Idea

Title Text:Then we move to phase two. Gas stations store fuel in underground tanks. Normally, these are inaccessible except via the pump. However, with hydraulic fracturing, we– Wait! Come back!

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[1720] Horses

Title Text:This car has 240% of a horse’s decision-making ability and produces only 30% as much poop.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1720/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1720:_Horses 馬兒們 這台車的決策能力是馬匹的 240%,而產生的便便只有 30%。 https://xkcd.tw/1720 自动驾驶汽车的编程最近一直在新闻中,因为工程师和哲学家们正在讨论汽车在危险情况下应遵循的规则(例如,在被迫选择撞到行人或转向迎面而来的交通时要做什么)。马尾辫提出了一种解决这个问题的方法:将汽车视为像马一样,使用自己的智能并忽略危险命令以… Read more

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[1718] Backups

Title Text:Maybe you should keep FEWER backups; it sounds like throwing away everything you’ve done and starting from scratch might not be the worst idea.

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