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11 Jun 23:18

4.5 Degrees

The good news is that according to the latest IPCC report, if we enact aggressive emissions limits now, we could hold the warming to 2°C. That's only HALF an ice age unit, which is probably no big deal.
28 Feb 16:35

Now

Jessedspears

Cool, and useful too!

This image stays roughly in sync with the day (assuming the Earth continues spinning). Shortcut: xkcd.com/now
27 Jan 21:57

Cold

'You see the same pattern all over. Take Detroit--' 'Hold on. Why do you know all these statistics offhand?' 'Oh, um, no idea. I definitely spend my evenings hanging out with friends, and not curating a REALLY NEAT database of temperature statistics. Because, pshh, who would want to do that, right? Also, snowfall records.'
02 Dec 17:30

933: Getting a Little Carried Away

http://www.GiantITP.com/comics/oots0933.html
14 Jun 14:30

Dwarf Fortress

Jessedspears

Epic!

I may be the kind of person who wastes a year implementing a Turing-complete computer in Dwarf Fortress, but that makes you the kind of person who wastes ten more getting that computer to run Minecraft.
24 May 20:14

Sticks and Stones

Jessedspears

Yeah. That pretty much sums up life.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can make me think I deserved it.
17 May 20:59

Birds and Dinosaurs

Sure, T. rex is closer in height to Stegosaurus than a sparrow. But that doesn't tell you much; 'Dinosaur Comics' author Ryan North is closer in height to certain dinosaurs than to the average human.