tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1176374860277829501..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 632: Positive ReinforcementCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73747271202735228912009-09-10T22:11:08.360-07:002009-09-10T22:11:08.360-07:00So did I miss when the in-joke started where Carl ...So did I miss when the in-joke started where Carl pretends like everyone on the internet is actually the computer itself?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182797355500586239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44974882845521897962009-09-09T06:41:59.004-07:002009-09-09T06:41:59.004-07:00He means rudeness because I'm not agreeing wit...He means rudeness because I'm not agreeing with him, 'natch.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31377878895130485072009-09-08T23:21:05.231-07:002009-09-08T23:21:05.231-07:00Ellipses-fanatic anon, can you please put in a use...Ellipses-fanatic anon, can you please put in a username cuz it just looks like you're making fun of yourself now.<br /><br />Also, yeah, no one said we hate xkcd cuz it's popular. We have, however, declared you a moron.<br /><br />Also aloria has been nothing but nice this entire time, I dunno what kind of rudeness you're talking about here, Mr. oh-man-you-guys-have-no-lives.<br /><br />Asshole. (That is rudeness. Recognize it.)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42652501647189786532009-09-08T22:24:00.857-07:002009-09-08T22:24:00.857-07:00......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59188684720193280912009-09-08T22:21:13.356-07:002009-09-08T22:21:13.356-07:00Justin:
Spot-on re: xkcd's current target demo...Justin:<br />Spot-on re: xkcd's current target demographic.<br />I think we need a word for it. "Werds," perhaps?Frogwarriornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-57955049997764143172009-09-08T21:06:40.625-07:002009-09-08T21:06:40.625-07:00I... like... turtles...I... like... turtles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50700919236883856002009-09-08T20:13:06.752-07:002009-09-08T20:13:06.752-07:00This is an astonishingly dedicated anon.
Er, I me...This is an astonishingly dedicated anon.<br /><br />Er, I mean...<br /><br />...<br /><br />This...anon is...astonishingly dedicated...<br /><br />...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38114482956136452282009-09-08T19:45:31.807-07:002009-09-08T19:45:31.807-07:00Don't worry Fernie, it's not Ad Hominem un...Don't worry Fernie, it's not Ad Hominem unless you debase his argument using a personal attack.<br /><br />So far, you've debased his arguments using logic, and therefore he is a moron.<br /><br />If it were the other way around, you debasing his arguments because he's a moron, then it's ad hominem.TheMesosadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53422336927422965822009-09-08T19:38:00.572-07:002009-09-08T19:38:00.572-07:00"AND FUCKING DEFINE THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC.&q..."AND FUCKING DEFINE THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC."<br /><br />Old target demographic (us): People who have educations and jobs in science, engineering, software, etc...<br /><br />New target demographic (anon, forumites): People who consider themselves "geeks" because they use firefox, read wikipedia, laugh at internet memes and follow "Xkcd".Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290443909160461334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18560710585914349192009-09-08T19:37:14.394-07:002009-09-08T19:37:14.394-07:00Lint of Death, yep, you got it almost entirely rig...Lint of Death, yep, you got it almost entirely right. Your only mistake is that you read the first three words as "se<b>i</b> bem que". The actual phrase was "se bem que", which is an expression more or less equivalent to "although".<br /><br />The similarity between Spanish and Portuguese can be quite handy at times in Latin America, when used with care.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80036084057208684492009-09-08T19:05:15.191-07:002009-09-08T19:05:15.191-07:00Folks, if that anonymous is NOT a troll... I pity ...Folks, if that anonymous is NOT a troll... I pity him. Really. He can't get a SINGLE coherent point across. Is THAT what xkcd does to a person's brain? Thank GOODNESS I jumped off the bandwagon before it was too late.<br /><br />(yeah, I know this is pretty much an ad hominem, but I can't help it -- he misspelled my name!! I mean, Fernie CARTO? NO WAI!)Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88006966808254553582009-09-08T19:03:08.903-07:002009-09-08T19:03:08.903-07:00Nobody even MENTIONED that they hate it because it...Nobody even MENTIONED that they hate it because it's popular, dude. Yes, they said "XKCD fans tend to be douchebags", but that's a corollary of XKCD sucking, not a cause.<br /><br />BASIC READING COMPREHENSION.<br /><br />Anyway, your inference that people don't like XKCD because they're not in the target demographic really isn't justified. It's nothing more than a handwave, an ostensibly non-insulting way to say "You're wrong and your opinion is invalid, but it's okay for reasons unrelated to the ACTUAL REASONS you've posted."<br /><br />It lets you go "Well, all the stuff you said may or may not be true. Who knows? I don't, I can't read. But since you're not in the target demographic, it doesn't matter--your conclusion is AUTOMATICALLY invalid because you must be in this mythical subset of Internet users who are entitled to think about their opinion on XKCD."<br /><br /><b>AND FUCKING DEFINE THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC.</b>John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86167638719902380902009-09-08T19:00:52.288-07:002009-09-08T19:00:52.288-07:00@Fernie "I know well that, for a native speak...@Fernie "I know well that, for a native speaker of the language, that shouldn't be so surprising. Maybe."<br /><br />I... think that's right. I'm fluent in Spanish, so reading it is about all I can hope to do, hehe. Beautiful language, though, wish I did speak it.Lint of Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683235360544381944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1327679749255333142009-09-08T18:59:06.221-07:002009-09-08T18:59:06.221-07:00Femaletoth: I'm not saying they're the on...Femaletoth: I'm not saying they're the only reason, I'm saying that I inferred the first one from the comments I've read here and when I pointed it out the only other excuse people have come up with is the second one, so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43539644879517455252009-09-08T18:57:19.552-07:002009-09-08T18:57:19.552-07:00Aloria: the only other reason people have given fo...<i> Aloria: the only other reason people have given for not liking it is that other people started liking it and annoyed them, which is even more pathetic...</i><br /><br />Are you honestly suggesting that the ONLY reasons we don't like XKCD is that we're not in its "target demographic" (seriously! define it! don't just say "people who like XKCD" or "Internet-using geeks"--or at least don't insist that we're outside the demographic) or we're mad that other people <i>do?</i><br /><br />Man, it must take SO MUCH work to remain this stupid.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10979198598218327382009-09-08T18:53:41.727-07:002009-09-08T18:53:41.727-07:00you say "all of your time" like I haven&...you say "all of your time" like I haven't spent most of my time today hunting down places with cheap coffee and reading webcomic archives. i occasionally stop in to point out that I am still part of the comic's target demographic and still think it sucks. next?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11145485955797787532009-09-08T18:51:18.858-07:002009-09-08T18:51:18.858-07:00Aloria: the only other reason people have given f...Aloria: the only other reason people have given for not liking it is that other people started liking it and annoyed them, which is even more pathetic...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3541154303585278452009-09-08T18:50:38.383-07:002009-09-08T18:50:38.383-07:00He has a point you know... Xkcd has changed into a...He has a point you know... Xkcd has changed into a less intellectual comic, and we are no longer the demographic.<br />We just wish it would return to its former glory; And to be honest, I don't see that happening.Oshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530940462293205335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8595074353785393132009-09-08T18:48:31.304-07:002009-09-08T18:48:31.304-07:00It's not all that hard to understand that some...It's not all that hard to understand that some of us ARE in that target demographic, either, but believe what you want, dude.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81285813888705578542009-09-08T18:45:40.249-07:002009-09-08T18:45:40.249-07:00Aloria: I've already said this: my entire po...Aloria: I've already said this: my entire point is that you guys spend all your time attacking a comic that's not even in your demographic, while you're comments are irrelevant attacks. It's not that hard to understand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45692346962195352512009-09-08T18:43:44.893-07:002009-09-08T18:43:44.893-07:00nevermind that, I didnt realize there was a second...nevermind that, I didnt realize there was a second page already :/The Anon that just postednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-887815245171231522009-09-08T18:41:44.470-07:002009-09-08T18:41:44.470-07:00more like 45 hours i think...more like 45 hours i think...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22693913790413045152009-09-08T18:35:24.463-07:002009-09-08T18:35:24.463-07:00Anon fails to recognize my long post. I will accep...Anon fails to recognize my long post. I will accept that to mean that my argument is the pinaccle of irrefutable arguments.<br /><br /><br />Now, I'll go STEP BY STEP with you why everything you say is wrong.<br /><br /><i>"Oh my God why does this blog have so many responses after just a few hours? You guys must really have no lives..."</i><br /><br />-Assumption, based on idiocy.<br />On a lively XKCD forum, how many replies does it get in just a few short hours. LIKE THREE PAGES! Who has no life now? You guys, swish.<br /><br /><i>"Aloria: my remark was meant as part of my argument, not a personal attack..."</i><br /><br />-Doing that is called AD HOMINEM.<br />Which is bad. And makes you stupid. (I admit I didn't read the original remark, forgive me if he is being stupid with his wording - again)<br /><br /><i>"Amanda: no, I'm pretty sure I could spot such a rude person like her a mile off..."</i><br /><br />- Seems like someone's understanding hyperbole now, where was that earlier?<br />- Also, no you probably wouldn't. Remember I established your idiocy? And humankind naturally associates and generalizes groups of people. You probably come to this blog thinking we are scum sucking leeches.<br /><br /><i>Femaletoth: I'm not the one attacking others' sense of humor as if mine is objectively right...</i><br /><br />- Spelled the name wrong.<br />- No one is attacking anyone else's sense of humour from an objective stance. Don't make stupid implications.<br /><br /><i>"Fernie Carto: Again, how am I the troll? You guys are the ones who are trying to spread hate for the sake of hate, that's pretty much the definition of trolling if you ask me..."</i><br /><br />- Spelled the name wrong AGAIN.<br />- Your very judging of us is called trolling. Especially when you do it idiotically.<br />- Also, another assumption. We don't hate for the sake of hate.<br /><br /><i>"Rob: It's not so much that nudity is "part of geek culture" as it is that geeks tend to not have outdated beliefs that all nudity is EVIL PORN..."</i><br /><br />- Geeks typically have the view that all nudity is good porn. So that's wrong.<br /><br /><i>"Other Anonymous: Vandalism? Why am I not surprised..."</i><br /><br />-Reusing old words. This is stupid.TheMesosadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53182670293107457442009-09-08T18:34:09.394-07:002009-09-08T18:34:09.394-07:00Just like claiming the people you're arguing w...Just like claiming the people you're arguing with all have no lives, right?aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37278719910605016652009-09-08T18:32:39.896-07:002009-09-08T18:32:39.896-07:00Ah yes, insisting that people who don't like t...Ah yes, insisting that people who don't like the community "can't handle it", a classic comeback, well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com