tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post7385783531455529856..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 593: Pages of NonsenseCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15998277413808340252009-07-04T11:35:05.319-07:002009-07-04T11:35:05.319-07:00Maybe if Randy were the only person on the interne...Maybe if Randy were the only person on the internet to put out a comic regularly. But he's not. He's one of many, and he sucks compared to all of them, most of which have better art and put more effort into it than he does.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-71358893602610939712009-07-04T10:47:27.448-07:002009-07-04T10:47:27.448-07:00Aether: No (though I would want to try sometime, b...Aether: No (though I would want to try sometime, but with other people). But I'm also not <i>forcing</i> myself to, like Randall with his ridiculous "updates every monday wednesday and friday WITHOUT FAIL!" Yes, writing a comic that often for a long time is hard. Really really hard. That's why Randall is bad at it - it takes more skill and humor than he has. It takes more than I have, too. Does that mean I can't call him out for sucking? I hope not.<br /><br />Saying "Oh it's bad but just because it happens so often" is a terrible logical pitfall. That's like the old saying that "The food at this restaurant is terrible...and they have such small portions."Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-14156857328151675002009-07-04T09:56:48.187-07:002009-07-04T09:56:48.187-07:00I thought that the mention of the D'ni in the ...I thought that the mention of the D'ni in the comments made a much better joke.<br /><br />Then again, that's hardly saying much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63994898183774004282009-07-02T05:20:48.244-07:002009-07-02T05:20:48.244-07:00To the original writer.
While I do see that you a...To the original writer.<br /><br />While I do see that you are somewhat correct in your rants, tell me, have you tried creating a comic every x days for some x years?<br /><br />No person is a comic mastermind able to come up with something extremely hilarious and witty so often. You have to see that while some of his comics are kind of effortless, he does this often.<br /><br />So unless you have a brilliant comic you update regularly, why not keep your, to quote, "Iron Finger of Mockery" to yourself?<br /><br />It's just a comic.Aethernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30527201820753743452009-06-29T22:35:46.363-07:002009-06-29T22:35:46.363-07:00Why do people keep saying that? It's clearly n...Why do people keep saying that? It's clearly not true. My argument is that with an obscure joke like this, most people won't <i>care</i>. Also that he had to lie about the manuscript to make his joke work.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65149506114938435372009-06-29T20:43:37.360-07:002009-06-29T20:43:37.360-07:00Your initial argument here boils down to "thi...Your initial argument here boils down to "this joke is obscure, therefore it's not funny". Buh?Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-22865363475256170182009-06-08T18:56:50.262-07:002009-06-08T18:56:50.262-07:00Wow, there's a show on TV right now that has S...Wow, there's a show on TV right now that has Summer Glau guest-starring in an episode where a nerd hits on her almost incessantly for 29 minutes. There should be an xkcd strip on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-23397992494112235032009-06-08T17:46:37.851-07:002009-06-08T17:46:37.851-07:00I love how the xkcd-fantards are so butthurt they ...I love how the xkcd-fantards are so butthurt they have to resort to this to vent their frustration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29621845015859254612009-06-08T16:58:42.096-07:002009-06-08T16:58:42.096-07:00But yes, he is in a position where it's not th...<i>But yes, he is in a position where it's not that he's jealous that Randall is successful, he's jealous that he is successful without really putting a lot of effort forward--that essentially dumb luck and a slightly cynical awareness of an audience achieved him the status of an internet luminary. Perhaps it's more resentment than jealousy--but that's more semantic than I'd care to be in.</i><br /><br />That's how I feel about a lot of guys like Buckley and Terracciano.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29403265128143563592009-06-08T16:46:13.462-07:002009-06-08T16:46:13.462-07:00stadja: then you are much more fortunate than i wa...stadja: then you are much more fortunate than i was, i nearly died. (this is an exaggeration.)<br /><br />yay Fred! Welcome.<br /><br />Mike G.: heehee. I giggled after reading it, but silently as I am still at work.<br /><br />And you guys are all so sweet for pointing out how to discern real/fake Carl/Amanda! I feel loved. But perhaps more obvious is that fakey-doo likes to suck ass turds whereas I do not (though I suppose I have never stated this before). I dunno about Carl, he has not clarified this yet. Also I think I have a sense of grammar! An extended also is that I do not think I have a dick.<br /><br />Cuddlefish who keeps egging on the spammer: "Why set up a fake account and not link to real Carl's account?" I think because then the little "B" icon for blogger would not show up, and instead it would be the icon for "linked user." Creating a fake account means that we need to actually click on the username to see if it's really Carl.<br /><br />Rob: I may have to hate you forever because you sparked my curiosity with your image comment and that is all your fault. And I think you meant more "resentful" than "jealous," for anyone who cares about the semantics (me).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55559653674778350922009-06-08T15:50:19.393-07:002009-06-08T15:50:19.393-07:00The quantum email thing was intended to specifical...The quantum email thing was intended to specifically ridicule the "can't reproduce" pun. Reading email already does change the state of the message (from unread to read), and changing the "state" as in "Iowa" is about as funny as having a joke about "reproducing" an error being sublimated into "reproducing" a human being (which is to say, not very).<br /><br />Basically I was specifically going for anti-humor, not ironic humor. I was demonstrating the problem with xkcd, not making a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90577426938767253122009-06-08T15:39:03.702-07:002009-06-08T15:39:03.702-07:00Another crudely drawn anthropomorphic comic. I'...Another crudely drawn anthropomorphic comic. I've been biting my tongue about that one since you first referenced it. The first and last actually made xkcd seem <strong>good</strong> again in comparison, and the middle was just that crippling neutral that tried to survive on <a href="http://dresdencodak.com/2005/06/14/lil-werner/" rel="nofollow">a few</a> <a href="http://xkcd.com/45/" rel="nofollow">already trodden</a> references. It didn't manage to be ironically funny, sorry.<br /><br />There wouldn't be a shitstorm when the xkcd forums has a thread which routinely lampoons xkcd harder. "Making xkcd Slightly Worse" - the only thread with a low moron count. And no, before you accuse me of an ego boost, I do not post and have not posted in it.<br /><br />Ann you cruel minx.Rehoboamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-34116347309399665022009-06-08T15:35:36.636-07:002009-06-08T15:35:36.636-07:00That's a week worth of xkcd.
OH NO I DIDN'...That's a week worth of xkcd.<br /><br />OH NO I DIDN'TAnn Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4912047988948727482009-06-08T15:29:46.318-07:002009-06-08T15:29:46.318-07:00How is that a rant? It was like, what, three sente...How is that a rant? It was like, what, three sentences plus two one-panel stick figure comics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-40007420044927214452009-06-08T15:27:59.422-07:002009-06-08T15:27:59.422-07:00...Well, that's one way of putting it....Well, that's one way of putting it.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29496482345428030332009-06-08T15:26:51.425-07:002009-06-08T15:26:51.425-07:00Fluffy, there's only so much you can do with b...Fluffy, there's only so much you can do with blue whatever the hell that is drawn with a kindergartener level of effort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91076126354075390532009-06-08T15:26:44.664-07:002009-06-08T15:26:44.664-07:00Like I said, it was very subtle. xkcd was the dir...Like I said, it was very subtle. xkcd was the direct inspiration for it though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29134584544113116802009-06-08T15:25:07.525-07:002009-06-08T15:25:07.525-07:00@fluffy: that last one is just "guy is a twat...@fluffy: that last one is just "guy is a twat to random people for kicks", which is hardly Unique to XKCD. If it wasn't for the alt-text, it wouldn't be an xkcd parody at all.Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90461343538814886082009-06-08T15:18:29.808-07:002009-06-08T15:18:29.808-07:00The guy behind Girly also openly hated on xkcd two...The guy behind Girly also openly hated on xkcd two years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21194947361250545642009-06-08T15:14:39.067-07:002009-06-08T15:14:39.067-07:00For those who missed it, here is John Allison'...For those who missed it, here is <a href="http://sgrblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/actual-conversation-from-earlier-in-day.html" rel="nofollow">John Allison's original rant</a>, although note that John Allison did later post <a href="http://sgrblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/suicide-strike.html" rel="nofollow">a sort-of apology</a>.<br /><br />Personally I have done two <a href="http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20081024.php" rel="nofollow">direct</a> <a href="http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20090515.php" rel="nofollow">parodies</a> of xkcd and one <a href="http://beesbuzz.biz/d/20080705.php" rel="nofollow">very subtle one</a> (poking fun at the "my hobby" ones) and haven't gotten a single peep out of the xkcd crowd (not even a "they're just jealous" response). Clearly I need to do something to encourage Teh Drama or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18247400650661628302009-06-08T14:54:38.300-07:002009-06-08T14:54:38.300-07:00So, I don't know how many of you recall Mr All...So, I don't know how many of you recall Mr Allison's original post complaining about XKCD, but in many ways he was jealous--and not really in a bad sense.<br /><br />Basically, it went like this: "I really dislike that there are certain webcomics out there that can get by drawing stick figures and writing dialogue that goes 'I am in love with you . . . and maths!'" except far more eloquently stated.<br /><br />But yes, he is in a position where it's not that he's jealous that Randall is successful, he's jealous that he is successful without really putting a lot of effort forward--that essentially dumb luck and a slightly cynical awareness of an audience achieved him the status of an internet luminary. Perhaps it's more resentment than jealousy--but that's more semantic than I'd care to be in.<br /><br />Contrary to what certain internet-famous people believe, the internet isn't a meritocracy. Sometimes (often) it's about having the right people link you, and having content that is easy to consume. I read a few mediocre webcomics because the time investment required is low--and I have yet to encounter someone who doesn't produce a gem from time to time.<br /><br />Some people are legitimately awesome and famous, and deserve it; some people are awesome and obscure; some are neither awesome nor famous; some are not awesome but are famous.<br /><br />I've been doing research for a group that is studying the way ideas spread on the internet; we are nearing publication of white papers, but something we have definitely seen and are looking more into is the fact that the internet basically has certain influential people, and that's how ideas spread.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60627080445056972682009-06-08T14:51:10.423-07:002009-06-08T14:51:10.423-07:00What did John Allison say about xkcd?
And I compl...What did John Allison say about xkcd?<br /><br />And I completely agree with fluffy. I have a fledgling web comic and while I do hate xkcd for the obvious reasons, I'm not about to draw a parody strip mocking it or writing about how lazy it is. A lot of my readers come from Reddit or Digg and I would completely lose that :/Mike G.http://myapokalips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86049748459167262812009-06-08T14:39:25.647-07:002009-06-08T14:39:25.647-07:00"With the exception of John Allison I haven&#..."<em>With the exception of John Allison I haven't known of any webcomic artists that have said negative things about Randy. Are there any? I MUST KNOW</em>"<br /><br />There's a plethora, but they haven't publically declared outright hatred. Having seen the cryfest that spawns over on Wikipedia with each xkcd I can respect their decision to not get their own sites covered in stickyfingered whinebabies.Rehoboamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69759322130765663712009-06-08T14:08:27.817-07:002009-06-08T14:08:27.817-07:00Xkcd593 in Dinosaur comics for your consideration;...Xkcd593 in Dinosaur comics for your consideration;<br /><br />P1: Trex: boring blather about the manuscript.<br /> <br />P2: 'No one? Its obvious!'<br /><br />P3: drome: 'it could be a hoax, a lost language, a cipher, an alien text, gossolatia, how can you tell?'<br />trex: dudes its so obvious!<br /><br />P4: utah: obvious? linguists and cryptographers have been stumped for decades.<br /> trex: they forget human nature doesnt change<br /><br />p5: trex: imagine someone found a book from our time... etc etc.<br /> utah: dear god it IS obvious.<br /><br />p6: 500 YEARS EARLIER<br />off panel: FOrsooth! i concot an elixir of courage!<br />trex: NAE! the source bookesayeth that requires wolfsbane! your druid doth lose two points.formatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63752906022559659162009-06-08T14:00:07.439-07:002009-06-08T14:00:07.439-07:00I think John Allison is one of the few webcartooni...I think John Allison is one of the few webcartoonists who is successful enough to be able to say negative things about xkcd without coming across as jealous, while also being serious enough about the art of comics that he'd have a reason to actually say anything negative.<br /><br />Most webcartoonists seem to be very insecure and don't want to come across as infighting or assholes, unless that's their Thing (e.g. Kurtz), and also don't want to make enemies since that could potentially alienate readers and reduce their profit margins and so on. So there seems to be a lot of sycophantry in the community as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com