tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1659243417364111393..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 758: Shrinking Comic ValueCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49828503768982163952010-08-29T20:02:13.823-07:002010-08-29T20:02:13.823-07:00you are wrong.
something can be simplistic, but n...you are wrong.<br /><br />something can be simplistic, but not overly so. To differentiate the two, we use the phrase "overly simplistic" for the things which are overly simplistic.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49635165684509053652010-08-19T23:38:48.368-07:002010-08-19T23:38:48.368-07:00The phrase 'overly simplistic' is tautolog...The phrase 'overly simplistic' is tautological.<br /><br />Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86911275197772926182010-07-01T21:51:56.693-07:002010-07-01T21:51:56.693-07:00It's not that implausible that there could be ...It's not that implausible that there could be a single gene variant for extreme dwarfism in velociraptors (maybe not to dustpan size, but still). There's one in humans (and the same variant in dogs gives dachsunds their short legs). Look up achondroplasia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49141983079433312232010-07-01T17:43:11.663-07:002010-07-01T17:43:11.663-07:00naw everyone knows autistic people are the ones wh...naw everyone knows autistic people are the ones who refuse to use any punctuation or capitalization because they don't have to follow societies rules theyre a free spirit manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60276712414801622972010-07-01T16:43:23.164-07:002010-07-01T16:43:23.164-07:00not as autistic as people who use multiple questio...not as autistic as people who use multiple question marks unironicallyrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80245311301636539952010-07-01T16:41:47.770-07:002010-07-01T16:41:47.770-07:00Is the guy who writes xkcdsucks a little bit autis...Is the guy who writes xkcdsucks a little bit autistic??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91366069327572913232010-07-01T10:57:16.864-07:002010-07-01T10:57:16.864-07:00I lovingly fucked dinosaurs as a kid.I lovingly fucked dinosaurs as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5128862469589722182010-07-01T01:12:40.801-07:002010-07-01T01:12:40.801-07:00I think the raptor issue is not in the comic itsel...I think the raptor issue is not in the comic itself, but in the terminology used by the movie to designate a particular species of dromaeosauri. I remember seeing the name "Velociraptor" frequently applied in a generic manner to members of the said family even before Jurassic Park. It's a common misconception that most people (including Michael Crichton) chose to ignore. As a matter of fact, the actual Velociraptor species doesn't even have the popular finger claw so commonly emphasized by popular culture. So I believe the species in question is probably the larger claw-equipped Utahraptor or Deinonychus, although both of these are still not quite accurate to the movie proportions, the first for being too large, and the second for being too small, despite both featuring the claw.<br /><br />I fucking loved dinossaurs as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36865720061881571642010-06-30T01:22:23.695-07:002010-06-30T01:22:23.695-07:00This just in: Shit stinks.
Oh no, am I smug and a...This just in: Shit stinks.<br /><br />Oh no, am I smug and arrogant now?<br /><br />Carl seems to be saying that Randall has used this joke before and that "switching on" a gene for extreme dwarfism is fucking retarded science, which it is, and that retarded science is exactly what Randall criticizes others for. <br /><br />Sometimes we are reaching in our criticisms, but in this case we're reaching FAR less than the joke in the comic itself.Bretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10840637036568098282010-06-29T21:10:19.870-07:002010-06-29T21:10:19.870-07:00except what i said was actually ironic, rain on yo...except what i said was actually ironic, rain on your wedding day just sucks.<br /><br />the more i think about this site, the more i see the ugly truth. i frequent XKCD about once very 2 weeks or so and i might get small amusement from Randalls antics (usually not audibly funny, mildly amusing.) and then i visit here maybe bi-monthly.<br /><br />and i see the same person. i see people that are smug, arrogant, think they know everything, enjoying the ignorance of others and holy fuck it's Randall. you are all so wrapped up in making fun of every single one of this guys "comics" that you have BECOME him.<br /><br />no longer is it "XKCD sucks for good reasons" now it's "XKCD sucks because we have to make fun of everything this guy does because we are petty and smug and smarter than him.... right?"<br /><br />and really, does it surprise you when you log on? do you think "oh boy, a new XKCD, i wonder if this one sucks too!" it's like season 3 of any investigative "science" drama (house, CSI etc.) sure it may be amusing for a season or two, but when does the formula just simply start to wear you down and make it boring?<br /><br />anyways, probably wont ever visit again, to which your butthurt anti-Randall fanboi pride will say "good". but as far as i can tell, I get enough Randall in my bi-weekly visits to XKCD, i don't need to come here and read comics from a hundred other Randalls. <br /><br />tl;dr Alanis Morissette sucks.so sad...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23136165291330467362010-06-29T20:04:47.432-07:002010-06-29T20:04:47.432-07:00Urrgh 7:51...if you really want to play that game ...Urrgh 7:51...if you really want to play that game dwarfism would probably be caused by down-regulating genes regulating growth (or up-regulating repressors of those genes) but I doubt randall thought of that. Either way, it's not a matter of "on" or "off" and he probably didn't think about it like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76210740040582512382010-06-29T19:51:36.752-07:002010-06-29T19:51:36.752-07:00Uhh, why has nobody pointed out that "switchi...Uhh, why has nobody pointed out that "switching on" genes is actually a thing? Scientists have changed tiny amounts of DNA and produced chickens with scales, sharp teeth and long tails. Short segments of DNA often control whether long segments are expressed.<br /><br />i.e.: little mutant raptor-chickens. I think it's entirely plausible that a few genes could be changed to switch on dormant dwarfism genes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42831890666435648612010-06-29T16:02:57.218-07:002010-06-29T16:02:57.218-07:00it's like rain on your wedding dayit's like rain on your wedding dayR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50384720323433835022010-06-29T15:29:50.639-07:002010-06-29T15:29:50.639-07:00@anon 3:05pm
it's hilarious isn't it? thi...@anon 3:05pm<br /><br />it's hilarious isn't it? this site is every bit as stale and humourless as the site it's making fun of, who doesn't like a good chunk of irony in their diet.you probably had a better chance of making fun of my missuse of the word "your", but thanks for coming out.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72137019531760033692010-06-29T15:05:14.958-07:002010-06-29T15:05:14.958-07:00"jurassic park and genetically altering someo..."jurassic park and genetically altering someone's DNA to better fit your needs."<br /><br />> implying that eating sugar can alter a person's DNA<br /><br />"Clearly, there are only some types of science that Randall has any respect for."<br /><br />Oh, jeez, YA THINK? thank you, captain obvious, that was hilarious! your humor has made my day.<br />http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/2010/06/comic-755-purity-revisted.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20031923290650103562010-06-29T11:22:32.305-07:002010-06-29T11:22:32.305-07:00good point. it is a comic that is dumb on many lev...good point. it is a comic that is dumb on many levelsyes, and it is younoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3627536579046530682010-06-29T05:54:56.611-07:002010-06-29T05:54:56.611-07:00nor can you make a fucking velociraptor, whats you...nor can you make a fucking velociraptor, whats your point?<br /><br />tl;dr your a douchebag that uses the term tl;drlooks like somebody is butthurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70719955686703124772010-06-28T20:33:25.248-07:002010-06-28T20:33:25.248-07:00let's just cut to the chase here: a velocirapt...let's just cut to the chase here: a velociraptor could not be made to be tiny enough to be swept up. that is not really stretching.<br /><br />tl;dr you're a fucking moron, unsurprisinglywow it turns out when i'm pretending to be a dude who can't spell i'm not allowed to spell stuff wrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91592217710945615252010-06-28T18:30:15.691-07:002010-06-28T18:30:15.691-07:00that level of petty criticism fits perfectly on th...that level of petty criticism fits perfectly on this website.still 'cants' make sure i'm not doing what i'm making fun ofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7572777077849833082010-06-28T18:20:04.767-07:002010-06-28T18:20:04.767-07:00i liked this site before it was famousi liked this site before it was famousstill cants pell disappointednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74637437950874366042010-06-28T17:09:50.920-07:002010-06-28T17:09:50.920-07:00are you suggesting that you can clean up something...are you suggesting that you can clean up something the size of a dog with a broom and a dustpan? i find it sad that you have to stretch so far to make a joke against xkcd, this site used to have credibility.disapointednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20851300746924975962010-06-28T15:45:08.310-07:002010-06-28T15:45:08.310-07:00The whole raptor thing /used/ to be funny. But tha...The whole raptor thing /used/ to be funny. But that was because it wasn't just a forced meme, but because it acted as an actual paranoia and added character to an otherwise non-sequiter(sp?) comic.<br />Then he put it to rest before it got horribly old and forced. (Remember, this was back when XKCD was good)<br /><br /><br />And then this. Just an out-of-the-blue reference. No paranoia element, it wasn't a running character trait anymore, it wasn't the joke, it was... just an out-of-date forced reference.<br /><br />Man, the difference between "then" and "now" is really noticeable when you write it out!Plasmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729823782513370643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23684576935796119642010-06-28T11:20:25.534-07:002010-06-28T11:20:25.534-07:00utahraptors were discovered just before the first ...utahraptors were discovered just before the first movie was releasedR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62275879576503790322010-06-28T08:24:41.487-07:002010-06-28T08:24:41.487-07:00Well, since the "Raptors" in Jurassic Pa...Well, since the "Raptors" in Jurassic Park weren't Velociraptors anyway; they were Utahraptors (though the script was not edited to reflect that, all background information - as well as the novel Raptor Red - confirm this), it doesn't matter about the size.<br /><br />Otherwise, yeah. Dumb comic, pretty much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37427940770193861012010-06-28T05:02:46.631-07:002010-06-28T05:02:46.631-07:00"Who would go to a a park to see gecko sized ..."Who would go to a a park to see gecko sized dinosaurs?"<br /><br />I think there was a movie about this, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com