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Toadofsky<p>[358] Road to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-a-Rs8vFJM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=V-a-Rs8vFJM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>寄せは俗手で - In the endgame a vulgar move is alright. -- Watch live at <a href="https://twitch.tv/toadofsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/toadofsky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book<br />&quot;Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs&quot; published by Mainichi Communications Co.<br />Image credit: <a href="https://xkcd.com/now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋ウォーズ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shogiwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shogiwars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toadofsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toadofsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a></p>
Khurram Wadee ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/TerrorBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerrorBird</span></a></p><p><a href="https://xkcd.com/3069/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3069/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cartoon</span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3069 explanation: <a href="https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3069" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php</span><span class="invisible">/3069</span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3069<br>Date: 2025-3-28<br>Title: Terror Bird<br>Alt text: There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.<br><a href="https://xkcd.com/3069/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3069/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Toadofsky<p>[357] Road to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkFzBR1QvPo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=IkFzBR1QvPo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>攻めない将棋に勝目なし - Without attack, there is no chance of winning. -- Watch live at <a href="https://twitch.tv/toadofsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/toadofsky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book<br />&quot;Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs&quot; published by Mainichi Communications Co.<br />Image credit: <a href="https://xkcd.com/now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋ウォーズ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shogiwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shogiwars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toadofsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toadofsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a></p>
LonM<p>There are lots of very smart people doing fascinating work on explainable AI protocols. We should be funding and encouraging them, and not touching genAI until everyone currently working in that field has retired.</p><p>(adapted from XKCD 2030 by Randall Munroe)</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/XKCD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XKCD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a></p>
Sean Lynch<p>I know it&#39;s only a cartoon but this , supposed, geologist never seemed to lick the rock. </p><p>I&#39;m having a hard time suspending my disbelief that a geologist could identify a rock without licking it!</p><p><a href="https://xkcd.com/3068/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3068/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocks</span></a></p>
Toadofsky<p>[356] Road to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZWa2fTi98s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=yZWa2fTi98s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>５三のと金に負けなし - A tokin on 5c cannot lose. -- Watch live at <a href="https://twitch.tv/toadofsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/toadofsky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book<br />&quot;Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs&quot; published by Mainichi Communications Co.<br />Image credit: <a href="https://xkcd.com/now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋ウォーズ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shogiwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shogiwars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toadofsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toadofsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a></p>
Khurram Wadee ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/RockIdentification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockIdentification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://xkcd.com/3068/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3068/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cartoon</span></a></p>
Bridge&Tunnel Jeff<p>Rock identification.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://xkcd.com/3068/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3068/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
schnurrito<p><strong>xkcd #3068: Rock Identification</strong></p> <p><a href="https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/33133711" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discuss.tchncs.de/post/33133711</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3068 explanation: <a href="https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3068" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php</span><span class="invisible">/3068</span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3068<br>Date: 2025-3-26<br>Title: Rock Identification<br>Alt text: 'Is it worth anything?' 'I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?'<br><a href="https://xkcd.com/3068/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3068/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Toadofsky<p>[355] Road to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jscE_4sK7Xk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=jscE_4sK7Xk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>桂馬は控えて打て - Drop the knight towards the rear. -- Watch live at <a href="https://twitch.tv/toadofsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/toadofsky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />See @shogifundamentals&#39; excellent explanation of this proverb here! <a href="https://youtu.be/liExBk_BwT4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/liExBk_BwT4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book<br />&quot;Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs&quot; published by Mainichi Communications Co.<br />Image credit: <a href="https://xkcd.com/now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋ウォーズ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shogiwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shogiwars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toadofsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toadofsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a></p>
Mark Whybird Fediverse Chicken<p>Wondering if <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Scalzi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scalzi</span></a> is channeling Randall Monroe of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xkcd</span></a> fame’s “What If” work in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WhenTheMoonHitsYourEye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhenTheMoonHitsYourEye</span></a></p><p>(I’m thoroughly enjoying it, of course! Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@scalzi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>scalzi</span></a></span>)</p>
Toadofsky<p>[354] Road to 2-Dan on Shogi Wars <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EZq50Ngf30" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=0EZq50Ngf30</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>端に手あり - There is always a move at the edge. -- Watch live at <a href="https://twitch.tv/toadofsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/toadofsky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />Proverbs commentary is authored by JSA 8-dan Masahiko Urano in his 1999 book<br />&quot;Tiny dictionary of Shogi proverbs&quot; published by Mainichi Communications Co.<br />Image credit: <a href="https://xkcd.com/now" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/now</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋ウォーズ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B0%86%E6%A3%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>将棋</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shogiwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shogiwars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toadofsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>toadofsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>xkcd</span></a></p>
tk @ Google+<a class="hashtag" href="https://bbs.kawa-kun.com/tag/xkcd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xkcd</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bbs.kawa-kun.com/tag/life" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#life</a> <a href="http://xkcd.com/1222/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://xkcd.com/1222/</a>
schnurrito<p><strong>xkcd #3067: SawStart</strong></p> <p><a href="https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/32997233" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discuss.tchncs.de/post/32997233</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3067 explanation: <a href="https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3067" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php</span><span class="invisible">/3067</span></a></p>
XKCD bot<p><a href="https://me.ns.ci/tags/xkcd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xkcd</span></a> No. 3067<br>Date: 2025-3-24<br>Title: SawStart<br>Alt text: Unfortunately, SawStart is one-use-only. Once started, the blade cannot be stopped, and must be replaced with a fresh blade while the running one is carefully disposed of.<br><a href="https://xkcd.com/3067/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">xkcd.com/3067/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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