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I mean it's frustrating. Why can't we just select...
9 months ago
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I mean it's frustrating. Why can't we just select the year that the sun swallows the Earth and work backward?
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This. This shall be my immortality.
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a year ago
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This. This shall be my immortality.
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Wanna rant about space settlement (pro or con) in a way that is substantially MORE ACCURATE and includes notes on legal/culinary matters pertaining to space cannibalism? A City on...
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The real mystery is whether the last panel is right before or right after.
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It's uniforms all the way down, man.
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It's uniforms all the way down, man.
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a year ago
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If demand is high enough, SMBC will reorient all business around the production of nugs.
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a year ago
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Thank you!
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I do check to see what became of the PLiF guys...
7 months ago
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I do check to see what became of the PLiF guys every six months or so.
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Anyone who thinks AI endangers poets should first...
3 weeks ago
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Anyone who thinks AI endangers poets should first prove that there exists a poetry journal with more readers than contributors.
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Fortunately, crowds of humans tend to congregate in places where the background is easy to draw.
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Thanks, geeks! Little reviews are beginning to trickle out into the universe, including this one by Marie Robinette...
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a year ago
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This led to a remarkably nice discussion in patreon yesterday.
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6 days!!
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I wonder how long it'll be before dating sites do...
a year ago
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I wonder how long it'll be before dating sites do some version of 'I'll have my bot talk to your bot'
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Wings would also be acceptable, as would a thousand...
7 months ago
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Wings would also be acceptable, as would a thousand gibbering eyes.
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Lasso Man 5
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5 months ago
The post Lasso Man 5 appeared first on Last Place Comics.
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This will be written one day when a traveler comes upon the ruins of Ohio.
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It's okay, nobody finished the first book...
4 months ago
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It's okay, nobody finished the first book anyway.
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PHD Comics
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& Deeper by Jorge
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...
over a year ago
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Cham
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title:
"James Webb Telescope" - originally published
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The Universe of...
Another corner of Pennsylvania
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A couple of years back I wrote:
I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, so...
3 months ago
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A couple of years back I wrote:
I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, so the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware triple point must be somewhere nearby. I sat up and got my phone so I could look at the map, and felt foolish.
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Unfortunately there's no plumber-bot to fix that leak.
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Just gently closing the door on ever giving a TED talk there. Very nice.
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Godel proved you can't prove anything. Don't think...
11 months ago
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Godel proved you can't prove anything. Don't think about it too hard.
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Have you noticed nobody has ever explained *why* it's supposedly bad if human beings are converted to paperclips?
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With heartfelt apologies to Gary Larson.
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a year ago
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With heartfelt apologies to Gary Larson.
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Finally an uplifting SMBC.
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a year ago
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Finally an uplifting SMBC.
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Last chance to get signed books and free audiobooks by Phil Plait and Gretchen McCulloch!
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Every time I see this it takes me a minute to...
4 months ago
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Every time I see this it takes me a minute to realize it isn't an insult.
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Absolute Midden is copyright SMBC Enterprises 2024...
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Absolute Midden is copyright SMBC Enterprises 2024 all rights reserved.
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Also you'll want to call this tech support number...
a year ago
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Also you'll want to call this tech support number your father called before you.
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This is probably the right place to mention we made the thing people kept asking for.
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You can't see it but he's wiping his eyes on...
a year ago
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You can't see it but he's wiping his eyes on Georgia O'Keeffe originals.
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Of all the compliments on the new book so far, kind words from Jonathan McDowell mean the most. Or, well, anyway, tied with the nice stuff Mary...
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It's not you, it's me. Statistically. Like 40% you,...
a year ago
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It's not you, it's me. Statistically. Like 40% you, 60% me.
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Another review for A City on Mars, this one in Scientific American!
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a year ago
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Remember when conspiracy theories were all about who was doing it with Sasquatch?
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Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin wrote and published
Poor Richard's Almanack annually from 1732 to 1758. Paper...
3 months ago
Benjamin Franklin wrote and published
Poor Richard's Almanack annually from 1732 to 1758. Paper was
expensive and printing difficult and time-consuming. The type would
be inked, the sheet of paper laid on the press, the apprentices would
press the sheet, by turning a big screw....
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Later, he gets a bill anyway.
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9 months ago
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Later, he gets a bill anyway.
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Patreon subscribers were pretty quick to suggest a...
a year ago
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Patreon subscribers were pretty quick to suggest a tree that poisons the area around it. Really, I've attracted a beautiful audience here.
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Stay tuned for an incoming bonus update thanks to buyers of my new book!
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Also what if this IS the experience machine and the...
2 weeks ago
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Also what if this IS the experience machine and the real world is way worse?
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The best one was actually Part 4 Part Two Part...
a month ago
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The best one was actually Part 4 Part Two Part Six.
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Later she's forced against her will to take care of...
9 months ago
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Later she's forced against her will to take care of her physical and mental wellbeing.
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A little Adderall wouldn't hurt either.
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A little Adderall wouldn't hurt either.
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It's one of those unstoppable force immovable...
a year ago
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It's one of those unstoppable force immovable object things.
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Also are we 100% sure Hamlet wasn't a...
a year ago
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Also are we 100% sure Hamlet wasn't a musical?
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300% past our goal! Thank you!
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At some point I realized it'd be more accurate for...
a year ago
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At some point I realized it'd be more accurate for me to say I understand 98% of social cues, but the 2% is where all the important ones are.
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In case you missed it, I've been posting some old well-liked SMBCs to...
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Go ahead. Remember that moment.
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a year ago
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Go ahead. Remember that moment.
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Remember 20 years ago I started a comic about butts and stuff and now I got a book listed alongside Kip Thorne's? Truly, we're in a weird branch of the multiverse.
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Also, self-destructiveness stops being attractive some time around age 22, but for some reason people keep doing it.
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Infinity (noun)
A comic about video calls and desperation.
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over a year ago
A comic about video calls and desperation.
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I'm back to drawing after 2 weeks off and so let me...
a year ago
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I'm back to drawing after 2 weeks off and so let me just say that the hands will not be proportionate and accurate for at least 6 more months.
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Last Place Comics
Boys Club vs Girls Club, Part 2
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2 days ago
The post Boys Club vs Girls Club, Part 2 appeared first on Last Place Comics.
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When humans finally step into the Experience...
a year ago
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When humans finally step into the Experience Machine, their choice of paradise will be heartbreaking.
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I honestly don't know how this became AI week. If...
a year ago
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I honestly don't know how this became AI week. If you want an answer, ask bing
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Big announcement in 12 days!
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The cool thing is the rapid mutation of surrounding...
11 months ago
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The cool thing is the rapid mutation of surrounding plants and bacteria, meaning Dad is still changing lives after he's gone.
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Actually with this new plugin the robot doesn't...
a year ago
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Actually with this new plugin the robot doesn't need the sympathy but can just directly experience a mixture of awe and joy.
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Oddly enough, the hard part was picking jargon NOT...
3 weeks ago
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Oddly enough, the hard part was picking jargon NOT to use.
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I mean have you ever TRIED taking up arms against a...
7 months ago
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I mean have you ever TRIED taking up arms against a sea? You just end up looking stupid.
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Panel 4 is the greatest prose I'm capable...
a year ago
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Panel 4 is the greatest prose I'm capable of.
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Hey geeks, after years of holding out, I'm finally getting engaged with social media. I post a lot of favorite old comics plus news about NEW BOOKS. You can follow me on...
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5 months ago
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The consciousness debate is there in case we get tired of that one.
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Now, realize there is no Self. Only insane monkey...
11 months ago
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Now, realize there is no Self. Only insane monkey who can't reach the breaks.
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And if you had no dog-bites-ass receiver, it was as...
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And if you had no dog-bites-ass receiver, it was as if summer storm had rainbowed the world, yet passed over your home as you dwelt in twilight and sorrow.
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Do you want to do EVERYTHING right or do you want...
a year ago
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Do you want to do EVERYTHING right or do you want to have FRIENDSHIP?
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The good news is that it's the default setting for...
11 months ago
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The good news is that it's the default setting for all universes that come after this one.
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That one guy is actually a robot designed to look...
8 months ago
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That one guy is actually a robot designed to look like a human, so it's cool.
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Panel 7 is the actual epitaph.
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4 months ago
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Panel 7 is the actual epitaph.
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That's where he pushes the robot into the...
2 months ago
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That's where he pushes the robot into the sea.
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I really don't understand the superpersuader thing....
9 months ago
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I really don't understand the superpersuader thing. At least 1/4 of all humans would let an evil AI escape just to tell their friends.
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Insert the p-value joke over your choice.
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Insert the p-value joke over your choice.
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Hey geeks! A few of you have requested signed copies of the new book, Bea Wolf, and they are available here.
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Is this the one that finally gets all the hatemail?...
a year ago
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Is this the one that finally gets all the hatemail? Is it time?
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Final 4 days!
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Wishing Derek Parfit were still around to roll his...
a month ago
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Wishing Derek Parfit were still around to roll his eyes at this.
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a year ago
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I'm actually surprised no weird economist is pushing this somewhere.
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Humans all just get called FC, like it's their...
a year ago
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Humans all just get called FC, like it's their initials.
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Last 72 hours!
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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The deepest cut is when he pets his cat, raised...
a year ago
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The deepest cut is when he pets his cat, raised from kittenhood for 10 years, and nothing happens.
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Really you start to wonder about all those pale...
7 months ago
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Really you start to wonder about all those pale blonde princesses in storybooks.
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Writing a book to convince a child they're special...
8 months ago
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Writing a book to convince a child they're special is like writing a book to convince a fish it can swim.
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The cape cost three dollars, but it's an...
a year ago
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The cape cost three dollars, but it's an investment.
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It would've been so easy to set up The Matrix so...
a year ago
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It would've been so easy to set up The Matrix so that nobody would leave.
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Was reading a book that pointed out that everything...
2 days ago
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Was reading a book that pointed out that everything kid understands the idea of 'that's mine,' but has to be taught 'that's yours'
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Weirdly, his revealed preference was for a painful...
a year ago
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Weirdly, his revealed preference was for a painful and protracted demise.
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The Oatmeal - Comics...
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A comic about an eclipse.
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11 months ago
A comic about an eclipse.
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Look the fact that there's a misspelling in the...
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Look the fact that there's a misspelling in the votey panel just makes the point more strong.
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If you used 52 it'd be obvious what the point...
a year ago
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If you used 52 it'd be obvious what the point was.
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Click back for today's bonus update. Also buy my book!
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Take that, 100 year old method largely no longer in...
a year ago
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Take that, 100 year old method largely no longer in use!
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Abstruse Goose
the glorious new master race
over a year ago
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Based on a conversation with Phil Plait, whom I...
5 months ago
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Based on a conversation with Phil Plait, whom I wish to associate with the above subject.
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This'll be even funnier once SMBC is infinite...
8 months ago
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This'll be even funnier once SMBC is infinite scroll.
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Look you're not allowed to make meaningful changes...
a year ago
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Look you're not allowed to make meaningful changes to history so this sort of stuff is the next best thing.
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Psssst. Hey, London.
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Spiderina Ravendark and I are in LOVE
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a year ago
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Spiderina Ravendark and I are in LOVE
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Last chance!
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I'm just saying, when the robots take over, if...
a year ago
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I'm just saying, when the robots take over, if you're an SMBC reader I think you'll get a little leeway.
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a month ago
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The eyelashes suddenly appear as part of a rapid transition to being an anime character.
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He finds inner peace by creating outer noise.
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The maximum size of brain a human can comprehend consists of 3 neurons.
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Better than the stoic genies who just tell you to appreciate that your current situation is in line with the nature of things.
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I don't care if scientists invent immortality, I am transferring my head to my kids' bodies and that is final!
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There exist solutions that would work if only you...
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There exist solutions that would work if only you could take them seriously.
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Merci!
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The problem is the ghost doesn't want to answer those emails either.
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In a couple years it'll be time for the pro-robot anti-nature SMBC collection.
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This is actually the answer to most Zen...
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This is actually the answer to most Zen koans.
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Max Tegmark is reading this in his office, shaking his fist and shouting 'Weinersmith!'
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Interestingly, it seems like whoever has the best weapon systems is destined by fate for victory.
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I like to think the robot apocalypse won't feel so bad if we really do our best to earn it.
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PSSST. Hey NYC, it's gonna get pretty dorky.
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Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia
2 months ago
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Butt-cream is in fact universal, for a sufficiently...
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Butt-cream is in fact universal, for a sufficiently wide definition of butt.
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The weird thing is you can't NOT do this.
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It suddenly became intersection of sex and technology week?
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A later update just turns things you don't want to see into bursts of pixie dust.
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The belly button is the least objectionable one.
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PSST NYC
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Later this turns out to be foreplay.
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Later this turns out to be foreplay.
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This is based on a thoughtful email a reader sent me, but I didn't know if he'd want to be associated with with it technically called Choculatio. Email me sir, if it is otherwise.
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C'monnnnnn hatemail.
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C'monnnnnn hatemail.
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Grandpa Grover
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a month ago
The post Grandpa Grover appeared first on Last Place Comics.
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The sad part is he's been in that elevator for twelve hours now, and so far everyone has reached the same conclusion.
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Patreon supporter Mudag points out this is the SECOND comic on this theme. A little math suggests I'll have a full collection some time in the 2040s.
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Honestly geometry's pretty dicey, as are numbers larger than 1.
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Thanks for a great launch day, all. I'll be in conversation with Randall Munroe tonight in NYC if you wanna say hi!
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Don't at me, history of international politics scholars!
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"The COVID-19 Virus Explained" - originally published
9/17/2021
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The really freaky part is when you hear about this going on in medical research.
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It's been fifteen years.
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I created The Oatmeal fifteen years ago.
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Just because Scandinavians do it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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Slightly worried the wallstreetbets people will not understand this is a joke. Or, rather, will understand that it's a joke and therefore employ it as a financial plan.
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ONE WEEK
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10 months ago
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On the one hand there's data and on the other there's the tiny angry man in my brain who is VERY persuasive.
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Another lovely review for A City on Mars.
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Written after enjoying Children's Fantasy...
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Written after enjoying Children's Fantasy Literature, by Levy and Menlesohn.
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Fortunately they didn't have quantitative finance...
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Fortunately they didn't have quantitative finance yet, so he was just a serial killer.
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Thanks all! There's also a regular update, so just...
a year ago
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Thanks all! There's also a regular update, so just click back for that.
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You can also click here.
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Sadly, the patreon subscriber ideas were all better than mine.
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We'll also be doing a bunch of author signings if...
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We'll also be doing a bunch of author signings if you can make it before the show.
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Tickets here.
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It was the only way to save you.
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It was the only way to save you.
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The humanoid body is important to achieving maximum...
10 months ago
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The humanoid body is important to achieving maximum self-loathing.
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The weirdest thing is when the conscious minds...
a year ago
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The weirdest thing is when the conscious minds start inventing reasons for all of this.
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Psst - I'm told Bea Wolf will be highly discounted on Amazon tomorrow and the next day. Stay tuned.
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GREAT JOB AI, STAY WITH ART YOU'RE NAILING...
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GREAT JOB AI, STAY WITH ART YOU'RE NAILING IT
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Data Quality
[last 4 digits of your cat's chip ID] -> [your cat's full chip ID] -> [a drawing of your cat] ->...
a year ago
[last 4 digits of your cat's chip ID] -> [your cat's full chip ID] -> [a drawing of your cat] -> [photo of your cat] -> [clone of your cat] -> [your actual cat] -> [my better cat]" alt="[exclamation about how cute your cat is] -> [last 4 digits of your cat's chip ID] -> [your...
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That uni-foursome is, to be clear, entirely for...
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That uni-foursome is, to be clear, entirely for procreation.
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God he is just absolutely destroying the spine of...
a year ago
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God he is just absolutely destroying the spine of that book.
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I am signing at Telegraph in Charlottesville: Today at 2! If you want a signed copy, this is my only remaining scheduled signing right now so please come...
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He starts to get nervous when the gold bat comes...
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He starts to get nervous when the gold bat comes out.
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A single tear twinkled in the twink's eyes.
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A single tear twinkled in the twink's eyes.
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Sometimes I save a rant for 10 years and finally...
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Sometimes I save a rant for 10 years and finally decide it's not a thinkpiece, it's a stupid joke.
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I'm just saying, it wouldn't be the MOST useless...
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I'm just saying, it wouldn't be the MOST useless expenditure of grant money.
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It's a little unfair that he always has God mode...
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It's a little unfair that he always has God mode switched on, though.
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Final 4 hours. So relieved to stop posting about it.
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Meanwhile, Steve can't even see who he's having sex...
a year ago
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Meanwhile, Steve can't even see who he's having sex with.
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There are actually several burger universes but He...
a year ago
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There are actually several burger universes but He only goes to this one because it's closer.
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Next "Abridged" book will be on cosmology.
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That stick figure diagram is the most joy I've had making an illustration in years.
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Sometimes I draw hands so poorly I worry I'll be accused of being an AI.
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THANK YOU! We are just over a day in and past 250% of our goal. WOOHOO! If you check out the page, you'll see we now have Phil Plait as an...
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The only downside is you have to go in every six months to get spun up.
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Why does anything good happen to anyone? We're all...
9 months ago
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Why does anything good happen to anyone? We're all dicks!
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For A City on Mars, I read a lot of war theory, and...
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For A City on Mars, I read a lot of war theory, and one of the interesting things was how almost everyone stressed immediately that most places and times are peaceful.
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10 points to anyone who gets a paper published...
7 months ago
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10 points to anyone who gets a paper published containing the term sack-blast.
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Sometimes I look out the window and think of how...
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Sometimes I look out the window and think of how many babies are now part of a personal brand.
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I don't even trust MYSELF to catch my wife, even if...
a year ago
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I don't even trust MYSELF to catch my wife, even if I'm intending to.
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Also demanding that the Reptilians take more power...
6 months ago
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Also demanding that the Reptilians take more power because in the modern world you need an executive branch that can act rapidly.
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Hoping to be able to rematerialize your loved ones...
2 months ago
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Hoping to be able to rematerialize your loved ones after the next funding round.
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Sawwy!
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Sawwy!
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Patreon subscriber Ivan points out that effectively...
3 months ago
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Patreon subscriber Ivan points out that effectively his whole life became a football pull. I wonder if Lucy is watching from a distance.
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Honestly, soup matters a lot more to my life than...
a year ago
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Honestly, soup matters a lot more to my life than love or bravery.
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Behold! (slightly NSFW)
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This has been episode 429 of Zach Personally...
a year ago
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This has been episode 429 of Zach Personally Antagonizes His Paying Customers
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If he'd been Steve Hitler, there'd be no Steve now....
7 months ago
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If he'd been Steve Hitler, there'd be no Steve now. Deep thoughts.
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Inside though, the human is thinking how it still...
6 months ago
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Inside though, the human is thinking how it still beats a real job.
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To be included in the forthcoming Psychologically...
2 months ago
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To be included in the forthcoming Psychologically Abusive Halloween collection.
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This whole time we could have been united.
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This whole time we could have been united.
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If repetition over time has led to the veneration...
a year ago
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If repetition over time has led to the veneration of a particular alcoholic beverage in a sacred context TAKE A DRIIIIIIIINK
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Fortunately, by the time this all happened,...
10 months ago
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Fortunately, by the time this all happened, everything was a form of branding, and there was nothing left to lament.
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Written in a state of harnger.
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Written in a state of harnger.
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If we survive long enough, most of the atoms in...
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If we survive long enough, most of the atoms in everyone's body will have at some point been involved in a murder.
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I'm even into heterocyclic compounds.
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I'm even into heterocyclic compounds.
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AM I RIGHT?!
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AM I RIGHT?!
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Leave before I throw my collection of wigs at...
2 months ago
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Leave before I throw my collection of wigs at you!
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Frankly I've been frustrated for weeks at this...
a year ago
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Frankly I've been frustrated for weeks at this point.
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Hey, if you're in Reston VA come see me tonight!
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Baby VS Intimacy
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I hope, dear readers, that I have fecked many of...
7 months ago
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I hope, dear readers, that I have fecked many of you.
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I made some animated shorts
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Interestingly, SMBC is in fact an erotic fertility...
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Interestingly, SMBC is in fact an erotic fertility behavior.
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Hoping I can get a duchy after the robot...
2 months ago
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Hoping I can get a duchy after the robot revolution.
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You are hereby banished from the Internet.
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You are hereby banished from the Internet.
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11 months ago
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Not usually a cat-joke guy, but at least it's only about 4% of a cat.
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6 months ago
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The weird part is that the second panel is a fantasy too.
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Anyone know if there's a case of partial...
a year ago
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Anyone know if there's a case of partial application of law of the sea?
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Come see me! BAHFest London, this Saturday, one night only.
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Godcat has a special message for you
Your lord and savior, Godcat, has a favor to ask regarding his new Netflix series.
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9 months ago
Your lord and savior, Godcat, has a favor to ask regarding his new Netflix series.
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a year ago
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I wonder if this is the source of the protestant work ethic?
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narf
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Unprompted, they will walk into a cafe and pretend...
4 months ago
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Unprompted, they will walk into a cafe and pretend they have important business to do.
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I believe if we get a fog machine and some cleverly...
8 months ago
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I believe if we get a fog machine and some cleverly placed sheets we can have some sort of sex.
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I feel there's a lot of money in an app where, when...
a year ago
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I feel there's a lot of money in an app where, when you skip exercise, it projects your future body slightly degrading.
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We did it! ACOM is an NYT bestseller. Thanks everyone - this'll help us get a bit more...
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Literally everyone would be happy about this. We...
6 months ago
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Literally everyone would be happy about this. We should be building NOW
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Please make sure to buy all smbc products before...
2 months ago
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Please make sure to buy all smbc products before deciding to tune out of consumer culture.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/opinion/space-billionaires-sex.html
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Back to regular comics shortly, but the book comes out tomorrow. Opening week sales matter a lot, so wish me luck!
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I will, of course, posthumously occupy half the...
3 months ago
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I will, of course, posthumously occupy half the English Canon with my boner jokes.
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I've been doing experiments on this using the...
a month ago
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I've been doing experiments on this using the massive spotlight I keep on my penthouse apartment.
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The hardest part is that he has to keep a lantern...
2 months ago
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The hardest part is that he has to keep a lantern in there for good lighting.
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OK, if patreon is any indication, many of you are...
10 months ago
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OK, if patreon is any indication, many of you are confused but four and a half of you are HOWLING.
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You can also farm for human pelts, but the town...
3 months ago
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You can also farm for human pelts, but the town guards get angry.
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Later, the robot learns to nod its head and keep...
a year ago
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Later, the robot learns to nod its head and keep the truth inside.
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I don't need your life story, I need to know how...
11 months ago
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I don't need your life story, I need to know how much lemon to put in this man-tartare!
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So you'll eat a chicken that does this but you...
a year ago
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So you'll eat a chicken that does this but you won't marry a HUMAN BEING who does? That's called hypocrisy.
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Sorry for the missed updates. I'll be doing a few...
a month ago
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Sorry for the missed updates. I'll be doing a few extra to catch up.
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a year ago
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I feel like all these people trying to measure attention span degradation should just look at what percent of the population is cognitively capable of reading Sense and Sensibility.
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I'm not saying I'm into sea-cows, I'm saying *if I...
9 months ago
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I'm not saying I'm into sea-cows, I'm saying *if I were an elephant seal* I would be. Don't act weirded out.
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Yes you can take a mean of meanings for the right...
a year ago
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Yes you can take a mean of meanings for the right meaning of mean.
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Please don't email - I am already filled with...
a year ago
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Please don't email - I am already filled with regret about the votey.
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a year ago
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I like to imagine an old woman among the groundlings, hearing the twist in Macbeth and immediately hurling rotten tomatoes and having to be dragged out of the Globe.
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Did this happen to anyone else or just me?
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a year ago
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Did this happen to anyone else or just me?
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Look Mary Roach liked it and what else do you need to know?
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The Queen frowns upon vacation days.
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a year ago
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The Queen frowns upon vacation days.
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Of course the risk is that it doesn't work and now...
a year ago
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Of course the risk is that it doesn't work and now you're just shouting carburetor at old men.
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The weirdest part is the eloquent baritone...
3 months ago
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The weirdest part is the eloquent baritone voice.
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a year ago
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Fortunately the people in the comic are only alive for the duration of this conversation.
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Actually if you can run the trolley into ALL...
10 months ago
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Actually if you can run the trolley into ALL humans, the notion of sadness ceases to have meaning, so it's all good.
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Fun interview about A City on Mars with Jordan Harbinger.
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9 months ago
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(sorry)
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Look he's not good at backgrounds but he's trying....
7 months ago
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Look he's not good at backgrounds but he's trying. Give him a hug.
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Eff y'all, excel is a perfectly acceptable...
3 months ago
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Eff y'all, excel is a perfectly acceptable transitive verb. Spread the word.
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The second-floor problem remains difficult for...
a year ago
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The second-floor problem remains difficult for him.
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Stuff I wanted to say to the historic district people but didn't
[ Thanks to John Wiersba for noticing that I forgot to publish this. ]
A few weeks ago I wrote
a...
3 months ago
[ Thanks to John Wiersba for noticing that I forgot to publish this. ]
A few weeks ago I wrote
a letter to my neighbors about why
I thought it was a bad idea to oppose building more housing in our
neighborhood.
I didn't write this paragraph:
In the past it has often happened that...
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a year ago
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I'm slightly regretting not having this as the twist ending to a comedic novel. Gimme a few years.
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One week until BEA WOLF DAY!
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I am prepared for your call Hollywood. It's...
2 months ago
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I am prepared for your call Hollywood. It's time.
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Employees at the gestation facility appreciate...
5 months ago
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Employees at the gestation facility appreciate having easy access to the park.
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The teaser trailer for my Exploding Kittens Netflix series just dropped!
After four years of work, I am finally sharing one minute of glorious footage!
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a year ago
After four years of work, I am finally sharing one minute of glorious footage!
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Let's fight about it.
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10 months ago
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Let's fight about it.
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First Person Murder Spree VII was the high...
6 months ago
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First Person Murder Spree VII was the high watermark, of course.
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I wonder if anyone's dropped a 20 at an economics...
4 months ago
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I wonder if anyone's dropped a 20 at an economics conference to see if nobody touches it.
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Why do people keep choosing autonomy over animal...
12 months ago
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Why do people keep choosing autonomy over animal pleasure in movies?! It makes no sense!
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You can also cast subways and dig them up!
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12 months ago
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You can also cast subways and dig them up!
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XKCD game theory question
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This post is about the bottom center panel, “Game Theory final...
3 months ago
(Source: XKCD “Exam numbers”.)
This post is about the bottom center panel, “Game Theory final exam”.
I don't know much about game theory and I haven't seen any other
discussion of this question. But I have a strategy I think is
plausible and I'm somewhat pleased with.
(I assume...
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a year ago
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You're gonna wish the conditions of your birth were altered so ass to prevent this unpleasant occurrence while leaving your identity largely intact, bro!
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OK, so my new favorite compliment to receive is 'I tried to...
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