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04 Feb 2025 03:45

'If only my ancestors had been fortunate enough to marry into the branch of the bacteria family that could photosynthesize, like all my little green cousins here.'

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31 Jan 2025 23:30

'It struggles a little with complex positions, like when there are an even number of moves and it has to round down, but when run against itself it's capable of finding some novelties. At one point I saw six knights on the board at once; Stockfish rarely exceeds four.'

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30 Jan 2025 00:45

'They should add a little sticker that certifies that the humidifier supports water conservation, but in the sense of energy conservation or momentum conservation.'

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27 Jan 2025 21:00

'Update: I've been banned from the physics department for the way I pronounce "Doppler effect."'

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24 Jan 2025 13:40

'Unfortunately, body size and bite force continue to increase.'

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22 Jan 2025 23:45

'They're continuing to search for a square with the same area as the circle, as efforts to construct one have run into difficulties.'

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21 Jan 2025 03:50

'Can you pass the nackle?'

xkcd

18 Jan 2025 01:25

'I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano.'

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15 Jan 2025 14:15

'Speed limit c arcminutes^2 per steradian'

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13 Jan 2025 21:25

'A good ²³⁸Umbrella policy should cover it.'

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10 Jan 2025 19:45

'The zoo takes special care to keep kings separated from opposite-color pieces as part of their conservation program to prevent mating in captivity.'

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09 Jan 2025 06:05

'You don't want the nitrogen percentage to be too high or you run the risk of eutrophication.'

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06 Jan 2025 22:15

'I don't dig pit traps and cover them with sticks and a thin layer of leaves nearly as much as I expected; I find a chance to do it barely once a month.'

xkcd

03 Jan 2025 20:00

'You may notice the first half of these instructions are similar to the instructions for a working nuclear fusion device. After the first few dozen steps, be sure to press down firmly and fold quickly to overcome fusion pressure.'

xkcd

02 Jan 2025 04:40

'The most important quantity for meteorologists is of course the product of latent pressure and temperostrophic enthalpy, though 'how nice the weather is' is a close second.'

xkcd

04 Feb 2025 03:45

3046. "Stromatolites"

xkcd

31 Jan 2025 23:30

3045. "AlphaMove"

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30 Jan 2025 00:45

3044. "Humidifier Review"

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27 Jan 2025 21:00

3043. "Muons"

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24 Jan 2025 13:40

3042. "T. Rex Evolution"

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22 Jan 2025 23:45

3041. "Unit Circle"

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21 Jan 2025 03:50

3040. "Chemical Formulas"

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18 Jan 2025 01:25

3039. "Human Altitude"

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15 Jan 2025 14:15

3038. "Uncanceled Units"

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13 Jan 2025 21:25

3037. "Radon"

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10 Jan 2025 19:45

3036. "Chess Zoo"

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09 Jan 2025 06:05

3035. "Trimix"

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06 Jan 2025 22:15

3034. "Features of Adulthood"

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03 Jan 2025 20:00

3033. "Origami Black Hole"

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02 Jan 2025 04:40

3032. "Skew-T Log-P"