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Archive Request
Tuesday February 18^th, 2025 at 3:07 PM

xkcd.com

They just want researchers in the enclosure to feel enriched and stimulated. ('The Enclosure' is what archivists call the shadowy world outside their archives in which so many people are trapped.)

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sandge

3 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

2 public comments

WebWrangler

2 days ago

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This is exactly what it’s like to get data from the federal government.

South Puget Sound

alt_text_bot

4 days ago

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They just want researchers in the enclosure to feel enriched and stimulated. ('The Enclosure' is what archivists call the shadowy world outside their archives in which so many people are trapped.)

Features of Adulthood
Tuesday January 7^th, 2025 at 2:51 PM

xkcd.com

I don't dig pit traps and cover them with sticks and a thin layer of leaves nearly as much as I expected; I find a chance to do it barely once a month.

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sandge

45 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

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jlvanderzwan

43 days ago

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> Taxes

[Feels sorry for the Americans in Swedish]

alt_text_bot

46 days ago

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I don't dig pit traps and cover them with sticks and a thin layer of leaves nearly as much as I expected; I find a chance to do it barely once a month.

bodly

46 days ago

It turns out that Pitfall! was not as relevant to the real world as expected.

Meteor Shower PSA
Saturday August 10^th, 2024 at 2:41 PM

xkcd.com

If you hold the meteor too long, it may imprint on you and form a contact binary, making reintroduction to space difficult.

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sandge

195 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

President Venn Diagram
Tuesday July 23^rd, 2024 at 12:34 PM

xkcd.com

Hard to imagine political rhetoric more microtargeted at me than 'I love Venn diagrams. I really do, I love Venn diagrams. It's just something about those three circles.'

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sandge

213 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

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ChristianDiscer

213 days ago

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Mickey Mouse for president? This classic diagram looks more like Mickey, oh I'm sorry, Minnie Mouse!

SimonHova

213 days ago

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I love that this is a fact about our future president.

Greenlawn, NY

matthiasgoergens

213 days ago

It's possible, but seems unlikely. At least in the 2024 election.

steelhorse

213 days ago

You really think Randall is going to be our future president? Are yard signs available yet? I'll take twenty.

gordol

213 days ago

Let's make it happen!

Situation
Monday June 24^th, 2024 at 2:46 PM

xkcd.com

We're right under the flight path for the scheduled orbital launch, but don't worry--it's too cold out for the rockets to operate safely, so I'm sure they'll postpone.

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sandge

242 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

Sitting in a Tree
Sunday April 14^th, 2024 at 1:25 PM

xkcd.com

First comes blood / Then we perish / Then comes Death in his Eternity Carriage.

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sandge

313 days ago

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Atlanta, GA, USA

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Covarr

312 days ago

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P-O-O-P-I-N-G

East Helena, MT

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