Kicking and screaming will the late adopters be dragged into the future. But if you want to stoke their deepest fears just the right amount, let xkcd be your troll-guide: Read More >>

Information can only travel so fast—but even if it can travel at the speed of light, there would be a natural delay before memes could traverse the entire universe. So where across our neighbouring star systems might some of our favourite pop culture references have ended up by now? Read More >>

Because actually, being genuinely random is incredibly difficult. You're just talking crap, instead. [XKCD] Read More >>

These days everyone wants you to hack your life in order to make your day-to-day existence more efficient. But there are times when the effort's not really worth it — and this chart should help you work out what to spend time on, and what to ignore. Read More >>

And, as Randall Munroe points out in today's XKCD, this is how to do it. Maybe then they'll understand why preserving aspect ratios is important. [XKCD] Read More >>

Next time a computer in your office is broken, chances are someone will blame it on a virus. But let's face it, most computer problems don't stem from viruses; they stem from dumb people. Read More >>

Every single time I visit some low-rent website which gives the option of downloading an ill-considered, poorly-designed, incomplete, app-based version of itself, a small part of me dies. Read More >>

A lot of people get very upset about doping in sport. They may well have a point — but maybe a little scientific perspective is required. Randal Monroe puts the issue well in the alt text of today's XKCD cartoon: Read More >>

With every groundbreaking update or fix that a company rolls out, someone's life crumbles just a little. Read More >>

Today's XKCD puts the success of Amazon.com into some perspective. Because I can't do any better than Randall Monroe's hilarious alt text: Read More >>

Turns out that a very small percentage of a very, very large number is still significant. Your hand sanitiser is only as good as the number of decimal points the nines stretch to. [XKCD] Read More >>

There's plenty wrong with turn-by-turn navigation, so here's a completely different solution: boil the route down into the most simple set of rules possible, and leave the user to it. Read More >>

Your mum brought you up to believe honesty is always the best policy. That's because she's a good woman. But sometimes — just sometimes — honesty is a terrifying glimpse into your crazy little brain. Read More >>

Sure, you know why the sky is blue. You're a learned man and/or woman of learning; you know your way around Wikipedia. But hey, sorry buddy. That's still amateur hour. The question you should have been asking all along: 18Why isn't the sky violet? Read More >>

Sometimes there's nothing better than a gratuitously geeky joke to raise a smile. Today's XKCD certainly provides just that. Read More >>