tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3079957596147476774..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 660: Just Plain EvilCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42876664572813129992009-12-21T16:59:31.800-08:002009-12-21T16:59:31.800-08:00I think Randall doesn't try to intrest his rea...I think Randall doesn't try to intrest his readers with characters, but rather with his commentary on society, technology, etc. Having faceless stick people could be a metaphor for how generic the world's problems and strengths are.<br /><br />Also, a lot of his GOOD comics work purely for the fact that they are faceless. For example, in "I am not a ninja" the fact that you don't know what they're thinking until the end is partially whar makes it funny. Think about it. If they had faces, what will they be? Would the woman be angry? That would just make it less funny. Would the man have that stupid cartoon embarassed grin on his face? That would just look stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-17159396315864425952009-11-27T15:58:36.503-08:002009-11-27T15:58:36.503-08:00Because Carl is terrible and fat and lazy and is n...Because Carl is terrible and fat and lazy and is never talking about the current comic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7368069452393818962009-11-26T16:57:18.532-08:002009-11-26T16:57:18.532-08:00why are all these comments talking about the wrong...why are all these comments talking about the wrong comic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-803805897943861512009-11-23T16:18:26.623-08:002009-11-23T16:18:26.623-08:00One response to this entire editing process.
It...One response to this entire editing process.<br />It's school election, children aren't going to be using perfect grammar, the dialogue fits teh characters. Also, the administration of my old middle school always told us not to promise that we'd fix problems, so that people wouldn't get mad at us if we didn't.Endlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66502926223333067192009-11-16T03:19:50.338-08:002009-11-16T03:19:50.338-08:00The_P:
--"On a completely different note: Mat...The_P:<br />--"On a completely different note: Math_Mage, your attention to detail, and anguish over such a small semantic distinction (especially when posting on a blog's comment page), is a possible sign of autism. You should get that checked out."<br /><br />I tend to check my writing more carefully when I'm writing in places where it's likely to get criticized (which means here and the local "Intelligent design is totally a scientific theory" Facebook group). Between the comment on "Nathan Poe" here and Ar_Pharazon's correction of my spelling of "disputandem" on the 661 thread, I think I am justified in doing this.<br /><br />Of course, this does not preclude the possibility that I have autism. Never checked, and not sure I care enough to, since it hasn't caused me serious trouble irl up to this point.<br /><br />Anonymous:<br />--"Yet the last panel indicates that Randall sides with the socially-inept physics student, standing by his socially horrifying decision to mock someone for using a word with multiple meanings."<br /><br />It does? I read the words "very wrong". By my simpleminded analysis, that means Randall thinks this is a bad idea.Math_Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642323916552846153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21942225986818052702009-11-14T13:17:19.616-08:002009-11-14T13:17:19.616-08:00Kaderie, if you feel like continuing this, email m...Kaderie, if you feel like continuing this, email me. arkhaio [at] gmail [dot] com. No one is reading this thread anymore.<br /><br />Anon, most of your comment doesn't make sense, but I'll respond to two things. Most people here aren't trying to WIN. This is just another form of self-expression. There are no winners. Also, I don't care much about the floating heads either.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58595983385246600712009-11-13T18:39:05.038-08:002009-11-13T18:39:05.038-08:00Anon 4:39: this is youAnon 4:39: <a href="http://www.21stcenturyabe.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lincoln_awesome.jpg" rel="nofollow">this is you</a>Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658641232170030818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66401669614504899532009-11-13T16:39:06.747-08:002009-11-13T16:39:06.747-08:00Why the fuck is "mysogany" misspelled in...Why the fuck is "mysogany" misspelled in microsoft word have to contribute to your childish rant?<br /><br />I think kaderie hits the point, and i'm actually an XKCD hater. I'm really tired about how yall just do that generic assault comment and think that youre all tired of these fucking posts. It's because they mean something to themselves! Fuck you al contradictory people! I was like skimming and then found this website. "Cool. Maybe they express some opinions that I- OH FUCK NO. I DON'T GIVE A SHIT IF THE HEAD IS ATTATCHED OR NOT. FUCKING INCREDIBLE." I know Carl is really lazy and doesn't spend that much time on it, but seriously. Pull it together.<br /><br />I really don't give a shit if you go like "ooh he's stupid. What an idiot. Yeah, i quoted from your comment and destroyed your case afterwards. Yeah."<br /><br />I really don't want to give a fuck. You can feel better in your own little world of thick membraned skulls that you 'won', but in reality, many people think that you people are fucking contradictory douchebags. Like me. I would not care if you made my post look like complete crap. Go ahead. Waste 30 minutes of your life. Insult me with things like "he's a crybaby" and show links to a crying baby and say that's me. That's how fucking childish you are.<br /><br />Go ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26199852201319593022009-11-13T13:14:45.409-08:002009-11-13T13:14:45.409-08:00@Mal Sorry for the confusion. The paragraph preced...@Mal Sorry for the confusion. The paragraph preceding the one you responded to points out that in non-physics situations, a moment is defined as "a few minutes" rather than "one frozen frame in time".<br /><br />Using that definition, Person #1 is incorrect in the assumption that Person #2 is positing that the emotion was experienced instantaneously. Person #1 then extrapolates from that misunderstanding in the classic "Duh, the world would end if that were true" scenario. Extrapolating like that makes sense if you're in a physics setting (like a classroom) and someone doesn't understand how to use physics terms. However, it is a huge mistake to do this in normal human interactions.<br /><br />That realization is probably the intended "joke". Yet the last panel indicates that Randall sides with the socially-inept physics student, standing by his socially horrifying decision to mock someone for using a word with multiple meanings. Even if the comic was brilliantly executed, I find that stance to be unpalatable elitism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36235247314357435992009-11-13T01:05:50.468-08:002009-11-13T01:05:50.468-08:00If you'll excuse me, I'll be back in the k...If you'll excuse me, I'll be back in the kitchen.Kaderienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74654749694308597832009-11-13T00:58:54.755-08:002009-11-13T00:58:54.755-08:00Hey generic-insult-here
I'm not even going to...Hey generic-insult-here<br /><br />I'm not even going to touch the dishonest crack. But yes, I have actually trained myself to be darkly amused about shit like this. If I didn't laugh about it, I'd just sob, I think.<br /><br />You do realize that when people talk about "1 in 4 X does Y" it does not mean the rate is <i>precisely</i> 25%, right? <br /><br />"U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (1999) estimated that 91% of rape victims are female and 9% are male"<br /><br />An example quickly taken from wikipedia. But of course, typing into google is way too much effort when you can just assert shit, which is not dishonest at all *rolls eyes* <br /><br />Yes, I don't care about men getting raped - this is why I object, over and over again, to using their experiences as taunt-fodder. Wait, what?<br /><br />You actually believe people don't throw rape taunts at women? Lolsob. <br /><br />Welcome to the internet.<br /><br />Strong Trigger warning...<br /><br /><a href="http://shakesville.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/rape-is-hilarious/" rel="nofollow">This</a> is a female feminist who objects to a rape joke. One of her arguments is that she herself was raped and it's so-very-unfunny to use that act as comedy-fodder. Here are some choice comments:<br /><br />"I guess the guy who raped you somehow left his dick behind, because you have a major pole up your ass. Pull it out and lighten up."<br /><br />"You’re a liar. You made up that story to further your feminist agenda. But if, by chance, you aren’t lying then at least there was a time in your pathetic life when you fulfilled the only purpose!"<br /><br />"YOU’RE PROBABLY TOO UGLY TO GET RAPED!"<br /><br />etc.<br /><br />If you spend any prolonged time at all in the feminist blogosphere you see comments like these all. The. Time. I think we're just coming from vastly different experiences on this one.<br /><br />To get back to what we were originally arguing about: Are rape taunts of any kind mysoginist? And my answer is still yes. I asked you a question you never answered: Why is it supposedly humiliating for men to get raped, but not for women? I'm gonna answer for you: It's because the male victim is put in the position of being the woman. It comes from the same place that gives us such smack-talk like "You X like a girl!" and makes losing to a girl the worst thing evar.<br /><br />And, as a side not, to the commenter who thinks I'm being inconsistent by attributing this to mysoginy instead of "homofobia" - the two are not mutually exclusive. They are, in fact, interconnected, reinforcing each other. Calling gays "effeminate" (ZOMG, you're like WOMEN! The horror!) is, after all, one of the favorite insults of homophobes.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Yes, rape is about power. That is what I said. You still haven't answered what it's rooted in if not hatred.<br /><br />Now this part just made me go WHUT? I lie about being a feminist because...it's going to make my position stronger? Because feminists are ever-so-popular? HUH? Yeah...WTF doesn't even cover it.<br /><br />I used rape to discredit you in a malicious and dishonest way. U-huh. Dude, I'm just rephrasing the things you say and ask questions - because your position is so fucking inconsistent and, when it's not, it's pretty horrific, which is why I continue asking wether you actually mean it that way.<br /><br />The "Rape as a compliment" was out of line, I'm sorry. You had no context to know what I meant with that. (For reference: <a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2006/12/rape-is-not-compliment.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>)<br /><br />***<br /><br />That was not about "the" discussion, it was an observation that I found disturbing. Congratz on deflecting.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Aaaand you're clinging to your assumptions. My language was ambigious and I already apologized for that - but that does not mean your reading was correct. My position is not inconsistent and I did not change it after my first post.<br /><br />The P<br /><br />Did I specify you when I said people called autodidact misandrist? Cirtur helpfully explained that "White Knight", to him, meant "Male misandrist" and then proceeded to call autodidact one. <i>Please try to address factual claims rather than making false inferences and attacking them to make yourself look better.</i>Kaderienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76735435777977856952009-11-12T21:35:39.320-08:002009-11-12T21:35:39.320-08:00Kaderie, I never accused T_A of being a misandrist...Kaderie, I never accused T_A of being a misandrist - I explained what misandry as a simple point of information that seemed a proper accompaniment to my argument. Please try to address factual claims rather than making false inferences and attacking them to make yourself look better.<br /><br />A quick aside about rape - 90% of REPORTED cases of rape are female. This 90% also includes cases where the woman revoked consent AFTER the act occurred - or, in other words, she had consensual sex and then reported it as rape later (this is rare, but completely legal). Many studies also suggest that cases of male-male, female-male, and female-female rape are so under-reported that <i>less than 10%</i> of these cases are brought to light every year. NOTE: I am not trying to make light of the seriousness of men raping women. I am trying to point out that anyone who constantly parrots how serious rape is as a way to paint OTHERS as misogynists is uninformed and dishonest in their actions.<br /><br />On a completely different note: Math_Mage, your attention to detail, and anguish over such a small semantic distinction (especially when posting on a blog's comment page), is a possible sign of autism. You should get that checked out.David Poorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173847419796847573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42893680914525553582009-11-12T21:13:59.096-08:002009-11-12T21:13:59.096-08:00--"Math Mage, The phrase "Poe's Law&...--"Math Mage, The phrase "Poe's Law" would be a much better choice than "Nathan Poe." It is, after, the law, not the man, who is applicable to the situation."<br /><br />But it is not Poe's Law that applies, in a strict sense, so it still isn't right. Believe me, I was going back and forth over that one.Math_Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642323916552846153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26056442954325688502009-11-12T19:02:35.123-08:002009-11-12T19:02:35.123-08:00Um, I meant before that?Um, I meant before that?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41326849840503603012009-11-12T18:56:41.770-08:002009-11-12T18:56:41.770-08:00Sorry Jay, but uh, you kinda did. In your last po...Sorry Jay, but uh, you kinda did. In your last post, even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89708697783188440102009-11-12T18:53:57.194-08:002009-11-12T18:53:57.194-08:00Um, dude, I have never said poisonous fuck before....Um, dude, I have never said poisonous fuck before. I am like 99% certain of this. Can you think of any examples?<br /><br />Thanks for the rest of what you said, though.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51186029004258459052009-11-12T18:13:41.005-08:002009-11-12T18:13:41.005-08:00Jay, come up with an insult besides "poisonou...Jay, come up with an insult besides "poisonous fuck;" it's getting repetitive.<br /><br />At least use synonyms, man. I usually enjoy reading what you type but that line is just getting old. It's certainly apt, but I'm certain you can at the very least come up with a few synonyms for it.Lancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19322705190492257472009-11-12T18:05:10.925-08:002009-11-12T18:05:10.925-08:00Regardless of the weak setup, the last panel compl...<i>Regardless of the weak setup, the last panel completely kills the comic. Panels 1-3 set up the physicist as the butt of the joke, while Panel 4 doubles back and claims he was right for mocking the "incorrect" usage of the word. Person #2 seems to be claiming that Person #1's posit of "feeling the emotion instantly" goes against the rules of physics: "If your crazy thoughts were correct, the rules of space and time would be violated, causing the total destruction of life as we know it!" I don't find that sort of elitism funny/insightful/true, and could do without it.</i><br /><br />Uh, actually, he was just extrapolating from physics. If you could have shit like quantum nonlocality, or instantaneous transfer of meaningful information, you WOULD be able to do a ton of crazy shit with reference frames. If you let causality get buttfucked re: instantaneous communication, <i>it gets buttfucked.</i>John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21824582987519369822009-11-12T17:46:06.652-08:002009-11-12T17:46:06.652-08:00I do enjoy reading these reviews, but this one mis...I do enjoy reading these reviews, but this one missed the mark. First, we get that XKCD has a lazy art style. This is not news, and does not impede the enjoyment of the comic for anyone who enjoyed it in the past. Don't focus on that aspect unless it's absolutely necessary.<br /><br />Onto the joke. I'm pretty sure this comic was Randall's way of saying, "Hey, did you guys know that in physics a 'moment' means a single frame in time, but to normal people a 'moment' means a couple minutes? Hilarious, right?". Technically, it counts as a joke - one word with two meanings causing confusion. However, unless the reader is hypersensitive to the word "moment" (I am, apparently), the joke is lost. The key word is thrown out there with the rest of the dialog, making the setup vague and the payoff undeserved. Randall could have saved this comic by showcasing the word "moment". Randall really needs an editor.<br /><br />Regardless of the weak setup, the last panel completely kills the comic. Panels 1-3 set up the physicist as the butt of the joke, while Panel 4 doubles back and claims he was right for mocking the "incorrect" usage of the word. Person #2 seems to be claiming that Person #1's posit of "feeling the emotion instantly" goes against the rules of physics: "If your crazy thoughts were correct, the rules of space and time would be violated, causing the total destruction of life as we know it!" I don't find that sort of elitism funny/insightful/true, and could do without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2896687731714100892009-11-12T15:38:24.997-08:002009-11-12T15:38:24.997-08:00Math Mage, The phrase "Poe's Law" wo...Math Mage, The phrase "Poe's Law" would be a much better choice than "Nathan Poe." It is, after, the law, not the man, who is applicable to the situation.Conniptionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4604438244894596832009-11-12T15:18:24.290-08:002009-11-12T15:18:24.290-08:00--"This outrageous display of gender-bias sho...--"This outrageous display of gender-bias shouldn't be encouraged and therefore XKCD is deserving of any mockery it gets in order to diminish its iconic standing in 'nerd culture'."<br /><br />Gee, Nathan Poe is truly too broadly applicable. But I'm going to assume you're a Poe, given the context.Math_Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642323916552846153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7878076448379400852009-11-12T15:04:42.598-08:002009-11-12T15:04:42.598-08:00You know, if Kaderie were to say that using male-o...You know, if Kaderie were to say that using male-on-male rape as a form of taunt is a sign of potential homofobia, it would be extremely obnoxious and silly, but at least *coherent*. But since when is raping a MALE person an act of misogyny? Not only that's obnoxious, but it doesn't even make sense.<br /><br />So, yeah, lol, Jay, you hate gay people, lol u fagFernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7645126177076455362009-11-12T14:57:58.724-08:002009-11-12T14:57:58.724-08:00kaderie is just one of those people who are idiots...kaderie is just one of those people who are idiots.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59655807389468924362009-11-12T14:44:02.320-08:002009-11-12T14:44:02.320-08:00Kaderie is hilariously inept at just about every a...Kaderie is hilariously inept at just about every aspect of debate, logic, and thinking in general. Are you also one of those people who insist it's "classist" to market lower quality, cheaper foods to the working class?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65526559464909436002009-11-12T14:40:38.911-08:002009-11-12T14:40:38.911-08:00You've gotta love that in the last week we'...You've gotta love that in the last week we've had pretty mediocre xkcd comments to discuss, instead we get these awesome debates going on :DCamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.com