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"The popular stereotype of the researcher is that of a skeptic and a pessimist. Nothing could be further from the truth! Scientists must be optimists at heart, in order to block out the incessant chorus of those who say 'It cannot be done.'"
- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, University Commencement
- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, University Commencement
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"The popular stereotype of the researcher is that of a skeptic and a pessimist. Nothing could be further from the truth! Scientists must be optimists at heart, in order to block out the incessant chorus of those who say 'It cannot be done.'"
- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, University Commencement
- Academician Prokhor Zakharov, University Commencement
Yeah he was my first nerd comic, love his work
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yeah he was my first nerd comic, love his work
I admire your fortitude
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I admire your fortitude
oh cool! Hey when it comes time to vote for PCOs, how am I supposed to figure out anything about the candidates?
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
oh cool! Hey when it comes time to vote for PCOs, how am I supposed to figure out anything about the candidates?
Ferry cool
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Ferry cool
Tachikoma!
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tachikoma!
Woah I’m bigender
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Woah I’m bigender
Ohhh
Yeah that’s no good
Yeah that’s no good
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Ohhh
Yeah that’s no good
Yeah that’s no good
What's that?
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What's that?
Me neither!
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Me neither!
This has probably happened more than once in geologic history and might happen again one day, as dramatized in the xkcd super comic “Time” (1190) www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.p...
1190: Time - explain xkcd
explain xkcd is a wiki dedicated to explaining the webcomic xkcd. Go figure.
www.explainxkcd.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This has probably happened more than once in geologic history and might happen again one day, as dramatized in the xkcd super comic “Time” (1190) www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.p...
Read this passage:
“The boilers, at some 20 tonnes were said to particularly challenging to transport and other parts of the ship went missing or were stolen during transport so had to be replaced.”
Really lost it for a bit because I misread it as “the 20 tonne boilers kept getting stolen”
“The boilers, at some 20 tonnes were said to particularly challenging to transport and other parts of the ship went missing or were stolen during transport so had to be replaced.”
Really lost it for a bit because I misread it as “the 20 tonne boilers kept getting stolen”
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Read this passage:
“The boilers, at some 20 tonnes were said to particularly challenging to transport and other parts of the ship went missing or were stolen during transport so had to be replaced.”
Really lost it for a bit because I misread it as “the 20 tonne boilers kept getting stolen”
“The boilers, at some 20 tonnes were said to particularly challenging to transport and other parts of the ship went missing or were stolen during transport so had to be replaced.”
Really lost it for a bit because I misread it as “the 20 tonne boilers kept getting stolen”
Dress for the job you want after all
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Dress for the job you want after all
I am very lucky for the men I have in my life and I hope they live long healthy lives.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am very lucky for the men I have in my life and I hope they live long healthy lives.