tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post377360600487723067..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 817: Words Cannot ExpressCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43549371474475042912010-11-30T22:51:33.034-08:002010-11-30T22:51:33.034-08:00hahaha Rob is ugly. that's unfortunate for you...hahaha Rob is ugly. that's unfortunate for you Rob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25081396822406390032010-11-20T05:33:09.666-08:002010-11-20T05:33:09.666-08:00No Rob don't you see everyone who disagrees wi...No Rob don't you see everyone who disagrees with me is a hypocrite. Just like they're committing ad hominem and making strawmen and have a head full of cognitive dissonance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87449070481948762742010-11-19T19:23:49.351-08:002010-11-19T19:23:49.351-08:00my entire philosophy on this site is 'you shou...my entire philosophy on this site is 'you should be as much of a dick to people on the internet as possible.' i'm not sure how that makes me hypocritical.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66754679995595658762010-11-19T06:11:57.240-08:002010-11-19T06:11:57.240-08:00After reading this drivel I am convinced Rob is to...After reading this drivel I am convinced Rob is to Randall what Tyler Durden is to the Narrator in Fight Club. They're the same person, Rob's just more of an asshole. Both get sucked off by their fans daily.<br /><br />I'd rather watch Fox news than read the community comments on either site.<br /><br />And now here's predictable Rob with an insult that has nothing to do with my post content. After all he can't look bad in front of his fanboys any more than Randall can over on his forums.<br /><br />Hypocritical pricks the both of them.Janus Duohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523824828785873801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68025976632560558852010-11-19T00:18:18.900-08:002010-11-19T00:18:18.900-08:00Foreveralone.jpgForeveralone.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26072127934608669662010-11-16T23:26:17.991-08:002010-11-16T23:26:17.991-08:00I don't know anything about the author of xkcd...I don't know anything about the author of xkcd (beyond what I've read on xkcdsucks), or anything about his personal life, and I honestly don't care. I also don't care what he was thinking about when he made this one, or what it means to him.<br /><br />I also don't care about any other author, musician, visual artist, director, etc, or what they were thinking. It actually puzzles me that this site isn't just about xkcd sucking (which it does), but also about the author sucking (which I don't give a shit about).<br /><br />That said, my interpretation of this comic wasn't the same as Rob's post. My first impression was that these people didn't talk to each other, and certainly weren't dating. To me, it wasn't about how painful it is to have your significant other away for some amount of time. I saw them as severely isolated people. Maybe having met once, they had a lasting impression on each other. But all that it amounts to is thought. And I didn't think they were actually imagining each other as they were picture, but rather they were pictured wistfully thinking about each other.<br /><br />I suppose if you can't relate, if you think poorly of the sort of people I described, or if your interpretation just bothers you, you won't like it.<br /><br />But it was fairly poignant to me, and the effortless stick figure drawings were effective at drawing emotion. And it probably meant something to other people. I don't hold it in any particular esteem. But it's not something that I would say "meh" or "wow, that's retarded" to.aoeuueoahttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-32556478492117376322010-11-16T17:43:51.035-08:002010-11-16T17:43:51.035-08:00Aww, is Mr. Pitchy gone? I was really enjoying his...Aww, is Mr. Pitchy gone? I was really enjoying his efforts to recreate himself as the "intentionally annoying" character. It was the subtlety that did it.Sargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941777721487372367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74771577744962728152010-11-15T11:27:56.061-08:002010-11-15T11:27:56.061-08:00merely because you can take a lump of shit and cra...merely because you can take a lump of shit and craft it into amusing shapes does not make it anything more than a lump of shitrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7739775503453618352010-11-15T02:36:23.225-08:002010-11-15T02:36:23.225-08:00Poor people who don't "get it"- nay,...Poor people who don't "get it"- nay, don't want to get it. And I mean that is a comic strip really pure goat shit if it doesn't open up immediately with only one possible explanation? The author is not an artist or worth anyone's time? Can 500 billion people be wrong?<br /><br />There was a good comment @explainxkcd.com:<br />"the site is full of geeks that loves to do this, investigating every possible reference, double-entendre or whatever. Some may think that this spoils the joy of the comic, but most of these geeks (including me) actually think this is half of the fun."Gone Fishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512512356648772706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49972546447719277772010-11-14T21:36:19.200-08:002010-11-14T21:36:19.200-08:00I enjoy that too! it means that xkcd hasn't ha...I enjoy that too! it means that xkcd hasn't had a net negative impact on my life, which makes me happy. I'm glad that you're happy, too!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5137644506205042442010-11-14T21:35:13.426-08:002010-11-14T21:35:13.426-08:00I like how you are making your fan base off of the...I like how you are making your fan base off of the comic that you despise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67691043320736938282010-11-13T05:21:00.879-08:002010-11-13T05:21:00.879-08:00THAT'S WHAT MEGAN SAID
zingTHAT'S WHAT MEGAN SAID<br /><br />zingR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63500559620697441372010-11-12T19:09:59.588-08:002010-11-12T19:09:59.588-08:00i'm pretty sure he has it auto-update at midni...i'm pretty sure he has it auto-update at midnight, but sometimes/frequently doesn't get it up by thenrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14065765377966227122010-11-12T19:08:01.271-08:002010-11-12T19:08:01.271-08:00@Ves again
I guess... but randall is a LINUX NERD,...@Ves again<br />I guess... but randall is a LINUX NERD, who knows all about AUTOMATED SCRIPTS and PROGRAMMING. <br /><br />I wouldn't be surprised if he inserted a random buffer of time (+/- 25 minutes) into his autoupdate script to show how good at computers he is. <br /><br />In any case, I don't think the post on the xkcd fora you linked to was as idiotic as you make it out to be. Maybe even a subtle troll.ThePirateKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855894192400453985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84773668153408621372010-11-12T18:00:42.720-08:002010-11-12T18:00:42.720-08:00Shut up guys! Mr Pitchfork is the handsomest guy ...Shut up guys! Mr Pitchfork is the handsomest guy here and you're all just TOTALLY JEALOUS<br /><br />PS he probably doesn't know how to post anonymouslyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30748938780499829782010-11-12T17:45:46.939-08:002010-11-12T17:45:46.939-08:00And yet he still doesn't grasp the concept of ...And yet he still doesn't grasp the concept of parody or trolling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45872803125835795872010-11-12T17:45:28.868-08:002010-11-12T17:45:28.868-08:00Let's get back on our current topic: should Ro...Let's get back on our current topic: should Rob review this new "comic/picto-blog"?<br /><br />No.<br /><br />I think there are some key parts that are pretty... questionable(like... does he really need time to do his comics? Why is he bothering to declare the end of comics if he'll continue posting something anyway? Couldn't he made it in a blog post instead?), it's not a comic per se. And, most of all, it's not worthy.<br /><br />This comic should be posted with a simple slab of text like "fuck this shit" or similar. Nothing more, nothing else. Then we decide if the new material or whatever Munroe has in stock for us is worthy of reviews.<br /><br />To be frank, though, I won't mind if XKCD ends. It'll be sort of relieving.<br /><br />Mole out. For the old times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71433493844185782612010-11-12T17:31:21.263-08:002010-11-12T17:31:21.263-08:00oh look Pitchfork figured out how to post anonymou...oh look Pitchfork figured out how to post anonymouslyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77515740315146302492010-11-12T17:24:18.429-08:002010-11-12T17:24:18.429-08:00Going outside is how you get cancer.Going outside is how you get cancer.Mr Pitchforkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30460253422344437072010-11-12T17:12:25.169-08:002010-11-12T17:12:25.169-08:00itt: internet trolls show a level of codependence ...itt: internet trolls show a level of codependence to each other that dwarfs even that of this comic<br /><br />go outside, all of youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71795034755965880672010-11-12T17:07:14.223-08:002010-11-12T17:07:14.223-08:00Goddamn you guys, I just cannot decide whether I s...Goddamn you guys, I just cannot decide whether I should stay or go.<br /><br />If I leave, how will I ever prove to you how great I am compared to all of you?<br /><br />God I just... hate you all so much I could kiss you...Mr. Pitchforknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58776703671837554572010-11-12T16:49:59.615-08:002010-11-12T16:49:59.615-08:00This comic is a paradigm shift, and here’s why. Pr...This comic is a paradigm shift, and here’s why. Previously, Randy had a blag which he was unable to update with any regularity. He also had a comic which he arbitrarily forces himself to update 3x a week. This created a scenario where, in order to fulfill his arbitrary guidelines, he would post blag-worthy ideas in comic form as Randy Monroe’s Pict-O-Blag, which was recognized by haters but not by Randy himself.<br /><br />Here, Randy has taken broken down the wall and decided that instead of having a comic and a blag, he would recognize that he could publish his blag as a comic and fulfill his 3x per week quota, ultimately resulting in less work for him. I’m sorry that Randy has a sick family member (something which happens to everybody multiple times in their lives), but mark my words: long after his friend dies and this “ordeal” is over, his comic will continue to have similar “comics” which are not funny and would work word-for-word as a blag.<br /><br />His family member is about to die, but his blag already has.You Are Welcome (was qwantzux)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-57227928665989999392010-11-12T16:45:28.782-08:002010-11-12T16:45:28.782-08:00Yeah... I love you guys, I mean, I really do... i&...Yeah... I love you guys, I mean, I really do... i've been here for some time now... posted under different identities... was first a cuddlefish... really infuriated at what the posts and comments said... tried trolling... came on the blog again and again... got accustomed to it... learned to like it... learned to think like you...<br /><br />Like all of us.<br /><br />I want xkcd to continue.Rochambeaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15371890922679261622010-11-12T16:40:50.370-08:002010-11-12T16:40:50.370-08:00@November 12, 2010 3:57 PM
I don't think you ...@November 12, 2010 3:57 PM<br /><br />I don't think you understand the concept of "unconventional" or, for that matter, "conventional", or, for THAT matter, "good".mrpitchforknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76880936536671704462010-11-12T16:23:19.629-08:002010-11-12T16:23:19.629-08:00RE: Buffer. I don't think it's likely. Cle...RE: Buffer. I don't think it's likely. Clearly randy doesn't have any sort of autoupdate system, we've had comics come much later than midnight before (up to an hour delay at one point, IIRC), and on a rare occasion <i>earlier</i> (I believe a recent one was posted around 11:30, no?). <br /><br />Furthermore, the sensation of these comics isn't necessarily that of 'compressed' due to the lack of any sort of similarity between back-to-back comics anywhere. If he were creating a handful in one sitting, there would be some common threads (however faint) present at least <i>somewhere</i>. This is the sort of thing you see in print comics, and professional webcomics - it leads to the creation of story arcs, and some reappearing themes or techniques in a given stretch. It's probable that randy did buffers at one point though, looking at his earlier comics, but the disjointed and haphazard comics of the last year or so suggest otherwise.<br /><br />And finally, while he probably does write a few which then float around on his hard drive for an indeterminate amount of time, the idea of any sort of schedule flies out the window when you consider randy's repeated refusal to learn the ins and outs of making comics. He refuses to treat xkcd for what it is (his livelihood); he's stated that he prefers to think of it as just doodles for his friends*. That lack of professionalism makes me doubt he has the organization to do something like that.<br /><br />RE: 818.<br />I'm slowly coming to grips with the realization that, paradoxically, I'm now emotionally invested in xkcd's continued existence. Yes, it's a piece of shit, and yes if randy refuses to change that it should simply end, but all the same, I've grown to enjoy rubbing elbows with the miserable bastards here among the folds of Rob's endless fat. I hope xkcdsucks continues in some form, if for no other reason that we continue to draw and roast xkcdorks like pitchfork.<br /><br /><br />*this of course is quite clearly bullshit, because if he doesn't want to acknowledge the existence of his fanbase (or, at least minimize his knowledge of them) out of some form of performance anxiety or desire for 'pure' inspiration, he wouldn't passive-aggressively solicit comfort and flash games from his legions of eager cocksuckers. Game's up, randy.Veshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095687089196127511noreply@blogger.com