tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post7120832859373128784..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 672: SuggestiveCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-28950184714988739762009-12-14T14:00:51.403-08:002009-12-14T14:00:51.403-08:00Heh heh. Problem officer?
This is becoming funni...Heh heh. Problem officer? <br /><br />This is becoming funnier than any comic listed on this site now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-61930774647504331302009-12-13T16:06:37.186-08:002009-12-13T16:06:37.186-08:00http://lol.i.trollyou.com/LOL-I-TROLL-YOU.pnghttp://lol.i.trollyou.com/LOL-I-TROLL-YOU.pngrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78542662014717735482009-12-13T00:32:21.474-08:002009-12-13T00:32:21.474-08:00What you think pathetic is pathetic...
And I very ...What you think pathetic is pathetic...<br />And I very strongly disagree that the internet requires critical thinking.<br />The internet is fun.<br />You can make other people waste time typing up long posts, for your own amusement...<br />... Hey what do you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20091982005152754652009-12-11T20:18:34.554-08:002009-12-11T20:18:34.554-08:00Oh dear. You want to try rephrasing that one? That...Oh dear. You want to try rephrasing that one? That is just an atrocious attempt at an insult.<br /><br />See, I don't think that he is pathetic because he disagrees with me; I think he is pathetic because he is calling people who disagree with him pathetic. Also because he apparently thinks that it is entirely his prerogative to refuse to learn how to "think critically" or "use reason and logic correctly." The difference is this: there is nothing wrong with disagreeing with me! Plenty of people do that. There is nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />Carl disagrees with my assessment A Softer World is an excellent comic. He has expressed this opinion many times! I do not think this makes him pathetic. Plenty of people on here think that Penny Arcade is terrible and have repeatedly said as such! I do not think this makes them pathetic. Differing opinions help keep life interesting! I have had many wonderful conversations with people who have opinions diametrically opposed to mine, and I have never thought they were pathetic for it.<br /><br />What I do think is pathetic is saying things like this: "This is pathetic. . . . If all you can do in your spare time is rant about a comic then you need some sort of help." I also think it is pathetic to fail to think critically, or to use sloppy, lazy thinking, or, worst of all, to defend sloppy, lazy thinking as some sort of individualistic virtue.<br /><br />The standards to which I hold others are the standards to which I hold myself--though I'm usually more lenient with others.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30453110777355951432009-12-11T19:51:31.257-08:002009-12-11T19:51:31.257-08:00I also know that you accuse at least some people w...<i>I also know that you accuse at least some people who disagree with you and voice their opinions of being pathetic. Which is indicative of an unhealthy perspective on life.</i><br /><br />That's a funny thing to hear/read from you. It's interesting how you can find your own flaws in other people but apparently not in yourself.Some random anonymous dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87073320477624159342009-12-11T17:52:58.554-08:002009-12-11T17:52:58.554-08:00"Well while wasting precious minutes of "..."Well while wasting precious minutes of "precious" life typing that, I'd like to point out I actually don't care."<br /><br />Who used the word precious?<br /><br />"I'd like to direct you toward the 'If' at the start of my fourth line of text. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but 'If' usually implies the case that you may not do this, but some people also may do this."<br /><br />See, here's the thing. When you say something like "If the only thing you can do in your free time is rant about a comic," you are not positing a pure hypothetical. That strongly violates Gricean maxims--most notably the maxim of relevance, which states, in essence, that "just saying" is never an explanation. You are implying that you think your original premise to be the case. You can argue that you don't actually think so, but you are convincing nobody. Except maybe yourself--I get the feeling you're good at self-deception.<br /><br />"As for an unhealthy perspective on life, you actually don't know me all that well, in fact all you know about me right this second is that I'm a fan of XKCD, however, also some of the comics that've been listed on this site, and that I'm an absoloute jackass."<br /><br />I also know that you accuse at least some people who disagree with you and voice their opinions of being pathetic. Which is indicative of an unhealthy perspective on life.<br /><br />"I actually have an extremely unhealthy perspective on life. And hey, I'm proud of that."<br /><br />Well, good luck failing in the future.<br /><br />"On another note, I very much disagree that "critical thinking skills" include that of knowing about the internet..."<br /><br />It has nothing to do with "knowing about the internet," as you would see if you read what I wrote. You merely did not stop to make any critical thoughts concerning what was here written. It's pretty simple here: you simply ask yourself "how long does it take someone to write something like this?" Knowing about the internet might give you a helpful frame of reference--you might note that professional bloggers churn out this much text at a rapid pace--but it isn't necessary. It doesn't take long to conclude that writing something at ten words per minute would be cripplingly slow, and even with that it would have taken less than two hours to write. Twenty words per minute is on the slow side and it would take less than an hour to write this post; thirty to forty words is closer to average and would take very little time indeed. The assumption that these posts take significant amounts of time indicates that you have not thought about your assertion critically.<br /><br />"A five year old could use the internet. Not exactly "critical thinking"."<br /><br />A five year old could use it but not understand it--much like you.<br /><br />"That's my opinion. Much more needs more thinking about, other than the internet."<br /><br />I agree--but the internet also deserves critical thought. Which is to say, everything that you encounter needs critical thinking, especially something which is a cultural or social phenomenon.<br /><br />"To conclude - Child like logic? Well. Now it's my turn to decide what growing up is all about. Why should I be the same as everyone else, just because that's what others think best? :)"<br /><br />That is the single worst argument I have ever heard for being a dumbass. So, congratulations?<br /><br />See, the reason it is child-like is children have not fully developed psychologically. They have not yet learned to properly reason. There are fundamental errors in their logic, because they are not fully developed. You can decide that it is not necessary to know how to use logic correctly or have fully developed cognitive skills in order to be a fully functioning adult, but it is in the interests of society that you actually know how to use the squishy grey thing you have been neglecting for so many long years.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34646917754810637092009-12-11T13:17:33.904-08:002009-12-11T13:17:33.904-08:00well see the thing is Mr. Anon 2:14 and 4:16 is th...well see the thing is Mr. Anon 2:14 and 4:16 is that we don't know you and since most of the anons that come here do exactly what you did we just call it like we see them and do more or less what Rob just did.<br /><br />So since you decided to call us out as people who have nothing better to do, what's to stop us from doing that to you? Oh we don't know who you are? Well gee I don't recall you stopping to ask us what we did when we weren't spending our coffee breaks browsing a blog for fun either, so why should we not make false assumptions about you?Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-52318273751442845722009-12-11T04:16:36.960-08:002009-12-11T04:16:36.960-08:00Well while wasting precious minutes of "preci...Well while wasting precious minutes of "precious" life typing that, I'd like to point out I actually don't care.<br /><br />I'd like to direct you toward the 'If' at the start of my fourth line of text. <br /><br />Now correct me if I'm wrong, but 'If' usually implies the case that you may not do this, but some people also may do this. <br /><br />As for an unhealthy perspective on life, you actually don't know me all that well, in fact all you know about me right this second is that I'm a fan of XKCD, however, also some of the comics that've been listed on this site, and that I'm an absoloute jackass.<br />I actually have an extremely unhealthy perspective on life. And hey, I'm proud of that.<br /><br />On another note, I very much disagree that "critical thinking skills" include that of knowing about the internet...<br />A five year old could use the internet.<br />Not exactly "critical thinking".<br />That's my opinion. Much more needs more thinking about, other than the internet.<br /><br />To conclude - Child like logic? Well. Now it's my turn to decide what growing up is all about. Why should I be the same as everyone else, just because that's what others think best? :)<br /><br />Good day, sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79923824340885988752009-12-11T03:08:20.891-08:002009-12-11T03:08:20.891-08:00@Anon 2:14:
So, a few things.
First, most people ...@Anon 2:14:<br />So, a few things.<br /><br />First, most people here do a lot more in their spare time than rant about a comic. I, for instance, spend a lot of time writing, as well as working on various projects, mostly related to open government and free culture, but also involving social media. This is ignoring the things that I am doing for academia, which are essentially by definition not done in my spare time.<br /><br />Second, you should probably pick one and stick with it. You can't say that we are horrible pathetic people for hating XKCD so much in the same breath that you say we're obviously just trolling you--that's internally inconsistent. Sure, arguably you could say that if all we can do in our spare time is troll idiots like you that we're pathetic, but you didn't say that.<br /><br />No, you were implying that we need help merely because we are ranting about XKCD. Perhaps I'm wrong on this, but that would imply an assumption that we take it seriously, which trolling inherently does not: trolling is by its very nature insincere, intended mostly to get a rise out of people. In which case, if we are so obviously trolls, we've succeeded admirably! So thank you.<br /><br />As for what is pathetic about it--I think it's a lot more pathetic to come to a blog devoted to discussing a subject and be so utterly appalled that someone would even think to devote a minute of their time to it that they insist on posting a little indignant, shocked post telling everyone there that they need to get a life and that they must have no lives.<br /><br />That's indicative of a very unhealthy perspective on life: that anyone who dislikes something you like must be somehow psychologically damaged, and that if they dislike it sufficiently to talk about how they dislike it, they must be in dire need of psychological aid. <br /><br />Then to assume that because someone talks about something on a forum on the internet that this must be the only thing they do in their free time is indicative of a strong lack of critical thinking skills. The posts certainly couldn't possibly take longer than thirty minutes to an hour to write. This is done perhaps thrice weekly, interspersed with other things, leading to, at most, three hours spent in a week--less than the amount of time spent sleeping in a single day, and probably less than the amount of time one spends eating in a given week--writing about this. And, as I've said, this is done during breaks from other things. It clears my mind when I'm writing and stuck on something. It distracts me from the tedium of research.<br /><br />But even more than that, the assumption that because you only see someone in the context of doing X, all they ever do is X, is child-like logic. Merely because you only ever see your teacher in the classroom does not mean that she never does anything else.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-78521891109231363112009-12-11T02:14:53.185-08:002009-12-11T02:14:53.185-08:00This is pathetic.
No. Not the comic. The people ra...This is pathetic.<br />No. Not the comic. The people ranting about the comic.<br /><br />Holy shit. Get a life. Jesus Christ...<br />If all you can do in your spare time is rant about a comic then you need some sort of help...<br /><br />Site = Obvious troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1142593731041197292009-12-11T00:32:33.014-08:002009-12-11T00:32:33.014-08:00The scene of "here's a disaster movie wit...The scene of "here's a disaster movie with shitty science". Which is hardly limited to the Core, of course.<br /><br />Granted, that's some pretty unnecessary text, so.Corenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212091179352013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-24847405521764479762009-12-10T19:55:05.901-08:002009-12-10T19:55:05.901-08:00oh also carl
me: yes
and carl's alt text fo...oh also carl<br /><br /> me: yes<br />and carl's alt text for 672 just made me vomit a little<br /> Rob: sexxx<br /> Sent at 7:21 PM on Thursday<br /> Rob: haha now i can't unsee itAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22820300478476263222009-12-10T19:51:17.340-08:002009-12-10T19:51:17.340-08:00i, uh, have no idea what is happening here. so ba...i, uh, have no idea what is happening here. so basically to Kristian: yes, i am.<br /><br />are you?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-70056490430155439902009-12-10T18:13:13.924-08:002009-12-10T18:13:13.924-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355247506999860518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91341646931512101582009-12-10T18:05:37.927-08:002009-12-10T18:05:37.927-08:00Not that anyone should actually give a shit, but a...Not that anyone should actually give a shit, but a lot of the American spellings actually came first. People assume that the British spellings are more traditional or proper - not true.<br /><br />Gee, this is so interesting.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037127857062536971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-16843206568406640492009-12-10T17:49:19.176-08:002009-12-10T17:49:19.176-08:00"American Mispelling Conventions"
Recur..."American <b>Mispelling</b> Conventions"<br /><br />Recursive ironyAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052511078880647148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50040430775969950772009-12-10T17:39:03.495-08:002009-12-10T17:39:03.495-08:00When prescriptivists get extra stupid.When prescriptivists get extra stupid.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-26523393062028029162009-12-10T17:24:19.273-08:002009-12-10T17:24:19.273-08:00Most countries speak American English (excluding &...Most countries speak American English (excluding "britain", Australia, and maybe Canada, but nobody gives a shit about them), retard.<br /><br />INNIT? INNIT? INNIT? INNIT? INNIT?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-146827921457031232009-12-10T17:20:04.967-08:002009-12-10T17:20:04.967-08:00Ann Apolis
You are indeed correct - dumbarse is t...Ann Apolis<br /><br />You are indeed correct - dumbarse is the proper rendering. I would, in the interests of accuracy, preface it with 'fucking' though (as an adjective, not a verb). One must fight the nasty juggernaut of American Mispelling Conventions at every turn.<br /><br />Innit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-58375868252329016032009-12-10T14:39:06.625-08:002009-12-10T14:39:06.625-08:00And then finally, the current comic led less of a ...<i>And then finally, the current comic led less of a "lol guys the Core was dum" reference so much as using the Core to set the scene. But what do I know, I like XKCD sometimes.</i><br /><br />And what "scene" is that? The "Daylight Savings Time" pun? The inadvertent re-creation of the plot of <i>Sunshine</i>? Yet another tired joke about how much Hollywood sucks these days bloo blargh make Serenity 2?John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90034334591866455082009-12-10T12:41:42.278-08:002009-12-10T12:41:42.278-08:00I dunno, hasn't he outright said somewhere tha...I dunno, hasn't he outright said somewhere that he starts working on the comic like an hour or so before each update?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-41929691553970123452009-12-10T12:15:23.209-08:002009-12-10T12:15:23.209-08:00First, it's not "what if Facebook were cr...First, it's not "what if Facebook were creepy" so much as it's "what if Facebook were creepier". Because it is creepy.<br /><br />Second, Randall goes too far with the joke, if he ended it at the third pannel it'd be far better.<br /><br />Third, blah blah blah college humor. That's assuming Randall A) saw that (who knows, maybe he did) and B) didn't draw this comic in advance (lol). <br /><br />And then finally, the current comic led less of a "lol guys the Core was dum" reference so much as using the Core to set the scene. But what do I know, I like XKCD sometimes.Corenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212091179352013947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23662487013815621962009-12-10T12:12:00.018-08:002009-12-10T12:12:00.018-08:00The actually sad thing is that Carl's posts ha...The actually sad thing is that Carl's posts have all been so utterly bad lately that even a post by a John is entertaining in comparison.<br /><br />For shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20452684630316443912009-12-10T12:03:57.314-08:002009-12-10T12:03:57.314-08:00나 너무 외로워.나 너무 외로워.Kim Jong Ilhttp://www.korea-dpr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-46858945634332784732009-12-10T12:01:51.080-08:002009-12-10T12:01:51.080-08:00كنت جميع الكفار. ليس هناك بلد ادق من ايران ، وليس ...كنت جميع الكفار. ليس هناك بلد ادق من ايران ، وليس أدق من اللغة العربية.إيرانnoreply@blogger.com