dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoDetail2031: Google defends the swiveling roof-mounted scanning electron microscopes on its Street View cars, saying they 'don't reveal anything that couldn't be seen by any pedestrian…dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoRubber SheetIt IS about physics. It ALL is. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoNumber of ComputersThey try to pad their numbers in the annual reports by counting Galileo's redundant systems as multiple computers, but they're falling behind badly either way. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoCity NicknamesThis place has so many demonyms. Northlanders. Fair Folk. Honey Barons. Lake Dwellers. Treasurers. Swamp Watchers. Dream Farmers. Wellfolk. Rockeaters. Forgotten Royals. Remote…dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoAgesEvery age: "I'm glad I'm not the clueless person I was five years ago, but now I don't want to get any older." Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoEarsMy theory is that most humans have been colonized with alien mind-control slugs that hold the earbuds for them, and the ones who can't wear earbuds are the only surviving free ones. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoSo It Has Come To This'Come to what?' 'You. Me. This moment.' Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoContextBotIf you read all vaguebooking/vaguetweeting with the assumption that they're saying everything they can without revealing classified military information, the internet gets way more exciting. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoxkcloudSource:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoFlowchartThe way out is to use the marker you have to add a box that says 'get a marker' to the line between you and 'start', then add a 'no' line from the trap box to 'end'. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoIronyIt's commonly known that too much perspective can be a downer. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoTurn SignalsI'm not very good at meeting people. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoDefensive ProfileNO DRAMA ZONE -> If I've made you sad, you'd better not tell me, because I am TERRIFIED of that situation and have NO IDEA how to handle it. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoPodiumBREAKING: Senator's bold pro-podium stand leads to primary challenge from prescriptivist base. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoSunriseSometimes, I sit on top of parking decks and watch the sun rise. I feel like I should have a guitar or something. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoSkinsThere's Livejournal drama between those who want to wear human suits over fursuits and those who just take off the fursuits. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoRobotic GarageBut listen, if getting your car out from under the pile is REALLY important to you, we do have an axe you can borrow. Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoInflection"Or maybe, because we're suddenly having so many conversations through written text, we'll start relying MORE on altered spelling to indicate meaning!" "Wat." Source:dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoThe Sake of Argument'It's not actually ... it's a DEVICE for EXPLORING a PLAUSIBLE REALITY that's not the one we're in, to gain a broader understanding about it.' 'oh, like a boat!' '...' 'Just for…dailyxkcd (-3)(1)in #busy • 7 years agoLinguistics ClubIf that's too easy, you could try joining Tautology Club, which meets on the date of the Tautology Club meeting. Source: