tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3474876851761969762..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: hey kids it's grandpa carl againCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62809000408456494642011-06-29T12:22:55.277-07:002011-06-29T12:22:55.277-07:00No, we're not talking about the average. The W...No, we're not talking about the average. The Wikipedia page on a particular subject is likely to be better (i.e. more informative, less biased, and with far more transparency) than the average page on that subject.<br /><br />Of course some Wikipedia articles are significantly worse than other pages on the same subject. As a literate citizen of the information age, your job is to evaluate EVERY source of information to determine whether or not it's good. For the most part, Wikipedia is pretty good. Knee-jerk Wikipedia bashing suggests the basher is functionally illiterate and has no idea how to evaluate quality of information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-53025953942787200292011-06-29T10:17:31.239-07:002011-06-29T10:17:31.239-07:00A book? You mean some scraps of paper?
The avera...A book? You mean some scraps of paper?<br /><br />The average Internet page IS some guy blabbering on a blog. But we're not blabbering about average, here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19694792262031197642011-06-29T07:20:14.502-07:002011-06-29T07:20:14.502-07:00I have a book that says the average internet page ...I have a book that says the average internet page is at least slightly more reliable than some guy blabbering in the pub. Unfortunately, since this reference is a hard copy, I can't just provide you with a link so you can examine the reference yourself and draw your own conclusions about the quality of the study. You'll just have to take my word for it, but hey; at least I'm talking about a book and not one of those horribly unreliable web-pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-37318661560683691262011-06-28T19:47:54.363-07:002011-06-28T19:47:54.363-07:00Since when Reboot doing a Redux became OK?
I don&...Since when Reboot doing a Redux became OK?<br /><br />I don't think it's OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60586486814085706902011-06-28T15:33:46.809-07:002011-06-28T15:33:46.809-07:00Reboot does a Redux countdown: -20
Better late th...Reboot does a Redux countdown: -20<br /><br /><a href="http://capnsblag.blogspot.com/2011/06/comic-917-cockroach-exasperation.html" rel="nofollow">Better late than never</a>.Jon Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138409797105541679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72784770320821894342011-06-28T14:55:27.552-07:002011-06-28T14:55:27.552-07:00Since when "Oh thank god that meme got dredge...Since when "Oh thank god that meme got dredged up, here I thought we would be forced to come up with original conversation instead of brainlessly spamming the "post comment" button." suddenly became okay?<br /><br />I don't think it's okay.That's what shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72842183832122945742011-06-28T14:40:18.943-07:002011-06-28T14:40:18.943-07:00Oh thank god that meme got dredged up, here I thou...Oh thank god that meme got dredged up, here I thought we would be forced to come up with original conversation instead of brainlessly spamming the "post comment" button.Veshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095687089196127511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68388830500599152242011-06-28T14:38:28.853-07:002011-06-28T14:38:28.853-07:00Ravenzomg ---> doesn't understand basic nam...Ravenzomg ---> doesn't understand basic naming convention. Probably puts toast in a toaster, etcetera etcetera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90563118105793262032011-06-28T14:22:08.108-07:002011-06-28T14:22:08.108-07:00Since when citations not from references published...Since when citations not from references published by academic presses became OK?<br /><br />I don't think it's OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8069554124911078852011-06-28T14:01:11.110-07:002011-06-28T14:01:11.110-07:00"....than some guy down the pub blabbering on..."....than some guy down the pub blabbering on...."<br />Oh you're such a Brit!<br /><br />The world is not getting more stupid. You and I are getting brighter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15380616342495359642011-06-28T13:56:56.355-07:002011-06-28T13:56:56.355-07:00@1144 Since when citations not from references pub...@1144 Since when citations not from references published by academic presses became ok?<br /><br />The average web page is no more reliable than some guy down the pub blabbering on his favourite hobby horse. That you can type those thoughts on a keyboard and surround them with <html></html> says nothing whatever.<br /><br />But people's increasing tendency to believe crap from strangers suggests that the world is getting stupider. So consider yourself trendy.Fatima Salma Bint Amir Ibn Makhzumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13878563649384321582011-06-28T13:08:47.648-07:002011-06-28T13:08:47.648-07:00Oh dear.
My doppelganger again.
A cream of cunts r...Oh dear.<br />My doppelganger again.<br />A cream of cunts requires a minimum of 65 by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46131593889618838312011-06-28T13:02:12.285-07:002011-06-28T13:02:12.285-07:00cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt ...cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt cunt <br /><br />Innit?<br /><br />Captcha: preten (hawt)Aquarians Love To Fuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600547396302996758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88605647601740092142011-06-28T11:51:55.962-07:002011-06-28T11:51:55.962-07:00All men stink.
It's that especial stank I'...All men stink.<br />It's that especial stank I'm after.<br /><br />@ Anonymous @ 11:44:<br /><br />Yins is a cunt. No citation needed as this is a truth held by all to be self evident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25014072724800777012011-06-28T11:44:55.546-07:002011-06-28T11:44:55.546-07:00So Wikipedia critics, what should one cite to be c...So Wikipedia critics, what should one cite to be credible? The internet is full of cranks with webpages promoting inaccurate bullshit. Without a priori knowledge of the background and agenda of the author of a cited webpage, it's impossible to know whether the webpage is credible or not. At worst, Wikipedia has the same problems as the rest of the internet. If citing Wikipedia is verboten in your world, all of you citations better be coming from .gov sites or hard copy references published by academic presses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22010411202432879742011-06-28T10:42:01.231-07:002011-06-28T10:42:01.231-07:00We get it, ALTF: you have a thing for stinky men.We get it, ALTF: you have a thing for stinky men.Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88677110059707446402011-06-28T10:38:17.568-07:002011-06-28T10:38:17.568-07:00El Barbudo does nothing scentslessly.
His phermone...El Barbudo does nothing scentslessly.<br />His phermones massage my olfactory process with original adroitness. And it is joyous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64348037955623883332011-06-28T10:27:03.472-07:002011-06-28T10:27:03.472-07:00@ Gamer:
Oh joy, a neckbeard defending wikipedia ...@ Gamer:<br /><br />Oh joy, a neckbeard defending wikipedia senselessly. How original.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16490789292875015092011-06-28T10:07:24.469-07:002011-06-28T10:07:24.469-07:00Speaking of acrostics, here's the model for Ra...Speaking of acrostics, here's <a href="http://www.planetperplex.com/en/item/headstone-engraving/" rel="nofollow">the model for Randall's future tombstone</a>, to be ordered by Megan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78857234437540322562011-06-28T10:01:28.332-07:002011-06-28T10:01:28.332-07:00Dearest El Barbudo
You forgot about the role apat...Dearest El Barbudo<br /><br />You forgot about the role apathy plays in Wikipedia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86466641306546934642011-06-28T09:57:51.793-07:002011-06-28T09:57:51.793-07:00@Anon 9:28
Perhaps it's like that, if that sa...@Anon 9:28<br /><br />Perhaps it's like that, if that same piece of paper was reviewed by hundreds (thousands?) of people who agreed it was correct and provided citations.<br /><br />Yes, Wikipedia is free to edit by anyone, but that also makes it self-correcting. It means it's much more likely to be right than wrong.Gamer_2k4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17079715817544544279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81818499168697110592011-06-28T09:28:00.415-07:002011-06-28T09:28:00.415-07:00@8:47: Citing Wikipedia is like writing something ...@8:47: Citing Wikipedia is like writing something down on a scrap of paper then saying, "I'm right - it says so on this scrap of paper." If you don't want to be laughed at so loudly that your argument is drowned out, don't do it.Your mother's poopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44711701919897932622011-06-28T09:08:10.331-07:002011-06-28T09:08:10.331-07:004:19 you have to get a name first.
my fan troll i...4:19 you have to get a name first.<br /><br />my fan troll is probably the bestR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2321473643793656682011-06-28T08:47:16.109-07:002011-06-28T08:47:16.109-07:00@Raven: Just because Randall gets all of his info...@Raven: Just because Randall gets all of his info from Wikipedia doesn't mean you can't go there. Check out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrostic" rel="nofollow">the very first example</a>.<br /><br />"ISMETA" is an acronym.<br />"I'm So Meta Even This Acronym" is an acrostic - a really shitty one, and proof that Randall doesn't read the Wikipedia articles that he should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90770847559869439852011-06-28T08:42:41.826-07:002011-06-28T08:42:41.826-07:00@ Ann Apolis:
Poor Ravenzomd lives amidst the aci...@ Ann Apolis:<br /><br />Poor Ravenzomd lives amidst the aciculate shards of despair and the desolate ash of despondency without the comforting encouragement of walls. A 'hidden' camera is surely superfluous.<br /><br />Innit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com