I think the format was previously used to represent change in opinion by level of experience (hence the curve). It likely got confused with time passing since typically experience increases with time. Ex:

Transport Tycoon and RollarCoaster Tycoon (1 & 2)

Are you yelling because they're in right now?

Here is the actual source quoted in the article: https://leehamnews.com/2024/01/15/unplanned-removal-installation-inspection-procedure-at-boeing/#comment-509962

Pretty sure they drive trains

Great work!

They're based in California though, where noncompetes are un-enforceable from what I understand

If we're still using JavaScript in the year 275,760 we deserve the resulting epoch collapse

I like restoring antique radios. Mainly just the electronics, but I'd like to learn how to restore the exteriors as well. It's nice to work on something tangible after working on a computer all day

For anyone else curious about the blue and red areas above Io: "The image shows a major eruption in progress on Io's night side, at the northern volcano Tvashtar. Incandescent lava glows red beneath a high volcanic plume, whose uppermost portions are illuminated by sunlight. The plume appears blue due to scattering of light by small particles in the plume."

Source (with alt-text on site): https://xkcd.com/705/

"ln(x)" is another way of writing log sub e of x https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_logarithm

The "ln" of the "you son of a bitch. I'm ln" is referencing that identity