Comments on: Wrongness on the Internet

By: Doselle Young

Doselle Young — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:37:11 +0000

I am hugging your brain from afar, Justine. It is nice and squishy and full of yummy neuronal goodness. Now, if anyone on the internet would like to argue with me about this…

By: Justine

Justine — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:31:15 +0000

Brynne: What Randall Munroe wants Randall Munroe gets. Fixed.

By: Brynne

Brynne — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:25:02 +0000

Also, I just have to be a smart alec and point out that Randall Munroe prefers that “xkcd” not be at all capitalised.

By: Brynne

Brynne — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:24:14 +0000

I’ve always liked http://xkcd.com/503/

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:58:59 +0000

My library is decorated with cartoons, including many from XKCD. As a librarian, my favorite (it makes me cringe every time I read it) is http://xkcd.com/280/

By: Brynne

Brynne — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:18:13 +0000

When I went to college (slash university), I suddenly met a whole bunch of people who were, like me, into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, xkcd, Dr Horrible, TVTropes, and the like. I was struck by how we’re from incredibly different places (one guy is from Oregon like me, but the other side of the state, which might as well be a foreign country – and the others are from places like Minnesota, New York, and California) but we all share this great big culture called the Internet.

So while what you’re saying is certainly true, there’s also a certain unexpected universalism that comes from the internet. And what it means to be a “geek” is sort of defined by that.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:01:01 +0000

Ha! I have never heard of that but I like it.

I may move to Australia someday. I am very tired of the cold.

Overall, well said.

By: Brendan Podger

Brendan Podger — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:16:28 +0000

Ooops that second link should have been: Ubersoft

By: Brendan Podger

Brendan Podger — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:12:01 +0000

To quote webcomics that pertain to your post: WeerGeek and UberSoft (You need to read the next day's strip for proper understanding)

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:16:34 +0000

There… there are people on the interwebs who haven’t heard of XKCD?

By: Varian Johnson

Varian Johnson — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:30:04 +0000

Well said.

By: Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:26:15 +0000

I never get mad at the internet so I don’t even know what this post is about.

By: Carrie Ryan

Carrie Ryan — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:04:14 +0000

Fantastic post and so true!

Happy cooking and yay for time off!

By: Q

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:30:19 +0000

I love XKCD!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:44:27 +0000

Hee, “Larbfeld”. Merry Xmas to you both!