[2698] Bad Date

Title Text:”Even split between us, this will pay way better than the Jumanji sponsorship I came into the date with.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2698/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2698:_Bad_Date 糟糕的约会 “即使两个人分,这也比我来以前说好的《勇敢者游戏》给的赞助多多了。” http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2698 这部漫画是网络影响者的恶搞。这些人在社交媒体上拥有大量粉丝,他们在视频中提及产品以换取生产这些产品的公司的报酬,作为一种广告形式。 在漫画中,Megan 和 Cu… Read more

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[2697] Y2K and 2038

Title Text:It’s taken me 20 years, but I’ve finally finished rebuilding all my software to use 33-bit signed ints. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2697/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2697:_Y2K_and_2038 千年虫和2038 我花了20年,才终于重构了我的所有软件,以使用33位有符号整数²表示时间。 注释: (1) 千年虫问题(Y2K bug)是指,早期计算机系统中使用两个数字表示年份, 如1999年表示为99,如此2000年可能会被误读为1900年,导致各类软件出错。 (2) 目前计算机系统中通常使用32位有符号整数 (3… Read more

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[2696] Precision vs Accuracy

Title Text:’Barack Obama is much less likely than the average cat to jump in and out of cardboard boxes for fun’ is low precision, but I’m not sure about the accuracy. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2696/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2696:_Precision_vs_Accuracy 精度和准度 “贝拉克·奥巴马比一只普通的毛猫更不可能会为了娱乐从纸箱里跳进跳出”这句话有低精度,但我不知道准度。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2696 这部漫… Read more

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[2695] Soil

Title Text:You might want to bring your frost-sensitive plants in from the patio. The high-level aerosols may result in short-term cooling across the entire backyard. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2695/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2695:_Soil 土壤 你最好把那些对霜冻敏感的植物从院子里拿进来。高浓度的气溶胶可能会导致整个后院短期降温。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2695 Beret Guy似乎在用火山种子培育一座小火山,为Cueball的花园施肥。实际上,火… Read more

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[2694] K枚nigsberg

Title Text:At first I thought I would need some gold or something to pay him, but then I realized that it was the 18th century and I could just bring a roll of aluminum foil. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2694/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2694:_K%C3%B6nigsberg 柯尼斯堡 起初我以为我需要付给他黄金或者别的什么,但后来我意识到这是18世纪,我可以带一卷铝箔纸。 注释:…

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[2693] Wirecutter Recommendation

Title Text:Their ‘best philosophy of epistemology’ picks are great, but you can tell they’re struggling a little in the ‘why you should trust us’ section. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2693/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2693:_Wirecutter_Recommendation Wirecutter网站推荐 他们的“最佳认识论哲学”选题很好,不过你可以看出他们在“你为什么要相信我们”这一部分有点犹豫。 注释:Wirecutter为纽约时报旗下的一个产品推… Read more

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[2692] Interior Decorating

Title Text:It all came flat-packed in Pandora’s Box. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2692/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2692:_Interior_Decorating 室内装饰 装饰物们都被平整地包装在潘多拉魔盒里。 注释: 1. 达摩克利斯之剑的说法源自古希腊传说:迪奥尼修斯国王邀请他贪婪的大臣达摩克利斯坐在自己的宝座之上掌管王位,达摩克里斯却发现自己坐在用一根马鬃悬挂的一把寒光闪闪的利剑下,仓皇而逃。 2. 危险之空座,其指的是在亚瑟王故事中,圆桌旁之空座位,其注定了唯有能寻得圣杯的骑士始能坐上这个位子,若有其他的人坐上这个位子将会有性命的危险。 3. 契诃夫之枪又称契诃夫法则… Read more

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[2691] Encryption

  Title Text:WARNING: PEOPLE NAMED EVE ARE PROHIBITED FROM INSTALLING THIS APP! Origin:https://xkcd.com/2691/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2691:_Encryption 加密 警告:叫Eve的人禁止下载本APP。   注释:Robert简称Bob。Alice与Bob是广泛地代入密码学和物理学领域的通用角色。除了Alice和Bob,还有其他相关角色。这些名称是为了方便说明议题,如果句子类似“甲想发送消息给乙”,当议题变得越复杂,将越难理解及容易混乱。Eve是一位偷听者,虽然他可以监听Alice和Bob之间的信息,但他不能修改它们。 http://xkcd.in/co… Read more

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[2690] Cool S

Title Text:Although I hear they were caught cheating off of Rosalind, who sat at a desk in front of them. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2690/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2690:_Cool_S 有趣的S 不过我听说他们被发现其实是抄袭了罗莎琳德,罗莎琳德就坐在他们前桌。 注释: DNA之母罗莎琳德·富兰克林为DNA双螺旋结构的发现做出了卓越贡献,却因性别歧视未能获得应有的荣誉。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2690 “ Cool S ”是字母“S”的程式化图画。这是一种在青少年和 10 岁以下儿童中流行的涂鸦,因为它可以使用 6 … Read more

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[2689] Fermat’s First Theorem

Title Text:Mathematicians quickly determined that it spells ANT BNECN, an unusual theoretical dish which was not successfully cooked until Andrew Wiles made it for breakfast in the 1990s. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2689/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2689:_Fermat%27s_First_Theorem 费马第一定理 数学家们不久后确定它应该读作ANT BNECN,这是一道不寻常的理论菜肴,没人烹调成功过,直到20世纪90年代,安德鲁·怀尔斯做了这道菜当早餐。 注释:安德鲁·怀尔斯,… Read more

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