tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post483830282352539117..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 809: Atomically LameCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14794183244642800472010-11-12T12:58:37.059-08:002010-11-12T12:58:37.059-08:00What bothered me most is that getting SOH CAH TOA ...What bothered me most is that getting SOH CAH TOA confused with CAH SOH TOA would have no effect on the maths. <br /><br />The CAH is just there to remind you that cosx = a/h, it's placing in the mnemonic has no effect on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81831123778576903162010-11-01T06:46:18.290-07:002010-11-01T06:46:18.290-07:00what are you talking about, none of them have rape...what are you talking about, none of them have rape or lame 4chan humorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76159828876073588992010-10-29T11:28:08.224-07:002010-10-29T11:28:08.224-07:00HEY you know what all these edits remind me of?
...HEY you know what all these edits remind me of?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />XKCDCouldBeBetterTomRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85231902439695636762010-10-27T12:06:42.318-07:002010-10-27T12:06:42.318-07:00I think the guy with hair is supposed to be Feynma...I think the guy with hair is supposed to be Feynman, who must be distinguished from the other xkcd character because he has had several healthy long term relationships with women, and while not in said relationships was a total pimp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76987372271690653722010-10-25T17:22:02.231-07:002010-10-25T17:22:02.231-07:00@Andrew R.: I lol'd. Good job.@Andrew R.: I lol'd. Good job.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-76101428797822550062010-10-25T13:42:45.508-07:002010-10-25T13:42:45.508-07:00This is the face Randumb Moron made the day he fin...<a href="http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2072/randyface.png" rel="nofollow">This is the face Randumb Moron made the day he finally managed to connect a circle to a line.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-82499136532365127782010-10-25T12:40:11.072-07:002010-10-25T12:40:11.072-07:00As I said on xkcdsuxredux, the plan outlined in #8...As I said on xkcdsuxredux, the plan outlined in #810 simply wouldn't work. The "constructive" nature of a particular comment is far too subjective, even for a person, to judge another poster by their appraisal of it. If you're only letting comments get posted that have received that sort of approval, then you're essentially letting the hoards of bots be your moderating team, an awful idea if there ever was one. (And as a one-time forum owner, I can promise you that bots are FAR more numerous than legitimate posters).<br /><br />So, we have three possible outcomes:<br />1) Bots rate all comments as constructive. Posts continue through as though unmoderated, and significantly more spam makes it through than a captcha would allow.<br />2) Bots rate all comments as not constructive. The board grinds to a halt as all comments, regardless of their quality, are discarded before making it to the message board.<br />3) Bots rate roughly half of the comments as constructive, and half as not constructive. The rating system fails, as all comments receive roughly the same rating (the hundreds of bots outweigh the few real users and render their ratings essentially meaningless). Comments are either posted or blocked as a fluke, and enough spam gets through to make it worthwhile. Again, a captcha would be more effective.<br /><br />Randall, you suck again. See why you need an editor? If you'd have bounced this idea off of ONE PERSON you'd have seen how worthless it was!Gamer_2k4https://www.blogger.com/profile/17079715817544544279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21529258094960499382010-10-25T11:39:13.465-07:002010-10-25T11:39:13.465-07:00To be more interesting, why not take the latest xk...To be more interesting, why not take the latest xkcd from another angle? How could one MAKE that work?<br /><br />Obviously, basing the entrance test entirely on a values question is pretty much establishing yourself as an elitist group with no interest in non-conforming ideas (something Randall would probably be wanting to make) but since we are relatively sane and not anti-social individuals how would you make a series of comments appear "constructive" in an objective way? Or is "constructive" as a quality strictly a subjective concept?<br /><br />Maybe something like an advanced captcha where there's a slate of comments, some of them that read like something a normal human being would write like "Hah I think that would be cool" and then others that are pure buzzwords like "social media youtube oil crisis middle east" and the test is you have to pick the one that isn't normal sounding. To make it even more difficult for bots you could add random misspellings that make sense to a human but wouldn't respond to a dictionary attack.<br /><br />Weeds out spambots, and maybe the people who speak mostly in buzzwords?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1563893281166899252010-10-25T10:34:57.179-07:002010-10-25T10:34:57.179-07:00@Ian
Like this?@<a href="http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/2010/10/comic-809-atomically-lame.html?showComment=1288026328589#c3992056541624605110" rel="nofollow">Ian</a><br /><br />Like <a href="http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/313/orangeonabanana.jpg" rel="nofollow">this?</a>Andrew R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-39920565416246051102010-10-25T10:05:28.589-07:002010-10-25T10:05:28.589-07:00The last panel looks a bit like an orange balancin...The last panel looks a bit like an orange balancing on a banana.<br /><br />"YESSSS I'VE BALANCED THE ORANGE ON THE BANANA. MISSION FUCKING ACCOMPLISHED"Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11189426223876875822010-10-25T09:44:41.454-07:002010-10-25T09:44:41.454-07:00fuck randall in the ass
just the way he likes itfuck randall in the ass<br /><br />just the way he likes itUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29055813403527940512010-10-25T09:01:17.024-07:002010-10-25T09:01:17.024-07:00Sepia -1. Pointing out the flaws of Randall the Go...Sepia -1. Pointing out the flaws of Randall the God-Man. Come on, guys, let's vote this crap down until it's labelled as spam!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65191662984241544202010-10-25T08:56:33.705-07:002010-10-25T08:56:33.705-07:00So apparently Randall has never heard of "tro...So apparently Randall has never heard of "trolls". And he lives in a universe where nobody would ever spitefully vote down a constructive comment solely because they disagree with the content of the comment.Sepianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13846799889432347712010-10-25T08:38:48.812-07:002010-10-25T08:38:48.812-07:00810 just screams "potentially a funny FFFFUUU...810 just screams "potentially a funny FFFFUUUU-esque comic" to me. Randy seems like that kind of person too. If he had done some ridiculously over-the-top face in the last panel, then it would have at least gotten the cuddlefish to force it as a meme.<br /><br /><i>why am I better at being randall than randall is</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5437506795332106222010-10-25T08:20:45.399-07:002010-10-25T08:20:45.399-07:00@7:54
bwahahaha@7:54<br /><br />bwahahahaCapnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65513030521472862792010-10-25T07:59:26.278-07:002010-10-25T07:59:26.278-07:00I'm a bit confused; does the paradigm in 810 a...I'm a bit confused; does the paradigm in 810 actually force the eventual development of only helpful comments by spambots? it doesn't suggest that comments with a negative "constructivity" rating get purged or anything; why would anyone care that their comment was rated poorly?Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36920679926690501862010-10-25T07:54:19.609-07:002010-10-25T07:54:19.609-07:00http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7841/56956141.j...http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7841/56956141.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79072730667641205862010-10-25T07:28:07.427-07:002010-10-25T07:28:07.427-07:00I thought the latest one was kinda cute; I smiled ...I thought the latest one was kinda cute; I smiled and might've even laughed if I felt any sort of sympathy for these void-creatures. <br /><br />Captcha: pinodous. Something containing elements of whiny emo kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62096123989001231972010-10-25T07:27:54.679-07:002010-10-25T07:27:54.679-07:00I like the new comic. The alt text made me smileI like the new comic. The alt text made me smileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-64693477793480162162010-10-25T06:28:35.199-07:002010-10-25T06:28:35.199-07:00Just for the lulz:
http://imgur.com/pirNq.pngJust for the lulz:<br /><br /><a href="http://imgur.com/pirNq.png" rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/pirNq.png</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2534926137432189252010-10-25T06:20:22.973-07:002010-10-25T06:20:22.973-07:00Randall is a dumbass, for two reasons.
1) StickRa...Randall is a dumbass, for two reasons.<br /><br />1) StickRandall fails to clarify how the comments are posted anyway. One can suppose they'll only be posted after they're rated constructive, but that means all the spammers need are several spambots rating each other's comments are constructive. The worst case scenario is that(as I thought at first), they only need to make a constructive comment to enter the system, and from there they'd be free to be spammy.<br /><br />2) Look at that last panel! LOOK AT THAT! Randall still didn't realize that those bothersome things that he refuses to draw(faces) actually serve a function: to give expression to his characters. How can a punchline like that have any effect when the character is litteraly blank faced?<br /><br />Summarizing: Randall was a dumbass, is still a dumbass, and will always be a dumbass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6452433078637002562010-10-25T05:24:54.891-07:002010-10-25T05:24:54.891-07:00Honestly? I think 809 would be all right if the &...Honestly? I think 809 would be all right if the "Someone redo Steve's work!" line were taken out. The queasy mathematician who doesn't want to run the test anymore is fine with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9671474378603002132010-10-25T05:17:50.800-07:002010-10-25T05:17:50.800-07:00my problem with 810 is, surely it wouldnt actually...my problem with 810 is, surely it wouldnt actually work?<br /><br />ok, so first new person joins the forum. they rate a few standard ones, get it right. (note that a bot could do this too, either from some form of heuristics, or just by pure chance - if its a reasonable number of questions, it's only a matter of time before a bot guesses right) they get told to enter some new sample ones, they think 'wtf, i'm not wasting my time on that' and type in some gibberish (or they're a bot, and they put in some coded-questions for their bot-brethren to pick up on). they dont get blocked, because they've already passed the up/downrating test.<br />unless, of course, their samples are first up/downrated by the existing members of the forum. which, and forgive me if i'm wrong here, defeats the whole purpose. if existing people are having to read and interpret those messages, it renders the whole excercise pointless.<br /><br />it makes no sense.<br />randy has provided a solution that doesnt work to a problem that doesnt exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69483107835748853902010-10-25T05:02:01.338-07:002010-10-25T05:02:01.338-07:00Actually smiled at the last one. Marginally funny ...Actually smiled at the last one. Marginally funny idea, but the art is traditionally meaningless of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3524481561714273012010-10-25T04:38:31.839-07:002010-10-25T04:38:31.839-07:00fucking is a funny word but i don't think rand...fucking is a funny word but i don't think randall used it right here (it's more than just adding it to anything, same with bitches) but i am probably guilty of this myself so<br /><br />so, does randy want people to actually make this?R.noreply@blogger.com