[2001] Clickbait-Corrected p-Value

Title Text:When comparing hypotheses with Bayesian methods, the similar ‘clickbayes factor’ can account for some harder-to-quantify priors. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2001/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2001:_Clickbait-Corrected_p-Value Clickbait是使用欺骗性或双曲线标题吸引读者点击可疑或耸人听闻的新闻故事的做法,通常是为了产生网站流量和广告收入。作为一个例子,兰德尔使用关于巧克力对人类健康影响的科学争议,因为在线巧克力的健康影响存在广泛的错误信… Read more

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[2000] xkcd Phone 2000

Title Text:Our retina display features hundreds of pixels per inch in the central fovea region. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2000/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2000:_xkcd_Phone_2000 xkcd Phones 2000 “我们希望这依然是一个未来主义的编号“ 我们的视网膜显示屏在中央凹区域每英寸有数百个像素! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gLvX0MKlpq6t7tBio25HLw 这是正在进行的xkcd手机系列中的第七个入口,再一次,漫画中播放了许多标准技术流行语,并且可怕地误用了所有这些流行语,创造了一… Read more

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[1999] Selection Effect

Title Text:fMRI testing showed that subjects who don’t agree to participate are much more likely to escape from the machine mid-scan. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1999/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1999:_Selection_Effect 选择性效应 功能磁共振成像测试显示,不同意参与的受试者更有可能在扫描过程中逃离机器。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Qju7tkqkzVtqBS-v71Lh3Q 标题是指在科学领域中的效果,其中不是调查整个群体(即所有癌症患者或所有树木),而是仅分析一个子… Read more

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[1998] GDPR

Title Text:By clicking anywhere, scrolling, or closing this notification, you agree to be legally bound by the witch Sycorax within a cloven pine. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1998/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1998:_GDPR 这部漫画是在“通用数据保护条例”(GDPR)法生效之日发布的。大多数人已经在一到两周内看到了大量更新的隐私政策,导致该法律活跃起来。虽然xkcd可能不在法律可以执行的管辖范围之内,但从技术上讲它确实属于法律的范围(当然欧盟公民访问xkcd)。这种域外适用性是该法规的主要关键之一,可以在欧… Read more

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[1997] Business Update

Title Text:Our customers keep sending us their personal information, even though we’ve repeatedly asked them to stop. The EU told me I’m the heir to some ancient European throne that makes me exempt from the GDPR, but we should probably…

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[1996] Morning News

Title Text:Support your local paper, unless it’s just been bought by some sinister hedge fund or something, which it probably has. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1996/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1996:_Morning_News 早间新闻 记住支持你当地的报纸,除非它是被某个邪恶的对冲基金或其他东西收买了,可能的话。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mdh0kA3SPO_WctrQwQiuQg Megan向Hairbun抱怨她很容易获得令人愤怒的国家新闻报道和不良意见(社论文章和评论),并担心这可… Read more

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[1995] MC Hammer Age

Title Text:Wait, sorry, I got mixed up–he’s actually almost 50. It’s the kid from The Karate Kid who just turned 40. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1995/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1995:_MC_Hammer_Age 这是第一部将“我的爱好”系列与上市事实相结合的漫画,让人感到沮丧。 在漫画Cueball(作为兰德尔,因为这是他的爱好)是问白帽他是否想要感觉老了。 (这个确切的开头短语是Megan在1898年使用的:2017年10月)。 Cueball并不等待答案,尽管像Megan那样,但是告诉White Ha… Read more

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[1994] Repairs

Title Text:I was just disassembling it over the course of five hours so it would fit in the trash more efficiently. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1994/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1994:_Repairs 维修 我在5个小时的时间里把这货拆卸下来,这样它就能更有效地进行垃圾分类。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WiTSwR2sz6q_K5R7Wd0suQ 该图描绘了修复某物的行为所产生的情绪,取决于所花费的时间(x轴)和随后的结果(y轴)。胜利和欢欣的程度(用图中的引号中的句子表示)通过操作所花费的时间大大增强,并且也与结… Read more

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[1993] Fatal Crash Rate

Title Text:Fixating on this seems unhealty. But in general, the more likely I think a crash is, the less likely one becomes, which is a strange kind of reverse placebo effect. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1993/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1993:_Fatal_Crash_Rate 车祸致命率 对这个问题的关注似乎是不正常的。但总的来说,我认为撞车的可能性越大,个人出事的可能性就越小,这是一种奇怪的反向安慰剂效应。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_TQXKGsxTSth1Mh1h2… Read more

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[1992] SafetySat

Title Text:During launch, in the event of an unexpected sensor reading, SafetySat will extend prongs in all directions to secure itself and any other cubesats safely in the launch vehicle until the source of the problem can be determined. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1992/…

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