{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - XKCD","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/xkcd","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"4620","username":"xkcd","bio":"This is an unofficial mirror of the official XKCD RSS feed.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/xkcd/avatar.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"100216701","content_html":"<p>Earth Sized Planets</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fearth_sized_planets.png\" alt=\"It probably has an icy mantle over the real silicate geology, but I'm hoping something weird happened to burn off most of the water like with Io.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3318/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3318/","date_published":"2026-10-30T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-30 04:00","date_timestamp":1793332800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"100075561","content_html":"<p>Gravitational Square Wave</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fgravitational_square_wave.png\" alt=\"Depending on the energy deposition I can manage, it might also be a fun prank on the rest of the Earth.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3317/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3317/","date_published":"2026-10-28T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-28 04:00","date_timestamp":1793160000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99953037","content_html":"<p>Siege Engine</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fsiege_engine.png\" alt=\"They initially thought the containment structure alone would be sufficient, but for good measure they decided to include the Elephant's Foot inside.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3316/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3316/","date_published":"2026-10-26T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-26 04:00","date_timestamp":1792987200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99792474","content_html":"<p>Forms of Water</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fforms_of_water.png\" alt=\"The 'light' refers to bremsstrahlung.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3315/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3315/","date_published":"2026-10-23T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-23 04:00","date_timestamp":1792728000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99668436","content_html":"<p>Vulnerability</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fvulnerability.png\" alt=\"Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using '4' for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to '5'.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3314/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3314/","date_published":"2026-10-21T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-21 04:00","date_timestamp":1792555200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99540505","content_html":"<p>Fusion Device</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Ffusion_device.png\" alt=\"I don't see why people have trouble doing this at room temperature. Using hot rivets would honestly have been MORE work.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3313/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3313/","date_published":"2026-10-19T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-19 04:00","date_timestamp":1792382400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99384778","content_html":"<p>Momentum Demonstration</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fmomentum_demonstration.png\" alt=\"&quot;I'm doing really well on the Hertzsprung-Russell academic diagram, which has spectral class on one axis and Rate My Professors rating on the other.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3312/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3312/","date_published":"2026-10-16T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-16 04:00","date_timestamp":1792123200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99262835","content_html":"<p>Planet Database</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fplanet_database.png\" alt=\"Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3311/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3311/","date_published":"2026-10-14T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-14 04:00","date_timestamp":1791950400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"99137112","content_html":"<p>Rejected Space Mission Profiles</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Frejected_space_mission_profiles.png\" alt=\"Although NASA agreed that Voyager 2 'seemed lonely' they decided against launching a companion orbiter mission after further measurements indicated that the spacecraft actually preferred the peace and quiet.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3310/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3310/","date_published":"2026-10-12T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-12 04:00","date_timestamp":1791777600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98982616","content_html":"<p>Dogcatcher</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fdogcatcher.png\" alt=\"People out here catching strays out here catching strays\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3309/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3309/","date_published":"2026-10-09T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-09 04:00","date_timestamp":1791518400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98860615","content_html":"<p>Juice</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fjuice.png\" alt=\"I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3308/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3308/","date_published":"2026-10-07T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-07 04:00","date_timestamp":1791345600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98739399","content_html":"<p>Spectrum Allocation</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fspectrum_allocation.png\" alt=\"Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3307/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3307/","date_published":"2026-10-05T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-05 04:00","date_timestamp":1791172800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98587539","content_html":"<p>Accelerator Energies</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Faccelerator_energies.png\" alt=\"Fans at Daytona always get extra excited when officials decide to introduce some antimatter cars circling the track in the opposite direction.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3306/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3306/","date_published":"2026-10-02T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-02 04:00","date_timestamp":1790913600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98470317","content_html":"<p>Ground Effect</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fground_effect.png\" alt=\"Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3305/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3305/","date_published":"2026-09-30T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-30 04:00","date_timestamp":1790740800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98350861","content_html":"<p>Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fjupiter_icy_moons_explorer.png\" alt=\"&quot;I did briefly visit Venus in August 2025, but I figured out the mistake on my own because it didn't have any moons.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3304/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3304/","date_published":"2026-09-28T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-28 04:00","date_timestamp":1790568000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98196022","content_html":"<p>Slab Graveyard</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fslab_graveyard.png\" alt=\"It's ok if you want to close close your eyes for the slab graveyard, so you can still have fun riding the mantle plume back up afterward!\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3303/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3303/","date_published":"2026-09-25T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-25 04:00","date_timestamp":1790308800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98075818","content_html":"<p>Voyager Instruments</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fvoyager_instruments.png\" alt=\"Convincing him to turn off the stupid laser show and useless sound system was such a huge ordeal that no one has wanted to do it again.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3302/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3302/","date_published":"2026-09-23T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-23 04:00","date_timestamp":1790136000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97955349","content_html":"<p>Stargazing 5</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fstargazing_5.png\" alt=\"The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3301/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3301/","date_published":"2026-09-21T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-21 04:00","date_timestamp":1789963200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97799441","content_html":"<p>Tyrannosaurus</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Ftyrannosaurus.png\" alt=\"Many of the smaller dinosaurs seem to have largely preyed on housecats.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3300/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3300/","date_published":"2026-09-18T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-18 04:00","date_timestamp":1789704000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97677063","content_html":"<p>Summer</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fsummer.png\" alt=\"You should probably get back to shore before spring hits.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3299/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3299/","date_published":"2026-09-16T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-16 04:00","date_timestamp":1789531200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97555035","content_html":"<p>Aerospace Flowchart</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Faerospace_flowchart.png\" alt=\"Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3298/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3298/","date_published":"2026-09-14T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-14 04:00","date_timestamp":1789358400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97395789","content_html":"<p>OH Scale</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Foh_scale.png\" alt=\"To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3297/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3297/","date_published":"2026-09-11T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-11 04:00","date_timestamp":1789099200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97269303","content_html":"<p>Fault Taunting</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Ffault_taunting.png\" alt=\"One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the geology toy over a mantle hotspot.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3296/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3296/","date_published":"2026-09-09T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-09 04:00","date_timestamp":1788926400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"97141671","content_html":"<p>Semaphore</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fsemaphore.png\" alt=\"The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3295/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3295/","date_published":"2026-09-07T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-07 04:00","date_timestamp":1788753600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96989249","content_html":"<p>Asteroid Mission</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fasteroid_mission.png\" alt=\"Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.\" loading=\"lazy\">: <a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3294/\">xkcd.com</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3294/","date_published":"2026-09-04T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"XKCD","url":"https://www.xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fxkcd%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 04:00","date_timestamp":1788494400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}