[1956] Unification

Title Text:For a while, some physicists worked on a theory unifying the other forces with both the force of gravity and the film “Gravity,” but even after Alfonso Cuar贸n was held in a deep underground chamber of water for 10^31…

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[1955] Robots

Title Text:Don’t be nervous about the robots, be nervous about the people with the resources to build them. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1955/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1955:_Robots 机器人 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4SF068Ck98XYcByUZIAv1Q 这部漫画是指一天前机器人公司波士顿动力公司发布的YouTube视频。该视频显示了一个四边形机器人,其大致的犬齿形式接近一扇门,然后停下来“看”到第二个机器人出现的一侧,顶部有一个铰接臂附件。这个机器人将门放大,然后用手臂抓住把手并打开门… Read more

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[1954] Impostor Syndrome

Title Text:It’s actually worst in people who study the Dunning鈥揔ruger effect. We tried to organize a conference on it, but the only people who would agree to give the keynote were random undergrads. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1954/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1954:_Impostor_Syndrome 冒充综合征 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ngDjCmPUnA4bQGmtYYMFHQ 冒名顶替综合症是一种常见的心理现象,成功的个体无法将其成功… Read more

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[1953] The History of Unicode

Title Text:2048: “Great news for Maine—we’re once again an independent state!!! Thanks, @unicode, for ruling in our favor and sending troops to end New Hampshire’s annexation. 🙏🚁🎖️” Origin:https://xkcd.com/1953/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1953:_The_History_of_Unicode 字符编码之往事 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HgwsvJSl3wlOvjiXHXG0oA 字符集的编码是从字符到数字的映… Read more

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[1952] Backpack Decisions

Title Text:”This one is perfect in every way, except that for some reason it’s woven from a tungsten mesh, so it weighs 85 pounds and I’ll need to carry it around on a hand cart.” “That seems like a bad–”…

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[1951] Super Bowl Watch Party

Title Text:It’s going to be weird near the end of May when the screen goes blank for over 18 hours. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1951/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1951:_Super_Bowl_Watch_Party 看超级杯的派对 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/qnb_ID_jxIFdd2nWa_RD4Q 超级碗是美国国家橄榄球联盟(NFL)的年度冠军赛,是美国职业足球的最高级别。每年1月下旬或2月初,美国足球大会(AFC)的冠军将参加全国足球大会(NFC)的冠军,以确定冠军。在2月4日星期日举行的超级碗LII(漫画发… Read more

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科幻教科书,文明寓言

评论 时间机器(中英双语) 这篇书评可能有关键情节透露 时间机器讲了几个很简单的故事,科学家发明了时间机器,见证了人类的异化和消失,经历种种险境最终回到时间机器启动的时间前后,把这个故事讲给了别人。 80万年后的802,701年,人类已经战胜自然、没有疾病、饥饿,没有任何生存压力,成为了无忧无虑又美丽天真的艾洛伊人。这些小人白天在充满鲜花和绿意的环境玩耍,夜晚住在神话时代一样的巨大宫殿里。数万年的安逸生活让他们不知威胁为何物,也失去了人类一直赖以生存的好奇心和敏锐度,他们快乐安逸却又无知到近乎冷漠,驾驶着时间机器突然出现的科学家,只会吸引他们一小会的注意,他们就去别处玩耍了。 看到这里我很自然的对自然的生存法则充满了敬畏,人类在地球上生存至今所最为珍视的创造力、好奇心、智慧,在极乐净土一样… Read more

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[1950] Chicken Pox and Name Statistics

Title Text:People with all six of those names agree that it’s weird that we have teeth, when you think about it for too long. Just about everyone agrees on that, except—in a still-unexplained statistical anomaly—people named “Trevor.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/1950/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1950:_Chicken_Pox_and_Name_Statistics 在这个漫画统计中,用来指出……

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[1949] Fruit Collider

Title Text:The most delicious exotic fruit discovered this way is the strawberry banana. Sadly, it’s only stable in puree form, so it’s currently limited to yogurt and smoothies, but they’re building a massive collider in Europe to search for a…

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[1948] Campaign Fundraising Emails

Title Text:The establishment doesn’t take us seriously. You know who else they didn’t take seriously? Hitler. I’ll be like him, but a GOOD guy instead of鈥? Origin:https://xkcd.com/1948/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1948:_Campaign_Fundraising_Emails 美国的许多政治家和组织已经开始使用电子邮件进行积极的筹款活动以寻求竞选捐款。签署请愿书或表达对某项事业的兴趣可能会导致被添加到类似团体的无数邮件列表中,所有这些都在寻求支持。这部漫画展示了可以由… Read more

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