{"id":182,"date":"2014-01-20T06:24:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2014-01-20T06:43:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:43:46","slug":"my-all-time-favorite-xkcd-comic-alternative-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/my-all-time-favorite-xkcd-comic-alternative-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"My All Time Favorite XKCD comic&#8230;Alternative Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Alternative Energy Revolution&#8221; is, in my mind, the definitive XKCD comic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_181\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Alternative Energy Revolution\" href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/556\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-181\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-181\" data-attachment-id=\"181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/my-all-time-favorite-xkcd-comic-alternative-energy\/xkcd_altenergyexcerpt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/XKCD_AltEnergyExcerpt.png?fit=233%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"233,212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"XKCD_AltEnergyExcerpt\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/xkcd.com\/556\/ for full comic.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Who stands guard between us and the monsters we create?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/XKCD_AltEnergyExcerpt.png?fit=233%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-181\" alt=\"Stand Aside!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jjkpryde.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/XKCD_AltEnergyExcerpt.png?resize=233%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"233\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who stands guard between us and the monsters we create? (click on the image)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This crosses several of my own mental paths including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Technology and by extension, man&#8217;s arrogance, will be our downfall.<\/li>\n<li>We are easily comforted by bold speaking, semi-lucid, egoists.<\/li>\n<li>The best defense is a subtle, dry sense of humor.<br \/>\n(Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.<br \/>\n-James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)\u00a0)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Alternative Energy Revolution&#8221; is, in my mind, the definitive XKCD comic. This crosses several of my own mental paths including: Technology and by extension, man&#8217;s arrogance, will be our downfall. 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