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Thanks to patreon subscribers' confusing I have color-coded the perverts.
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Please click the annoying ad so I can make more books and then make more annoying ads.
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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 consciousness debate is there in case we get...
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The consciousness debate is there in case we get tired of that one.
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For real though, I find this genuinely mysterious. I wonder if it's incorrect to think of attention span as a single parameter. Maybe we have attention spans for particular sense modalities or even particular activities.
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Fortunately he was able to invest those socks and return a dividend later.
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Monday!
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I would find it really satisfying if you could turn a knob in the universe and diffraction fringes would go away.
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Whew! Finally back on my update schedule. ICYMI a couple nice reviews have come in for the new book,...
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Trying to write more realistic dialog these days.
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The full trailer for my Netflix series just dropped!
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You ever imagine trying to convince an alien that there's a huge difference between various food traditions?
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a year ago
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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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Really you should wake up every morning and check the integral of happiness over time.
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People on patreon seemed to be traumatized by this, and I guess what I'm saying is for a couple bucks a month, you could've been traumatized a day early.
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No giving birth until these planks are perfectly plumb!
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a year ago
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Fortunately, he can tell the precise letter count she's using.
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New minibook launching tomorrow! Stay tuned...
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There was a discussion on patreon about whether pix or pics is appropriate and I stand by my choice.
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So Zach, what do you do when not making children's...
a year ago
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So Zach, what do you do when not making children's books?
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Hey geeks, I'll be speaking a Proton Prom with a bunch of people who are more important than me!
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JokeBomb - Series One
This is a series of animated shorts about tortillas, butts, and a hit TV show called Gene's Jeans...
10 months ago
This is a series of animated shorts about tortillas, butts, and a hit TV show called Gene's Jeans starring a handsome man named Gene.
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How come nobody ever considers the increased CO2 emissions of causing the trolley to switch tracks?
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Another prestigious publication compelled to say Weinersmith.
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Depending on which AI becomes skynet you might also be able to have a suit with banal political questions.
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Come on Depths of Wikipedia, where's your...
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Come on Depths of Wikipedia, where's your topological Pair of Pants post?
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Panel 2 is the title of my autobiography.
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Panel 2 is the title of my autobiography.
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You can of course remove the last name, but then...
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You can of course remove the last name, but then you're causing less damage to a larger group. Figuring out how to maximize damage is left as an exercise for the reader.
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I'm just saying it's a valid concern.
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12 months ago
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I'm just saying it's a valid concern.
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No idea why but A City on Mars is deeply discounted today on Amazon.
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Please, oh god please use panel 5 wherever you...
a year ago
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Please, oh god please use panel 5 wherever you can.
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Also nothing will ever taste as good as a single...
10 months ago
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Also nothing will ever taste as good as a single oreo, age 9.
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Have you tried tuning out all your coping mechanisms and focusing entirely on your unresolvable problems?
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Time Traveler Causes of Death
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Creative people express their utterly generic...
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Creative people express their utterly generic feelings with NEW phrases.
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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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This was actually the 4th time the monolith's...
3 months ago
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This was actually the 4th time the monolith's creations got eaten by humans.
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A comic about video calls and desperation.
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Wishing Derek Parfit were still around to roll his...
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Wishing Derek Parfit were still around to roll his eyes at this.
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It's at its best when it interrupts a speech every...
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It's at its best when it interrupts a speech every twelve syllables.
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Really, without the heart medication and...
3 months ago
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Really, without the heart medication and microplastics you don't get the proper terroire.
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Ten points if you try this. Fifteen if it ruins...
7 months ago
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Ten points if you try this. Fifteen if it ruins your relationship. Sixteen if it ruins your life.
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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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Dave Luebke informs me that the upper bound should...
a year ago
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Dave Luebke informs me that the upper bound should just be infinity.
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Hot damn an embarrassingly flattering review in Science.
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After 10 minutes of DuoLingo, my daughter and I...
9 months ago
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After 10 minutes of DuoLingo, my daughter and I were able to have entire conversations in Greek just by inflecting the word karoto.
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Also, self-destructiveness stops being attractive...
a year ago
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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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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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I like to think the robot apocalypse won't feel so...
a year ago
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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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No, this is not my best comic, this is THE best...
8 months ago
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No, this is not my best comic, this is THE best comic.
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Thanks geeks of Austin for coming to see me!
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a year ago
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I'm just saying, going by the usual arguments, cockroaches are way better explorers.
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A complex bug with a ⸢simple⸣ fix
Last month I did a fairly complex piece of systems programming that
worked surprisingly well. But...
3 months ago
Last month I did a fairly complex piece of systems programming that
worked surprisingly well. But it had one big bug that took me a day
to track down.
One reason I find the bug interesting is that it exemplifies the sort
of challenges that come up in systems programming. The...
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4 days ago
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Max Tegmark is reading this in his office, shaking his fist and shouting 'Weinersmith!'
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On second thought this comic is way funnier without...
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On second thought this comic is way funnier without the caption.
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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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A reader once told me that the only canonical feature of SMBC is that clowns are a distinct species.
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Sorry.
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Normally you don't get a flat price, but have to...
10 months ago
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Normally you don't get a flat price, but have to bid at an auction.
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I wonder if you could embed consciousness in a...
a year ago
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I wonder if you could embed consciousness in a sticky ball that could be fired from a small cannon to make enemy weapons sentient and pacifist.
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Thanks!
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Saint-derived nutritional supplements are also...
a week ago
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Saint-derived nutritional supplements are also popular.
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It makes sense if you hear it but don't think about...
2 months ago
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It makes sense if you hear it but don't think about it.
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a month ago
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The worst part is knowing that your great grandchildren will find the mutation sexy.
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There is no Steve-in-Itself! There's not even a...
11 months ago
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There is no Steve-in-Itself! There's not even a thing that believes it is Steve, now help me decide what's for dinner!
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Bet if you get close to those peppermints they're...
11 months ago
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Bet if you get close to those peppermints they're covered with dead flies.
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Buncha people on patreon said the title was on the...
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Buncha people on patreon said the title was on the wrong side of the book but *I* say that's in THEIR in-group.
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Better make sure the wings of your airplane are...
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Better make sure the wings of your airplane are shaped like a Bat. Also swing on ropes whenever possible.
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At the very least, I feel this would be a good dual...
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At the very least, I feel this would be a good dual use of photovoltaics.
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Unfortunately the driver drowns so it's a moral...
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Unfortunately the driver drowns so it's a moral stalemate.
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Proposal: the middle of any food should be called...
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Proposal: the middle of any food should be called the cob.
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Later, things take a Heinleinian twist for the...
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Later, things take a Heinleinian twist for the horrible.
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She's lucky I didn't stick a bow on.
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a year ago
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She's lucky I didn't stick a bow on.
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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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A funeral for voicemail
Is voicemail dead?
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4 months ago
Is voicemail dead?
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Sawwy!
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Sawwy!
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Have you noticed nobody has ever explained *why*...
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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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The key to life is indulgence in maladaptive...
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The key to life is indulgence in maladaptive behaviors.
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Guys, holy shit.
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When humans finally step into the Experience...
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When humans finally step into the Experience Machine, their choice of paradise will be heartbreaking.
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According to patreon I already did this? Sparrows...
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According to patreon I already did this? Sparrows in moonlight.
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This works great on children too.
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This works great on children too.
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There needs to be a meta-app that just takes all...
4 months ago
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There needs to be a meta-app that just takes all the apps and converts them back into Internet.
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Panel three is my contribution to World...
a year ago
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Panel three is my contribution to World Literature.
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We hit 2000 backers! Announcement of new free stuff incoming.
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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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Patreon subscriber Ivan points out that effectively...
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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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The belly button is the least objectionable...
a year ago
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The belly button is the least objectionable one.
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PSST NYC
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Unfortunately, Sally is now set on the path toward...
a year ago
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Unfortunately, Sally is now set on the path toward cannibalism.
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I'm officially adding an AI tag, since from now on...
a year ago
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I'm officially adding an AI tag, since from now on 83% of comics on SMBC will be about AI ennui. Ennai? AInnui?
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AM I RIGHT?!
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AM I RIGHT?!
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Do you smoke? Only the purest crack.
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Do you smoke? Only the purest crack.
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Rar.
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Rar.
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Engish is easy. No conjugation - you just have to...
a year ago
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Engish is easy. No conjugation - you just have to memorize 50,000 words and you're good.
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Some of the kids in my family once invented a...
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Some of the kids in my family once invented a version where you had to get one of each color in order to get through the final step, mathematically guaranteeing the game could never end. The didn't mind at all. I feel like there's...
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You catastrophic forgetter! You opaque box! You...
a year ago
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You catastrophic forgetter! You opaque box! You absolute Chinese room!
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Nice book selection here on Barnes and Noble, with an especially good pick right at the bottom.
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Or the simulators, insanely, think we'd rather have...
7 months ago
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Or the simulators, insanely, think we'd rather have a life of striving together.
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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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Fortunately, crowds of humans tend to congregate in...
a year ago
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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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If he'd been Steve Hitler, there'd be no Steve now....
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If he'd been Steve Hitler, there'd be no Steve now. Deep thoughts.
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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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Works great with the broader SMBC clown...
3 months ago
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Works great with the broader SMBC clown canon.
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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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The hard part is keeping your nostrils motionless until you hear the footsteps fade away.
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Beer goggles were also cheaper.
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9 months ago
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Beer goggles were also cheaper.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Coverage
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C'monnnnnn hatemail.
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8 months ago
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C'monnnnnn hatemail.
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The best part of the book is his descriptions of...
2 months ago
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The best part of the book is his descriptions of Freud fainting because Jung didn't believe sex was the cause of everything.
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Any swear words you notice are pareidolia.
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a month ago
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Any swear words you notice are pareidolia.
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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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Interestingly they're both reading AI image...
a year ago
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Interestingly they're both reading AI image generation subreddits and pretending it's not to see the pinups.
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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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A patreon subscriber points out that the trees and...
a year ago
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A patreon subscriber points out that the trees and bushes appear gigantic, but I am traveling and can't correct it so please invent your own interpretation.
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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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There, see? From now on at least 18% of SMBC will...
a year ago
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There, see? From now on at least 18% of SMBC will not be AI jokes.
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Grandpa Grover
The post Grandpa Grover appeared first on Last Place Comics.
a month ago
The post Grandpa Grover appeared first on Last Place Comics.
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And if you had no dog-bites-ass receiver, it was as...
a year ago
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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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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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Hoping the Welsh isn't lol.
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2 months ago
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Hoping the Welsh isn't lol.
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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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Not usually a cat-joke guy, but at least it's only...
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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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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The worst part is you can't source any pumpkins...
a month ago
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The worst part is you can't source any pumpkins because there's been no first contact with the Americas.
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By 2026, it's just all teleporter comics.
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a year ago
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By 2026, it's just all teleporter comics.
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I swear, we're working on that stupid t-shirt...
a year ago
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I swear, we're working on that stupid t-shirt design. Info in a day or two.
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Don't at me, history of international politics...
3 weeks ago
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Don't at me, history of international politics scholars!
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This is a complete theory of law, no exceptions,...
9 months ago
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This is a complete theory of law, no exceptions, don't email me.
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It's uniforms all the way down, man.
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a year ago
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It's uniforms all the way down, man.
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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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For any problem there's a set of solutions that...
a year ago
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For any problem there's a set of solutions that would actually work but would be too weird to be accepted.
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Slightly regretting that he didn't also take the...
a month ago
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Slightly regretting that he didn't also take the guy's coat.
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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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On the plus side if you assume God does NOT...
3 months ago
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On the plus side if you assume God does NOT understand us you can put an upper bound on His neuron count.
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No really, read it. This is her number one...
a year ago
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No really, read it. This is her number one move.
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Quick thankyou to patreon subscriber/friend Dave...
7 months ago
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Quick thankyou to patreon subscriber/friend Dave Luebke for making this joke more legible.
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Meet Algo, the Boss-Guilt Absolver
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a year ago
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Meet Algo, the Boss-Guilt Absolver
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Feel free to continue destroying my hand buy buying additional copes:
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Abstruse Goose
The Most Powerful Person in the World - part 2
over a year ago
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The weird thing is you can't NOT do this.
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a year ago
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The weird thing is you can't NOT do this.
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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday!
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This is the real afterlife.
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5 months ago
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This is the real afterlife.
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But you should see what happened to the...
3 months ago
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But you should see what happened to the first-born.
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Favorite fun fact from researching A City on Mars...
4 months ago
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Favorite fun fact from researching A City on Mars was how ASTP in 1975 had to have androgynous docking so nobody was the girl spaceship.
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I originally had a hamster but that seemed...
a year ago
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I originally had a hamster but that seemed mean.
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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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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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Really feel like I'm getting back to my roots...
6 months ago
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Really feel like I'm getting back to my roots taking pot shots at creationists.
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Why does St. Peter have to stand at that podium all...
11 months ago
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Why does St. Peter have to stand at that podium all day? Is he in Hell?
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Bam, alignment solved. Earth should join my patreon...
a year ago
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Bam, alignment solved. Earth should join my patreon as a thankyou.
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Just 8 more days!
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The really upsetting part is that he doesn't even...
a year ago
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The really upsetting part is that he doesn't even work here.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Post
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I feel like more comics need to use the word...
9 months ago
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I feel like more comics need to use the word salience.
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Yes, ten legs.
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a year ago
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Yes, ten legs.
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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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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Mono
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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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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Leaderless
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You can send me hatemail, but you have to get...
10 months ago
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You can send me hatemail, but you have to get organized first.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - LLM
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Best you can do with cosmos-3.5 is get a universe...
a year ago
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Best you can do with cosmos-3.5 is get a universe that's classical at low speeds.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Sharing
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Ha! You wouldn't believe how despair crept over...
4 months ago
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Ha! You wouldn't believe how despair crept over your eyes like a living shadow!
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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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I wonder if this is the source of the protestant...
a year ago
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I wonder if this is the source of the protestant work ethic?
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I've heard people do this on Duolingo and it'll be...
a year ago
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I've heard people do this on Duolingo and it'll be the hardest thing to explain to AGI when it tries to do anthropology.
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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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I feel like all these people trying to measure...
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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Drawing all those stupid onions was worth it for...
5 months ago
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Drawing all those stupid onions was worth it for the phrase keystone onion.
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Right before you kill Hitler in Wolfenstein, you...
6 months ago
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Right before you kill Hitler in Wolfenstein, you get a 60 hour biography, which deeply enhances the experience.
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First person to build and film the autotickler gets...
8 months ago
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First person to build and film the autotickler gets 3 SMBC points.
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The Oatmeal - Comics...
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This is a comic about grief, and it's based on a poem by Callista Buchen.
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12 months ago
This is a comic about grief, and it's based on a poem by Callista Buchen.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Learn
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Sitting in detention for having done nothing wrong...
8 months ago
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Sitting in detention for having done nothing wrong is, however, excellent training for service sector work.
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Lovely review for Bea Wolf.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Facts
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He finds inner peace by creating outer...
6 months ago
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He finds inner peace by creating outer noise.
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For the record, this was shot a while ago and my...
8 months ago
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For the record, this was shot a while ago and my hair is back to being gross.
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Number 3 move is the combination, because each...
2 weeks ago
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Number 3 move is the combination, because each takes away from the other.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Paw
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We're getting close to the all-evil-wishes SMBC...
9 months ago
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We're getting close to the all-evil-wishes SMBC compilation.
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Greatest votey panel of my life.
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4 months ago
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Greatest votey panel of my life.
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This is why Starfish have so much sex.
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a year ago
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This is why Starfish have so much sex.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Humanness
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The part of the impression that gets the most...
6 months ago
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The part of the impression that gets the most laughs is when the robot imitates living an entire life pursuing other people's dreams.
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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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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Balloon
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Unfortunately there's no plumber-bot to fix that...
a year ago
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Unfortunately there's no plumber-bot to fix that leak.
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The real fantasy is clearly a VR suit with a food...
a year ago
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The real fantasy is clearly a VR suit with a food tube and a lack of perception that you're in the VR suit with a food tube.
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ICYMI, BAHFest London is back. 35% of tickets are already gone a month out and we haven't...
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Longtermism
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Hopefully time travel isn't possible because boy...
a year ago
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Hopefully time travel isn't possible because boy the future is gonna be piiiiiiiisssssed.
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Dangle-balls is copyright SMBC Industries, All...
7 months ago
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Dangle-balls is copyright SMBC Industries, All Rights Reserved
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Mime
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Really this caption can work for any comic.
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a year ago
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Really this caption can work for any comic.
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On the other hand, the prompt verbal response is...
a year ago
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On the other hand, the prompt verbal response is highly appreciated.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Teach
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a year ago
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Later they just have their bots engage in a debate while they go get ice cream.
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The really distressing part wasn't the 3 hours...
a year ago
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The really distressing part wasn't the 3 hours spent yanking her cheeks, but the variations in pace from time to time.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Ism
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St. Peter just taps the crudely drawn No Girls...
a year ago
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St. Peter just taps the crudely drawn No Girls Allowed sign made by God.
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Whoever made the A City on Mars wikipedia entry, bless you. Now when people argue against stuff that we didn't actually say, I'm just linking...
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Algorithm
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You are what we call a discontinuity at...
6 months ago
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You are what we call a discontinuity at zero.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Good
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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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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Apply
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Hope the socks and sandals don't make this NSFW for...
6 months ago
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Hope the socks and sandals don't make this NSFW for you.
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Latte
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+10 Internet points if you can identify all three.
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Weirdly, his revealed preference was for a painful and protracted demise.
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Usually you can't trace your line of thought on a joke, but this is one is firmly at the intersection of listening to a sentimental podcast during the same period in which I was reading a few Karl Popper books.
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Eff y'all, excel is a perfectly acceptable transitive verb. Spread the word.
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Later they place Taylor Swift in a jar of ethanol.
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With profound hope that the authors of the original paper do not read this.
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The really cool thing is that those are cargo sandals, to match the cargo socks, cargo pants, cargo shirt.
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There's no turning back. We live in the same world as this joke now, and always will.
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Sorry for the missed updates. I'll be doing a few...
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Sorry for the missed updates. I'll be doing a few extra to catch up.
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This led to a remarkably nice discussion in patreon yesterday.
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6 days!!
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Does Santa exist? No, I have killed him.
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Does Santa exist? No, I have killed him.
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Hey, wanna see me talking space settlements with the Planetary Society?
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When you add in the Stalin potential it gets really dicey.
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Written after enjoying the delightfully controversial book Status and Culture.
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The second-floor problem remains difficult for him.
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SMBC is a comic about mathematics, philosophy, literature, and science.
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That uni-foursome is, to be clear, entirely for procreation.
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Pokeymen t-shirt will be on sale just as soon as pokemon enters the public domain.
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The header of the second panel really should be above most comic panels.
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OK OK but I am CORNERING the market on Milton-related humor.
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How come villains never have narrow achievable revenge plots?
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Later Steve discovers Stable Diffusion and never leaves his room again.
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On the other hand, when Jesus wanted to do a breakup he just became dead for a few days.
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This'll be even funnier once SMBC is infinite scroll.
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'How dare you politicize this tragedy' works in literally any context. In fact, if anyone sends hatemail, it's going to be my response.
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This happens roughly 4 times a week.
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This happens roughly 4 times a week.
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Scene taken from my forthcoming erotic replicant pirate romance series.
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Who's a morally relativist boy? It's you!
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Who's a morally relativist boy? It's you!
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Written in a state of harnger.
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Written in a state of harnger.
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I really do yay like that, though.
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I really do yay like that, though.
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No other creature gives itself Latin names. We are...
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No other creature gives itself Latin names. We are unique!
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Guarantee you AI won't sit around moping around the nature of qualitative experience - it's just gonna murder your ass.
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Thanks to many readers for telling me the story I was thinking for yesterday's comic, which was a myth about Narada and Krishna. Still can't remember where I heard it first, but thanks!
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This is gonna be the most upsetting part about first alien contact.
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My reply to the people who want to designate my neighborhood a "historic district"
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With tall apartment buildings being...
3 months ago
Last week I received a widely circulated email that began:
With tall apartment buildings being erected all around, we feel it
is ever more important to preserve our community.
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I have been a Spruce Hill homeowner for 16 years. I had to miss the
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I propose that we consider AI sentient when you feed it this comic and it is disappointed in you.
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Intrusive thoughts and more.
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Happy family life, productive work life, and worldwide hegemony.
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Nice review of our space book in WSJ.
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Okay, occasionally they are...
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Okay, occasionally they are autobiographical.
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Is it time? Is it time for the all etymology jokes compendium?
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Later he awkwardly buys a beer and pours it down his shirt.
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This is the humiliation fetish planet.
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This is the humiliation fetish planet.
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I heard the Internet likes comics about cats?
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