Source: https://xkcd.com/2839/
Explain XKCD: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2839
Title text: My first words were 'These were my first words; what were yours?'
Didnt’ forget this time!
Hopefully I did that correctly
Who learns twelve before one through eleven?
There is only a distinction when written, when spoken everything is words.
We have solid reason to believe numbers are a pretty distinct symbolic category. We don’t use the same part of the brain we use for speech to process numbers. We use a different distinct part of the brain that is not used for speech and is more related with visual processing. Both, speech and number areas, are activated when we read spelled out numbers, and even homophones pointing to the theory that numerals develop into their own thing inside our brains.
Twist: he knows more than 12 words, he just didn’t learn the right number
Actually, I’ve always had a rather extensive vocabulary, not to mention a phenomenal grasp of grammar and a superlative command of syntax. I simply chose not to employ them.
I wish my future child would send remote log for easy management.
| timestamp | hostname | process | level | text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DT] | child1 | shit | WARNING | child1 shat. Refresh diaper. |
I let my children pick their own 96-bit number and just hope there’s no collisions.
Used every word he had to make that sentence