tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post1969920428326401011..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 733: Code WordsCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74100296098359444692010-05-03T23:20:17.595-07:002010-05-03T23:20:17.595-07:00OMG Carl you're so wrong there's no such t...OMG Carl you're so wrong there's no such thing as a C stick, it's the Z stick! ...no wait, it was the Z trigger.<br /><br />Either way, the N64 controller is still weird and the CAD strip is still dumb.<br /><br />(Hah, my first funny captcha! "realife", which is what I should get back to now)Ambivaliciousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51296360786742321812010-05-03T22:43:42.257-07:002010-05-03T22:43:42.257-07:00Plasma: Well come on, he's clearly starting wi...Plasma: Well come on, he's clearly starting with the Konami Code in panel 2. and fine, i was just thinking of nintendo controllers, because that's what the konami code was first associated with (and what I know best). I know what a C stick is on the N64, that's what I was talking about. How exactly was I wrong?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50318094693010556802010-05-03T18:46:39.330-07:002010-05-03T18:46:39.330-07:00Crap. I go out of town for the weekend and my comm...Crap. I go out of town for the weekend and my comment gets featured.<br /><br />Cam@6:13 nails it. On further reflection, I realized that Randall learned everything he knows about field biologists from TV shows.*** With a narrator, "code phrases" aren't so unlikely.<br /><br />Maybe this would have worked better if it was "My hobby: getting a job on a documentary film crew and pretending to be a secret agent". Although with the whole faking stuff to be involved in television, it ends up similar to "My hobby: pretending to be an economist to get on TV to rant about backslashes." <br /><br />Actually, tons of xkcds "work" (i.e. suck) as "My hobby"<br /><br />My hobby: pretending the floor is lava with destructive consequences<br />My hobby: ridiculing my friends fascination with his new HDTV<br />Megan's hobby: ridiculing my facination with my new IPad<br />Crazy dude's hobby: stalking people who correct his grammar<br /><br />***I want to rant about Randall's sophomoric "science rocks" attitude, the elitist posturing about xkcd being for smart people, and how it appears that most of Randall's post-collegiate science education comes from the Discovery Channel. The Discovery Channel isn't bad, but watching it doesn't make you one of the scientific elite. I think I need to save the full rant on that for another day.Sepianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85931060443709973012010-05-03T16:18:20.467-07:002010-05-03T16:18:20.467-07:00Carl, ABACABB is the Blood Mode code for Mortal Ko...Carl, ABACABB is the Blood Mode code for Mortal Kombat. I'm... a little confused as to why you thought he misspelled "BA". With seven letters.<br /><br /><br />But I do like the way you just implied no controller had a C button until the N64! Good show!<br /><br /><br /><br />That, and the N64 didn't have a C button. It had C[direction] buttons, but no C button.Plasmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729823782513370643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29426008189813014082010-05-03T10:12:52.078-07:002010-05-03T10:12:52.078-07:00also there is no C in the konami code, come on, th...also there is no C in the konami code, come on, that button wasn't around till the N64Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18937774901876194882010-05-03T06:08:25.249-07:002010-05-03T06:08:25.249-07:00Actually, Plasma... I think you might have stumble...Actually, Plasma... I think you might have stumbled upon a halfway clever strategy for the XKCD fans to try around here. (Not that you seem to be on that side of the fence or that it matters, just saying.) (Oh shit, I put my period inside the parentheses! Or was it the other way that Randall liked, I forget now)<br /><br />Instead of the standard dumb accusations of jealousy and sour grapes and so on, XKCD fans should just start posting more links to examples of shitty popular comics like CAD, wherever they can be believably worked into the discussion. (this part is key, or else it'll just be more "DURR WELL WHY DO U LIEK DINO COMIX THEN LOL!" spam)<br /><br />Cause while I think XKCD can often suck, CAD always sucks so much more. Just looking at the horror of B^U again after so long avoiding it makes stick figures look like heaven. I'm probably going to feel a lot more lenient towards Randall this week just cause my heart's not in it as much right now.<br /><br />Unless he drops another 631 on us, of course.Ambivaliciousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39310275635883900222010-05-02T23:17:19.725-07:002010-05-02T23:17:19.725-07:00The CAD you posted is horribly executed. Ethan act...The CAD you posted is horribly executed. Ethan acting as a joke explainer, the shittiness of said joke and the fact that Konami Code is a super overused reference make this CAD very very bad. I don't read it on a regular basis, but I understand why this comic gets so much hate, if this is considered "a good CAD comic".Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9719276190372018712010-05-02T18:58:00.074-07:002010-05-02T18:58:00.074-07:00That CAD one is just horrible too.
There's so...That CAD one is just horrible too.<br /><br />There's so many other ways you could show someone trying to use a cheat or password like the Konami code in real life that would make far more sense (while still having the same dim potential for humor).<br /><br />For example: a mobile phone, or an ATM, or basically any "normal" computer program that isn't a game.<br /><br />Anything that involves some actual input instead of just SAYING the code, ugh.Ambivaliciousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44375733447220110452010-05-02T17:10:44.137-07:002010-05-02T17:10:44.137-07:00Plasma, I like to think that back when Randall had...Plasma, I like to think that back when Randall had some form of ethics for what material to use (wait... I might be wrong there) he probably would've looked down on references like that buuuuuut... yeah despite the fact that that joke is still pretty lame at least the context works.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60560583609426260792010-05-02T15:58:05.759-07:002010-05-02T15:58:05.759-07:00The worst thing about the bird-watching one is tha...The worst thing about the bird-watching one is that it absolutely doesn't flow as one panel. The biologist is in a normal mood when she says her first line, then annoyed when she says the second. If it's all in one panel, you're stuck imagining her original expression (faceless, it must be said) and she doesn't seem as annoyed as she needs to be for the comic to have any shot at being funny.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657761507799153787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64030117711150320432010-05-02T13:47:18.372-07:002010-05-02T13:47:18.372-07:00Hey. Newest CAD.
http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/2010...Hey. Newest CAD.<br />http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100430<br />Anyone else see it as a distinctly XKCD-esque joke? I mean, the whole "applying a nerd reference to a real-world situation"?<br />Only, unlike regular XKCD, it's actually properly executed (well, as well as you can for such a type of joke).<br /><br /><br />CAD is a better XKCD than XKCD!Plasmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729823782513370643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13567082203738049762010-05-01T19:21:59.284-07:002010-05-01T19:21:59.284-07:00Some things that make absolutely no sense are amaz...Some things that make absolutely no sense are amazing, though, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBbk3c3QCeA" rel="nofollow">like this Corn Pops ad</a>.<br /><br />However, it's incredibly difficult to make something nonsensical be awesome enough. It takes a LOT of work to make a video like that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16806540984458998782010-05-01T15:07:36.613-07:002010-05-01T15:07:36.613-07:00This film has been edited for length and content.
...<a href="http://imgur.com/IuJE0.png" title="The remaining 90 minutes of the movie will be a romantic comedy." rel="nofollow">This film has been edited for length and content.</a><br /><br />The woman's dialog in the second panel only serves to tell you what the (first) punchline will be; take it out.<br /><br />The fourth panel is an illustrated alt-text. Especially when you already have a double punchline, save one for the alt-text. (I suppose there is some irony in complaining that something called the alt-text only serves to summarize the contents of the image.)Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7027477320692130312010-05-01T14:23:42.868-07:002010-05-01T14:23:42.868-07:00That... that isn't what The IT Crowd is like A...That... that isn't what The IT Crowd is like AT ALL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6351362602441954152010-05-01T10:52:10.276-07:002010-05-01T10:52:10.276-07:00Meh, it could've worked. But it was executed p...Meh, it could've worked. But it was executed poorly.Ishmaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28484246484707514012010-05-01T06:35:10.503-07:002010-05-01T06:35:10.503-07:00Someone in a discussion about the TV show The IT C...Someone in a discussion about the TV show The IT Crowd <a href="http://entertainment.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1637668&cid=32054822" rel="nofollow">completely nails it</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20943643285592499182010-05-01T06:26:23.313-07:002010-05-01T06:26:23.313-07:00@Tomical
Thought the exact same thing.
Bam indeed....@Tomical<br />Thought the exact same thing.<br />Bam indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59521066836405112672010-05-01T05:38:37.613-07:002010-05-01T05:38:37.613-07:00No, 5:14,I'm quite sure he's doing the thi...No, 5:14,I'm quite sure he's doing the thing children do when they're pretending to talk into a radio as described by Alsworth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58357199026032120952010-05-01T05:14:01.818-07:002010-05-01T05:14:01.818-07:00@Anon at 11:48 - I think in this example, she is c...@Anon at 11:48 - I think in this example, she is communicating with someone via radio. Maybe he is using a radio on the same frequency? So the static is from her incoming transmission?<br /><br />Or he didn't think it through, but I'm trying here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64236740175278830172010-05-01T05:00:43.782-07:002010-05-01T05:00:43.782-07:00http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9990/editrr.jpghttp://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9990/editrr.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31005872555822936252010-05-01T02:17:20.372-07:002010-05-01T02:17:20.372-07:00@Tomical: That would have been awesome if the XKCD...@Tomical: That would have been awesome if the XKCD did that (though there would be STRONG claims of plagiarism). The problem was that it seemed to me that the XKCD version was basically a funky romantic comedy, not an epic prank.<br /><br />Unless that was your point, in which case, yeah; you have a point.jogiffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54419290359347239502010-04-30T23:50:48.154-07:002010-04-30T23:50:48.154-07:00That was more like Twilight joke than "zombie...That was more like Twilight joke than "zombie story turns into romance story" joke. But as long as we're discussing zombie-romance-related Tall Comics, was also a <a href="http://tallcomics.com/index.php?strip_id=52" rel="nofollow">comic</a> about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28399484600699016952010-04-30T18:30:40.991-07:002010-04-30T18:30:40.991-07:00Tall Comics
i think this is funnier than both the...<a href="http://tallcomics.com/index.php?strip_id=44" rel="nofollow">Tall Comics</a><br /><br />i think this is funnier than both the SMBC and the XKCD, particularly panel fourUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579891188375202441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49789935746761527482010-04-30T18:27:16.163-07:002010-04-30T18:27:16.163-07:00I think we're supposed to assume that she'...I think we're supposed to assume that she's cataloging the movements and habits of animals within an area. It seems more the sort of thing some sort of behavioral analyst would be doing rather than a biologist, but I don't really know what any of those people do.<br /><br />Animals taste good. That's all I need to know about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85055057343576560442010-04-30T18:13:34.160-07:002010-04-30T18:13:34.160-07:00Well anon 2:20 if sepia hadn't already told us...Well anon 2:20 if sepia hadn't already told us a number of things field biologists DO say, along with the fact that taking notes with a tape recorder is retarded since your voice will probably alert your study subjects to your presence we... where was I going with this?<br /><br />Oh yeah... highly unlikely that a field biologist would say any of the above things and if they did... who are they saying it to, what context? Unless they're an Animal Planet narrator or something there's no real reason to say things that are blindingly obvious to yourself when you're the only person viewing it.<br /><br />Of course I guess we're assuming these field biologists are the ones that go out in the bush with an assistant and possibly a porter (or the assistant is the porter) and are alone and not field biologist professors that are leading classes in the bush.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.com