tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post8423441761703863004..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 612: Bad formulaic estimates & humorCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-79803888744778632992009-09-02T11:25:59.294-07:002009-09-02T11:25:59.294-07:00you keep claiming that u hope the comics get bette...you keep claiming that u hope the comics get better and yet:<br />"i hope todays xkcd sucks"<br />hypocrite piece of shitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-63856274854033656112009-07-24T08:28:42.663-07:002009-07-24T08:28:42.663-07:00You mean Eegra.You mean Eegra.H. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493085070846618144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6269426669478390162009-07-24T02:55:35.046-07:002009-07-24T02:55:35.046-07:00I like this guest week thing so far.
I also like ...I like this guest week thing so far.<br /><br />I also like that there's a blog that makes fun of a shitty popular webcomic that's getting press and fame when there are way better webcomics out there (even Eegrah, which is only about 40 comics).Jhawhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575594581271214023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-59815881454820088232009-07-22T15:06:54.624-07:002009-07-22T15:06:54.624-07:0010nitro, you dickweed faggot. You copied your post...10nitro, you dickweed faggot. You copied your post in the forum into a comment here. Just copied it. Didn't even change it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-7843237683575172712009-07-22T14:38:41.159-07:002009-07-22T14:38:41.159-07:00I would like to make an observation. I'm curre...I would like to make an observation. I'm currently downloading something via Transmission, and its 'estimated time remaining' dialogue is mind-numbingly schizophrenic. It doesn't even average out times. It just assumes that the current rate will remain constant for the rest of the download.rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-6878383825089067382009-07-22T12:29:02.992-07:002009-07-22T12:29:02.992-07:00i just call em like i see em amanda
and I see a BI...i just call em like i see em amanda<br />and I see a BIG FATTY FAT FATTY FATTY FATTYrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56394094242400995262009-07-22T11:32:57.933-07:002009-07-22T11:32:57.933-07:00If we have no effect on anything, why must we be s...If we have no effect on anything, why must we be stood up to? Sounds like a couple of pots calling each other kettles, always bubbling out, "Ugh I can't believe they feel that way someone should set their poor tastes straight."<br /><br />Except here we are all fun-loving, attractive critics with the financial security to condescend from our chairs all day.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123852112758346209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20958408549393213762009-07-22T10:13:49.872-07:002009-07-22T10:13:49.872-07:00heehee, an ad homonym argument. Thanks for that e...heehee, an ad homonym argument. Thanks for that educational page, Jay!<br /><br />uhh poore, maybe you should put down your drink for a bit so you can peer blearily at the page 'fore posting links! jkjk It's okay, I still love you. I clicked on YOUR links, NOT Jay's.<br /><br />why did everyone take Sophie seriously, especially you Rob how dare you use such an ad hominem attack on Sophie's weight, fat people can be right sometimes tooAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192581573588205095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-56398403580018750472009-07-22T08:41:57.611-07:002009-07-22T08:41:57.611-07:00Saw the links posted by The P and Jay. Anyone know...Saw the links posted by The P and Jay. Anyone know what happened to <a href="http://plover.net/~bonds/" rel="nofollow">Stephen Bond</a>? his writing is great, but the site hasn't been updated in a year. Is he still writing somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-15406985959234124652009-07-22T06:46:38.018-07:002009-07-22T06:46:38.018-07:00TheMesosade et al: You're all idiots for takin...TheMesosade et al: You're all idiots for taking sophie seriously. You deserve to have your time wasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-88804721670526763922009-07-22T06:15:44.832-07:002009-07-22T06:15:44.832-07:00Oh, and funny forumite quote:
"Anyone else n...Oh, and funny forumite quote:<br /><br />"Anyone else notice how the two in the comic get closer and closer each panel? I imagine by the fourth or fifth, they'd be making out."<br /><br />He just acknowledged awful art and then made it seem like Randall's just some subtle genius. /sighSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-48208852000888326572009-07-22T06:08:56.888-07:002009-07-22T06:08:56.888-07:00On the topic of giving sick kids books instead of ...On the topic of giving sick kids books instead of video games, I'm pretty sure, no I'm positive, that there are more kids who enjoy video games than kids who enjoy reading. A lot more. Like a 7:1 ratio. Most of the time when a kid reads a book now, it's some "classic" stuffed down his throat in school from the 50's, not something enjoyable like picking their own book. <br /><br />/endrantSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-10663859663886985942009-07-22T05:13:35.283-07:002009-07-22T05:13:35.283-07:00"makes me wonder why these sick kids are give..."makes me wonder why these sick kids are given books, of all things, instead of actual experiences"<br /><br />Does your argument still work?Dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-1248035437595076852009-07-22T01:55:23.898-07:002009-07-22T01:55:23.898-07:00"makes me wonder why these sick kids are give..."makes me wonder why these sick kids are given video games, of all things, instead of actual experiences."<br /><br />Yes, for God's sake, let's not give these sick kids things they might enjoy.<br /><br />What the hell are "actual experiences" anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-25438735399484695152009-07-21T23:54:18.570-07:002009-07-21T23:54:18.570-07:00sophie you are fatsophie you are fatrshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828938843801425383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-54258849830013260052009-07-21T23:54:17.069-07:002009-07-21T23:54:17.069-07:00Sophie, understandably you've made some assump...Sophie, understandably you've made some assumptions and a few fallacies, however, a lot of it is correct. XKCD is popular, it has won awards, but, the thing is, these people don't care. They'll nitpick at it until it is "perfect," and perfection is unachieveable, so that's really forever.<br /><br />Fact:<br />Everyone on this site enjoys XKCD, from the most literal and direct sense to the most perverse sense. See, even if everyone just LOVES to yell at XKCD, there is no fault in mentioning that XKCD gave them the very outlet for their creative criticism. Otherwise, this site would have been a degenerated version of itself mocking CAD or something.<br /><br />What I find funny is why people put this online, if it is true that there intent is to criticize. Randall has admitted to not reading it. Therefore he is not benefiting or fluctuating in the least from this comics existence.<br /><br />So, why don't all these people go home, write their criticism on sheets of paper and hang it up on their wall and admire it? It does as much worth as it does writing here. So, we assume there is some difference between the two. That is of course, the presence of company. The critics on this site find pleasure snarking at people that vouch for XKCD. They find pleasure in the company of fellow critics, who all band together in furious spectacle of head-nodding and condescending stares. They find pleasure in the occasional conversion of a normal person into a fellow critic.<br /><br />That is why they are here. Their catharsis, their joy. Similar to how people may play videogames, do sports. This is theirs. Whether it is right or wrong to criticize a comic isn't their concern. The only matter that I find is that if their criticism turns inward into hatred, and they start treating their precious "joy" as a chore. This is similar to any passion, if you start not enjoying it, you throw the purpose out the window and you don't even realize it.<br /><br />My resolve? Someone make a blog called XKCD rules, and start doing the reverse to any critics who come to the site. The only reason why no one does this is that being mean is often more fun than being nice. (HEY, if anyone does this, and does it well, they'll get major self-props to their writing and persuasion skill).TheMesosadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-74024088119947424132009-07-21T23:43:54.710-07:002009-07-21T23:43:54.710-07:00Dear Carl,
That's rich. First you claim I'...Dear Carl,<br />That's rich. First you claim I'm kidding because I happen to disagree with your opinion, then you strawman me by putting words in my mouth.<br /><br />I'm sorry if I'm causing a disturbance in your daily two minute hates, but you've been having it way too easy over here, criticizing Munroe without opposition. Someone has to stand up to this blog, might as well be me. Don't criticize others if you can't take criticism yourself!Sophie Schröder-Devrientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-72658711470033923162009-07-21T23:36:31.492-07:002009-07-21T23:36:31.492-07:00Interestingly, as I read the comments upward I got...Interestingly, as I read the comments upward I got the increasing impression that Sophie was kidding, but her first couple of comments still gave me a niggling doubt..Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36137990631450111862009-07-21T23:33:52.848-07:002009-07-21T23:33:52.848-07:00I don't see how kids who have to lie in a hosp...I don't see how kids who have to lie in a hospital bed can really be given anything very experience-y to do. Is Child's Play a gamer indulgence? To a great degree, I'd say "yes", too, but at the same time the reality of the situation is they're actually improving the lives of kids lying in beds who currently don't have much to do or be happy about. (Just my $.02...)Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-75373914155193496022009-07-21T23:33:26.421-07:002009-07-21T23:33:26.421-07:00guys sophie is clearly kidding, please do not feed...guys sophie is clearly kidding, please do not feed her....i like the "people wrote a blog saying you are bad, therefore you are popular, therefore you are good" line of reasoning though. made me smile.<br /><br />BETTER THAN THAT DASTARDLY WILLIAM MONTY HUGE THOUGH. HOW I LOATHE THAT "MAN".Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-50855767920070131092009-07-21T23:26:48.794-07:002009-07-21T23:26:48.794-07:00Dear Anonymous,
Why not use the official thread to...Dear Anonymous,<br />Why not use the official <a href="http://echochamber.me/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42876" rel="nofollow">thread</a> to voice your complaints? Look, there are even a few critics of Munroe's latest effort there! You may or may not have grown accustomed to the circlejerks you delightful people have over here, but feel free to drop by anytime.<br /><br />And to address Steve,<br />I haven't played many video games, so my opinions on PA/video games hardly matter, but reading about PA's "charity" just now makes me wonder why these sick kids are given video games, of all things, instead of <em>actual experiences</em>. Just seems like a feel-good cause that gamers indulge in to feel useful. Correct me if I'm wrong.Sophie Schröder-Devrientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-66156120793973662322009-07-21T23:17:43.721-07:002009-07-21T23:17:43.721-07:00aww, i wish carl was still posting, i think he'...aww, i wish carl was still posting, i think he'd do great work with #613. have fun with that one, guest reviewer!dr_pyserhttp://www.hardkore.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-86675939752409178202009-07-21T23:03:38.283-07:002009-07-21T23:03:38.283-07:00Excuse me: "Shouldn't he have grown out o...Excuse me: "Shouldn't he have grown out of it by now?" I apologize if the biting sarcasm of my comment was lost on anyone because of my poor paraphrasing of dear Sophie's words.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178364663978405979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-65108540709818456232009-07-21T23:01:01.235-07:002009-07-21T23:01:01.235-07:00As to Sophie's last post:
I'm sure there ...As to Sophie's last post:<br /><br />I'm sure there are plenty of adults who play videogames, but as if that weren't enough, the PA guys have transformed their massively-successful webcomic into a massively-successful gaming expo and (arguably more important to someone with such a clearly dim view of gaming as you have) a massively-successful charity for sick children. Randall Munroe, meanwhile, draws stick-figure comics about cunnilingus. You'd think maybe he'd have grown out of it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178364663978405979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-11707883032814815702009-07-21T22:54:03.866-07:002009-07-21T22:54:03.866-07:00There's already a forum, but if you want to ma...There's already a forum, but if you want to make a thread go for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com