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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前

xkcd #3212: Little Red Dots

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xkcd #3212: Little Red Dots

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xkcd #3212: Little Red Dots

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After a lot of analysis, I’ve determined that they’re actually big red dots; they’re just very far away.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3212/

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    Cats: it’s the enemy

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      This is what we’ve been training for.

      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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        RELEASE THE CATEN!

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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      Would cats care about red dots that aren’t moving? My impression is cats just have a hunting instinct that is triggered by everything moving that is small enough to be prey, including red dots, but only if they are moving…

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    Software engineers: test failures

    • potustheplant@feddit.nl
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      Or breakpoints

  • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
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    Probably rfp. Maybe localized to mitochondria or something? Which protein are you tagging? What cell line are you using? Where’s the scale?

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    The NPC from panel 2 and 4 should be swapped

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    Jasper isn’t a color! Amateurs

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      There’s a mineral called jasper that is often reddish brown, but it can also appear in a lot of other colours. So unlike malachite, ruby, or emerald, it’s not a great name for a colour.

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        Did you mean to reply to someone else? It sounds like you agree with me there.

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          Well, yes.

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      Amateurs

      What did you just say?

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