Talk:3140: Biology Department - Revision history

195.21.95.178 at 14:58, 19 March 2026

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195.21.95.178 at 14:58, 19 March 2026

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82.13.184.33 at 08:11, 16 September 2025

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92.17.62.87: So is a signature.

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So is a signature.

216.66.31.77 at 19:44, 15 September 2025

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82.13.184.33 at 08:36, 15 September 2025

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《プロキシ》 at 14:47, 13 September 2025

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92.17.62.87 at 20:35, 12 September 2025

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92.17.62.87 at 20:25, 12 September 2025

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2607:FB90:8B2C:4598:386F:8BF8:D804:E3E1 at 02:14, 11 September 2025

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−	I added the beetle ''Micromalthus'' too, which has a lifecycle so ridiculous I ''had'' to add it :p	+	I added the beetle ''Micromalthus'' too, which has a lifecycle so ridiculous I ''had'' to add it :p [[Special:Contributions/195.21.95.178\|195.21.95.178]] 14:58, 19 March 2026 (UTC)

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		+	I added the beetle ''Micromalthus'' too, which has a lifecycle so ridiculous I ''had'' to add it :p

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	I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}		I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}
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		+	Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

	Strepsiptera are worth a mention {{unsigned ip\|216.66.31.77\|19:44, 15 September 2025}}		Strepsiptera are worth a mention {{unsigned ip\|216.66.31.77\|19:44, 15 September 2025}}
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−	~~Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)~~

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 I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned|Dhobern|00:59, 11 September 2025}}
-Strepsiptera are worth a mention
+Strepsiptera are worth a mention {{unsigned ip|216.66.31.77|19:44, 15 September 2025}}
 Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

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	I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}		I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}
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	Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)		Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

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	Does the sign really imply that unusual bugs are discovered frequently? Signs like these are usually used in workplaces to encourage safety, since frequent resets to 0 should be shameful (think of the opening sequence of The Simpsons, where an accident happens to the guys updating the sign). The idea is that you hope to get to large numbers to show how safe the place is. It's like the sobriety chips given out in Alcoholics Anonymous. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 21:49, 10 September 2025 (UTC)		Does the sign really imply that unusual bugs are discovered frequently? Signs like these are usually used in workplaces to encourage safety, since frequent resets to 0 should be shameful (think of the opening sequence of The Simpsons, where an accident happens to the guys updating the sign). The idea is that you hope to get to large numbers to show how safe the place is. It's like the sobriety chips given out in Alcoholics Anonymous. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 21:49, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	: It's not the sign itself that implies it - it's that it's currently only showing '3'. That reflects the common trope of a bad workplace showing a very low number on their workplace accident sign. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:36, 15 September 2025 (UTC)

	Welcome to the History Department. It has been 5 hours since we last saw evidence for the dictum that those who do not study history are fated to repeat it, and for rejection of Hegel's argument that humans cannot learn from history. Search "Horst Wessel" and be very afraid. It may already be too late. [[Special:Contributions/205.175.118.102\|205.175.118.102]] 23:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC)		Welcome to the History Department. It has been 5 hours since we last saw evidence for the dictum that those who do not study history are fated to repeat it, and for rejection of Hegel's argument that humans cannot learn from history. Search "Horst Wessel" and be very afraid. It may already be too late. [[Special:Contributions/205.175.118.102\|205.175.118.102]] 23:30, 10 September 2025 (UTC)

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	I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}		I'm pretty certain that the trigger for this comic was specifically the _Messor ibericus_ example already listed in the explanation. This is a very surprising discovery and has been a major topic over conversation over the last few (~3) days in scientific social media and news (404media, Fediverse, etc.). Cloning males as disposable sexual slaves is just the kind of shocking discovery the comic describes. {{unsigned\|Dhobern\|00:59, 11 September 2025}}
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		+	Welcome to the explain xkcd center, where there has been 0 days without a multi-day long outage. 《プロキシ》(XKCD中毒者) 14:47, 13 September 2025 (UTC)

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 :This will be a joke, probably related to [[363: Reset]].[[User:BobcatInABox|BobcatInABox]] ([[User talk:BobcatInABox|talk]]) 20:55, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
 ::My point was that the ‘explanation’ is currently backward from what the sign would need to say. If the second sign was tracking how long it had been since someone ''first'' noticed the error in the other sign, it would never reset, and if it was tracking how long it had been since the ''most recent'' noticing of the error, it would have to constantly reset as people walked by the first sign. Either way, the ‘explanation’ is wrong. [[Special:Contributions/2607:FB90:8B2C:4598:386F:8BF8:D804:E3E1|2607:FB90:8B2C:4598:386F:8BF8:D804:E3E1]] 02:14, 11 September 2025 (UTC)
-:::First time in ''each distinct period that it is wrong''??? Or the last. Once the Biology sign grammatically agrees (indicating >1 day(s) of this situation), everything happily stays as it is. But the next time it displays a new 1 (with or without first there being a period of "0 days", happily in existence), there is a new zero-point of the Linguistical situation at the first/last observation of the Biology "one days". [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 20:25, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
+:::First time in ''each distinct period that it is wrong''??? Or the last. Once the Biology sign grammatically agrees (indicating >1 day(s) of this situation), everything happily stays as it is (or, in the case of the Linguistics sign, increments daily; whilstsoever it is "day(s)" being measured). But the next time it displays a new 1 (with or without first there being a period of "0 days", happily in existence), there is a new zero-point of the Linguistical situation at the first/last observation of the Biology "one days". [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 20:25, 12 September 2025 (UTC)
 The first panel might be [one day] and and be wide enough to cover up the word ''days'' underneath. [[Special:Contributions/46.162.122.132|46.162.122.132]] 21:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC)