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Sphere Tastiness
Monday February 12^th, 2024 at 10:21 PM

xkcd.com

Baseballs do present a challenge to this theory, but I'm convinced we just haven't found the right seasoning.

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bakablur

63 days ago

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Pickleballs (either kind) do as well

L6 Lagrange Point
Tuesday December 27^th, 2022 at 9:20 PM

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It's difficult to orbit L6 stably due to gravitational perturbation from Akron and Toledo.

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bakablur

475 days ago

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Clearly L6 is in LaGrange, Illinois and no where near Ohio. There is even a stable "parking" orbit in nearby LaGrange Park. A rare astronomical miss by Randell.

americanmonkonfire

474 days ago

there is a LaGrange in OH, tho

WorldMaker

469 days ago

There’s also a LaGrange, KY. So many places named after the feudal title estate of America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman. (Cue appropriate Hamilton track if you like.)

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deebee

475 days ago

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Something something, home on LaGrange

America City, America

tdknox

475 days ago

They got a lot of nice girls

simonallaway

472 days ago

ah-hmmm-hmmm

As Long as We’re on the Subject of CAPTCHAs by Bruce Schneier
Sunday December 18^th, 2022 at 10:12 AM

Schneier on Security

There are these.

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bakablur

485 days ago

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josephwebster

484 days ago

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Damn...

Denver, CO, USA

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - IFO by tech@thehiveworks.com
Tuesday October 18^th, 2022 at 6:09 PM

SMBC + Bonus Drawing

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SMBC will be holding an initial comic offering today. The stock is imaginary but you can pay real dollars for it by buying my new book.

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bakablur

545 days ago

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So true

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Station by tech@thehiveworks.com
Thursday March 17^th, 2022 at 9:55 PM

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We never should've put hoaxes on a cost-plus contract basis.

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760 days ago

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Bayes' Theorem
Tuesday November 23^rd, 2021 at 1:00 PM

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P((B|A)|(A|B)) represents the probability that you'll mix up the order of the terms when using Bayesian notation.

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bakablur

874 days ago

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P((B|A)|(A|B)) is one, in my experience. (And no, negating my answer doesn't actually affect the outcome--I still get the wrong answer!)

Sphere Tastiness Monday February 12th, 2024 at 10:21 PM

L6 Lagrange Point Tuesday December 27th, 2022 at 9:20 PM

As Long as We’re on the Subject of CAPTCHAs by Bruce Schneier Sunday December 18th, 2022 at 10:12 AM

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - IFO by tech@thehiveworks.com Tuesday October 18th, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Station by tech@thehiveworks.com Thursday March 17th, 2022 at 9:55 PM

Bayes' Theorem Tuesday November 23rd, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Sphere Tastiness
Monday February 12^th, 2024 at 10:21 PM

L6 Lagrange Point
Tuesday December 27^th, 2022 at 9:20 PM

As Long as We’re on the Subject of CAPTCHAs by Bruce Schneier
Sunday December 18^th, 2022 at 10:12 AM

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - IFO by tech@thehiveworks.com
Tuesday October 18^th, 2022 at 6:09 PM

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Station by tech@thehiveworks.com
Thursday March 17^th, 2022 at 9:55 PM

Bayes' Theorem
Tuesday November 23^rd, 2021 at 1:00 PM