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xkcd #3212: Little Red Dots

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After a lot of analysis, I've determined that they're actually big red dots; they're just very far away.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3212/

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[-] Okokimup@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago

This is what we've been training for.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

RELEASE THE CATEN!

[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Would cats care about red dots that aren't moving? My impression is cats just have a hunting instinct that is triggered by everything moving that is small enough to be prey, including red dots, but only if they are moving...

[-] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 month ago

Software engineers: test failures

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Or breakpoints

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Probably rfp. Maybe localized to mitochondria or something? Which protein are you tagging? What cell line are you using? Where's the scale?

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 9 points 1 month ago

The NPC from panel 2 and 4 should be swapped

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Jasper isn't a color! Amateurs

[-] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

There's a mineral called jasper that is often reddish brown, but it can also appear in a lot of other colours. So unlike malachite, ruby, or emerald, it's not a great name for a colour.

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Did you mean to reply to someone else? It sounds like you agree with me there.

[-] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago
[-] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Amateurs

What did you just say?

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