tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post4819891113396829843..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 416: Zealous AutoconfigCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-686488744965532312009-12-23T20:43:58.562-08:002009-12-23T20:43:58.562-08:00don't make me take away all your points, both ...don't make me take away all your points, both of you. <br /><br />I thought I was pretty upfront about passing on this comic 'cause I didn't get what was happening - a rare thing for me, but I do it when needed.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79860420562975121722009-12-20T20:31:43.006-08:002009-12-20T20:31:43.006-08:00What Quill said +1What Quill said +1Almosthttp://almost-no-words.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52432039771424290962009-12-16T14:24:49.209-08:002009-12-16T14:24:49.209-08:00Um what is happening in the comic is that he attem...Um what is happening in the comic is that he attempts to connect; it fails, and then the computer continues to try (kidnapping, etc) while the user is baffled and tries to regain control (cntrl c). (an 'autoconfig' that is exceptionally zealous; thus the title)<br /><br />It is sad that your entire critique has nothing to do with the comic, as you (admittedly) don't understand it. <br />I also find it odd that you call it "like reading a user manual" as a CRITIQUE when the demographic the comic is aimed at (me among others) finds this understandable and amusing...<br /><br />Just as a critique of my own, anyone who spends this much of their life calling someone else a fool (whether or not they are) needs to seriously re-assess their goals in life...Quillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60255321886873942752009-07-22T15:52:08.396-07:002009-07-22T15:52:08.396-07:00I dunno, I think I guessed pretty well. I can add ...I dunno, I think I guessed pretty well. I can add some more critique if you want: This comic is dumb, even now that you have explained it and I learned I was right the first time. <br /><br />Can you explain what is happening in the comic?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34023824144814218872009-07-22T12:26:12.294-07:002009-07-22T12:26:12.294-07:00Heh. Really? All the posts out there and this one ...Heh. Really? All the posts out there and this one is your iconic one? Maybe you should go have a liedown.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35427823325085824912009-07-22T10:09:03.529-07:002009-07-22T10:09:03.529-07:00Autoconfig is a tool that connects you to a wi-fi ...Autoconfig is a tool that connects you to a wi-fi network. Your entire critique of this comic is based on your own ignorance.<br /><br />If there's anything that proves that you're hating on xkcd just for the sake of hating it, it's this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23463754077989360722009-03-30T11:56:00.000-07:002009-03-30T11:56:00.000-07:00CTRL + C aborts a command. So it's doing more than...CTRL + C aborts a command. So it's doing more than he wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83254421389914845892009-03-22T10:47:00.000-07:002009-03-22T10:47:00.000-07:00"I don't know how he does that without leaving his..."I don't know how he does that without leaving his seat if he has no internet access"<BR/><BR/>The Wireless autoconfig connected to his bluetooth phone and called people to do the kidnap and negoitate settle passwroda!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30323701936603628082008-05-28T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-28T09:16:00.000-07:00And I think the idea is not funny. Not, of course,...And I think the idea is not funny. Not, of course, mutually exclusive with your idea.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54542724273108654952008-05-15T13:48:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:48:00.000-07:00I think the idea is that autoconfig is so miraculo...I think the idea is that autoconfig is so <I>miraculous</I> that if you want to connect to a wi-fi network autoconfig will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to get you online.Jonathan Harfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450094980625749192noreply@blogger.com