xkcd with captions

I am a fan of Randall Munroe's xkcd comic. I read it on a regular basis and enjoy the mouseover texts that come with the comics, but those can't easily be read on mobile devices. So this website has an RSS feed which pulls out the text and places it under the image. The feed links back to xkcd.com. Enjoy. This page only shows the latest entries.

Semaphore

The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.

The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.

Asteroid Mission

Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.

Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.

Handedness

A 'left-handed specialist' is a physicist who studies the weak interaction.

A 'left-handed specialist' is a physicist who studies the weak interaction.

Geology Class

The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.

The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.