tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8156972950815336179..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 434: xkcd goes to the airportCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88724803608992239572010-01-21T21:53:31.604-08:002010-01-21T21:53:31.604-08:00Yeah. Lockpicks are legal.Yeah. Lockpicks are legal.Pete Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153437374929803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54067240456937222942010-01-07T19:07:26.169-08:002010-01-07T19:07:26.169-08:00Kept switching around...lack of sustained joke led...Kept switching around...lack of sustained joke led to lack of funny.<br /><br />Also, the alt-text is way gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-4664497642201321682009-01-06T08:53:00.000-08:002009-01-06T08:53:00.000-08:00iwconfig is pretty much a wireless driver for Linu...iwconfig is pretty much a wireless driver for Linux.<BR/>So, he's halfway through reading ... how to turn off the wireless signal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13627567725691782242009-01-05T09:04:00.000-08:002009-01-05T09:04:00.000-08:00I doubt I was getting a signal up there anyway.I doubt I was getting a signal up there anyway.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-13032525516372623942009-01-05T07:10:00.000-08:002009-01-05T07:10:00.000-08:00Well from my experience cell phones have a much gr...Well from my experience cell phones have a much greater effect when someone is actually calling you, or they did on speakers anyway. So if no one calls you on the plane I guess you're cool, but they tell you to turn it off because someone just might call you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86436586216356158062008-09-22T15:46:00.000-07:002008-09-22T15:46:00.000-07:00Mythbusters sounds like one of those shows I reall...Mythbusters sounds like one of those shows I really should be watching...<BR/><BR/>I need to get myself a PC speaker cable and try this out. If everything explodes I'm blaming you, ods15.<BR/><BR/>The chance of me destroying the plane by accident through electronics is what prevents me from taking photos from my seat, which I am always too scared to do. Pathetic, I know,Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79868020842980763362008-09-22T14:44:00.000-07:002008-09-22T14:44:00.000-07:00Mythbusters made an entire episode about airplanes...Mythbusters made an entire episode about airplanes and cellphones.<BR/><BR/>Long story short, historically, they cause MAJOR troubles. These days, all modern wiring in airplanes is very well protected, so it's hardly an issue. But they stick to consistency and history.<BR/>(easiest way to see this is a real issue, stick a cellphone next to a pc speaker cable...)ods15https://www.blogger.com/profile/03790990540151322806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-3405645683352296092008-07-09T18:28:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:28:00.000-07:00Seriously? That makes sense I guess. I remember he...Seriously? That makes sense I guess. I remember hearing about some airlines allowing cell phones and I don't think anyone mentioned any horrible plane crash-ey side effects.<BR/><BR/>Anyone else thinking of the first episode of West Wing when talking about phones on planes? Or I think that was a pager. Back when those existed (1996-1999)Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-55195484706994498192008-07-09T15:01:00.000-07:002008-07-09T15:01:00.000-07:00Modern cll phones don't conflict anymore with airp...Modern cll phones don't conflict anymore with airplane signals. Airlines just pretend they do because think how god-awful irritating it would be if everyone was talking on heir cll phone for an entire flight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36307859486061799842008-06-13T12:51:00.000-07:002008-06-13T12:51:00.000-07:00Oh I don't think it's that bad....I guess the firs...Oh I don't think it's that bad....I guess the first panel is a bit rushed but that's not too bad. #2 is kind of a quirky relationship thing but also kind of not; you don't see her there and it's not Randall saying "me and my girlfriend do this," which are the ones that really bug me, the first person ones.<BR/><BR/>Panel 3 I imagine the joke is that is so ingrained in whatever nerdy programming thing he is doing that he doesn't want to stop even though it may jeopardize the safety of the flight. Also I assumed "manpage" was a typo for "mainpage" only because I've heard of those and xkcd does actually make a surprising amount of mistakes, which are usually corrected.<BR/><BR/>And Panel 4, I find those details the kind of things that make jokes better. That's just Mr. Hat's character, to do CRAZY things and put CRAZY effort into them for his own CRAZY amusement. I kinda like it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7568494435535561442008-06-11T10:44:00.000-07:002008-06-11T10:44:00.000-07:00The first panel, expanded to three or four panels,...The first panel, expanded to three or four panels, might have been funny. Instead, a premise, punchline, and button are all crammed together!<BR/><BR/>#2 is kinda yet another <A HREF="http://xkcdsucks.blogspot.com/2008/05/were-quirkyand-were-in-quirky.html" REL="nofollow">WQASIOR</A> violation.<BR/><BR/>I don't even get the joke in number 3. Yes, sometimes we're doing something on our laptop when we get asked to turn it off. Is it funnier because it's a man page?<BR/><BR/>The fourth is just wacky for the sake of being wacky. Not just the blood of a mouse, but the blood of a churchmouse! What a CRAZY detail! In fact, this whole situation is CRAZY! <BR/><BR/>Ha-ha! That straitlaced DHS agent is so freaked, he's just letting him pass -- 'cause it's such a CRAZY thing to do he'd rather risk getting fired than have to deal with someone so CRAZY!Jonathan Harfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450094980625749192noreply@blogger.com