Sign in coronavirus data centre software security devops business personal tech science emergent tech bootnotes. Water is good for both radiation shielding and cooling, so fuel is stored at the bottom of pools for a couple decades until its inert enough to be moved into dry casks. From a neogeek cool perspective, nobody hits the jokes right on the head every time the way artist randall munroe does. Mar 11, 20 the only legitimate reason for not liking it is jealousy that you can never be as clever as randall munroe, the genius behind xkcd. This one makes me wince every time i think about it archive. It features primarily stick figures and typically focuses on nerdy topics such as science, math, science fiction, firefly, and the like. Xkcd forum hacked over 562,000 users account details leaked. Ellen, a friend of mine whos a student at reed and senior reactor. Science was released on livejournal 18 january 2006, another comic 51. Based on the xkcd comic xkcd loves the discovery channel animation noam raby. You probably werent using the recommended software. More and updated information on the english edition, and the many upcoming foreignlanguage editions can be found here.
Xkcd, for the uninitiated, is a webcomic drawn by randall munroe. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Clearly someone with a science and software background, he hits on just about every nuance of the hightech and highmind personality, allowing a unique balance of whimsical observation and modestly. Thanks for contributing an answer to earth science stack exchange. Munroe states on the comics website that the name of the comic is not an initialism, but just a word with no phonetic pronunciation the subject matter of the comic varies from. Stephen jay gould wrote a typically marvelous essay on him and his efforts to reform the calendar. By duncan geere, wired uk webcomic artist randall munroe, who draws xkcd, has updated his map of online communities for 2010, to reflect how the volume of social activity has changed around the.
This is stricter than the standard age gap creepiness formula, but if we assume a 30yearold and a 40yearold can be soul mates, then the creepiness rule is violated if they. Ibm exec told that high court evidence in coop insurance case wasnt truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth chromium edge shored up against unwanted apps, peekable notifications in surface duo, and a power apps tshirt contest. Richard stallman is famous for beginning the gnu project and is outspoken on the topic of open source software and free software. If you love me, get a life munroe applauded their efforts in a blog post. Xkcd contest winners force book tour stop in juneau alaska. So lets assume your soul mate lives at the same time as you. And maybe its ridiculous to pay for stick figures you can get for free online, but its worth giving randall some money for a job well done plus, the book is a nice conversation piece. Careful mathematical analysis demonstrates smallscale irregularities in gaussian distribution. One of these days we should probably figure that out. Posted by randall 20110319 809 comments on radiation chart theres a lot of discussion of radiation from the fukushima plants, along with comparisons to three mile island and chernobyl.
It appears to me that no actual force was involved. There are a lot of problems with the concept of a single random soul mate. Top 5 xkcd comics which can illustrate programming questions. Malaria also became the next comic released on livejournal, but this meant that three comics in a row were posted a. Richard stallman, or rms after his handle, is an oldschool hacker known in the late 2000s primarily for establishing the free software foundation fsf and initiating the gnu project in the early 1980s, which produced major portions of what would later be the gnulinux operating system. Cartoonist randall munroe calls xkcd a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Spent fuel from nuclear reactors is highly radioactive. Subtitled serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions, this book is as entertaining as it is informative. What if i took a swim in a typical spent nuclear fuel pool. What if serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions is out now in the us, published by houghton mifflin harcourt. Apr 20, 2009 the print xkcd book is not being published through a traditional company but rather by breadpig which was created by alexis ohanian, one of the founders of the socialnews web site reddit. I just finished reading every single xkcd comic posted to date. Submissions should relate to the xkcd comic, or other works of randall munroe. Top 10 programming comics cartoons selected by stackoverflow users.
By duncan geere, wired uk webcomic artist randall munroe, who draws xkcd, has updated his map of online communities for 2010, to reflect how. Its interesting that one of the referenced papers, pseudo random number generators in programming languages, displays the xkcd comic right on its first page. Would i need to dive to actually experience a fatal amount of radiation. We think so, so weve collected some of our favorites about computers and the web to give you a muchneeded break from coding. Furthermore, to keep things from getting creepy, well assume theyre within a few years of your age. Here are the top 10 programmers comics that stackoverflow users voted for. Have a friend thats an engineer mechanical yet hasnt ever seen xkcd, what are a few of your favorite engineeringrelated xkcds i can send to.
Radiation levels are often described as times the normal level or % over the legal limit, which can be pretty confusing. Anatomy of a software developer infographic so much of what we do today revolves around technology and the software that powers it. The print xkcd book is not being published through a traditional company but rather by breadpig which was created by alexis ohanian. But avoid asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
Your love is one in a million you couldnt buy it at any price. Malaria also became the next comic released on livejournal, but this meant that three comics in a row were posted a release day earlier on xkcd than on livejournal. High quality xkcd inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Yesterday, there was a top post on this sub on 30day trial ibm gives for its data science courses, specializations and certs. And so, i present, for your reading enjoyment, the definitive collection of the best xkcd comics for programmers.
We havent really agreed on where to put those dry casks yet. A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. What if serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical. This book creates laughs from science jokes on one page to relationship humor on another. Oct 17, 2009 there are so many things to love in this world. This means youre free to copy and share these comics but not to sell them. The definitive collection of xkcd programmers comics. The author is at pains to inform readers that, although he has a degree in physics, he works as the ownercreator of a webcomic, xkcd, he also warns that he is less interested in health and safety than in exploring how. If you like math, science, computer program, nerdiness, andor love, you might like xkcd too. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. Specifically, he is an outspoken critic of open source, and an outspoken proponent of free software.
Bonus points if you can identify the science in question archive. From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask millions of people visit each week to read randall munroes iconic webcomic. This is an attempt to explain hills criteria using xkcd comics, both because it seemed fun, and also to motivate causal inference instructures to have some variety in which xkcd comic they include in lectures. See more ideas about humor, programming humor and science jokes. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 2. Wait for me the cure useless science hobby secret worlds malaria penny arcade want found counterred spiders secrets schrodinger love red spiders 2 geico old drawing light bowl apple jacks hyphen scientists sheep flowers selfreference pillar barrel part 5 donner hitler elefino meat cereals fourier barrel part 4 godel, escher, kurt halsey t. Assuming youre a reasonably good swimmer, you could probably survive treading water anywhere from 10 to 40 hours. Created in 2005 by american author randall munroe, xkcd is a popular webcomic that focuses on tech, science, and internet culture, with its subject matter varies from statements on life and love to mathematical, programming, and scientific injokes. Theres a lot of discussion of radiation from the fukushima plants, along with comparisons to three mile island and chernobyl. Xkcd stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists.
Earth science stack exchange is a question and answer site for those interested in the geology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental sciences. The only legitimate reason for not liking it is jealousy that you can never be as clever as randall munroe, the genius behind xkcd. The comics tagline describes it as a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Youll love a book about science from randall munroe.
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