Make XKCD-Style Plots From Python The humorous plots in his xkcd webcomic are one of the favorite parts for many readers. Their distinctive, Tufteian style delivers the information – in this case, a punch line – without ... 03/7/2019 - 1:04 pm | View Link
Xkcd’s Virus Aquarium Made Real A surprising number of projects here are in some way influenced by the webcomic xkcd, but usually not as directly as this. Comic 350, “Network” is the tale of a very odd stickman who keeps ... 06/28/2014 - 6:47 pm | View Link
xkcd How do I write "xkcd"? There's nothing in Strunk and White about this. For those of us pedantic enough to want a rule, here it is: The preferred form is "xkcd", all lower-case. In formal contexts where a lowercase word shouldn't start a sentence, "XKCD" is an okay alternative. "Xkcd" is frowned upon. What is your favorite astronomical entity? 01/17/2025 - 6:28 am | View Link
xkcd xkcd, sometimes styled XKCD, [‡ 2] is a serial webcomic created in 2005 by American author Randall Munroe. [1] The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language". 01/17/2025 - 5:24 am | View Link
Randall Munroe On August 31, 2023, Munroe created a YouTube channel called xkcd's What If?, where he first uploaded on November 29 of the same year. On the channel Munroe answers questions from the What If? book series, accompanied by xkcd-style animations. 01/17/2025 - 12:16 am | View Link
A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language xkcd.com is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 4.0 or below on a Pentium 3±1 emulated in Javascript on an Apple IIGS at a screen resolution of 1024x1. Please enable your ad blockers, disable high-heat drying, and remove your device 01/16/2025 - 10:07 pm | View Link
Password Strength Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding): https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_strength.png ((The comic illustrates the relative strength of passwords assuming basic knowledge of the system used to generate them. 01/16/2025 - 10:07 pm | View Link
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, January 20. It’s the second time Trump will be sworn in as President.
Trump, who previously served as the 45th President from 2017 to 2021, is the second President in American history to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
WASHINGTON — The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he’ll take action soon after returning to the White House.
Once a skeptic who said a few years ago that bitcoin “seems like a scam,” Trump has embraced digital currencies with a convert’s zeal.
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions after 11 p.m. EST today (8 p.m. PST). The Moon is in Libra.
Happy Birthday for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025:
You are energetic, self-confident and charming. You are also kind and playful, which makes you popular with your friends. This is a year of socializing and enjoying life!
Today is Monday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2025. There are 345 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 20, 1936, Britain’s King George V died after his physician injected the mortally ill monarch with morphine and cocaine to hasten his death. The king was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne 11 months later to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
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In 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain.
BEIJING — China’s vice president held meetings with the U. S. vice president-elect and U. S. business leaders, including Elon Musk, in Washington on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, as the two major powers tackle ongoing tensions over trade and technology.
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Han Zheng, who serves as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the inauguration, “discussed a range of topics including fentanyl, balancing trade and regional stability” with J.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.
Frigid weather is rewriting the pageantry of the day. Trump’s swearing-in was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda — the first time that has happened in 40 years — and the inaugural parade was replaced by an event at a downtown arena.
When Trump takes the oath of office at noon, he will realize a political comeback without precedent in American history.
Here’s how to watch Trump’s inauguration live:
Contributing: Associated Press