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xkcd: The General Problem
A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.
Permanent link to this comic: https://xkcd.com/974/
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A webcomic of romance,sarcasm, math, and language.
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The General Problem
Permanent link to this comic: https://xkcd.com/974/
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[[A person sits at a table, eating a meal.]]
Person: Can you pass the salt?
[[The person pauses, a bite of food on his fork, silently.]]
[[The person still has fork in mid-air.]]
Person: I said--
Off-screen Person: I know! I'm developing a system ot pass you arbitrary condiments.
Person: It's been 20 minutes!
OSP: It'll save time in the long run!
{{Title text: I find that when someone's taking time to do something right in the present, they're a perfectionist with no ability to prioritize, whereas when someone took time to do something right in the past, they're a master artisan of great foresight.}}
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