[1766] Apple Spectrum
Title Text:If I were trapped on a desert island, and could have an unlimited supply of any one type of apple, I’d be like, “How did this situation happen?”
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Month: November 2016
[1765] Baby Post
Title Text:[bzzzt] “REMEMBER TO CHECK IN FOR YOUR FLIGHT TO LONDON.” “My wha-” [bzzzt] “YOUR UBER WILL ARRIVE IN FOUR MINUTES.”
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[1764] XKCDE
Title Text:4. They unplug the root machine but the thousands of leaf VMs scatter in the wind and start spinning up new instances wherever they land< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1764/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1764:_XKCDE XKCDE 4. 他們拔掉了宿主機器的插頭，但成千上萬的子 VM 隨風飄散，一落地就長出更多的 instance。 https://xkcd.tw/1764 Randall创建了一个名为XKCDE的理论软件环境（xkcd和CDE（协作开发环境）上的portmanteau），它依赖于用户在彼此内部… Read more
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[1763] Catcalling
Title Text:Effect strength => [unstoppable] | Effect range => [2 miles] | Effect duration => [1 year]
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[1762] Moving Boxes
Title Text:Later, when I remember that I’m calling movers, I frantically scribble over the labels and write ‘NORMAL HOUSE STUFF’ on all of them, which actually makes things worse.
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[1761] Blame
Title Text:I bet if I yell at my scared friends I will feel better.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1761/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1761:_Blame 牽拖 我敢說如果我對著我朋友大吼大叫把他們嚇得半死，我心情會變好 https://xkcd.tw/1761 Cueball声称他感到悲伤并将其与他发现坏事情的观察联系起来。悲伤是人类对感知不良事件的正常反应[1]。 （在这种时候可能会感受到的其他情绪包括愤怒和内疚。） 然后他认为这一定是某人的错。如果所讨论的“坏事”不是自然灾害或事故，那么通常可以推测有人对它们负责。 经过一番思考，他有了一个主意。思想通常是思考的结果（除非它… Read more
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[1760] TV Problems
Title Text:Certified skydiving instructors know way more about safely falling from planes than I do, and are way more likely to die that way.
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[1759] British Map
Title Text:West Norsussex is east of East Norwessex, but they’re both far north of Middlesex and West Norwex.
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[1758] Astrophysics
Title Text:DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE / Motto: “If I hear the phrase ‘mirror neurons’ I swear to God I will flip this table.”< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1758/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1758:_Astrophysics 天文物理 神經科學部門 / 格言：我發誓如果我聽到「鏡像神經元」這個詞的話我會翻桌 https://xkcd.tw/1758 在物理学中，广义相对论与暗物质结合产生的引力理论是我们目前解释引力和星系行为的最佳模型。支持这种模式的证据非常广泛。广义相对论准确地预测了行… Read more
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[1757] November 2016
Title Text:Once you’ve done this, make a note of how old they were. Then, when their age reaches double that, show them this chart again.
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