[1974] Conversational Dynamics

Title Text:”You should make it so people can search for and jump into hundreds of conversations at once if they want.” “Ooh, good idea! I imagine only the most well-informed people with the most critical information to share will use…

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[1973] Star Lore

Title Text:That one is a variable star which pulses every 30 seconds. Its name comes from a Greek word meaning “smoke alarm.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/1973/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1973:_Star_Lore 天体知识 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_IJ49JA0x6i-j8_FnK1QmA 计算机,充电器和其他电子产品通常具有各种颜色的状态灯。在一个黑暗的房间里,这些灯光似乎是光线的针刺,类似于星座。据推测,兰德尔的房间里有许多这样的物品。这可能是一个我的爱好漫画,因为他的房… Read more

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[1972] Autogyros

Title Text:I understand modern autogyros are much more stable, so I’ve probably angered the autogyro people by impugning their safety. Once they finish building the autogyros they’ve been working on in their garages for 10 years, they’ll come after me.<…

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[1971] Personal Data

Title Text:Do I just leave money in my mailbox? How much? How much money do they need, anyway? I guess it probably depends how the economy is doing. If stocks go up, should I leave more money in my mailbox…

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[1970] Name Dominoes

Title Text:In competition, you can only play a name if you know who the person is. No fair saying “Frank … Johnson. That sounds like a real person! Let me just Google him real quick.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/1970/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1970:_Name_Dominoes 多米诺骨牌是一系列使用矩形“多米诺骨牌”瓷砖的棋盘游戏。多米诺骨牌分为两个正方形,每个正方形显示一个数字。在大多数规则下,多米诺骨牌瓦片放置在与另一个瓦片相邻的桌子上,并且相邻的末端必… Read more

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[1969] Not Available

Title Text:If my country ever picks a new national flag, this is on my shortlist for designs to argue for, but I think in the end I’ll go with the green puzzle piece or broken image thumbnail.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1969/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1969:_Not_Available 無法使用…

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[1968] Robot Future

Title Text:I mean, we already live in a world of flying robots killing people. I don’t worry about how powerful the machines are, I worry about who the machines give power to. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1968/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1968:_Robot_Future 机器人的未来 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Kk-aV6mNpLiBrs61FQnQ0Q 大多数涉及有智慧的人工智能(AI)的科幻故事都围绕着人类的破坏和/或监禁将很快发生的想法(例如天网来自终结者,… Read more

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[1967] Violin Plots

Title Text:Strictly speaking, ‘violin’ refers to the internal structure of the data. The external portion visible in the plot is called the ‘viola.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/1967/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1967:_Violin_Plots 这个漫画描绘了不同可视化类型的“暗示性”,获胜者是小提琴情节,因此是漫画的标题。小提琴图是一种绘制类似于箱形图的数据的方法,但显示数据的完整概率分布,而不是显示中心两个四分位数的“框”。这个情节可以看起来像人类外阴的外部… Read more

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[1966] Smart Home Security

Title Text:If they’re getting valuable enough stuff from you, at least the organized crime folks have an incentive to issue regular updates to keep the appliance working after the manufacturer discontinues support.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1966/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1966:_Smart_Home_Security 智慧家庭安全性 如果他們會拿走你的重要物品,至少這些犯罪組織的人比較有動力在原廠停止支援之後繼續推修正檔,好確保裝置還是會… Read more

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[1965] Background Apps

Title Text:My plane banner company gets business by flying around with a banner showing a <div> tag, waiting for a web developer to get frustrated enough to order a matching </div>. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1965/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1965:_Background_Apps 后台应用 https://weibo.com/xkcd133?is_hot=1#_rnd1557198702352 iOS和Android上的后台应用程序(最近使用的列表中的应用程序)处于几种… Read more

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