[2191] Conference Question

Title Text:I also have an utterance. Less of an utterance and more of an incantation. Less of an incantation and more of a malediction. Less of a malediction and more of a Word of Power. Less of a Word of…

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[2190] Serena Versus the Drones

Title Text:After the test, she said that if she had a choice, she wouldn鈥檛 defend herself against drones using a tennis ball and racket, though she would absolutely pick them over other sports equipment. But, she added, “Drones don’t bother…

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[2189] Old Game Worlds

Title Text:Ok, how many coins for a cinnamon roll? Origin:https://xkcd.com/2189/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2189:_Old_Game_Worlds 好的,一个肉桂卷要多少硬币? http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2189 兰德尔坐在他的电脑上,查看游戏菜单,游戏菜单分为三部分,新游戏,旧游戏和非常老游戏(请参见下面的游戏列表)。在该列表的底部(倒数第二),他选择单击“ 超级马里奥兄弟”,然后打开,如以下四个面板所示。 该漫画探讨了现实世界与人造动物之间的区别,在现实世界中,人造结构需要不断维护,社区随时间而变化;在电子游戏的数字世界中,一切都… Read more

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[2188] E Scooters

Title Text:Obviously battery technology and prices have driven a lot of the scooter explosion, but I feel like Dean Kamen must be at least a little grumpy about how much people laughed at the idea of the Segway. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2188/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2188:_E_Scooters…

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[2187] Geologic Time

Title Text:Ok, well, we’ll be sure to pay you sometime soon, geologically speaking. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2187/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2187:_Geologic_Time 好吧,从地质学上讲,我们很快就会付给你钱的。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2187 解释数十亿年过去的类比通常用于科普解释中,以帮助将这些巨大的时间范围压缩成人类能够理解的东西;足球场比喻就是这样一个类比。地球大约45.4亿年;如果你要提出一个足球场(100码或91米)的地球时间线,那么这个长度的每英寸将包含超过126万年的… Read more

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[2186] Dark Matter

Title Text:To detect dark matter, we just need to build a bird feeder that spins two squirrels around the rim in opposite directions at relativistic speeds and collides them together. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2186/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2186:_Dark_Matter 为了探测暗物质,我们只需要建造一个喂鸟器,让两只松鼠以相对论速度沿相反方向旋转,然后将它们碰撞在一起。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2186 梅根(Megan)和母球(Cueb… Read more

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[2185] Cumulonimbus

Title Text:The rarest of all clouds is the altocumulenticulostratonimbulocirruslenticulomammanoctilucent cloud, caused by an interaction between warm moist air, cool dry air, cold slippery air, cursed air, and a cloud of nanobots. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2185/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2185:_Cumulonimbus 所有云中最罕见的是高积云,它是由温暖潮湿的空气、凉爽干燥的空气、寒冷潮湿的空气、受诅咒的空气和一团纳米机器人云相互作用而… Read more

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[2184] Unpopular Opinions

Title Text:I wasn’t a big fan of 3 or Salvation, so I’m trying to resist getting my hopes up too much for Dark Fate, but it’s hard. I’m just a sucker for humans and robots traveling through time to try…

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[2183] Icon Swap

Title Text:Someone’s probably working on an eBook app where, if you stop reading right before some plot twist happens, the app will wait a while and then send you a breaking news alert about what’s happening, prompting you to open…

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[2182] When I’m Back at a Keyboard

Title Text:[after typing 1,500 words on feathered dinosaurs, paleontology, sexism, lava, and dinosaurs as animals rather than movie monsters] Sorry to cut it short, I’m on my phone. When I’m back at a keyboard, I can give you another 5,000…

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