tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post9051483769753117421..comments2024-03-17T05:03:46.056-07:00Comments on xkcd sucks: Comic 635: under locke and keyCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01074589998141327538noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8545195356198720272009-09-16T15:44:25.516-07:002009-09-16T15:44:25.516-07:00I have to honestly say that, upon reading this com...I have to honestly say that, upon reading this comic, (from another site, of course, as xkcd itself is only a waste a time) I experienced the very unique sensation that Randall had stolen my joke, like none other before. Sure, it is very easy to make math and physics references, that even a high school student could understand (Hey, what if I compare a photon to childbirth! Women think that's painful, try splitting up and interfering with yourself as you pass through two slits!) Unfortunately, this instance is both more obscure and potentially witty; I checked that I while I may have submitted it I have not not had this published in a nationwide newspaper's periodic humor contest in the past, so I have nothing concrete other than my own records and anecdotes to friends. But anyway, by far the most terrible thing about this is the horrible job Randall has done in the setup of the joke, and that is what angers me the most. Rather than a lame reddit reference, it is so much more insightful as follows:<br /><br />Locke or Demosthenes naturally makes a post on some subject like world economics, as above. But rather than being a random/ignored blog, this is done on a busy venue where feedback comes naturally. But, immediately, the post is naturally derided by random commenters with increasingly extreme names and avatars - Darth Vader, the Republican Party, Hitler, and culminating in an adminstrator closing the whole thing down. But again, horrible to see my joke perverted as such, I shall continue to search for more previous evidence of publication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-60803865886633833152009-09-16T08:40:33.491-07:002009-09-16T08:40:33.491-07:00I never read "Ender's Game" so I int...I never read "Ender's Game" so I interpreted it as an @$$hole that starts a blog to feel self important, change the world, explain to the universe how he's right and they're wrong, etc. Then like 99% of these self serving blogs (unlike Carl's) no one cares. LOL <br /><br />What would have been even funnier is a blog where he posts bizarre stuff like "We should nuke Thailand" or "Siberian Huskys should be allowed to vote" with replies like "You are a genius" or "Get out of my head" or "Is Megan seeing anyone right now?" ROTFLMFAsaintcadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993040259361398963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-62392925091636770942009-09-15T05:10:45.127-07:002009-09-15T05:10:45.127-07:00conclusion: people who like xkcd are cheap bastard...conclusion: people who like xkcd are cheap bastards<br /><br />p.s. this discussion has already begun in the comments of the latest blog postSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658641232170030818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5535823830292583862009-09-15T05:08:36.478-07:002009-09-15T05:08:36.478-07:00Hey guys! I won a ticket to the NYC xkcd book part...Hey guys! I won a ticket to the NYC xkcd book party. The final ticket price ended up being $50 (which means that's that the 100th highest bid was.)<br /><br />LET'S START PLANNING.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-8258498001955681482009-09-14T21:51:47.299-07:002009-09-14T21:51:47.299-07:00No, the idea is more "What makes Demosthenes ...No, the idea is more "What makes Demosthenes so special? There are like a hundred million reactionary xenophobes posting in political forums."<br /><br />Also I <b>love</b> Bond's review of Ender's Game.John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-20957801438657884382009-09-14T19:18:20.061-07:002009-09-14T19:18:20.061-07:00http://glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.c...<a href="http://glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com" rel="nofollow">http://glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com/</a>David Poorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173847419796847573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-21487839764843416032009-09-14T18:23:00.936-07:002009-09-14T18:23:00.936-07:00To be fair, Demosthenes was SUPPOSED to be a react...<i>To be fair, Demosthenes was SUPPOSED to be a reactionary xenophobe (which makes his popularity all the more bizarre)--but then again why is it Locke's blog we're seeing?</i><br /><br />I don't know about the political scene where you come from, but in America, this kind of pundit is the <b>most</b> popular. Have you heard of Glenn Beck?Comic JKhttp://comicjk.com/comic.php/latestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-85700467489745223222009-09-14T17:31:13.367-07:002009-09-14T17:31:13.367-07:00Any person who is interested in Ender's Game s...Any person who is interested in Ender's Game should read this brilliant review.<br /><br /><a href="http://plover.net/~bonds/ender.html" rel="nofollow">http://plover.net/~bonds/ender.html</a>Wilhelmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-51415494862003841782009-09-14T16:00:57.786-07:002009-09-14T16:00:57.786-07:00What's your problem with squirrels, man, STOP ...What's your problem with squirrels, man, STOP CRITICISING WHAT YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND [/fanboy]Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87037172126562529752009-09-14T14:32:47.140-07:002009-09-14T14:32:47.140-07:00You know, if this comic were one panel in a comic ...You know, if this comic were one panel in a comic titled "How Card failed to predict technology" (or something, a list of whatever) it might have worked. But expanding just the L&D thing to a full comic means it shouldn't fall apart if you think about it for a second.<br /><br />Admittedly, my memory sucks. But if I recall, Peter had them write in places where bunches of people, important people, were ALREADY reading. It'd be more like super long forum posts than blog posts.<br /><br />Also, that squirrel pisses me the hell off. It is there for no reason other than for Randall to show off that he has read the series at least that far.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355247506999860518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87702319521621633052009-09-14T13:38:46.598-07:002009-09-14T13:38:46.598-07:00Yes, Mal. And I agree that this comic is actually ...Yes, Mal. And I agree that this comic is actually a joke about Ender's Game, not just a reference to it. It wasn't a funny joke, but that alone makes it better than most of the recent comics.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290443909160461334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-30777586393998754382009-09-14T13:22:09.401-07:002009-09-14T13:22:09.401-07:00Isn't that pretty much exactly the same joke, ...Isn't that pretty much exactly the same joke, just in slightly more sycophantic terms? Since he DIDN'T portray Peter as writing deep thoughts on how to solve political problems, but as one of the reactionary xenophobes that are ALL OVER THE PLACE.<br /><br />To be fair, Demosthenes was SUPPOSED to be a reactionary xenophobe (which makes his popularity all the more bizarre)--but then again why is it Locke's blog we're seeing?John Magnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416392917805723793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83240955186599167882009-09-14T13:06:08.302-07:002009-09-14T13:06:08.302-07:00I actually thought the Ender's Game comic was ...I actually thought the Ender's Game comic was a very good comic. It's not a "haha funny" comic, but a bit of social commentary. The joke *isn't* that "lol what Val and Peter did is just like blogging". Rather, the point of the strip is to show what a naively optimistic view Ender's Game presented. While I'm sure there are insightful policy blogs out there, the largest and most popular political blogs are focused more on the daily partisan dance than writing deep thoughts on how to solve political problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-87213532972468623782009-09-14T12:11:56.202-07:002009-09-14T12:11:56.202-07:00and carl wasn't even being that harsh about th...and carl wasn't even being that harsh about the reference. He pretty much said it was okPerson #1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-77502473580465526912009-09-14T11:26:31.813-07:002009-09-14T11:26:31.813-07:00Joe: Peter Woit, the popular opponent of string th...Joe: Peter Woit, the popular opponent of string theory? That IS a good analogy, but more in the sense that he is making much needed arguments against something that has become way too popular in the scientific community, almost becoming dogmatic.<br /><br />Disclosure: I liked 635 and 636, I also think that the negativity in the comments here can sometimes be not thought out very well and over the top. I thought Carl's the criticism of 635 was par for the course and not a dumbasterisk post.Capnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-36568505764117554862009-09-14T10:36:50.339-07:002009-09-14T10:36:50.339-07:00@Joe:
Yes, references to other things gives depth...@Joe:<br /><br />Yes, references to other things gives depth to writing. I mean, look at Family Guy.<br /><br />Or maybe in both cases, it's just a crutch for bad writing / lack of ideas.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-35485169502677262292009-09-14T10:36:30.021-07:002009-09-14T10:36:30.021-07:00Hey Aloria, can I get a piece of yours?Hey Aloria, can I get a piece of yours?Dicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83110738478211302072009-09-14T10:26:30.498-07:002009-09-14T10:26:30.498-07:00ASS. It's ASS. It's okay, you can type it ...ASS. It's ASS. It's okay, you can type it out. We've seen the word before.aloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318832080088871491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-80041995409157821752009-09-14T10:23:44.219-07:002009-09-14T10:23:44.219-07:00What a dumb-a** post. So one should avoid all cul...What a dumb-a** post. So one should avoid all cultural references except those you are familiar with, American Idol maybe? Such references give depth to writing, and often inform readers and lead them to the original literature. You guys are the Peter Woit of online comments (there's a reference for you), people who feel that unrelieved negativity is somehow a useful contribution to humanity. You are a wart on the a** of society.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43892563793082507712009-09-14T10:17:34.316-07:002009-09-14T10:17:34.316-07:00so Sepia are you telling us that Randall read a Wi...so Sepia are you telling us that Randall read a Wikipedia article about Brontosauri and then got it <i>wrong</i>? Man he never ceases to amaze at how well thought out something can be and then (maybe for lack of a proper editing procedure or lack of an editor) in the process turns into this shit.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388252234713990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5152439144512872462009-09-14T09:00:21.634-07:002009-09-14T09:00:21.634-07:00@Fred
Holy crap, I hadn't realized that. The e...@Fred<br />Holy crap, I hadn't realized that. The evidence mounts, INDEED.Lint of Deathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683235360544381944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-5385411621799543212009-09-14T08:31:41.400-07:002009-09-14T08:31:41.400-07:00I read combination as being used in the biological...I read combination as being used in the biological (taxonomic) sense, although Randall doesn't understand the rules of nomenclature well enough to apply it correctly. Combination refers to the combination of species (epithet) and genus.<br /><br />The orginal combination of Apatosaurus excelsus is Brontosaurus excelsus. There is nothing "wrong" or "mistaken" per se about B. excelsus. It's true that it is (currently) universally accepted that B. excelsus is actually in the same genus as Apatosaurus ajax, so by the rules of nomenclature, the genus Brontosaurus is a subjective junior homonym of Apatosaurus and is not used. If future scientists decide that these two fossils actually come from different genera (which is certainly possibly, but probably unlikely), then the name Brontosaurus could re-enter use. <br /><br />Brontosaurus is not a mistaken combination; genus alone does not a combination make. I wouldn't call it mistaken either; the hypothesis that Brontosaurus is a separate genus from Apatosaurus isn't widely accepted, but there are potential circumstances where the name could be resurrected.<br /><br />The bad combination of skull and skeleton in a museum display has no bearing at all on the validity of the name.Sepianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-43811878362613930672009-09-14T08:16:19.241-07:002009-09-14T08:16:19.241-07:00- Our love is like a turtle: humble and simple, en...- Our love is like a turtle: humble and simple, enduring by virtue of perfect design.<br />- Our love is like an eye: some people say it appeared the way it is all at once, by a magic wave of the hand; but it actually evolved, from a primitive shape, slowly growing more complete and beautiful, element by element, and still revealing new wonders for us to explore.<br />- ...<br />- Also, sex<br />- Ok, you're still Randall.Fernie Cantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753446688169468457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-90709836505801549772009-09-14T07:58:36.604-07:002009-09-14T07:58:36.604-07:00http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&...http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1637#comic<br /><br />Brontosaurus mentioned one SMBC comic ago. THE EVIDENCE MOUNTS YOU GUYS!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717170141815160544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714810984552499396.post-83065543414395986022009-09-14T07:29:13.533-07:002009-09-14T07:29:13.533-07:00Also, why isn't the IRC linked to anymore? Boo...Also, why isn't the IRC linked to anymore? Book countdown clock should've been replaced by that.Capnnoreply@blogger.com