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Client: “Why haven’t you fixed our email?!” Me: “I didn’t know you had an email problem…” Client: “We sent you an email, like, four days ago telling you that it doesn’t work!” - immaterial

Kerblam! Just uploaded a bunch of desktop wallpapers with a 3-pack discount. As we know from underwear, all good things come in 3 packs. Plus, since it weights 0 pounds, shipping is free! - immaterial

Today's comic features SMBC reader/googler Tanya! It's also loosely based on a conversation I had at the last Beerscussion. Dude I was talking to - I remember everything we talked about, but for some reason at 1:30AM I can't remember your name! If you see this, please send it to me and I'll credit you :) - immaterial

Only two days left to join the kickstarter! - immaterial

I don't care what his next movie is about. I'll pay to go see it. I notice who's doing the interview: Libertarians. Screw 'em. Read the comments on this post... - immaterial

This cartoon would be funnier if it were a little less true. Read the comments on this post... - immaterial

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montypla: benpaddon: strangelikethat: flanneljedi: If I was drinking, it’d have been all over monitor/keyboard. Via reddit. This is so wrong, but so damn funny! This is hilarious. Holy shit yes - immaterial

How NoCal people, don't forget to come see me for a book signing at Bizarro World in Davis on July 6 at 5pm! - immaterial

Ads by Project Wonderful! Your ad could be here, right now. Man, this date is going WAY better than I expected it to. - immaterial

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Man, this took ages to draw. Hope it still makes any sense! Also, Northern Californians - I'll be doing a signing at Bizarro World in Davis on July 6th. Come say hi! - immaterial

“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” - G.K. Chesterton (via horrorking) - immaterial

Mike P had some rather large sandals to fill. His predecessor was a self-described "PHP God" who had, much to the chagrin of his followers, left to bestow his benevolence elsewhere. While mere "PHP mortals" might misunderstand his code to be convoluted and bizarre, those who knew better (i.e. management) sang plenty of praise, of both the PHP God, and his clean, well-commented code. But the PHP God did much more than simple sites – he solved what many would consider unsolvable problems. Take, for example, division by zero, presented in its original, impeccably commented form. <? /* this is my function to conveniently divide even when things are zero */ function safely_divideByZero($numerator,$denominator) { /* check to see if the denominator == "php" - remember, 0 == "php" */ if ( $denominator == "php" ) { /* if the denominator == "php" we can safely set the value of the denominator to "php" */ $denominator = "php"; /* now check to see if the denominator == TRUE */ if ( $denominator... - immaterial

California-based artist Tim Hawkinson is known for taking everyday materials and altering them in imaginative ways, creating works that address broad issues about the intersection of human consciousness, nature and technology. Here, he employed a mix of found objects and common household materials—including twist ties, craft wood, staples, and packing material—which he transformed almost alchemically into a complex and awe-inspiring sculpture. Truly wonderful. - immaterial

laughingsquid: How To Play Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock - immaterial

zerobriantdesigns: OMG they killed Rory!! :D Southpark themed design, I hope you like it! Tees:http://www.redbubble.com/product... Posters:http://www.redbubble.com/people... Stickers:http://www.redbubble.com/people... Now re-blog please :D Thanks! - immaterial

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Uganda's parliament adjourns without debating a controversial bill which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts. - immaterial

In the latest example of absolute insanity from the TSA and the way in which it conducts airport searches, "Patrick Smith," a pseudonymous pilot who writes about airline topics for Salon, tells the story of a ridiculous TSA encounter he had while flying as a passenger. It happened because Smith didn't put all his liquids into a ziploc plastic baggy, as required. He apparently never does this and rarely has problems (I've also found that I've never been stopped when I fail to produce the plastic baggy). However, this time he did. But it wasn't just that the TSA called him out for this, it was what happened after he obliged and put the liquids in a plastic bag: My carry-on goes through the scanner and comes out the other side. One of the guards squints at his monitor, then shoots me a hostile look. What's this, no plastic baggie? He pulls my luggage aside, opens it, and asks me to repack my liquids and gels "the right way." I do as he wants. When I'm finished, I hand him the baggie so... - immaterial

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Kapow! We've reconstituted the SMBC Facebook Club. Check it out for updates and such. - immaterial

Two university software developers have cooked up a pretty clever use of the iPad 2's new front-facing camera: tracking your face to create the illusion of depth. The effect is so wicked that it actually tricks the brain into thinking there's a real threedimensional world behind a glass. More » - immaterial

In this edition of the Joy of Tech, everyone’s an innovator and an unusually snarky Bill Gates gets the final word. Start your photocopiers, indeed! [Joy of Tech] - immaterial

Dice to mock the fae: crafted as thorny in aspect, cold-forged with a 3D printer. - immaterial

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com title: "Reimbursement" - originally published 2/25/2011 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE! - immaterial

Health minister Paul Burstow is making the same errors on overstating NHS failings as his boss Andrew Lansley One thing you hope for, with politicians, is that they won't make the same mistakes over and again. Last week we saw that the government had overstated the failings of the NHS by using dodgy figures (to be precise, they used misleading static figures instead of time trends). We saw that the health secretary Andrew Lansley's repeated claim that his reforms are justified by evidence was untrue: the evidence doesn't show that his price-based competition improves outcomes (if anything it makes things worse); and the evidence also doesn't show that GP consortiums improve outcomes (unless you cherry-pick only the positive findings). It's OK if your reforms aren't supported by existing evidence: you just shouldn't claim that they are. Now Lansley's junior minister, Paul Burstow, has kindly responded via the Guardian's letters page, repeating the same mistakes again, only more... - immaterial

"For every action there is an equal and opposite government program." - immaterial

Hey geeks! My sister Robin wanted me to point you guys to a cool fundraiser for foster kids. If you can give a couple bucks to help out, it'd be massively appreciated. Also, if you're interested in gay rights, and trolling, you'll enjoy this. - immaterial