tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5174712528433988927..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 793: At least it's a real scienceCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91288905385465894472010-12-21T16:19:41.563-08:002010-12-21T16:19:41.563-08:00Wow, this blog and everyone in it are pathetic. IF...Wow, this blog and everyone in it are pathetic. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T READ IT. Some people like xkcd, some don't. De constructing it and commenting every article is just sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70978672464163625472010-09-26T17:29:47.618-07:002010-09-26T17:29:47.618-07:00Thanks anon. Sam, my point is that no one seems to...Thanks anon. Sam, my point is that no one seems to be able to define "liberal arts" except to mean "the academic pursuits I don't like". According to the traditional definition, Astronomy is a liberal art. It's also a science. That's fine! It can be both.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16575381898271092022010-09-23T16:58:47.147-07:002010-09-23T16:58:47.147-07:00Sam his whole point is that "liberal arts&quo...Sam his whole point is that "liberal arts" is not antithetical to "science" and that Randall is dumb for thinking that it is and that "liberal arts" is a generic "hahah these guys don't know science" label. You have proven yourself as dumb as Randall. Good show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70933615300359392722010-09-23T06:57:31.183-07:002010-09-23T06:57:31.183-07:00Astronomy is a hard science, not a liberal art. S...Astronomy is a hard science, not a liberal art. Sorry to break that to you, but it's not all pretty pictures and hokey awed voices in my field.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Sam PatchSam Patchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71673294272803926402010-09-19T21:42:59.314-07:002010-09-19T21:42:59.314-07:00Just like many people today (apart from Randall), ...Just like many people today (apart from Randall), people in the past have known what the liberal arts are.<br /><br />Isn't that hilarious?<br /><br />Right, it isn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29678547417251134722010-09-19T20:22:31.651-07:002010-09-19T20:22:31.651-07:00Stick a fork in this sad-sack Munroe. He's fi...Stick a fork in this sad-sack Munroe. He's finished. Has been for a long time.Randall @ SuperKutznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41138182663425695682010-09-19T20:19:06.489-07:002010-09-19T20:19:06.489-07:00Just so that this is cleared up - the old people o...Just so that this is cleared up - the old people on the computer comic is referring to a famous New Yorker cartoon where a dog is on a computer and says to another dog, "On the internet, no one knows you're a dog." It is pretty famous, for some reason. That's what he's talking about.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24167893414332105812010-09-19T20:13:42.868-07:002010-09-19T20:13:42.868-07:00Yeah, the hyperbondage one was actually good- it w...Yeah, the hyperbondage one was actually good- it was pretty clever. The "old people and the internet" one made no sense to me at all. The "1999" one was actually kinda amusing. But like someone else said, this was 2 years ago- he hadn't gone so far downhill back then.Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409231090436554623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34447069284469545762010-09-19T19:29:11.020-07:002010-09-19T19:29:11.020-07:00The hyperbondage one was better than all of Farley...The hyperbondage one was better than all of Farley Katz' combined. But that was 2008, and this is now.ScottMcTonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86888811190626035832010-09-19T19:24:36.348-07:002010-09-19T19:24:36.348-07:00The 1999 one wasn't bad. Randall lost only ca...The 1999 one wasn't bad. Randall lost only cause he pulled a Palin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31933889392070134902010-09-19T19:13:22.119-07:002010-09-19T19:13:22.119-07:00Carl I think it would be honest of you not to read...Carl I think it would be honest of you not to read the comments of your previous post before writing about a new comic.<br /><br />Under the post about comic n, most of the comments deal with comic n+1, so that, if you read them, by the time you write the post about comic n+1, your judgement will be biased in a new kind of way, not covered in the cuddlefish bashing section of your blag.<br /><br />Carl, you're the best xkcd critic of us all. Don't let yourself be influenced by the petty uninteresting remarks of the comments. Your focusing on the definition of liberal arts made me ashamed of wearing a t shirt saying "How cool is Carl from xkcdsucks, seriously?"<br /><br />Also, there is an increasing proportion of ad hominem points in your posts. This is not the proper way to analyze the humour in a comic. You should consider the comic making abstraction of the person who wrote it, what kind of education he received etc. "This comic sucks because the author is an asshole" is not a valid point.<br /><br />Also the comic and the alt text are two different things. The comic is supposed to be self sufficient, so you should really criticize both separately.<br /><br />I'm sorry but I'm being hard on you because I admire the objective, honest webcomic critic you once were and, anyway, I don't really have another t-shirt to wear,<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />CGCCGCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14629478042372386622010-09-19T11:24:46.066-07:002010-09-19T11:24:46.066-07:00Holy crud did Farley Katz win that Cartoon-off.
I...Holy crud did Farley Katz win that Cartoon-off.<br /><br />I actually laughed at the silliness of "1999 B.C", and the picture of the cow eating itself was...how do you say...DRAWN WELL. <br /><br />Let's look at Randall's.<br />Old people: I...what? Is that TV? Is the old man pointing his stick at a TV? If it was a computer SURELY he'd be sitting down or something. More importantly, what is he talking about? Was there a New Yorker Cartoon where a dog used a computer? Wait, hold up, is the guy actually surprised that there's a computer in his house? Dementia isn't funny, Randall. It is a toll on the family. <br /><br />String theory bondage: THEN WHY ARE THOSE KNOTS THERE, RANDALL? HUH? HOW IS HE ALREADY TIED UP IF THE PREMISE OF YOUR COMIC IS THAT SUCH A THING IS IMPOSSIBLE? HUH?<br /><br />1999: And that little boy grew up to draw pictures of vaginas and put them on his website. <br /><br />Animal and food: A duck eating a pizza. A rabbit eating a huge thing of ice cream. A Homo Sapien eating dog food. A hippogriff some magical beans or something. <br /><br />There, I just made four combinations of food/animals. It took me a minute. 0 points, please see me after class.Nobody in particularnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80393703187447718982010-09-19T10:11:11.116-07:002010-09-19T10:11:11.116-07:00"I used to work at NASA in Virginia. It was n..."I used to work at NASA in Virginia. It was nothing glamorous; I was just tasked with making code compile for obscure projects, and I wasn’t very good at it."<br /><br />So now we know what he did at NASA. He made code compile(debugging, I suppose?). And he wasn't even good at it.<br /><br />Maaaaarvelous...<br /><br />Also, last cartoon-off: what? Animal and food, Randall! Animal and food! Is that complicated? If at least you "pulled a Palin" and drew something FUNNY...<br /><br />Dogledanje,<br /><br />MoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-68565954460376393252010-09-19T09:23:56.086-07:002010-09-19T09:23:56.086-07:00R. - Nah, even the forumites are giving this one a...R. - Nah, even the forumites are giving this one a "meh." I'd be pretty surprised if a large enough portion of them liked it well enough to turn it into a meme.elannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73968230348188506932010-09-19T08:00:19.121-07:002010-09-19T08:00:19.121-07:00i just realised randall probably wants his fans to...i just realised randall probably wants his fans to actually adopt these as memes<br /><br />and they probably will <br /><br />and they don't even make sense in-comicR.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89218689850383414732010-09-19T07:21:58.154-07:002010-09-19T07:21:58.154-07:00um Anon step 3 is obviously "sell t-shirts ba...um Anon step 3 is obviously "sell t-shirts based on it" I mean seriously it's not that hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79547467508858914032010-09-19T07:17:22.819-07:002010-09-19T07:17:22.819-07:00randall munroe's formula for success:
1. freq...randall munroe's formula for success:<br /><br />1. frequently express disdain for liberal arts<br />2. base a comic on a liberal arts-related observation that is <b>beyond trivial</b> -- not just for liberal arts students, but really for anyone who reads literature -- thereby advertising your own ignorance in such fields<br />3. ????<br />4. PROFIT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-84698150828584111032010-09-19T06:36:39.700-07:002010-09-19T06:36:39.700-07:00"Carl is [...] holding himself to a strict de..."Carl is [...] holding himself to a strict deadline "<br /><br />^funnier than any of the last 50 xkcdsAnn Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18430096274661230532010-09-19T01:53:23.236-07:002010-09-19T01:53:23.236-07:00Blech, blogspot garbled my meta language for post....Blech, blogspot garbled my meta language for post.<br /><br />Post: {< Rant >} cuddlefish {< Rant >} Oh by the way, Liberal Arts degrees actually do involve a lot of "hard" sciences. Check out the wiki page . Suck my Mollusc Randall you fool.I am Painis Cupcakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30883541072292545522010-09-19T01:51:48.043-07:002010-09-19T01:51:48.043-07:00Oh jeez, normally I'd try to refute your argum...Oh jeez, normally I'd try to refute your arguments but today I completely agree with you. It's just a shame you're completely off topic as well.<br /><br />"Now, it's true that I'm ignoring the majority of this comic, including its message, that physicists don't understand why things are complicated. Quite frankly, it's because I don't care. I'll let the rest of you folks tear that part to shreds; it simply doesn't speak to me." - Carl<br /><br /><br />So you just spent an entire post outlining what is and is not part of a liberal arts degree? I'm sorry I thought you were meant to critique or at least criticise the comic rather than just act as Randal's fact checker. Granted he may need one but that's beside the point. The point is that Randal is lampooning the elitism of physicists when it comes to "softer" degrees. Now I don't know about you but I got what he meant by "liberal arts", did anyone aside from those who actually have a liberal arts degree think "Wait, Liberal arts do HAVE maths and stuff in them". Even if you did think that did it stop you from understanding the message? I doubt it. The message has been conveyed humorously, satire has been done.<br /><br />Sure, Randal should correct himself but so should you Carl. Everything you wrote here should've been condensed into a footnote at the end of a real post. Here I'll outline the structure of the post for you; <br /><br />Post: {} cuddlefish {} Oh by the way, Liberal Arts degrees actually do involve a lot of "hard" sciences. Check out the wiki page . Suck my Mollusc Randall you fool.<br /><br />You can't just say "Oh I know my post contains little in the way of relevant substance but since I'm acknowledging this you can't pull me up on it". Just like the argument "This movie wasn't meant to be good so you can't criticise it" doesn't hold water.<br /><br />Let me tell you, your nitpicking speaks to me. It's saying "Carl is out of ideas, he's holding himself to a strict deadline and is sacrificing quality in exchange for quantity." Here's what I recommend, how about you save your vitriol for comic strips that you actually have something to say about.I am Painis Cupcakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22853635473356573322010-09-19T00:21:18.528-07:002010-09-19T00:21:18.528-07:00WTF? It may be seXKCD, but that hyperbondage one R...WTF? It may be seXKCD, but that hyperbondage one Randall did for that article is better than most of the stuff he's done for XKCD all year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78168832583119270202010-09-18T23:52:01.620-07:002010-09-18T23:52:01.620-07:00http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonloung...http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonlounge/2008/10/cartoonoff-xkcd.html<br /><br />unrelated to this post, but something that you all should probably see/make fun ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-9951803603888485142010-09-18T22:49:03.412-07:002010-09-18T22:49:03.412-07:00The new tag is awesome. Some comics that fit it: 7...The new tag is awesome. Some comics that fit it: 755, 764, 435, possibly 519, probably 114.Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08409231090436554623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52419711240883198962010-09-18T22:21:36.292-07:002010-09-18T22:21:36.292-07:00Courtesy of Wikipedia and my own editing:
Departm...Courtesy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> and my own editing:<br /><br /><em><strong>Departmentism</strong> is the belief that the ... factors which constitute academic departments are a primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that departmental differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular field of study.</em><br /><br />So... yes, he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86875432826965158662010-09-18T22:06:30.294-07:002010-09-18T22:06:30.294-07:00thats right randall is a racistthats right randall is a racistUndercoverCuddlefishnoreply@blogger.com