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[snip] (I'm also a bit confused why someplace called "Landfall" exists a thousand miles from the nearest ocean. And why Crystal seems to be playing a game of Qix with New Hope. Gerrymandering, I guess.) http://i.imgur.com/02o84Dd.jpg The history of New Hope touches on the origins of the o...

dennisw

Very reminiscent of The Meaning of Liff.

dennisw

Lol, my printifier.com (link in my signature) contributes additional degradation in the title text.

Also, this reminds me of ancient times when comics and such were xeroxed and faxed multiple times and picked up increasing amounts of visual detritus along the way.

dennisw

folkhero wrote:...I know a urologist who literally has to look at penises all day for work, and his life isn't some sort of grotesque nightmare, he's actually quite happy and fulfilled in his life and work.

And now you know why he took the job.

dennisw

As well here... I thought is was rather interesting, but at what distance does the tweet have more kinetic energy than the earthquake? Edit: looks like an idiotic question, I want to see what answers come up though. The problem is that the Earth is spherical, so dissipation of energy doesn't follow...

dennisw

Particularly insidious worms.

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It's funny because it's true.

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clanders wrote:I feel as if

xkcd is increasingly becoming

masturbatory,

self-aggrandizing,

and insignificant.

4) Followed by a refractory period.

dennisw

I've thought of a material that could be used to make space elevators if carbon nanotubes aren't available. Where can you find that 'light inextensible string' usually seen in mechanics problems? You know the string I'm talking about! It would have the unique property of being able to take infinite...

dennisw

On tonight's episode of Big Bang Theory, Wolowitz was on the phone with his girlfriend, Bernadette, and said "You hang up first". Her response was <click>.

dennisw

mirni wrote:
digital wrote:I signed up just to point out the optical illusion between the boxes (boards); note the spots that you can not see.

Could you please elaborate a bit? I don't seem to get your point.

-m-

It's a Hermann Grid.

dennisw

Because they both involve revealing: ⋅ Strip Battleship ⋅ Strip Minesweeper Because a body is involved: ⋅ Strip Operation Here's an idea: Strip Othello - no one actually stays naked - they just take off an article of clothing and put it back on inside out for each piece...

dennisw

What? Am I the only one that plays Strip Solitaire?

dennisw

Strip Rock-Paper-Scissors (-Lizard-Spock)

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Ephemeron wrote:St_Fred: I believe it's an allusion to how people will talk in the 2070s - i.e. that 1337speak might become a common form of English.

That's why it's sad.

dennisw

Yeah, you definitely need to go to K-mart and get some more ammo. Definitely go to K-mart. On a Tuesday. Sir you are now my hero. Well played. Is that from that film with Tom Cruise? Rain Man IS the film with Tom Cruise so, yeah Close, but no cigar. Refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_Hig...

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Ghona wrote:Yeah, what I would really want to see would be 1632 with magic.

Or 1692 in Massachusetts.

dennisw

Hmmm. I'd argue that pirates are arguably more awesome nowadays, because: 1. Ye Olde Pirates did pretty much the same things (pillage, hijack, rape) as modern pirates 2. Modern Pirates have RPGs and Kalashes. Therefore, Modern Pirates > Ye Olde Pirates. Pirates with parrots > pirates without Clearl...

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chocolate.razorblades wrote:It's meant to be a generic allusion to all children's fantasy novels in which the child enters another world and becomes a hero, so you can name a few.

Including Avatar, by the way (which I saw with...).

dennisw

Awwww, dennisw, don't cry :( Yes, of course. The exchange rate is well known. The difficulty is finding a bank to do the conversion. Take for instance the change in my pocket. I could go to any number of places and exchange dollars for pesos, for example, but the real value would be in changing it ...

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Faranya wrote:
QuineQuine wrote:Energy weapons? Is there another kind?

Yes...the kind that use matter as ammunition instead.

Unless you want to use matter and energy interchangeably...

Actually, I do, but, sadly, I can't.

dennisw

Don't you think this is an elaborate straw man? Not all proponents of controlled demolition theories think 9/11 was faked, in fact I think most don't. The theory of controlled demolition comes from the fact that the building's steel frame is deemed too resilient to collapse from a fire, many report...

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Note to Americans and other aliens: 5p coins are very, *VERY* small... A note to my fellow American aliens: the British 5p coin is just a hair larger in diameter than a dime* and two hairs thicker. Dime: 0.705 in. (17.91 mm) diameter, 0.053 in. (1.35 mm) thick 5p: 18 mm diameter, 1.7 mm thick By th...

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Yeah, you definitely need to go to K-mart and get some more ammo. Definitely go to K-mart. On a Tuesday.

dennisw

Compare a 16GB MicroSD card at very roughly 107MB/mm^3 to an early-80's FH 5.25" 10MB hard drive at about 4 B /mm^3 (yes, you read that right - "B" - no "K", no "M", no "G" - just "B" as in "Bytes"). What's that - 26.75 million times a...

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Tomatos are fruits, but the green part on the top is a vegetable. You forgot the seeds and the leaves. A spice and an herb. Holocaust: The holocaust did happen, but Israeli claims double the numbers. Evolution: Men aren't descended from apes, but from a creature equally like an ape and a man. Abort...

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Between the most extreme claims? The towers are still standing. David Copperfield had something to do with the whole thing.

Moon landing? Elvis is a docent at one of the landing site museums.

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I find it odd that science-minded people all seem to be unaware of the that/which distinction - even those with otherwise excellent grammar. The supposedly correct usage does not match what I find out there in the wild, even in otherwise well written English. So the choice is between using what oth...

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The python code looks nice. I have writen basically the same with Mathematica for those who are interested (like me :-) ) for some reason, i cannot attach *.nb files, so you have to save the following mathematica-notebook-code as an *.nb file to open it. cheers! peter Wow! The code has way more pix...

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Apparently the first three FIRST competitions were held in gymnasia at local high schools (in my state, NH), and the fourth one (and every one since then) at Disney World. That's kinda...a jump. If you're talking about the national finals, one was held in Houston, a few in Orlando and all the most ...

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I find it odd that science-minded people all seem to be unaware of the that/which distinction - even those with otherwise excellent grammar. The supposedly correct usage does not match what I find out there in the wild, even in otherwise well written English. So the choice is between using what oth...

dennisw

Apparently the first three FIRST competitions were held in gymnasia at local high schools (in my state, NH), and the fourth one (and every one since then) at Disney World. That's kinda...a jump. If you're talking about the national finals, one was held in Houston, a few in Orlando and all the most ...

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deyat wrote:I find it odd that science-minded people all seem to be unaware of the that/which distinction - even those with otherwise excellent grammar.

I don't think it's such a big deal that you should lose any sleep over it, which is why I offer you this link.

dennisw

The Pi on the right side of the equation isn't lowercase pi (a particular constant that equals 3.14159... and is most notably used in a variety of geometric and trigonometric formulas, but also has strange applications elsewhere), it's uppercase Pi as used in the Buckingham Pi Theorem http://en.wik...

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And when the admin does su to the user, he should use bash (the Bourne-again shell :roll: ). What exactly does su mean? It's a command in Unix, Linux and similar operating systems. From the beginning of the man page : NAME su - change user ID or become superuser SYNOPSIS su [options] [username] DES...

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It seems like one of the underlying problems, and one of increasing urgency over time, is that few if any of the systems we deal with and leave our online footprints in take into account that we have finite lifetimes. And the reason it's a problem is that the whole system is still new enough that m...

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... No one's debating the existence, location, or function of the clitoris in general, no matter how confused they may be in their personal life. .. Which points to an interesting idea for a control for the type of study referred to in the comic. Ask participants about something that is known, but ...

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CorruptUser wrote:I wonder if this has anything to do with being a British study?

Such as the old joke, "No, she isn't unconcious, she's British!"

First you banger and mash then she'll bubble and squeak.

dennisw

Faranya wrote:Wait, I'm confused...how else am I supposed to refer to her around people who don't actually know her?

Avatar? Yeah I saw it last week with... <ladder> MY STALKER! </ladder>

Uh, oh yeah: </relationship>

dennisw

The real reason this is funny is because Jake Sully has a girlfriend/wife/mate.

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