Scott Meyer

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How to See Your Heroes in a New Light

The documentary is real, and it is very good. If you have any interest in Phil Collins, I highly suggest it....

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How to Figure Out How They're Screwing You

Yeah, after I posted my comment about having started out wanting a Mac and never gotten one, I received just enough encouragement here (which, if I’m being honest, I may have been fishing for) to...

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How to Share Your Knowledge

I sometimes get almost finished with a comic and become convinced that I did a comic on that exact subject, using those exact jokes, years ago. I would just write this feeling off as paranoia, if i...

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How to Learn From Other People's Poor Choices

I was born and raised in Washington state. The Seattle Seahawks have been a source of pain to my family for generations. Literally! There is no exaggeration there. My earliest memories of sports ar...

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How to Proceed When a Technology is Not Mature

The original draft of panel one ended with Rick saying we wanted a William Shatner future, but the one we’re getting is more Charlton Heston. I decided the reference was too dated and obscure. 2024-12-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

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How to Evaluate Advances In Pet Care Technology

I think the greatest value of pets is that they bring unconditional love into the house. They just don’t all do it in the same way, or from the same direction. I know people who have dogs, dogs t...

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How to Face Reality

I wish it happened more often, but it is rare that a conversation I have in real life will make its way, verbatim, into the comic. When it does, it’s pretty easy to decide who should say what to ...

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How to Honor the Intentions of Those Who Came Before You

I have known enough scientifically inclined people to understand their general sense of humor. I believe that forcing scientific journals, news anchors, and NASA spokespersons to repeat butt puns w...

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Just to mention one last time, in case you missed it before ...

I have a new novel out!

It is entitled That's Not Right, ...

How to Take an Interest in a Subject You Usually Don't Find Interesting

I have a new novel out!

It is entitled That's Not Right, and I am extremely proud of it. It is available on 2024-12-02 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

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I have a new novel out!

It is entitled That's Not Right, and I am extremely proud of it. It will be available in December on 2024-11-28 10:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post

How to Evaluate Someone Else's Plan

NOTE TO YOU, THE PEOPLE OF THE FUTURE:

Because of the lag time between when I create a comic and when it runs, I am writing this message to you from Monday the 4th, the day b...

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How to Find the Cause of the Problem

I’m not going to get into a lot of detail about Henry Ford’s reasons for promoting square dancing in public schools, because I find it distasteful. I’ll just say that it seems like any time y...

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How to Learn a Language

BRIEF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

I try to keep politics out of the comic. I want people from every point in the spectrum to feel welcome here, and frankly, I just don't fin...

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How to Expand Your Palate

One advantage of coffee, as a hobby, is that it is something you can enjoy every day. Another advantage of it is that it can be managed in a way that actually saves you money and delivers a superio...

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How to Think Critically

This comic posed me with an ethical question.

Not about bombarding hibernating bears with gamma rays (which is a real thing we 100% did, btw). I think we all have a very clear idea where we s...

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How to Open Your Mind to New ideas

I’ve been on a diet for several months, with some success. I see now that the problem keeping me from weight loss was mental. The key was accepting that I was going to be unhappy no matter what I...