Title Text:I usually respond to someone else doing something good by figuring out a reason that they’re not really as good as they seem. But I’ve been realizing lately that there’s an easier way to handle these situations, and it…
Title Text:I remember the exact moment in my childhood when I realized, while reading a flyer, that nobody would ever spend money solely to tell me they wanted to give me something for nothing. It’s a much more vivid memory…
Title Text:They have to keep the adjacent rack units empty. Otherwise, half the entries in their /var/log/syslog are just ‘SERVER BELOW TRYING TO START CONVERSATION *AGAIN*.’ and ‘WISH THEY’D STOP GIVING HIM SO MUCH COFFEE IT SPLATTERS EVERYWHERE.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/869/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/869:_Server_Attention_Span…
Title Text:Also in the right quadrant are NFPA-compliant chemical manufacturers and Sir Charles Wheatstone. Sharing the top with the internet libertarians are Nate Silver and several politically-active kite designers. Origin:https://xkcd.com/868/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/868:_Nolan_Chart 诺兰图表是政治光谱的直观表现，不仅衡量自由主义与保守主义倾向，还反映自由主义和国家主义倾向。在这部漫画中，它被带到另一端。一方是民主党人和共和党人，… Read more
Title Text:Birds are Aves, which is part of the clade Theropoda, which is in Saurischia, which is in Dinosauria. Those birds outside our windows are dinosaurs. We can clear out the rest of our brains because we now have the…
Title Text:The Greeks long suspected this, but it wasn’t until April 12th of 1882 that Ferdinand von Lindemann conclusively proved it when he constructed himself the most awesome birthday party possible and nobody showed up. Origin:https://xkcd.com/866/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/866:_Compass_and_Straightedge 尺规作图 希腊人很早以前就提出了这个猜想。但是直到1882年4月12日，费迪南德·冯·林德曼才给出了确定的证明… Read…
Title Text:I think the IETF hit the right balance with the 128 bits thing. We can fit MAC addresses in a /64 subnet, and the nanobots will only be able to devour half the planet. Origin:https://xkcd.com/865/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/865:_Nanobots 机器人吞食者 我想IETF选用128位地址是找到了最佳的平衡。一方面，我们在 /64子网里能放得下一个MAC地址；另一方面，纳米机器人最多只能吞噬掉地球的一半。…
Title Text:It’s hard to fit in the backseat of my flying car with my android Realdoll when we’re both wearing jetpacks. Origin:https://xkcd.com/864/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/864:_Flying_Cars Cueball向Megan抱怨，通过智能手机给她打电话，即使是2011年也没有飞车。这是一个笑话的参考哪里是我的飞行汽车？这在1623年进一步探讨：2016年对话指南，其中兰德尔提出飞行汽车实际上只是直升机。 梅根反驳说，手机技术已经起飞。例如，在许多科幻电影中，据预测，到目前为止，我们将拥有飞行汽车，但… Read more
Title Text:I hear Steven Levitt is writing a book analyzing A.J. Jacobs’ quest to spend a year reading everything Malcolm Gladwell ever wrote. The audiobook will be narrated by Robert Krulwich of Radiolab. Origin:https://xkcd.com/863/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/863:_Major_in_the_Universe 这里引用了几位作者。马尔科姆·格拉德威尔（Malcolm Gladwell）是加拿大作家，他写过“引爆点”，“异常值”和“闪现”等书。 Steven Le… Read…
Title Text:After years of trying various methods, I broke this habit by pitting my impatience against my laziness. I decoupled the action and the neurological reward by setting up a simple 30-second delay I had to wait through, in which…
