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February, begun with mirth

February 1, 2010, 23:43

XKCD on Mars Rover First up (and a snippeted of on the right), XKCD’s take on the Mars Rover, now on day 1960+ of its 90 day mission (probably the greatest bargain ever created by NASA).

Second, yet another fine piece from Oatmeal, this time on annoying facebook user stereotypes.

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