[808] The Economic Argument

Title Text:Not to be confused with ‘making money selling this stuff to OTHER people who think it works’, which corporate accountants and actuaries have zero problems with. Origin:https://xkcd.com/808/ 不能與「做出東西賣給那些相信的人來賺錢」混為一談,大企業的會計與精算師並不會覺得這有什麼問題。 https://xkcd.tw/808 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/808:_The_Economic_Argument 图像显示了人类生活的领域,如果某些“怪异现象”(大多数超自然… Read more

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[807] Connected

Title Text:Or love in general, for that matter. It just leads to the idea that either your love is pure, perfect, and eternal, and you are storybook-compatible in every way with no problems, or you’re LYING when you say ‘I…

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[806] Tech Support

Title Text:I recently had someone ask me to go get a computer and turn it on so I could restart it. He refused to move further in the script until I said I had done that. Origin:https://xkcd.com/806/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/806:_Tech_Support Cueball遇到网络连接的一些问题,并联系他的互联网服务提供商(ISP)的技术支持寻求帮助。客户服务代理(由Hairy代表)不是很有帮助,给出了与Cueball问题无关的明确的预先编写的建议。 Cueball放弃并要求与工程师交谈,即有更多了解该技术的人……

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[805] Paradise City

Title Text:Take me down to the paradise municipality / where the grass is mauve and the girls aren’t fromthisreality. Origin:https://xkcd.com/805/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/805:_Paradise_City “天堂之城”是由摇滚乐队Guns N’Roses发行的一首歌,出现在他们的首张专辑“欲望破坏”中。它唱的是所谓的天堂之城,一个田园诗般的地方,抒情的自我渴望回归。该位置与使用例如气室的图像捕获角色的令人沮丧的现实形成对比。 在漫画中,可以看到Cueball唱出不同版本的合唱。在每个小组中,“城市”一词被… Read more

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[804] Pumpkin Carving

Title Text:The Banach-Tarski theorem was actually first developed by King Solomon, but his gruesome attempts to apply it set back set theory for centuries. Origin:https://xkcd.com/804/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/804:_Pumpkin_Carving 这部漫画是对美国风俗的一种参考,让杰克 – 奥兰特出发前往10月31日举行的万圣节假期的门廊和前台。通常情况下,它们是用南瓜制成的,通过排空里面留下空心外壳,在侧面雕刻一个面或设计,然后在里面放置一个灯或蜡烛。第3帧中的Jack-O’… Read more

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[803] Airfoil

Title Text:This is a fun explanation to prepare your kids for; it’s common and totally wrong. Good lines include “why does the air have to travel on both sides at the same time?” and “I saw the Wright brothers plane…

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[802] Online Communities 2

Title Text:Best trivia I learned while working on this: ‘Man, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize it’s the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the WORLD?’ Then you wait for the listener to do a double-take. Origin:https://xkcd.com/802/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/802:_Online_Communities_2 这个漫画展示了互联网社区的地图,其中每个地区的大小大致对应……

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[801] Golden Hammer

Title Text:Took me five tries to find the right one, but I managed to salvage our night out–if not the boat–in the end. Origin:https://xkcd.com/801/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/801:_Golden_Hammer 黄金之锤 https://www.douban.com/photos/photo/736892553/ Java是一种受其可移植性吹捧的编程语言(?(软件能够在许多不同的系统上运行“一次编写,随处运行”),这有时会导致它被用于不应该使用它的系统中。 Cueball感叹他正在修补的硬件,尽管用于一个目的,但其固… Read more

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[800] Beautiful Dream

Title Text:Lucky. In MY dream, all the people who grew up loving The Giving Tree paired up with all the students who had weird dreams after reading The Metamorphosis. That one was more confusing. Origin:https://xkcd.com/800/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/800:_Beautiful_Dream 在这部漫画中,梅根刚刚从一个梦中醒来,在这个梦中,遵守规则的女孩和玩游戏的人已经配对并且让其他人独自离开。 “规则”是指一本名为“规则:用于捕获权利先生之心的经过时间考验的秘密”的书,作者将其描述… Read more

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[799] Stephen Hawking

Title Text:Guys? The Town is supposed to be good, and I thou–‘ ‘PHYSICIST STEPHEN HAWKING DECLARES NEW FILM BEST IN ALL SPACE AND TIME’ ‘No, I just heard that–‘ ‘SHOULD SCIENCE PLAY A ROLE IN JUDGING BEN AFFLECK?’ ‘I don’t…

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