tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1895305251749904378..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 703: Title of PostCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70331189793288537732010-10-10T21:00:02.509-07:002010-10-10T21:00:02.509-07:00I have a message directed to pretty much everyone ...I have a message directed to pretty much everyone on this website...<br /><br /><br />u mad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87662166555867862222010-06-27T21:20:01.665-07:002010-06-27T21:20:01.665-07:00i don't mean to be a dick but everyone at your...i don't mean to be a dick but everyone at your school having a 4.0 doesn't mean it's a good school.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40020308758457286752010-06-27T21:08:25.097-07:002010-06-27T21:08:25.097-07:00just remember that the overwhelming majority of pe...just remember that the overwhelming majority of people are very happy at the school they end up in. most likely you'll be some place living with friends instead of family, stayin' up late, drinking frequently, etc. recipe for fun, so don't sweat it too much.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13179919302577199262010-06-27T17:13:40.638-07:002010-06-27T17:13:40.638-07:00Fuck. Honor societies are always a touchy point f...Fuck. Honor societies are always a touchy point for me, because I KNOW I'm smart, but I just don't do well in school. I have organizational problems, and oftentimes miss assignments, so my grades aren't good enough. It really hurts since Now I'm entering my senior year, and I'm thinking about college. It's hard to prove that you deserve a good college when you're below a grand majority of your classmates in GPA. (it's a 3.6 or so, but I also go to a really good school, there are like, a MILLION 4.0ers) I can sympathize with this comic, although in terms of being funny, really the only lasting part of it is "The first rule of tautology club is the first rule of tautology club!" It's not like, knock your pants off funny, but It pops into my head every couple of weeks, and There's a little "heh" in my brain.<br /><br />But the saying that people in Honor societies are smart, while not untrue, gives the impression that people not in honor societies are not smart, which is not the case. I guess that this is SUPER irrelevant here, but... It's a touchy subject for me. I'm really anxious about college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56545681291084912222010-02-21T11:38:19.940-08:002010-02-21T11:38:19.940-08:00I think the fact that the way you read them out, i...I think the fact that the way you read them out, if you follow the formula of "the first rule of x is x. The second rule of x is x" if you do that, then people will think you are referencing Fight Club because that was how it was in the book and the film. At the same time it is even <i>more</i> apparent you are referencing Fight Club if your second rule is simply stating the first rule a second time for more convictionCamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26138579715932520272010-02-20T22:31:38.610-08:002010-02-20T22:31:38.610-08:00I cringed also, but then when I thought about it I...I cringed also, but then when I thought about it I wondered if it was meant as a reference or if he was just kind of sloppy, or if it's so permeated our society that any time someone reads rules we think it is a reference.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50142828726335191432010-02-20T22:30:09.270-08:002010-02-20T22:30:09.270-08:00The "Fight Club" reference was also also...The "Fight Club" reference was also also cringe-inducing. "The first rule of..." That bit.Fleetlord Atvarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100382075550130424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79711015736905931312010-02-20T16:43:37.202-08:002010-02-20T16:43:37.202-08:00@Anon7:33, I have to agree with you. That's gr...@<a href="http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/2010/02/comic-703-title-of-post.html?showComment=1266550427426#c7086493858037616294" rel="nofollow">Anon7:33</a>, I have to agree with you. That's great :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89544366590755504472010-02-20T15:06:56.327-08:002010-02-20T15:06:56.327-08:00wait Carl are you saying you convinced yourself th...wait Carl are you saying you convinced yourself that xkcd sucksrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67872403898954432432010-02-20T14:55:54.231-08:002010-02-20T14:55:54.231-08:00also if it weren't actually true for some peop...also if it weren't actually true for some people (Rob, Fernie Canto, me)Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27284593543514587882010-02-20T14:00:39.680-08:002010-02-20T14:00:39.680-08:00That statement would not be inane if every post an...That statement would not be inane if every post and comment was "I do not like xkcd".ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25036831052404485962010-02-20T12:30:15.404-08:002010-02-20T12:30:15.404-08:00At first I liked xkcd, but then I found this websi...At first I liked xkcd, but then I found this website and discovered that some people do not like xkcd. Now I do not like xkcd.Horseyhttp://horse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6466117502379911542010-02-20T06:56:43.166-08:002010-02-20T06:56:43.166-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.horse bonershttp://fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7957055298804264622010-02-19T19:31:28.776-08:002010-02-19T19:31:28.776-08:00smug is more of an emotion than a character trait....smug is more of an emotion than a character trait.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91904594517844892812010-02-19T18:59:40.264-08:002010-02-19T18:59:40.264-08:00Why do you people say Randall is always so smug? I...Why do you people say Randall is always so smug? I mean, that much characteristics can be instantly assumed in a friggin webcomic. He might be joking, person no. 1 in fact said he was quite a pleasant person to talk to. I'm fine with the webcomic criticisms, because it's true, xkcd does suck, but insulting his character is a little to generalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8228593818603050432010-02-19T13:25:49.830-08:002010-02-19T13:25:49.830-08:00And look... the tautology group founder has a hot(...And look... the tautology group founder has a hot(?) chick behind him! How better to validate his rebelliousness and the awesomeness of his cause than to show a cute girl joins him as a co-founder and follower?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35468443777069590592010-02-19T09:11:09.628-08:002010-02-19T09:11:09.628-08:00@SprachgefuhlThis
1) Again, I do not feel that, e...@SprachgefuhlThis<br /><br />1) Again, I do not feel that, even in popular culture, they are actually able to defy laws of physics. The Onion exaggerates, like they exaggerate everything. I believe this is like bringing a proof from "Real Ultimate Power". <br /><br />2) I cannot really argue with this point, as I do not know how advanced one has to be in his knowledge of the Higgs Boson to understand this panel. Would one that has not read up on particle physics, but has still went through a year or two in college, understand this?<br /><br />3) By simple, I did not mean difficult to understand, as I said before. I meant more of "plain". Still, assuming those are bad examples, how about 686, 681, or 657? <br />For your sophisticated math joke, how about 645?<br />As for your next point...first of all, there is a difference between "high schooler/LA major", and "lowest common denominator". I would not call calculus the math knowledge of the lowest common denominator of math intellect. Second of all...so Randall has written less for physics/math majors, and more for HS/LA majors. But still, do you want stuff you do not understand? (That is a serious question, not sarcastic.)<br />Next paragraph. You cannot group them together because they are different. Even sophistication and interesting do not go together. For example, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_formulation_of_quantum_mechanics" rel="nofollow">this</a> article is sophisticated, but I would not call it interesting (though of course some might). Conversely, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worst_video_games" rel="nofollow">this</a> article is not sophisticated at all, yet I find it interesting (in addition to humorous). <br /><br />4) Ok, so here's the story behind the italics. I will begin with the disclaimer that if you would be saying the story I am about to give, I very well might not believe it. Nonetheless, it is true :D. So I was searching for a way to write words as hyperlinks. Google gave me the answer. But it also taught me some other stuff. Before, if I were to bold or italicize words, I would use the tags (Strong)(/Strong) and (Em)(/Em). But then I read that (b)(/b) and (i)(/i) would work equally as well. So I tried the (i) one, by putting it at the end of my post. Then I clicked on preview. I scrolled down, and saw it worked. Yay! Then...I just didn't care enough to take it out, so I did "Post comment". So yes, a terrible stylistic choice, but not an intentional one (not intentional in that I did not mean to give those words any special emphasis). <br /><br />Thanks, by the way, for making me work for my arguments :D.<br /><br />And finally, here's how you hyperlink words (google ftw). (a href=http://xkcd.com/)READ XKCD(/a) would give you <a href="http://xkcd.com/" rel="nofollow">READ XKCD</a> when you replace the () with <>.<br /><br />@Carl<br />You are too kind :D. Look at my "1)" for my argument with the ninja. Also, I am in high school, so I can ask my friends "In the TV show Rocky and Bullwinkle, what animals are the two main characters?" I do not really believe that this will definitively show that either side is correct (not really a random sampling), but I'll do it just for the fun of it :D. <br /><br />Oh, and Harrison gets an "lol". :D.<br /><br />I might be busy for the rest of the day, and am busy Saturday. In any event, if I see Carl's/Jay's comments on 704, I will comment on that thread, not on this one. In case anyone's curious, I was unfamiliar with the "Principle of Explosion", and therefore did not understand the joke. Alas :(.CuddleFishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69350015101956146742010-02-19T08:41:41.531-08:002010-02-19T08:41:41.531-08:00Anon 8:38: Nah. One mistake doesn't do that. L...Anon 8:38: Nah. One mistake doesn't do that. Lots of mistakes, maybe, but not one.<br /><br />Rob: *twitch* That would explain a lot, actually.Milkshakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80792513910601244292010-02-19T08:38:33.390-08:002010-02-19T08:38:33.390-08:00@Milkshake: Oh. I guess I'm just retarded, the...@Milkshake: Oh. I guess I'm just retarded, then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80082851814268668032010-02-19T08:31:00.828-08:002010-02-19T08:31:00.828-08:00I dunno, I think that one is in praise of your mom...I dunno, I think that one is in praise of your mom jokes.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76726291474945291472010-02-19T08:28:55.724-08:002010-02-19T08:28:55.724-08:00Yes. Yes he did.<a href="http://xkcd.com/366/" rel="nofollow">Yes. Yes he did.</a>Milkshakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91487524784476627612010-02-19T08:26:46.931-08:002010-02-19T08:26:46.931-08:00Well, that didn't take long:
http://en.wikipe...Well, that didn't take long:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principle_of_explosion&action=history<br /><br />And didn't Randall once do a comic about how tiresome "your mom" jokes were?Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28176770487404740742010-02-19T08:14:45.404-08:002010-02-19T08:14:45.404-08:00Anon 5:56: contradictory axioms imply a contradict...Anon 5:56: contradictory axioms imply a contradictory statement can be formed from those axioms. If there's a contradiction in your premise, then P and ¬P are true. Therefore, if we assume P or A (A is anything we choose) is true, we can assume from the knowledge that ¬P is true that A is true. Thus, inconsistent theorems imply everything is true. Principle of explosion.<br /><br />He didn't get it wrong, he left out a step (contradictory axioms imply a contradictory statement).<br /><br />But the end result is just another "your mom" joke, so it's dull.Milkshakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7487740673207846772010-02-19T06:58:14.471-08:002010-02-19T06:58:14.471-08:00@ David 6:24 - I agree completely. But then, that...@ David 6:24 - I agree completely. But then, that's how I feel about most of his "I'm so quirky!" comics.Miss Dashwoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42779402923885515212010-02-19T05:56:49.999-08:002010-02-19T05:56:49.999-08:00Latest comic: Randall is taking "contradictor...Latest comic: Randall is taking "contradictory axioms" to mean "a contradictory statement". Goddamnit, he can't even get basic logic terms right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com