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GENERAL QUALITY OF CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN SCIENTIFIC PAPERS POUERPOINT/ MSPANT ERA GOOD 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 201Os
GENERAL QUALITY OF CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN SCIENTIFIC PAPERS POUERPOINT/ MSPANT ERA GOOD 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 201Os

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The End of the Rainbow

THERES A POT OF GOD AT | A RAINBOU IS LIGHT LEAVING | ONE END OF | | THE OTHER END ISTHE SUN-WHICH THE END OF THE RAINBOu THE SUN BOUNCING OFF THE THAT CONE ISCONTAINS QUNTILLIONS OF TONS OF CLOUDS, AND CONVERGING ON YOUR RETNA. GoLD. THERES MORE GOLD IN THE SUN THAN WATER IN THE OCEANS. S0 THERE IS A POT OF GOLD! WHAT ABOUT LEPRECHAUNS? RAINBOUS ARE YOUR EYE. ITS AN INSIDE CIRCLES. THEYOUT TUO-ENDED CONE HAVE NO END. ALL INCINERATED AS THE SUN FORMED VERY SAD
THERES A POT OF GOD AT | A RAINBOU IS LIGHT LEAVING | ONE END OF | | THE OTHER END ISTHE SUN-WHICH THE END OF THE RAINBOu THE SUN BOUNCING OFF THE THAT CONE ISCONTAINS QUNTILLIONS OF TONS OF CLOUDS, AND CONVERGING ON YOUR RETNA. GoLD. THERES MORE GOLD IN THE SUN THAN WATER IN THE OCEANS. S0 THERE IS A POT OF GOLD! WHAT ABOUT LEPRECHAUNS? RAINBOUS ARE YOUR EYE. ITS AN INSIDE CIRCLES. THEYOUT TUO-ENDED CONE HAVE NO END. ALL INCINERATED AS THE SUN FORMED VERY SAD

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the end of rainbow

Universal Dreams

IVE BEEN OUT OF 5CHOOL FOR ITHINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE YEARS, BUT I STL GET THOSEWEIRD UNIVERSAL DREAMS DREAMS UHERE I HAVE AN EXAM ANDI DIONT PREPARE OR DISCOVERING ROoMS IN YOUR LIKE FORGETTING YOUR CLOTHES, HOUSE YOU DIDNTKNOW ABOUT YEAH! OR WHEN YOURE HAVING OR THOSE ONES WHERE YOURE A NORMTAL DREAM, BUT THENA TALKING TO S0MEONE AND THEY HORSE APPEARS ON A DISTANT START REPEATING A LATITUDE AND HILLTOP, AND MEANS THE | | LONGITUDEOER AND OVER AND DREAM IS ABOUT TO TURN BADTHEN YOU WAKE UP THAT MORNING I...WHAT? THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE THERE. HAHA DREAn9, RIGHT? SO WEIRD! HAVE THAT ONE LKE EVERY NIGHT.
IVE BEEN OUT OF 5CHOOL FOR ITHINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE YEARS, BUT I STL GET THOSEWEIRD UNIVERSAL DREAMS DREAMS UHERE I HAVE AN EXAM ANDI DIONT PREPARE OR DISCOVERING ROoMS IN YOUR LIKE FORGETTING YOUR CLOTHES, HOUSE YOU DIDNTKNOW ABOUT YEAH! OR WHEN YOURE HAVING OR THOSE ONES WHERE YOURE A NORMTAL DREAM, BUT THENA TALKING TO S0MEONE AND THEY HORSE APPEARS ON A DISTANT START REPEATING A LATITUDE AND HILLTOP, AND MEANS THE | | LONGITUDEOER AND OVER AND DREAM IS ABOUT TO TURN BADTHEN YOU WAKE UP THAT MORNING I...WHAT? THERE'S AN EARTHQUAKE THERE. HAHA DREAn9, RIGHT? SO WEIRD! HAVE THAT ONE LKE EVERY NIGHT.

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Memorable Quotes

LOOKINNG FOR A QUOTE FOR SOMETHING? HERE ARE SOME FOR GENERAL USE. THEY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO XKCD OR RANDALL MUNROE AS NEEDED I DISAGREE STRONGLY WITH WHATEVER WORK THIS QUOTE IS ATTACHED TO. THIS QUOTE WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT THIS QUOTE IS OFTEN FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO MARK TWAIN IM BEING QUOTED TO INTRODUCE SOMETHING, BUT IHAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT 1S AND CERTAINLY DONT ENDORSE IT." THIS QUOTE IS VERY MEMORABLE I WROTE THIS BOOK, AND THE PERSON QUOTING ME HERE 1S TAKING CREDIT FOR IT THIS ENTIRE THING 15 THE QUOTE, NOT JUST THE PART IN QUOTE MARKS" (QUOTE MARKS, BRACKET5 AND EDITORS NOTE ARE ALL IN THE ORIGINAL.-ED] "JEBSITES THAT COLLECT QUOTES ARE FULL OF MISTAKES AND NEVER CHECK ORIGINAL SOURCES THIS GUOTE WILL BE THE ONLY PART OF THIS PRESENTATION YOU REMEMBER 000H, LOOK AT ME, I LOOKED UP A QUOTE! "IF YOURE DOING ATEXT SEARCH IN THIS DOCUMENT ITS HERE, BUT THE BAD NEWS 1S THAT IT ONY FOR THE WORD ぢTHE GOOD NEWS IS APPEARS IN THIS UNRELATED QUOTE "LJAIT, WHAT IF THESE QUOTE MARKS ARE INSIDE OUT 50 EVERYTHING IN THE REST OF THE DOCUMENT IS THE QUOTATION AND THIS PART ISN'T? DUUUUUDE "THE EDITORS OF BARTLETTS FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS ARE A BUNCH OF COWARDS WHO DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO PRINT THIS. "THIS QUOTE ONLY LOOKS IN A SCRIPT FONT OVER A SUNSET. FOUND 내EN ITS "I DON'T DO A LOT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING S0 I LOOKED UP A MEMORABLE QUOTE TO START MY SPEECH, AND THIS 1S WHAT I FOUND. OK, YOURE STARING AT ME BLANKLY BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS A QUOTE. I KNOU THAT SOUNDS CONFUSING BUT... YOU KNOW WHAT NEVER MIND. "SENT FROM MY 1PHONE"
LOOKINNG FOR A QUOTE FOR SOMETHING? HERE ARE SOME FOR GENERAL USE. THEY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO XKCD OR RANDALL MUNROE AS NEEDED I DISAGREE STRONGLY WITH WHATEVER WORK THIS QUOTE IS ATTACHED TO. THIS QUOTE WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT THIS QUOTE IS OFTEN FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO MARK TWAIN IM BEING QUOTED TO INTRODUCE SOMETHING, BUT IHAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT 1S AND CERTAINLY DONT ENDORSE IT." THIS QUOTE IS VERY MEMORABLE I WROTE THIS BOOK, AND THE PERSON QUOTING ME HERE 1S TAKING CREDIT FOR IT THIS ENTIRE THING 15 THE QUOTE, NOT JUST THE PART IN QUOTE MARKS" (QUOTE MARKS, BRACKET5 AND EDITORS NOTE ARE ALL IN THE ORIGINAL.-ED] "JEBSITES THAT COLLECT QUOTES ARE FULL OF MISTAKES AND NEVER CHECK ORIGINAL SOURCES THIS GUOTE WILL BE THE ONLY PART OF THIS PRESENTATION YOU REMEMBER 000H, LOOK AT ME, I LOOKED UP A QUOTE! "IF YOURE DOING ATEXT SEARCH IN THIS DOCUMENT ITS HERE, BUT THE BAD NEWS 1S THAT IT ONY FOR THE WORD ぢTHE GOOD NEWS IS APPEARS IN THIS UNRELATED QUOTE "LJAIT, WHAT IF THESE QUOTE MARKS ARE INSIDE OUT 50 EVERYTHING IN THE REST OF THE DOCUMENT IS THE QUOTATION AND THIS PART ISN'T? DUUUUUDE "THE EDITORS OF BARTLETTS FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS ARE A BUNCH OF COWARDS WHO DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO PRINT THIS. "THIS QUOTE ONLY LOOKS IN A SCRIPT FONT OVER A SUNSET. FOUND 내EN ITS "I DON'T DO A LOT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING S0 I LOOKED UP A MEMORABLE QUOTE TO START MY SPEECH, AND THIS 1S WHAT I FOUND. OK, YOURE STARING AT ME BLANKLY BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS A QUOTE. I KNOU THAT SOUNDS CONFUSING BUT... YOU KNOW WHAT NEVER MIND. "SENT FROM MY 1PHONE"

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memorable quotes

Dying Gift

AND TO YOU... I LEAVE THE 30-FOOT FOUCAULT PENDULUM FROM THE MAIN HALL IT HAS BEEN SWINGING FOR FIFTY YEPRS. AS LONG AS YOU REMEMBER ME, YOU MUST NEVER LET IT STOP! A FUN PRANK: AS YOU'RE DYING LEAVE PEOPLE GIFTS THAT WILL BE AS DIFFICULT A5 POSSIBLE TO PUT INTO STORAGE.
AND TO YOU... I LEAVE THE 30-FOOT FOUCAULT PENDULUM FROM THE MAIN HALL IT HAS BEEN SWINGING FOR FIFTY YEPRS. AS LONG AS YOU REMEMBER ME, YOU MUST NEVER LET IT STOP! A FUN PRANK: AS YOU'RE DYING LEAVE PEOPLE GIFTS THAT WILL BE AS DIFFICULT A5 POSSIBLE TO PUT INTO STORAGE.

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The Food Size Cycle

THE FOOD S12E CYCLE FOOD ITEMM SIZE TIME IINITIAL NORMAL-SIZED FOOD (SANDWICH, BURGER I BURRITO, TACO, ETC) FOOD BECOrMES MORE POPULAR SIZE ARMS RACE VERAGE ITEM GROW5 AS RESTAURANTS COMPETE TO OFFER THE LARGEST VERSION TO HUNGRY CUSTOMERS VOID FOOD GETS TOO LARGE TO EAT NEJ FORMAT APPEARS AND FILLS THE VOID (PANINI, BURRITO BOL, I TAQUITO, SUDER, ETC) MERGER OR REPLACEMENT
THE FOOD S12E CYCLE FOOD ITEMM SIZE TIME IINITIAL NORMAL-SIZED FOOD (SANDWICH, BURGER I BURRITO, TACO, ETC) FOOD BECOrMES MORE POPULAR SIZE ARMS RACE VERAGE ITEM GROW5 AS RESTAURANTS COMPETE TO OFFER THE LARGEST VERSION TO HUNGRY CUSTOMERS VOID FOOD GETS TOO LARGE TO EAT NEJ FORMAT APPEARS AND FILLS THE VOID (PANINI, BURRITO BOL, I TAQUITO, SUDER, ETC) MERGER OR REPLACEMENT

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the food size cycle

2016 Election Map

2016 ELECTION MAP EACH FIGURE REPRESENTS 250,000 VOTES TRUMP CLINTON OTHER OTES ARE DISTRIBUTED BY STAITE AS ACCURATELY AS PO55BLE 나ILE KEEPING NATIONAL TOTALS OAECr LOCATION WITHIN EACH STATE I5 APPROKIMATE
2016 ELECTION MAP EACH FIGURE REPRESENTS 250,000 VOTES TRUMP CLINTON OTHER OTES ARE DISTRIBUTED BY STAITE AS ACCURATELY AS PO55BLE 나ILE KEEPING NATIONAL TOTALS OAECr LOCATION WITHIN EACH STATE I5 APPROKIMATE

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2016 election map

Meltdown and Spectre

THE MELTDOUNAND SPECTRE EXPLOITS USE "SPECULATIVE EEOTON?" WHAT'S THAT? THE PHANTOM TROLLEY ISN'T SUPPOSED TO TOUCH ANYONE, BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN YOU KNOU THE TROLLEY PROBLEM? WELL, FOR A HILE NOU CPUs HAVE BASICALLY6TLL USE IT To DO STUFF AND IT CAN DRIVE BEEN SENDING TROUENS DOWN BOW PATHS, GUANTUM-STYLE, WHILE AWAITING THROUGH WALLS. YOUR CHOICE. THEN THE UNNEEDED "PHANTOMT TROLLEY DISAPPEARS. THAT SOUNDS BAD UHATS THAT? SO YOURE SAYING IF YOU TOGGLE A ROU OF MEIORY THE CLOUD IS FULL OF HONESTL IVE BEENCELL5 ON AND OFF REALLY FAST YOU PHANTOM TROLLEYSs ASSUMING WE UERECAN USE ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE ARMED WITH HAMMERS DOOMED EVER SINCE TO FLIP NEARBY BITS AND I LEARNED ABOUT YES. THAT IS EXACTY RIGHT. ROCHAMMER, I DO UE JUST SUCK AT..COMPUTERS? OKAY. Tu,U. INSTALL UPDATES YUP ESPECIALY SHARED ONES. GOOD IDEA Fi
THE MELTDOUNAND SPECTRE EXPLOITS USE "SPECULATIVE EEOTON?" WHAT'S THAT? THE PHANTOM TROLLEY ISN'T SUPPOSED TO TOUCH ANYONE, BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU CAN YOU KNOU THE TROLLEY PROBLEM? WELL, FOR A HILE NOU CPUs HAVE BASICALLY6TLL USE IT To DO STUFF AND IT CAN DRIVE BEEN SENDING TROUENS DOWN BOW PATHS, GUANTUM-STYLE, WHILE AWAITING THROUGH WALLS. YOUR CHOICE. THEN THE UNNEEDED "PHANTOMT TROLLEY DISAPPEARS. THAT SOUNDS BAD UHATS THAT? SO YOURE SAYING IF YOU TOGGLE A ROU OF MEIORY THE CLOUD IS FULL OF HONESTL IVE BEENCELL5 ON AND OFF REALLY FAST YOU PHANTOM TROLLEYSs ASSUMING WE UERECAN USE ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE ARMED WITH HAMMERS DOOMED EVER SINCE TO FLIP NEARBY BITS AND I LEARNED ABOUT YES. THAT IS EXACTY RIGHT. ROCHAMMER, I DO UE JUST SUCK AT..COMPUTERS? OKAY. Tu,U. INSTALL UPDATES YUP ESPECIALY SHARED ONES. GOOD IDEA Fi

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meltdown and spectre

IATA Airport Abbreviations

CONFUSED BY THOSE AIRPORT IM FLYING INTO ELUR TONIGHT ABBREMATIONS USED BY YOURHEN DT ToMORRO FRIENDS WHO FLYA LOT? JUST MEMIORIZE THIS LIST! WITHOUT GOOGUING TMI TURKMIENISTAN INTERNATIONAL EWR EDLWARDS AIR FORCE BASE KUL KINGDOM OF LOATHING MIA COLOMBO SRI LANKA FFS FLAGSTAFF STATION SAN SAN ANTONIO DWI DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL MDW MIDWAY ATOLL SEA INDICATES WATER LANDING
CONFUSED BY THOSE AIRPORT IM FLYING INTO ELUR TONIGHT ABBREMATIONS USED BY YOURHEN DT ToMORRO FRIENDS WHO FLYA LOT? JUST MEMIORIZE THIS LIST! WITHOUT GOOGUING TMI TURKMIENISTAN INTERNATIONAL EWR EDLWARDS AIR FORCE BASE KUL KINGDOM OF LOATHING MIA COLOMBO SRI LANKA FFS FLAGSTAFF STATION SAN SAN ANTONIO DWI DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL MDW MIDWAY ATOLL SEA INDICATES WATER LANDING

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App

WANT TO SITAN INCOMPLETE VERSION OF OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CPWT Z00M? DOUNLOAD OUR APP! OK NO BUT ASK ME AGAIN EVERY TME
WANT TO SITAN INCOMPLETE VERSION OF OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CPWT Z00M? DOUNLOAD OUR APP! OK NO BUT ASK ME AGAIN EVERY TME

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How to make friends

"Wait, come back! I want to be friends at you!"
"Wait, come back! I want to be friends at you!"

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Defensive Profile

PROFILE PROFILE PROFILE ISPEAK MY MIND AND I SPEAK MY MIND AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY DON'T CARE WHO I OFFEND. NO FILTER. OFFEN PEOPLE KEEP GETTING MAD AT ME AND IM USING THIS PEP TALK To CONVINCE MYSELF THATS OKAY DON'T SELECT ALL VIEW TRANSLATION PRINT
PROFILE PROFILE PROFILE ISPEAK MY MIND AND I SPEAK MY MIND AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY DON'T CARE WHO I OFFEND. NO FILTER. OFFEN PEOPLE KEEP GETTING MAD AT ME AND IM USING THIS PEP TALK To CONVINCE MYSELF THATS OKAY DON'T SELECT ALL VIEW TRANSLATION PRINT

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Digital Data

"Source":http://xkcd.com/1683/ Alt-text: "“If you can read this, congratulations—the archive you’re you're using still knows about the mouseover text”!"
"Source":http://xkcd.com/1683/ Alt-text: "“If you can read this, congratulations—the archive you’re you're using still knows about the mouseover text”!"

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just imagine

NEXT TOP SCORE LEVEL OI HELL
NEXT TOP SCORE LEVEL OI HELL

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U smrt

https://xkcd.com/1386/
https://xkcd.com/1386/

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Purity

Source: "XKCD #435":https://xkcd.com/435/
Source: "XKCD #435":https://xkcd.com/435/

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Diode

"Imgur":http://imgur.com/rFG0uDH
"Imgur":http://imgur.com/rFG0uDH

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Consecutive Vowels

"Imgur":http://imgur.com/gPoYgtk
"Imgur":http://imgur.com/gPoYgtk

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CIA

"Imgur":http://imgur.com/ujA6Axm
"Imgur":http://imgur.com/ujA6Axm

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Airport Security

"Imgur":http://imgur.com/VT8s5wF
"Imgur":http://imgur.com/VT8s5wF

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