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Laser Danger

https://xkcd.com/3108/

To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles.

https://xkcd.com/3108/

Weather Balloons

https://xkcd.com/3107/

Once you add the balloons into the model, it makes forecasting easier overall--the forecast is always 'cold and dark, with minimal solar-driven convection.'

https://xkcd.com/3107/

Farads

https://xkcd.com/3106/

'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'

https://xkcd.com/3106/

Where Does the Time Go

Posted by Dorothy

https://catandgirl.com/where-does-the-time-go/

https://catandgirl.com/?p=9885

Cat: I am BUSY Girl: I am VERY busy / Cat: Putting one foot in front of the other Girl: Fighting the slide into fascism / Cat: Putting one foot in front of the other Girl: Our slip past climate change's point of no return / Cat: Turns out - there's always another foot Girl: A culture of cruelty and hucksterism where to dare believe in a better world - is to be considered a mark / Cat: So that takes up most of the day Girl: by being CONSTANTLY ANXIOUS / Cat: In the evening I like to sink into a depressed stupor Girl: Where do you find the TIME?

https://catandgirl.com/where-does-the-time-go/

https://catandgirl.com/?p=9885

Interoperability

https://xkcd.com/3105/

We're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy.

https://xkcd.com/3105/

Tukey

https://xkcd.com/3104/

Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.

https://xkcd.com/3104/

Protect Us

Posted by Dorothy

https://catandgirl.com/protect-us/

https://catandgirl.com/?p=9877

Cat: We need the police to protect ICE / Cat: We need the National Guard to protect the police / Cat: We need the Marines to protect the National Guard / Cat: We need militias to protect the Marines - we need the sentient drone army to protect the militias / (They stroll through the usual post-apocalyptic wasteland) Cat: We are being called to mandatory service - in a ragtag all-citizen home guard - using improvised explosives and our collective faith - to protect the sentient drone army! / (They look up) / Cat: We need ICE to protect us from two guys at Home Depot Girl: Well I HOPE they brought BACKUP!

https://catandgirl.com/protect-us/

https://catandgirl.com/?p=9877

Exoplanet System

https://xkcd.com/3103/

Sure, this exoplanet we discovered may seem hostile to life, but our calculations suggest it's actually in the accretion disc's habitable zone.

https://xkcd.com/3103/