tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post2953687328906920074..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 811: Magic MirrorsCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50649901489556172192010-11-02T20:35:18.680-07:002010-11-02T20:35:18.680-07:00apparentlyapparentlyrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46469909093892293212010-11-02T20:34:41.417-07:002010-11-02T20:34:41.417-07:00People had trouble figuring out that was a mirror?...People had trouble figuring out that was a mirror?PureQuestionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03009643626816678308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-27764383764291279212010-11-02T01:13:30.830-07:002010-11-02T01:13:30.830-07:00people are given jobs based on standardized test s...people are given jobs based on standardized test scores?<br /><br />HOLY SHIT i can stop schoolings nao. anon who argued with rob, you are a dumbass. and a hypocrite. and probably fat and lonely.<br /><br />ray's fix for the comic was awesome. unfortunately it couldn't fix the travesty that was 811.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50652047528625947142010-11-01T20:48:26.590-07:002010-11-01T20:48:26.590-07:00what's asperbger?what's asperbger?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50059631974295955092010-11-01T20:45:15.850-07:002010-11-01T20:45:15.850-07:00Wow... some people should get tested for Asperbger...Wow... some people should get tested for Asperbger.... seriously.<br /><br />It's just a really sweet comic with the guy not wanting to kill the Photons and instead sending them back<br /><br />*puts comic on wall*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36720281943772538242010-10-31T02:43:16.587-07:002010-10-31T02:43:16.587-07:00"Dear other Anonymous; having credentials doe..."Dear other Anonymous; having credentials does not make you correct. Or smarter. Honestly, you'd think that people who are high up in their class would realize this; some people know more about certain topics than you! Some people have different intelligences in different areas than you. In fact, if you're going to argue about intelligence philosophies at all this should be high up in your mind because most of them do not emphasize academic credentials as a display of intelligence. Like, at all."<br /><br />it reminds me of this Mark Twain quote which goes something like "I will never let my schooling interfere with my education."<br /><br />I've often found that many of the top-of-the-class people tend to be the ones with the least common sense and the least actual understanding of how the world works. it's not a universal rule--as I mentioned, I've always been effortlessly brilliant at everything I attempt to do--but it's pretty reliable. people who think their grades are the most important things in their lives are not, by and large, very good at living.<br /><br />it's not that being good at school is bad. it's just that thinking being good at school is important is bad.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40360720080231478582010-10-30T22:40:35.905-07:002010-10-30T22:40:35.905-07:00As another Anonymous user who, while admittedly yo...As another Anonymous user who, while admittedly younger, has gotten a 36 on the ACT and a near-perfect on the SAT (which... okay, yeah, disappointing) I am going to agree with... Rob!<br /><br />Now, I clearly have some degree of the intelligence you value here. So, with that, I have the choice of being a psuedo-intellectual (because seriously, the "definitions of intelligence," let's drag in the exceptionally non-scientific philosophy of psychology in here because that's impressive and not useless at all) or being someone who has a sense of humor.<br /><br />Dear other Anonymous; having credentials does not make you correct. Or smarter. Honestly, you'd think that people who are high up in their class would realize this; some people know more about certain topics than you! Some people have different intelligences in different areas than you. In fact, if you're going to argue about intelligence philosophies at all this should be high up in your mind because most of them do not emphasize academic credentials as a display of intelligence. Like, at all.<br /><br />You are pretty smart at being a pretentious dick who whips out his academic accomplishments as defense, though, as well as someone who says "You are bad for attacking other people on the internet" while attacking someone while posting anonymously on the internet.<br /><br />You did exactly what you were fighting Rob for doing. How did you not... how did you not realize that<br /><br />What you do remind me of is the honors student who decides that in order to prove his worth, he must fight anyone possible in an intellectual debate.<br /><br />It is an excellent way to remain a virgin your whole life. So enjoy that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75857280518838633542010-10-30T12:58:30.956-07:002010-10-30T12:58:30.956-07:00the best kind of person to troll is the kind that ...the best kind of person to troll is the kind that lacks the good sense to just shut up and ignore trolling attempts even <em>after</em> the troll admits that he is just annoying them for fun<br /><br />"hey i am trolling you for kicks"<br />"no you are not trolling me i am not bothered"<br />"if you really were not bothered you would stop responding"<br />"but i really am not bothered <em>and i am still responding which means you are wrong and definitely does not confirm your previous statement</em>"<br /><br />at some point you will realize that shutting up is actually the only valid (and correct) optionUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84825128395105914742010-10-30T12:16:14.581-07:002010-10-30T12:16:14.581-07:00"I can only imagine that said real person, af..."I can only imagine that said real person, after reading a few of the comics, got a shovel, went out and dug himself a grave, put in a coffin with special rollers, and has spent all of his free time since then rolling over in it."<br /><br />At the risk of defending xkcd, that sounds a lot like something beret guy would do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-57040056479484842052010-10-30T07:13:59.630-07:002010-10-30T07:13:59.630-07:00Wow, that anon is *really* bothered about being ca...Wow, that anon is *really* bothered about being called a dumbass. Last time I saw someone defending their intelligence so feverishly with lame statistics, I think I was in high school and someone was shouting about their PSAT score.LostInSpacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41539448038167890282010-10-30T06:58:31.347-07:002010-10-30T06:58:31.347-07:00"I wouldn't say I took the bait as I didn..."I wouldn't say I took the bait as I didn't get angry even though that is your intent. I'm also really, really unsure what system of intelligence you are using here. Gardner's, Sternberg's? Maybe Binet's?"<br /><br />hahaha. "look mam! i memorised the names of fifty eight philosophers so that makes me one too! I'm a genius!"R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77476711855210015102010-10-30T02:23:13.303-07:002010-10-30T02:23:13.303-07:00The funny part was when he posted as "anonymo...The funny part was when he posted as "anonymous" about how Rob hides behind the internet.Andrew R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59402606106246809022010-10-29T20:46:36.669-07:002010-10-29T20:46:36.669-07:00"Hmmmm I suppose that's true. See though,..."Hmmmm I suppose that's true. See though, I normally don't spout my GPA whenever I feel threatened, nor did I really do it here."<br /><br />except for the part where you did. it's okay to cry, you know.<br /><br />"You're a douchebag hiding behind the internet. You're not even a particularly intelligent douchebag, considering that your fallbacks are "get over yourself," "you have no sense of humor," and "you're a dumbass.""<br /><br />okay! actually I didn't tell you to get over yourself, I merely implied that you eventually would. which was not entirely accurate: while many people do, many also never get over themselves, and continue to live their lives as you no doubt will, deriving importance and self-worth from arbitrary numbers fed to them by the academic-industrial complex.<br /><br />"I'm not upset by you, not on a personal level at least, though the existence of such a sheer mass of belligerent idiocy is an affront to my senses, nor, as I stated, do I feel at all threatened by you."<br /><br />you know, it's not very convincing to say you aren't upset by someone and then say that "the existence of such a sheer mass of belligerent idiocy is an affront to [your] senses." just saying.<br /><br />"Ah, see I had thought you were using something reasonable for this whole, whatever you want to call this."<br /><br />right, that's because you're a dumbass. you are the type of person who thinks that when someone calls someone else an idiot on the internet, they are being serious and making an actual statement that they can defend with--I'd say Debate Class Infallibility but you didn't even know what an appeal to popularity was, so let's go with Logical Rigor.<br /><br />"Well, out here in the real world where intelligence is measured by the ability to reason and solve problems, I'll consider myself intelligent."<br /><br />it's funny, but the people who "consider themselves intelligent" tend to be the biggest dumbasses out there. the wisest man is the man who knows he knows nothing, etc etc. but yeah, keep deriving validation from those standardized tests!<br /><br />"Considering standardized tests are what will actually get me a job and a degree, I would venture a guess that those determinations of intelligence hold quite a bit more weight than yours. "<br /><br />hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha<br /><br />"Again, you seem unable to grasp that anyone could be as calm, cool, and collected as you make yourself out to be."<br /><br />no, I'm quite aware of that. the problem is nobody ever /is/ as calm, cool, and collected as I make myself out to be, and it's super depressing.<br /><br />"Considering you went so far as to list Pretentiousness under your likes, and that you call anyone who disagrees with you a dumbass, I say you're on the high-horse."<br /><br />oh dear. first: you should probably not try to dig into someone's blogger profile as fodder for arguing, especially if you're just going to say "you listed X as an interest in your list of interests, so that means you suck."<br /><br />second: you should probably spend some time learning about irony and all of its varied uses. it would help you out a great deal in communicating.<br /><br />third: I don't call anyone who disagrees with me a dumbass. I call people who disagree with me <i>in a stupid fashion</i> a dumbass. plenty of people are intelligent about it. you are not one of them.<br /><br />"I don't care if you smear my intelligence because you really don't know me. "<br /><br />and yet here you are defending yourself.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31876911034745041162010-10-29T20:30:54.146-07:002010-10-29T20:30:54.146-07:00Ah, see I had thought you were using something rea...Ah, see I had thought you were using something reasonable for this whole, whatever you want to call this. Well, out here in the real world where intelligence is measured by the ability to reason and solve problems, I'll consider myself intelligent. Considering standardized tests are what will actually get me a job and a degree, I would venture a guess that those determinations of intelligence hold quite a bit more weight than yours. <br /><br />Again, you seem unable to grasp that anyone could be as calm, cool, and collected as you make yourself out to be. Considering you went so far as to list Pretentiousness under your likes, and that you call anyone who disagrees with you a dumbass, I say you're on the high-horse. I don't care if you smear my intelligence because you really don't know me. <br /><br />Alas, I am ducking out of here because I do have other things to do, see you next blog post, honey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77071032324239499032010-10-29T20:30:02.002-07:002010-10-29T20:30:02.002-07:00Hmmmm I suppose that's true. See though, I nor...Hmmmm I suppose that's true. See though, I normally don't spout my GPA whenever I feel threatened, nor did I really do it here. I don't feel threatened by you. You're a douchebag hiding behind the internet. You're not even a particularly intelligent douchebag, considering that your fallbacks are "get over yourself," "you have no sense of humor," and "you're a dumbass."<br /><br />I'm not upset by you, not on a personal level at least, though the existence of such a sheer mass of belligerent idiocy is an affront to my senses, nor, as I stated, do I feel at all threatened by you. Been a pleasure plumbing the depths of your moronic nature but I'm afraid I have more entertaining ways to waste my time, and I'd much rather get to those. First on the list, watching paint dry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47456721939533998042010-10-29T20:16:41.019-07:002010-10-29T20:16:41.019-07:00"For as long as you keep telling yourself you..."For as long as you keep telling yourself you're a real writer."<br /><br />i've never told myself that. but yeah, good effort! I guess I should<br /><br />"I wouldn't say I took the bait as I didn't get angry even though that is your intent. I'm also really, really unsure what system of intelligence you are using here. Gardner's, Sternberg's? Maybe Binet's?"<br /><br />i'm using Rob's system, which clearly states: "if you are dumb enough to take the base, you are a colossal idiot." nice pretentious pseudo-intellectualism though! you should definitely try that more often. "which standardized intelligence test are you using to call me stupid? OH YOU CAN'T THINK OF ONE ARGUMENT INVALID I WIN!!!"<br /><br />it will definitely convince people that you're super intelligent and well-learned, and not that you're an insecure kid with an intro to psych textbook who finds it incredibly irksome that someone would dare besmirch his nonexistent intelligence.<br /><br />"I'd say that you took all those insufferable douchebags with you when you left. Or just the one. Hm..."<br /><br />no, you're clearly one of them. have fun pretending you go to a good university though!<br /><br />"Also, simply as a point. I'm not the one belittling random people on the internet for my own amusement. I don't think I'm the one who needs to get over himself, but hey, I could be wrong."<br /><br />and I'm not the one who thinks listing resume credentials indicates that he is a super-smart genius person. but you shouldn't worry--most people eventually get over themselves, and eventually you'll learn to interact in real human situations without screaming your GPA at the top of your lungs any time you feel threatened.<br /><br />it'll take some time, though, and you seem to have it bad.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81380826120135967702010-10-29T20:13:03.664-07:002010-10-29T20:13:03.664-07:00You're attacking people because they disagree ...You're attacking people because they disagree with you? ORWELLIAN! :DTricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410921030408923338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45091772752774413752010-10-29T20:09:49.471-07:002010-10-29T20:09:49.471-07:00I'd say that you took all those insufferable d...I'd say that you took all those insufferable douchebags with you when you left. Or just the one. Hm...<br /><br />Also, simply as a point. I'm not the one belittling random people on the internet for my own amusement. I don't think I'm the one who needs to get over himself, but hey, I could be wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53117337778572037812010-10-29T20:09:02.964-07:002010-10-29T20:09:02.964-07:00"keep telling yourself that."
For as lon..."keep telling yourself that."<br />For as long as you keep telling yourself you're a real writer.<br /><br />"yes, yes, you're just dumb enough to take the bait. I figured I'd just let it stand as it is, an eternal and unvarnished testament to your stupidity."<br />I wouldn't say I took the bait as I didn't get angry even though that is your intent. I'm also really, really unsure what system of intelligence you are using here. Gardner's, Sternberg's? Maybe Binet's?<br /><br />Hmm, none of these seem to list a person's subjective humor as an appropriate gauge of their ability to reason. Guess they're all wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78037400137012611032010-10-29T20:07:14.510-07:002010-10-29T20:07:14.510-07:00actually I got the hell out of Boston because it&#...actually I got the hell out of Boston because it's filled with insufferable douchebags. as with all things that I do, I was effortlessly brilliant at everything I did.<br /><br />being in the top 5% at northeastern isn't saying much. class of 13, though! that's pretty cute. you'll get over yourself eventually. until you do, you're a dumbass.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64407395383074974252010-10-29T20:02:59.224-07:002010-10-29T20:02:59.224-07:00What's wrong? Transferred out because the cour...What's wrong? Transferred out because the coursework was too much for you? Also, just so you know, I was in the top 5% of the entering class of 2013 and I'm on the Dean's list. Just to show you how completely stupid I am. I guess that must be why I find XKCD funny. Huh. Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29906376547865743422010-10-29T19:56:41.760-07:002010-10-29T19:56:41.760-07:00"I uh, I don't like a lot of XKCD comics,..."I uh, I don't like a lot of XKCD comics, actually."<br /><br />keep telling yourself that.<br /><br />"You also seemed to ignore that whole first bit, you know, where I said I'm NOT angry at you trying to bait me?"<br /><br />yes, yes, you're just dumb enough to take the bait. I figured I'd just let it stand as it is, an eternal and unvarnished testament to your stupidity.<br /><br />"Humor =/= intelligence, just as an aside. "<br /><br />but lack of humor == being a dumbass.<br /><br />"Well, currently you say... So you did at some point? Also, you might want to update your blog location, since it still lists you as living in Boston."<br /><br />for a while, yeah. I've never worried that people wouldn't (or would, for that matter) be able to stalk me from the internet so I am bad about updating. but I guess I can make it slightly more accurate.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9114855868951407072010-10-29T19:48:28.338-07:002010-10-29T19:48:28.338-07:00Well, currently you say... So you did at some poin...Well, currently you say... So you did at some point? Also, you might want to update your blog location, since it still lists you as living in Boston.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81286282512621069372010-10-29T19:46:45.224-07:002010-10-29T19:46:45.224-07:00I uh, I don't like a lot of XKCD comics, actua...I uh, I don't like a lot of XKCD comics, actually. You also seemed to ignore that whole first bit, you know, where I said I'm NOT angry at you trying to bait me? <br /><br />Humor =/= intelligence, just as an aside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90177597446178135062010-10-29T19:46:29.746-07:002010-10-29T19:46:29.746-07:00well, in the sense that I am very fat, yes, I am h...well, in the sense that I am very fat, yes, I am husky.<br /><br />but no, I do not currently attend Northeastern. I'm on the wrong end of the country for that sort of thing.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.com