tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post3986870895043467483..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 634: We Made More Than OneCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47633202327173432462009-09-12T01:30:49.954-07:002009-09-12T01:30:49.954-07:00^ See, this is the guy who gets a dagger in the ch...^ See, this is the guy who gets a dagger in the chest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3072437050558902362009-09-11T23:08:07.839-07:002009-09-11T23:08:07.839-07:00"Made more than one" is the correct phra..."Made more than one" is the correct phrase. They aren't talking about the creation of new life here, they're talking about combining genetic traits, the way you might create a custom website or design a furniture set. The child is an object they are creating, not a person. Which, by the way, is the point of the joke.<br /><br />Sorry, I usually lurk this site, and sometimes it makes a point or at least makes me laugh, but you constantly call Randall out on using weird language when it's done intentionally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22563314954278330892009-09-11T00:13:54.359-07:002009-09-11T00:13:54.359-07:00@dehdesh the "23 anon" is not me, the &q...@dehdesh the "23 anon" is not me, the "15 anon".<br /><br />Fuck him/her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77554086199919823902009-09-10T23:28:51.989-07:002009-09-10T23:28:51.989-07:00whatever rob you know you can't resist the cal...whatever rob you know you can't resist the call of the rhubarb<br /><br />which will undoubtedly return as soon as you want to guest post againAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28403500742193428542009-09-10T20:23:49.639-07:002009-09-10T20:23:49.639-07:00Lint of Death: I only just now saw your comment ab...Lint of Death: I only just now saw your comment about the demand (DEMAND!!!!) for more Rob Week. I will do my best to accommodate this, soon.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-47085745228266549202009-09-10T20:21:22.824-07:002009-09-10T20:21:22.824-07:00Someone has done it 23 times. Your research skills...Someone has done it 23 times. Your research skills are incredibly lacking. I was able to arrive at this number in just three minutes. I don't doubt someone has done it more. You have no dedication. You have no purpose living. Please go kill yourself, preferably before you pass on your genes to your offspring. It's the least you can do for humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28737234325825535002009-09-10T19:21:49.595-07:002009-09-10T19:21:49.595-07:00Right after I posted I saw that there was a 15... ...Right after I posted I saw that there was a 15... but I didn't feel like posting again.dehdeshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-67678902221912649052009-09-10T16:10:30.450-07:002009-09-10T16:10:30.450-07:00yeah nevermindyeah nevermindAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80380239252449359672009-09-10T16:09:14.161-07:002009-09-10T16:09:14.161-07:00that is what I just saidthat is what I just saidrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83377351458787918202009-09-10T15:50:27.773-07:002009-09-10T15:50:27.773-07:00i think DR means like each time you flip the coin ...i think DR means like each time you flip the coin it's the same probability that it will land heads.<br /><br />so having more kids doesn't increase the probability that the next one will have certain genes, but having more kids means you are increasing your chance at having at least one with said genes.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31900958370671057762009-09-10T12:52:35.554-07:002009-09-10T12:52:35.554-07:00Um, no.
If you flip a coin once, you have about a...Um, no.<br /><br />If you flip a coin once, you have about an even chance of it landing heads. If you flip a coin three times, you have a better than even chance of one of them landing heads.<br /><br />Probability!rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15849115547867240732009-09-10T11:37:26.577-07:002009-09-10T11:37:26.577-07:00I don't know much about bio, but aren't th...I don't know much about bio, but aren't the odds for these kinds of things always the same, and they wouldn't increase each time you have a kid?Dave Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766255499602525428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46726171942276285242009-09-10T11:18:16.876-07:002009-09-10T11:18:16.876-07:00oh man you guys he's still here
also i... fif...oh man you guys he's still here<br /><br />also i... fiftieth? the motion to post the text form of the wacky review.<br /><br />and early anon, poore posted on the previous threadAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45361816902564089592009-09-10T10:41:03.700-07:002009-09-10T10:41:03.700-07:00Yes, because we all know that if every single deta...Yes, because we all know that if every single detail about a web-comic isn't scientifically accurate, then it sucks...The_Autodidacthttp://www.xkcd.com/519/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69941540772405377902009-09-10T08:50:26.027-07:002009-09-10T08:50:26.027-07:00Eye color is controlled by three or more genes (an...Eye color is controlled by three or more genes (and we don't even know the genes for rarer colors like hazel). So it's too complicated to determine by Punnet square, unless both of the people on the date have green eyes in which case it's obvious anyway.<br /><br /><br />ALSO CAN WE MENTION HOW FUCKING CREEPY IT IS TO PLAN YOUR CHILDREN ON THE FIRST DATE?beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75789036275694145852009-09-10T03:43:26.281-07:002009-09-10T03:43:26.281-07:00Thumbs way the hell up for the wacky review. That...Thumbs way the hell up for the wacky review. That made my day.<br /><br />Captcha: eurepus... "'Eurepus,' he cried as he ran down the street naked"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12511086345483643022009-09-10T01:16:10.612-07:002009-09-10T01:16:10.612-07:00That wacky review was made of gold and encrusted w...That wacky review was made of gold and encrusted with diamonds. Wow.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30519745997577178452009-09-09T23:47:22.029-07:002009-09-09T23:47:22.029-07:00The wacky review totally ruled. You should've ...The wacky review totally ruled. You should've posted it in the blog.Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70799088886193065912009-09-09T22:18:54.992-07:002009-09-09T22:18:54.992-07:00It also turns out that somebody has installed Linu...It also turns out that somebody has installed Linux <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22I+have+installed+linux+7+times%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" rel="nofollow">7 times</a>.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658641232170030818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-122130461815349702009-09-09T22:14:24.548-07:002009-09-09T22:14:24.548-07:00@dehdesh: Try some larger numbers. For example, 15...@dehdesh: Try some larger numbers. For example, 15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-17547527709269632302009-09-09T20:19:52.033-07:002009-09-09T20:19:52.033-07:00Willem Huggies is my favorite overall, but as far ...Willem Huggies is my favorite overall, but as far as single pieces go this takes the cake.<br /><br />However, I still pine for ye olde Rob weeke.Lint of Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683235360544381944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6650781107989470782009-09-09T20:10:03.641-07:002009-09-09T20:10:03.641-07:00The wacky review = PURE GOOD and I am in agreement...The wacky review = PURE GOOD and I am in agreement that it is my favorite thing ever. Except, possibly, for WMH.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88974322201001117692009-09-09T20:10:00.672-07:002009-09-09T20:10:00.672-07:00I think I may have ran into a future XKCD comic (o...I think I may have ran into a future XKCD comic (or what I think may fit the criteria of an XKCD comic)<br /><br />I was googling for fun (and because I was installing windows AGAIN), and I thought "Hey let's see what the max number of times someone has installed windows on the internet." So I did and I learned that... well... here's the results. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22I+have+installed+windows+7+times%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" rel="nofollow">7 times</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22I+have+installed+windows+8+times%22&aq=f&oq=&aqi=" rel="nofollow"> 8 times</a>. <br /><br />Somehow I think Mr. Munroe will form this data into a comic sometime in his lifetime due to evidence layed out in his "X girls Y cups" comic, and other google based comics.dehdeshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87845468356655246482009-09-09T19:57:08.496-07:002009-09-09T19:57:08.496-07:00lol, is the companion in the wacky review poore (w...lol, is the companion in the wacky review poore (whatever happened to him)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30633758125839575862009-09-09T19:43:01.429-07:002009-09-09T19:43:01.429-07:00Much loves <3 <3 <3 <3Much loves <3 <3 <3 <3Lint of Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683235360544381944noreply@blogger.com