tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post5912784186300173384..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 720: Recipe for DisasterCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70325486980290553252010-04-01T20:21:49.312-07:002010-04-01T20:21:49.312-07:00@Timofei Perhaps, or perhaps you are just trying t...@Timofei Perhaps, or perhaps you are just trying to cause an argument on the internet! I dare you to challenge my athority. You can't because athority isn't a word (even if 60,500 web results say it is)! Plus Google never lies (except maybe 23,500 times), and it never fails (except for 36,700,000 times). Google will conquer all! (via all to be exact) Don't know what they want with a little stretch of road, but hey who's to judge?dehdeshhttp://cats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6031431806525615362010-04-01T14:13:50.854-07:002010-04-01T14:13:50.854-07:00Actually, I think it's funny because of the pl...Actually, I think it's funny because of the plausibility. Yes, there really are comp sci people who would do things like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8652064373014881622010-03-31T22:22:50.770-07:002010-03-31T22:22:50.770-07:00About 720 :
This is another Rabdall strip that I w...About 720 :<br />This is another Rabdall strip that I would be passionate about if HE ACTUALLY DID IT!<br />This kind of stunt or pet experiment is a great thing to do, then blog about. But the thing is, when just blurted out as an idea that would have odd consequences, then it doesn't mean much at all.<br />With my some friends at uni, we often joke about this kind of thing, I came up with an idea of having a genetic-algorithm for picking out clothes to try and develop the optimal style for picking up girls (length and success of conversation with identical opening lines as a survival factor) and while this is funny when you point out some funny situations I wouldn't make a blog or a comic about it unless I actually went through with it.<br />It's as though David Blaine, instead of doing his stunts would make comics of a guy holding his breath for ages, that really wouldn't get the same attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28587931461215976802010-03-31T20:39:33.678-07:002010-03-31T20:39:33.678-07:00The acronym "GOOMH", when read as an ono...The acronym "GOOMH", when read as an onomatopoeia, sort of sounds like a zombie grunting.<br /><br />WHICH IS A TOTALLY PERFECT DEPICTION OF RANDALL FANBOYS ON THE COMIC THREADS!Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78860342651047429842010-03-31T20:33:49.659-07:002010-03-31T20:33:49.659-07:00Rob, now you're TOTALLY going to show numerica...Rob, now you're TOTALLY going to show numerical and statistical data on the complaints, and you're going to draw it as a chart with funny jokes and shit, just like Randall, because Randall rules, haha, DUDE, lol, GOOMH GOOMH GOOMHFernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23138374825126897762010-03-31T15:04:32.600-07:002010-03-31T15:04:32.600-07:00deep fried pickles are great, as is deep fried:
ch...deep fried pickles are great, as is deep fried:<br />cheesecake<br />ice cream<br />candy of any kind<br /><br />Also, hamburgers + nutella is pretty great too.<br /><br />so yeah, you never know.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3415705283255562602010-03-31T14:55:48.899-07:002010-03-31T14:55:48.899-07:00Professional Mole: No, they actually made them. ...Professional Mole: No, they actually made them. I mean, you can't tell just by looking at recipes sometimes, right? Things that sound terrible wind up actually being pretty good. Who knows, maybe deep-fried Skittles are really tasty.<br /><br />Anyway, I gather some of the computer recipes were unexpected gems and others were the culinary equivalent of that sex-dice cartoon.Gwersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-89753832444845893122010-03-31T14:04:37.930-07:002010-03-31T14:04:37.930-07:00dehdesh: "Recipe For Disaster" is actual...dehdesh: "Recipe For Disaster" is actually the name of a kick-ass song by Career Suicide. I'd like to think that the title of Carl's post is a homage to this great hardcore punk band from Toronto, but it's more likely that he just used a common expression which is loosely related to the xkcd comic that is being reviewed.Timofeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478844501804517520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3985039803632131602010-03-31T14:00:19.767-07:002010-03-31T14:00:19.767-07:00okay, first:
the only claim I made is that there ...okay, first:<br /><br />the only claim I made is that there was a noticeable decline in the comments of the nature I am complaining about. I made no attempt to interpret this information,<br /><br />second:<br /><br />"I claim that your rants increased the "Rob is a fucking idiot" and the "Rob is a talentless hick" type of comments by a noticeable amount!"<br /><br />um, this is true. they increase my visibility and directly attack the commenters, and make thorough arguments.<br /><br />third:<br /><br />you are really asking me to prove something which is unprovable. I mean, it's an observation that several other people have made which is easily explainable--most likely, reading the posts and/or having them be visible on the sidebar makes people realize how incredibly obvious it is to post these objections. it also encourages them to channel their objection into the post in question, disputing the post rather than making the same rote objection.<br /><br />but I mean, you can keep thinking that they've had no effect if you want.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49218105398616263412010-03-31T13:01:19.717-07:002010-03-31T13:01:19.717-07:00you always gotta stay open-minded buddyyou always gotta stay open-minded buddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15441028142135567462010-03-31T12:57:15.818-07:002010-03-31T12:57:15.818-07:00I dunno, Rob might be a fat, pedophiliac monster b...I dunno, Rob might be a fat, pedophiliac monster but I never really thought of him as a hick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74667028364064985132010-03-31T12:55:13.253-07:002010-03-31T12:55:13.253-07:00Rob: You're the one with the unproven claim.
P...Rob: You're the one with the unproven claim.<br />Prove it or live with people like me who say you're full of shit. Your choice, I don't care.<br /><br />btw: I claim that your rants increased the "Rob is a fucking idiot" and the "Rob is a talentless hick" type of comments by a noticeable amount! That means your rants actually decreased your IQ and talent! That's statistically significant!!<br /><br />Okay, now we're even on pointless and unproven shitty statements.Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11650214030689110422010-03-31T12:37:06.171-07:002010-03-31T12:37:06.171-07:00silly randall, doesn't he know that "time...silly randall, doesn't he know that "time as the 4th dimension" is an outdated concept that was rendered obsolete by the concept of spacetime?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-73182280416987879542010-03-31T12:22:40.994-07:002010-03-31T12:22:40.994-07:00@anon 12:19pm
Now if THAT had been the alt-text I...@anon 12:19pm<br /><br />Now if THAT had been the alt-text I would have chuckled (something like "sorry about the comic, my G Algorythm needs about 700 more comics to optimize")<br /><br />Sadly, thanks to the fanbase of xkcd, this comic has probably reached its evolutionary peak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-2410452812951938842010-03-31T12:19:25.504-07:002010-03-31T12:19:25.504-07:00The thing is that the genetic algo would eventuall...The thing is that the genetic algo would eventually give a nice output. Care to revise your jokes to show the generality of the comic to also be designed in such a way that the results would improve with time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-81590705138848545362010-03-31T12:04:26.438-07:002010-03-31T12:04:26.438-07:00also, fake Keep, you missed a perfect fantroll opp...also, fake Keep, you missed a perfect fantroll opportunity here. you could have said "I guess you're the expert on being pretentious." I am very disappointed.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28275047082784865802010-03-31T11:50:02.524-07:002010-03-31T11:50:02.524-07:00also can I just note that "show me the data&q...also can I just note that "show me the data" is kind of a bullshit demand? I'm not keeping statistics on the posts, dude. this is why I said "noticeable." I've simply noticed that after I've made a post on a subject, the arguments attacking what that post discussed decline.<br /><br />you can go through the comment archives yourself if you want? I mean, it's public data. if you really doubt my claims it's all there.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44892167818980569062010-03-31T11:40:39.690-07:002010-03-31T11:40:39.690-07:00KEEP ROB HAS FEELINGS TOO OK!?!??!
ROB ISN'T ...KEEP ROB HAS FEELINGS TOO OK!?!??!<br /><br />ROB ISN'T SHORT FOR ROBOT DAMMIT.Robotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-42532467395135814612010-03-31T11:37:33.316-07:002010-03-31T11:37:33.316-07:00Keep you silly prat, excessive claims as of value ...Keep you silly prat, excessive claims <em>as of value or standing</em>. Not 'excessive claims as of numerical data'.<br /><br />Idiot.<br /><br /><br />HAHAHA DISREGARD THATKeepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29222378916887397542010-03-31T11:24:35.086-07:002010-03-31T11:24:35.086-07:00Still waiting for a reaction! I want to improve my...Still waiting for a reaction! I want to improve my english here! So please.. could you, Rob, or anyone else tell me who is right on the whole "pretentious" thing?Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5572559570987540542010-03-31T11:03:02.222-07:002010-03-31T11:03:02.222-07:00"The joke is, what if computer scientists use..."The joke is, what if computer scientists used computer science for everything? HA HA, it would lead to silly consequences."<br /><br />Silly consequences are the basis of situational humor, as far as I can tell. If the above quote was proof that this comic was unfunny then no sitcom would EVER be funny. Okay, so most sitcoms are unfunny, but they're unfunny the same reason this comic is unfunny: execution.Eannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23008716424102376272010-03-31T10:19:12.869-07:002010-03-31T10:19:12.869-07:00"a : making usually unjustified or excessive ..."a : making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)<br />b : expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature"<br /><br />sounds exactly like what I was going for..<br />but you're the native speaker so you probably know it better.Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13098450989150049862010-03-31T10:08:04.369-07:002010-03-31T10:08:04.369-07:00that's not what pretentious means, dudethat's not what pretentious means, dudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22787773733778890422010-03-31T09:54:59.795-07:002010-03-31T09:54:59.795-07:00"I have never said that I was doing anything ..."I have never said that I was doing anything original here" - You should have! THAT would have been really good comedy, dude!<br /><br />"this is my favorite kind of insult, because it basically says "what you say in your rants is true/accurate/a valid insight, but I'm your fantroll so I have to complain about it."" - A lot of things you say in your rants are accurate, I'll give you that. But on the other hand.. most of the time you write stuff like "You see, every story has pacing." - WOW, that's really something..!<br /><br />"each one, by the way, has had a noticeable effect in reducing the number of comments complaining about the ideas I discuss." - that's just pretentious. Show me the data or STFU?!<br /><br />"though "sophisticated" is the last thing try to be or sound." - haha, don't worry, you're not.<br /><br />All the other stuff you said - childish and predictable again, so no need to be addressed.<br /><br />Hasta luegoKeepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19827620090815332092010-03-31T09:25:51.045-07:002010-03-31T09:25:51.045-07:00secretly i am rob's #1 fantrollsecretly i am rob's #1 fantrollJohn Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.com