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[#] Fri Sep 22 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Urban Planning Opinion Progression

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If they're going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars.

https://xkcd.com/2832/

[#] Mon Sep 25 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Lying

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I was, at least at the start of this disastrous game night, your friend.

https://xkcd.com/2833/

[#] Wed Sep 27 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Book Podcasts

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I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!

https://xkcd.com/2834/

[#] Fri Sep 29 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Factorial Numbers

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So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

https://xkcd.com/2835/

[#] Mon Oct 02 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: A Halloween Carol

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[after a minute] "Okay, I think I've got it, thanks. Can I--" "oOOOooOOooo!"

https://xkcd.com/2836/

[#] Wed Oct 04 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Odyssey

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Ugh, it says they attempted delivery but "Nobody was home."

https://xkcd.com/2837/

[#] Fri Oct 06 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Dubious Islands

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Running for office in Minnesota on the single-issue platform 'dig a permanent channel through the Traverse Gap because it will make this map more satisfying.'

https://xkcd.com/2838/

[#] Mon Oct 09 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Language Acquisition

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My first words were 'These were my first words; what were yours?'

https://xkcd.com/2839/

[#] Wed Oct 11 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Earth Layers

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The Earth's magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet.

https://xkcd.com/2840/

[#] Fri Oct 13 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Sign Combo

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Speed Limit: 45 MPH / Minimum: 65 MPH

https://xkcd.com/2841/

[#] Mon Oct 16 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Inspiraling Roundabout

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Look, I just think we need to stop coddling those hedonistic roundabout hogs who get into the inner lane and circle for hours, wasting valuable capacity.

https://xkcd.com/2842/

[#] Wed Oct 18 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Professional Oaths

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Interpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.

https://xkcd.com/2843/

[#] Fri Oct 20 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Black Holes vs Regular Holes

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Created by the collapse of: [massive stars] [Florida limestone bedrock]

https://xkcd.com/2844/

[#] Mon Oct 23 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Extinction Mechanisms

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The Late Heavy Bombardment was followed a few billion years later by the Comparatively Light but Oddly Specific Bombardment.

https://xkcd.com/2845/

[#] Wed Oct 25 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Daylight Saving Choice

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I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.

https://xkcd.com/2846/

[#] Fri Oct 27 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Dendrochronology

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These anomalies are known as Miyake events, named for the pioneering scientist who discovered them and was tragically devoured by a carnivorous tree.

https://xkcd.com/2847/

[#] Mon Oct 30 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Breaker Box

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Any electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.

https://xkcd.com/2848/

[#] Wed Nov 01 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Under the Stars

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If you live in Los Angeles (around 33°52'N, roughly the latitude of Hermosa Beach) the black hole in V404 Cygni passes over you each day. On Christmas Day it will be directly overhead around 2pm.

https://xkcd.com/2849/

[#] Fri Nov 03 2023 04:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Doctor's Office

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"The police told me I can't be a doctor, but whenever they show up I just go into the Google Maps settings page I found and change the house to 'Police Headquarters' and then they have to do what I say."

https://xkcd.com/2850/

[#] Mon Nov 06 2023 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Messier Objects

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The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.

https://xkcd.com/2851/

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