Tag Archives: xkcd

xkcd: Why Asimov put the Three Laws of Robotics in the order he did

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

Source: xkcd: The Three Laws of Robotics The Three Laws from the Wikipedia article: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by … Continue reading →

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xkcd: Pluto

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

New Horizons passed by Pluto this morning, so be on the watch in the news for all kinds of detailed photos and analysis over the next several days.  One of the best sources is probably NASA’s New Horizons page. To … Continue reading →

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xkcd: Squirrel Plan

Posted on March 25, 2015 by

I have to say that this is along the lines of what I think about when people confidently assert the existence of the multiverse, their favorite interpretation of quantum physics, or any other metaphysical assertion. via xkcd: Squirrel Plan.  

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xkcd: Spacecraft and launch vehicle payloads, in horses

Posted on December 17, 2014 by

  Similar to the relative spacecraft and rocket sizes I linked to the other day, here’s xkcd’s version, in horse units.  At first I thought he was referring to horsepower, but then I realized it was horse mass.  (Click through … Continue reading →

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xkcd: AI-Box Experiment

Posted on November 22, 2014 by

Click through for full sized version and yellow caption. via xkcd: AI-Box Experiment. I do keep saying that AIs won’t want what we want.

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xkcd: Marriage

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

This is interesting.  I’m not entirely sure what to conclude from it, but it is interesting. via xkcd: Marriage.

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xkcd: California drought

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

I’m reminded of Jared Diamond’s point in his book ‘Collapse’ about Montana, that if it were an independent civilization with the same environmental problems, not integrated with the rest of the United State, that it might have already collapsed.  Seeing … Continue reading →

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xkcd: Surface areas in the solar system

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

My initial reaction to this was, where are the gas giants?  Then I woke up and realized this was about definable surfaces.  (Click through for full sized version.) Note the tiny size of Pluto in relation to moons like The … Continue reading →

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xkcd: Rocket Packs

Posted on June 16, 2014 by

I have to say that I’ve wondered about this one myself. via xkcd: Rocket Packs.

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xkcd: Fish

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

xkcd on the Fermi Paradox.  Click through for the full sized version. xkcd: Fish.

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