Tag: xkcd

  • Triple Decker Sandwiches

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    I am working from home today, which likely means finding a little cafe or sandwich shop for lunch. And that is the only reason I am sharing this post from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Airport Codes

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    Brendan Barry
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    I managed to find myself in a handful of airports over the last few weeks. Consequently I brushed up on my airport codes, the three-letter abbreviations you often find on boarding passes and data displays. Well, if only I had seen this particular reference from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • What If Designers Ruled the World? Or At Least the Country

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. We made it. So today we enjoy an xkcd post about how graphic designers would change the country if they seized control. Though to be fair, if this graphic designer seized control of the country, he would not be interested in just adjusting state borders. He’d probably work on the margins and…

  • Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight

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    Brendan Barry
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    I had dinner with an old friend earlier this week and in the course of our conversation we discussed the bans of knives and guns from hospitals. That reminded me of this xkcd comic from last week. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • All the Crazy Models

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    Brendan Barry
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    Over the last several weeks we dealt with the impact of a few hurricanes from H to K, i.e. Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Katia. Now that the Atlantic basin has quieted a wee bit, it is time we get back to the lighter side of things. So we turn to xkcd and its look at ensemble…

  • The Solar Eclipse Was Off the Charts Cool

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    Brendan Barry
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    Did you really think we were done with eclipse coverage? (Actually we still will not be, there were some other neat eclipse coverage pieces I want to look at.) But today is Friday and so we look to lighter (and I find humourous) coverage, this week from xkcd. My only quibble would be that the…

  • The Solar Eclipse

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    Brendan Barry
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    If you have not heard, the entire continental United States will, weather cooperating, be able to see at least a partial solar eclipse on Monday, 21 August. It is still too far away for an accurate weather forecast, but I am hoping that we have good weather in Philadelphia that day. Or else why bother…

  • Nobody’s Fault

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    Brendan Barry
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    We made it to Friday, everyone. So let us end the week with an examination of the different type of geographic faults, as explained by xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Why the Internet Will Not Load on my Mobile

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. We made it. Enjoy this oddly very true graphic from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Clear the Cache

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    Brendan Barry
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    Some of the aforementioned work that has been keeping me busy is the design of a new part of a website. And one of the most common things I hear when I ask why something is not displaying as I intended is “Have you cleared the cache?”. And that is why this Friday’s piece from…