tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8334507219844343600..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 731: StrandedCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18482694257997783122010-05-04T13:27:37.282-07:002010-05-04T13:27:37.282-07:00"Am I the only one who interprets this not ju..."Am I the only one who interprets this not just as 'lol there are fishes and you don't see them', rather as 'the world is far more beautiful and creative than you sometimes see' and that it is an invitation to be more attentive?"<br /><br />no, that's the reason this comic is so fucking offensive.<br /><br />" Oh Rob, you responded to what I said with the same thing that you had said previously while ignoring what I had said in the interim. Why did you bother? "<br /><br />uh, I was responding to your latest stuff. sorry you're too stupid to figure that out?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-31660519962861001632010-05-04T07:05:52.400-07:002010-05-04T07:05:52.400-07:00Am I the only one who interprets this not just as ...Am I the only one who interprets this not just as 'lol there are fishes and you don't see them', rather as 'the world is far more beautiful and creative than you sometimes see' and that it is an invitation to be more attentive? I think you guys are thinking way to rational in this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83194186152141191222010-05-04T03:07:03.348-07:002010-05-04T03:07:03.348-07:00Oh Rob, you responded to what I said with the same...Oh Rob, you responded to what I said with the same thing that you had said previously while ignoring what I had said in the interim. Why did you bother?Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48370711698688311972010-05-03T09:52:30.590-07:002010-05-03T09:52:30.590-07:00what on earth makes you say that?what on earth makes you say that?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15031141022979802792010-05-02T21:56:35.803-07:002010-05-02T21:56:35.803-07:00um, really? this piece of shit? the one where Rand...um, really? this piece of shit? the one where Randy is all like 'HEY GUYS EVEN WHEN YOU'RE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND YOU SHOULD BE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT SQUIDS AND SHIT'?<br /><br />you seriously think that this is an example which is not only good, but good enough that, were it not XKCD, we would be holding up as a shining example of what makes a comic good?rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65551219186182646882010-05-02T19:41:39.420-07:002010-05-02T19:41:39.420-07:00Once again, I think if any other webcomic on the i...Once again, I think if any other webcomic on the internet had done this exact same comic, line for line, you would all be pointing to it and saying, "See, THIS is a good comic! xkcd should do something like this!"Nickhttp://youtube.com/user/Sylocatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-19858309517753899452010-04-28T16:35:57.991-07:002010-04-28T16:35:57.991-07:00your interpretation requires you to ignore the obv...your interpretation requires you to ignore the obvious message and contrast--the one that Randy is preachy, which he is, all the time, about everything--and instead believe that this is written as a commentary on a common scene, which is also the single dumbest commentary on that scene that it is possible to make. I will stick with the straightforward explanation, thanksrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-69493976734184778912010-04-28T12:56:02.626-07:002010-04-28T12:56:02.626-07:00Altering the perspective of a conventional scene f...Altering the perspective of a conventional scene for a visual effect is an extremely basic and simplistic technique. It's the sort of thing amateur artists do when they want to pretend they're profound. Nobody will convince me there is an ounce of complexity to it.<br /><br />In this case, it would just mean that the point is the stuff below the ocean and that WE should get excited about it, not the castaway. It's much more believable (and hence what one can easily consider the more obvious conclusion) than thinking that even a child would neglect to consider the fact that priorities of survival necessarily take the forefront when you're in danger.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8037738110894324872010-04-28T11:24:27.562-07:002010-04-28T11:24:27.562-07:00Why make something original when your name is Rand...Why make something original when your name is Randall Munroe?R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-49041294407270607632010-04-28T01:37:13.463-07:002010-04-28T01:37:13.463-07:00Jack, without any tools he's likely to expend ...Jack, without any tools he's likely to expend more energy trying to catch than he'll gain by eating the fish he caught.<br /><br />As for the sub, there needs to be more emphasis on it if it's intended to be particularly significant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54985099475599728842010-04-27T21:03:35.244-07:002010-04-27T21:03:35.244-07:00Anon - thanks for the link. I'll change it in ...Anon - thanks for the link. I'll change it in the post.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75063300971342006532010-04-27T20:01:46.484-07:002010-04-27T20:01:46.484-07:00Hey Jack, what have YOU made that's so origina...Hey Jack, what have YOU made that's so original? Yeah? Yeah? Huh?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579891188375202441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-91795820327507724682010-04-27T19:09:37.071-07:002010-04-27T19:09:37.071-07:00Jack: There's a difference between an original...Jack: There's a difference between an original work, and venting at something simply because we want to. This blog represents a hobby, not a job.Alsworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-45079149073809274502010-04-27T18:59:00.462-07:002010-04-27T18:59:00.462-07:00Uh, knowing that there's edible fish and seawe...Uh, knowing that there's edible fish and seaweed and a frigging submarine WOULD be pretty useful to this guy. I don't know. Maybe you guys don't like seafood? <br /><br />Also holy shit this blog is popular. I'll have to take note: Why make something original when you can attack something that's already popular?Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576384742168685922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-29053649388413089602010-04-27T18:11:14.394-07:002010-04-27T18:11:14.394-07:00Man, why put a link on the reference to "Ther...Man, why put a link on the reference to "There's treasure everywhere" if you're only going to link to an entry about Calvin and Hobbes on Wikipedia.<br /><br />Like we're going to be sitting here going "Oh, what on earth is this Calvin and Hobbes he speaks of?" instead of, you know, wanting to see the fricking strip you're referring to.<br /><br />Sheesh!<br /><br />http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/calvin-on-labor.gifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-18994286876184215972010-04-27T15:29:38.351-07:002010-04-27T15:29:38.351-07:00Urgh, why did you have to point 196? This is one o...Urgh, why did you have to point 196? This is one of my most hated alt-texts ever:<br /><br />"When designing an interface, imagine that your program is all that stands between the user and hot, sweaty, tangled-bedsheets-fingertips-digging-into-the-back sex."<br /><br />FUCK YOU, Randall. FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU, Randall. Or better yet: DON'T FUCK YOU, Randall, don't. I don't want THAT image stuck in my mind too.<br /><br />Captcha: Reduck. Reduck? Seriously??Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10311238581701067622010-04-27T15:27:01.609-07:002010-04-27T15:27:01.609-07:00instead of being a whiney [sic] butthurt faggot, w...instead of being a whiney [sic] butthurt faggot, why don't you create your own criticism of a criticism blog instead of deriding others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80348308567729206502010-04-27T14:25:44.122-07:002010-04-27T14:25:44.122-07:00@Leonard: He says "watching videos with this ...@Leonard: He says "watching videos with this girl"; he means "we sat and stared at strip #631".Ann Apolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566528013026340201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86624841641134702922010-04-27T13:43:40.837-07:002010-04-27T13:43:40.837-07:00basically everyone is retarded.
i hope this spark...basically everyone is retarded.<br /><br />i hope this sparks up that retarded retarded debate the retards were having earlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86650554069822576072010-04-27T13:20:35.936-07:002010-04-27T13:20:35.936-07:00@Dan: yeah but so're all of us in this blog to...@Dan: yeah but so're all of us in this blog too.Keepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12474342214850583082010-04-27T12:42:44.733-07:002010-04-27T12:42:44.733-07:00Actually, Randall has all sorts of women coming ov...Actually, Randall has all sorts of women coming over to watch movies on his computer:<br /><br />http://xkcd.com/196/<br /><br />It may be a sexKCD comic, but remember when there was at least a modicum of self-deprecation to the humor?Leonardhttp://overratedfilms.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6107441867667351712010-04-27T12:29:31.143-07:002010-04-27T12:29:31.143-07:00After spending 30 minutes or so reading through th...After spending 30 minutes or so reading through the xkcd forums, I've come to one conclusion:<br /><br />They're all idiots ... every last one of them...<br /><br />In addition to this, I believe there's an internet name for them, "sheep", or in commonplace, you could call it "groupthink", or the bandwagon effect...<br /><br />but in the end... they're all still just idiots...Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-44683841573502217882010-04-27T11:59:44.446-07:002010-04-27T11:59:44.446-07:00instead of being a whiney [sic] butthurt faggot, w...instead of being a whiney [sic] butthurt faggot, why don't you create your own criticism blog instead of deriding others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-12824346606914087862010-04-27T11:54:06.735-07:002010-04-27T11:54:06.735-07:00instead of being a whiney butthurt faggot, why don...instead of being a whiney butthurt faggot, why don't you create your own comic instead of deriding others?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56363410454677458682010-04-27T11:48:37.679-07:002010-04-27T11:48:37.679-07:00"Still better computer-dork? Are you going to..."Still better computer-dork? Are you going to have friends over to watch a movie on your 20" LCD monitor?"<br /><br />Obviously; and not only that, but he also leaves an "Ubuntu" watermark on the corner of the picture for Xtra nerd points.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.com