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<![CDATA[xkcd]]> Follow xkcd, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/xkcd Sun, 01 Oct 2023 04:08:21 +0200 <![CDATA[Factorial Numbers]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcfMkqnv7tF_uzdsCmHakzH So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.

]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcfMkqnv7tF_uzdsCmHakzH <![CDATA[Book Podcasts]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcLdCO7RYvJUXn9ye8UNv30 I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!

I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!

]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcLdCO7RYvJUXn9ye8UNv30 <![CDATA[Lying]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYekwpGiTNP9DSejEQ2Mq9rY I was, at least at the start of this disastrous game night, your friend.

I was, at least at the start of this disastrous game night, your friend.

]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYekwpGiTNP9DSejEQ2Mq9rY <![CDATA[Urban Planning Opinion Progression]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeg6Lfy7y8V7uT5HJgy6HUf If they're going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars.

If they're going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars.

]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeg6Lfy7y8V7uT5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[xkcd Phone Flip]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeeqZImNkl63Hn9ye8UNv30 Theranos partnership: Sorry, we know, but we signed the contract back before all the stuff and the lawyers say we can't back out, so just try to keep your finger away from the bottom of the phone.

Theranos partnership: Sorry, we know, but we signed the contract back before all the stuff and the lawyers say we can't back out, so just try to keep your finger away from the bottom of the phone.

]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeeqZImNkl63Hn9ye8UNv30 <![CDATA[Haunted House]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYebs_4gplzaE-zdsCmHakzH You can leave at any time through the door over there. It's a Louisville door, so you'll need to find a compatible knob. No, don't be silly, that one is a Lexington knob! Of course it won't fit.

You can leave at any time through the door over there. It's a Louisville door, so you'll need to find a compatible knob. No, don't be silly, that one is a Lexington knob! Of course it won't fit.

]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYebs_4gplzaE-zdsCmHakzH <![CDATA[Iceberg Efficiency]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcUqnK9K_2Y1Zs0ohxaO6Yr Our experimental aerogel iceberg with helium pockets manages true 100% efficiency, barely touching the water, and it can even lift off of the surface and fly to more efficiently pursue fleeing hubristic liners.

Our experimental aerogel iceberg with helium pockets manages true 100% efficiency, barely touching the water, and it can even lift off of the surface and fly to more efficiently pursue fleeing hubristic liners.

]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcUqnK9K_2Y1Zs0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Exoplanet Observation]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfAmkYTKTknyeT5HJgy6HUf NASA prefers to say that their rovers are 'looking for signs of past life on Mars' and not 'ghost hunting.'

NASA prefers to say that their rovers are 'looking for signs of past life on Mars' and not 'ghost hunting.'

]]> Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfAmkYTKTknyeT5HJgy6HUf <![CDATA[Brassica]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfqE9Bkh0z3QJVjH6qdYdAk Sequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it's pretty hard to finish one.

Sequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it's pretty hard to finish one.

]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfqE9Bkh0z3QJVjH6qdYdAk <![CDATA[Gold]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYdOSU0xAwTb6ps0ohxaO6Yr It can be expensive to hire a professional spectroscopist for your wedding, but the quality of the spectra you get is worth it.

It can be expensive to hire a professional spectroscopist for your wedding, but the quality of the spectra you get is worth it.

]]> Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYdOSU0xAwTb6ps0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Autumn and Fall]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfZiaX3j-c3x-zdsCmHakzH Of course in reality this is just a US/UK thing; in British English, 'fall' is the brief period in between and 'autumn' is the main season.

Of course in reality this is just a US/UK thing; in British English, 'fall' is the brief period in between and 'autumn' is the main season.

]]> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfZiaX3j-c3x-zdsCmHakzH <![CDATA[Abstract Pickup]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfrxvOpIv-Wl5s0ohxaO6Yr Escape Artist Frees Self From Conversation With Pickup Artist

Escape Artist Frees Self From Conversation With Pickup Artist

]]> Mon, 04 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfrxvOpIv-Wl5s0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Fossil]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcp3742qyjda11cWWor9YPv The two best reasons to get into fossils are booping trilobites and getting to say the word "fossiliferous" a lot.

The two best reasons to get into fossils are booping trilobites and getting to say the word "fossiliferous" a lot.

]]> Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcp3742qyjda11cWWor9YPv <![CDATA[*@gmail.com]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcsR_NC43bAR6CY3L745TL_ Hi all, just replying to loop in *@outlook.com and *@yahoo.com.

Hi all, just replying to loop in *@outlook.com and *@yahoo.com.

]]> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcsR_NC43bAR6CY3L745TL_ <![CDATA[Path Minimization]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcW2jVqkw4phps0ohxaO6Yr Of course you get an ice cream cone for the swimmer too! You're not a monster.

Of course you get an ice cream cone for the swimmer too! You're not a monster.

]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYcW2jVqkw4phps0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Inspiration]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfH0SlOrYPjgClmFkX7M1Jw An apple fell on Isaac Newton's head and gave him the idea that the moon might be a tasty apple, though this turned out not to be true--the Apollo program eventually determined that it was just a desolate and bland Red Delicious.

An apple fell on Isaac Newton's head and gave him the idea that the moon might be a tasty apple, though this turned out not to be true--the Apollo program eventually determined that it was just a desolate and bland Red Delicious.

]]> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfH0SlOrYPjgClmFkX7M1Jw <![CDATA[Pronunciation]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeSn934CPJHt5s0ohxaO6Yr I pronounce the 'u' in 'pronunciation' like in 'putting' but the 'ou' in 'pronounce' like in 'wound'.

I pronounce the 'u' in 'pronunciation' like in 'putting' but the 'ou' in 'pronounce' like in 'wound'.

]]> Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeSn934CPJHt5s0ohxaO6Yr <![CDATA[Circuit Symbols]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeBuvzjjJ50ysb1naedg1wr A circle with an A in it means that the circuit has committed a sin and has been marked as punishment.

A circle with an A in it means that the circuit has committed a sin and has been marked as punishment.

]]> Mon, 21 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYeBuvzjjJ50ysb1naedg1wr <![CDATA[Electron Holes]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYdVLVIGnQI5YyejEQ2Mq9rY They tried to report me to the authorities, but because I had the device they couldn't charge me.

They tried to report me to the authorities, but because I had the device they couldn't charge me.

]]> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYdVLVIGnQI5YyejEQ2Mq9rY <![CDATA[Types of Solar Eclipse]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfuOyvnCFOC8F1cWWor9YPv The best place to be for a hug eclipse is a scenic natural area with good views and few clouds. The worst place to be is the lunar surface.

The best place to be for a hug eclipse is a scenic natural area with good views and few clouds. The worst place to be is the lunar surface.

]]> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/P-oydtqpuYfuOyvnCFOC8F1cWWor9YPv