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[2268] Further Research is Needed

Published on February 14, 2020February 17, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:Further research is needed to fully understand how we managed to do such a good job.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2268/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2268:_Further_Research_is_Needed

需要进一步研究

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研究论文通常以对这个主题进一步研究将有用的建议作为结尾。研究人员倾向于相信他们研究的任何话题都需要更多的研究……而且更重要的是，他们希望能够确保未来的资金投入，例如以续集的设置来结束电影。然而，… Read more

[2267] Blockchain

Published on February 12, 2020February 17, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:Blockchains are like grappling hooks, in that it’s extremely cool when you encounter a problem for which they’re the right solution, but it happens way too rarely in real life.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2267/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2267:_Blockchain

区块链

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该漫画是流程… Read more

[2266] Leap Smearing

Published on February 10, 2020February 17, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:Some people suspect that it started as a “No, I didn’t forget Valentine’s Day” excuse that got out of hand.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2266/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2266:_Leap_Smearing

闰秒弥补

一些人怀疑这最初只是个“我没忘记情人节”的借口，结果玩大了。
脚注：

［1］凌晨3点：实际上当时的时间是2月10日上午10:51，之所以是凌晨3:02是因为多出来的一天（闰日2月29日）平摊到28天内，也就是说28天包含696小时(28*24+24)，那么比正常时间慢了

[2265] Tax AI

Published on February 7, 2020February 17, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:I ended up getting my tax return prepared at a local place by a really friendly pretrained neural net named Greg.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2265/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2265:_Tax_AI

人工智能报税

最后，我通过当地预先经过良好神经网络训练的Greg帮忙，完成了纳税申报单。
脚注：
{使用标准扣税法并详细列举指定信息，你可以指定多达1040位受益人减免2022财年的国家与地方所得税额。}

http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2265

在美国提交纳税申报表的截止日期是4月15日，因此在此… Read more

[2264] Satellite

Published on February 5, 2020February 7, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:If you’re going to let it burn up, make sure it happens over the deep end of the bathtub and not any populated parts of the house!

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2264/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2264:_Satellite

人造卫星

[2263] Cicadas

Published on February 3, 2020February 7, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:After a while you adjust to the new cicadian rhythm.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2263/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2263:_Cicadas

蝉

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蝉是一种昆虫，其若虫在地下挖洞并成年后繁殖繁殖。在北美，一种常见的物种是17年蝉，也称为定期蝉。这些蝉形成不同的育雏巢，每隔17年就会成群繁殖并出现，不同的育雏群会在不同的时间开始循环。结果是每17年有几周，当蝉群蜂拥而至时，当成年蝉死亡时，消失的速度也一样快。蝉还发出独特的嗡嗡声，这使它们的周期性出现更加… Read more

[2262] Parker Solar Probe

Published on January 31, 2020February 3, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:It will get within 9 or 10 Sun-diameters of the “bottom” (the Sun’s surface) which seems pretty far when you put it that way, but from up here on Earth it’s practically all the way down.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2262/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2262:_Parker_Solar_Probe

帕克太阳探测器

[2261] Worst Thing That Could Happen

Published on January 29, 2020February 3, 2020 by xkcd

Title Text:Before I install any patch, I always open the patch notes and Ctrl-F for ‘supervolcano’, ‘seagull’, and ‘garbage disposal’, just to be safe.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2261/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2261:_Worst_Thing_That_Could_Happen