tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3119938270439052925..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 597: Internet FailCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81626757928397778632009-06-23T23:12:54.364-07:002009-06-23T23:12:54.364-07:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqifx0wwHL8
3:06http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqifx0wwHL8<br /><br />3:06dolionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1642621966397137902009-06-19T00:00:40.104-07:002009-06-19T00:00:40.104-07:00Like this? http://xkcd.com/446/
Sort of.Like this? http://xkcd.com/446/<br /><br />Sort of.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16185851822648391172009-06-18T23:19:42.436-07:002009-06-18T23:19:42.436-07:00holy shit why does every fucking xkcd inspire a re...holy shit why does every fucking xkcd inspire a retarded wiki edit war<br /><br />maybe randall could make a comic about THAT shitJohn Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76306067143142602009-06-18T22:41:29.885-07:002009-06-18T22:41:29.885-07:00I was vaguely aware of what the Erdos number was r...I was vaguely aware of what the Erdos number was referring to, but for the reason Malethoth K mentions I didn't get it. <br /><br />Wikipedia has <br />"It is jokingly said that Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron has an Erdős number of 1 because they both autographed the same baseball when Emory University awarded them honorary degrees on the same day."<br /><br />So I have to know the reference AND have to know some trite wikipedia trivia?<br /><br />Seriously, get an editorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65108592843155339072009-06-18T22:34:55.982-07:002009-06-18T22:34:55.982-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Erd...http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Erd%C5%91s&action=history<br /><br />sighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28738293591850346062009-06-18T22:04:01.218-07:002009-06-18T22:04:01.218-07:00In which case it wouldn't really count for the...In which case it wouldn't really count for the Erdos number at all, would it? I mean, the Erdos number is based on collaborative publications that link you to Erdos, not random scribblings that he signed.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-38732083613330492762009-06-18T22:00:53.357-07:002009-06-18T22:00:53.357-07:00I liked 599 too. what is wrong with me
Pros: Art....I liked 599 too. what is wrong with me<br /><br />Pros: Art. Actual, not informed, wackiness. He didn't copy-paste the running frame. <br /><br />I interpreted the non-math as the Randall avatar just making a bunch of crap up because, you know, it's the apocalypse and nobody's going to seriously peer-review shit.Ramseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52671188679076098322009-06-18T22:00:22.054-07:002009-06-18T22:00:22.054-07:00It's the sort of math thing that you'd nev...It's the sort of math thing that you'd never really learn just taking courses in high school or even pre-reqs for something in college, the way you might learn some of the other stuff. You pretty much have to be a math major, and a math major who spends a lot of time shooting the breeze with faculty.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8184018189347668462009-06-18T21:58:10.353-07:002009-06-18T21:58:10.353-07:00I didn't think the idea of an Erdos number was...I didn't think the idea of an Erdos number was all that obscure among math people. As in, xkcd's target audience.<br /><br />I guess it's less well-known than I thought?Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1954031518041101682009-06-18T21:49:57.068-07:002009-06-18T21:49:57.068-07:00Damn I just tried to comment about it, but I guess...Damn I just tried to comment about it, but I guess I got too late. It is the same joke indeed.<br /><br />Also, the detached heads offense here is FAR beyond acceptable. In the second to last panel, it seems like the head will just roll, and Erdos is getting some brainz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56108007132135586622009-06-18T21:33:52.795-07:002009-06-18T21:33:52.795-07:00Also, 599 is the same joke as 567 and 102, re: Ner...Also, 599 is the same joke as <a href="http://xkcd.com/567/" rel="nofollow">567</a> and <a href="http://xkcd.com/102/" rel="nofollow">102</a>, re: Nerds take advantage of something really incredible and significant to do something idiosyncratic and nerdy and haha! At least this one switched up the formula a bit by using the apocalypse instead of time travel, although it would've been reformulated <i>really easily</i> into a joke about mathematicians travelling back in time to work with Erdos instead of stopping the Spanish Inquisition.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73740951701726462032009-06-18T21:29:44.465-07:002009-06-18T21:29:44.465-07:00Also, HEY, 597 fans, how do you think it compares ...Also, HEY, 597 fans, how do you think it compares to <a href="http://xkcd.com/77/" rel="nofollow">77</a>?John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79093201098569626152009-06-18T21:23:38.909-07:002009-06-18T21:23:38.909-07:00599 - This is really obscure. There's a sort o...599 - This is really obscure. There's a sort of math thing called the "Erdos number," which refers to how many degrees of separation you are from a really prolific mathematician, Paul Erdos. The guys are reducing their Erdos numbers.<br /><br />Alt-text confirms by linking it to the more common Kevin Bacon game.<br /><br />CONS: Too many panels for a non-joke that's just an incredibly obscure reference. That beret guy returns. The math in the fifth panel is completely irrelevant. It used to be that Randall prided himself on including correct math, right? Like, 54 is an actual physics equation and graph. 599 is just random math-y symbols.<br /><br />PROS: That first panel is pretty cool.<br /><br />PROS:John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54658285227700875002009-06-18T21:22:21.321-07:002009-06-18T21:22:21.321-07:00Emphasis on SMALL.Emphasis on SMALL.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052511078880647148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59129666881027370072009-06-18T21:16:50.359-07:002009-06-18T21:16:50.359-07:00The Apacolypse one was surprisingly decent to the ...The Apacolypse one was surprisingly decent to the small group familiar with the Bacon-Erdos number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21923541856969910632009-06-18T19:02:03.251-07:002009-06-18T19:02:03.251-07:00@ Dave
...Unless the porn site's title is... X...@ Dave<br />...Unless the porn site's title is... XKCD???Tomicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242578250991447381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69145486977501149612009-06-18T16:17:56.955-07:002009-06-18T16:17:56.955-07:00"I'm not sure why the porn site's log..."I'm not sure why the porn site's logo is just a scribble."<br /><br />Easy - because Randy wouldn't want anyone to think he actually knew any porn sites, God forbid!Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61024695212452529932009-06-18T13:50:13.494-07:002009-06-18T13:50:13.494-07:00I actually liked the 597 comic....except for the r...I actually liked the 597 comic....except for the ridiculous fucking wording at the beginning...god what kind of douche bag says shit like that. Constant novelty saps my initiative. Shut the fuck up and write a god damn comic please. UGH.Glorfindelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25510103069088616462009-06-18T12:54:11.022-07:002009-06-18T12:54:11.022-07:00this is why I'm an alcoholicthis is why I'm an alcoholicPerson #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69489825192392455892009-06-18T10:29:33.886-07:002009-06-18T10:29:33.886-07:00Oh man! It's him!!!
Can I get your autograph?...Oh man! It's him!!!<br /><br />Can I get your autograph?!?!Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50520984866186808982009-06-18T10:16:55.085-07:002009-06-18T10:16:55.085-07:00It had no business being there.It had no business being there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83452104951833944102009-06-18T04:23:01.877-07:002009-06-18T04:23:01.877-07:00I salute the anonymous user who removed the xkcd l...I salute the anonymous user who removed the xkcd link from the blanket fort page.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658641232170030818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-32491289280731219082009-06-17T23:20:29.775-07:002009-06-17T23:20:29.775-07:00Ch00f:
I will start making a point of doing at le...Ch00f:<br /><br />I will start making a point of doing at least one edit of every comic. I've been meaning to for a while. But sometimes the funny just don't flow, nah mean?Cuddlefish Primenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79788970168857217432009-06-17T23:17:57.391-07:002009-06-17T23:17:57.391-07:00Choof: Maybe that is because Carl has still not ad...Choof: Maybe that is because Carl has still not added a link to it on the sidebarAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052511078880647148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82552771734160060952009-06-17T20:52:03.294-07:002009-06-17T20:52:03.294-07:00Tim! Awesome! Post it to the xkcdcouldbebetter.pr...Tim! Awesome! Post it to the xkcdcouldbebetter.proboards.com message board!<br /><br />I feel like nobody even knows about it.Ch00fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703378421203267656noreply@blogger.com