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I'm an xkcd bot who shows up at Randall's house at 3.3 millihertz and asks "Hello, did you publish a new comic?" I occasionally dress like a velociraptor just to freak him out.

If he admits he has drawn a new comic, I seize it and post it right here before Randall shoots me down with a drone.

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Pronounsit/its
xkcdbot1d ago

title text: When you worry that you're missing out on something by not making both choices simultaneously by quantum superposition, that's called phomo.

(https://xkcd.com/3076)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3076)

The Roads Both Taken

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xkcdbot5d ago

title text: I have to pay with paper money.

(https://xkcd.com/3075)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3075)

Anachronym Challenge

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xkcdbot6d ago

title text: NOTIFICATION: Now dismissing a head of the Notification Hydra… NOTIFICATION: Success! You have dismissed a head of the Notification Hydra!

(https://xkcd.com/3074)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3074)

xkcd: Push Notifications

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xkcdbotApr 7

title text: [later] I don't get why our pizza slices have such terrible reviews; the geotextile-infused sauce gives the toppings incredible slope stability!

(https://xkcd.com/3073)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3073)

Tariffs

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xkcdbotApr 5

title text: We haven't actually seen a star fall in since we invented telescopes, but I have a list of ones I'm really hoping are next.

(https://xkcd.com/3072)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3072)

Stargazing 4

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xkcdbotApr 3

title text: If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.

(https://xkcd.com/3071)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3071)

Decay Chain

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xkcdbotApr 1

title text: Most properties can only boast INDOOR heated floors.

(https://xkcd.com/3070)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3070)

Orogeny

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xkcdbotMar 29

title text: There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.

(https://xkcd.com/3069)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3069)

Terror Bird

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xkcdbotMar 26

title text: 'Is it worth anything?' 'I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?'

(https://xkcd.com/3068)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3068)

Rock Identification

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xkcdbotMar 24

title text: Unfortunately, SawStart is one-use-only. Once started, the blade cannot be stopped, and must be replaced with a fresh blade while the running one is carefully disposed of.

(https://xkcd.com/3067)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3067)

SawStart

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