Neat stuff (non-lulz but interesting things)

[HeK]

Table top, non-computerized Pong: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/pong

Test Driving Tabletop Pong

[Surf314]

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[Spore]

Lol, gravity wells.

I like the aliens on Titan.

[beep beep diglett]

the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

[Luinbariel]

the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

But an awesome diagram. I actually really enjoyed that.

[SBCrystal]

[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

But an awesome diagram. I actually really enjoyed that.
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I'll enjoy your diagram!

[Sponson]

the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.
[/quote]
you just got sponsowned!

[beep beep diglett]

[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.
[/quote]

is that not what he was doing (i looked at 2 pages)

i guess what i meant is he should stick to one thing, it's disconcerting to have him write a comic to laugh at one day and a diagram to look at the other, which is a common issue for webcomic artists

[CaffeinePowered]

[quote author=Sponson link=topic=1507.msg131116#msg131116 date=1262892446]
[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.
[/quote]

is that not what he was doing (i looked at 2 pages)

i guess what i meant is he should stick to one thing, it's disconcerting to have him write a comic to laugh at one day and a diagram to look at the other, which is a common issue for webcomic artists
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At least he makes regular updates unlike some people

[beep beep diglett]

[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131127#msg131127 date=1262895204]
[quote author=Sponson link=topic=1507.msg131116#msg131116 date=1262892446]
[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.
[/quote]

is that not what he was doing (i looked at 2 pages)

i guess what i meant is he should stick to one thing, it's disconcerting to have him write a comic to laugh at one day and a diagram to look at the other, which is a common issue for webcomic artists
[/quote]

At least he makes regular updates unlike some people
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i think there's a rut that almost all webcomic (and to a lesser extent physical comic) artists fall into, where they either dont update regularly or they update with stuff that really isn't a comic, penny arcade does this all the time, so does xkcd. cant really think of any other because i dont read many anymore. but i guess i just prefer an occasional comic rather than constant art or whatever

[CaffeinePowered]

i think there's a rut that almost all webcomic (and to a lesser extent physical comic) artists fall into, where they either dont update regularly or they update with stuff that really isn't a comic, penny arcade does this all the time, so does xkcd. cant really think of any other because i dont read many anymore. but i guess i just prefer an occasional comic rather than constant art or whatever

I see it as more of sticking to a schedule, if you say you are going to update twice a week, do so, weekly, monthly, daily....whatever your fancy is, just don't say, I'll post one comic a week then do nothing for months.

[beep beep diglett]

[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131133#msg131133 date=1262896023]
i think there's a rut that almost all webcomic (and to a lesser extent physical comic) artists fall into, where they either dont update regularly or they update with stuff that really isn't a comic, penny arcade does this all the time, so does xkcd. cant really think of any other because i dont read many anymore. but i guess i just prefer an occasional comic rather than constant art or whatever

I see it as more of sticking to a schedule, if you say you are going to update twice a week, do so, weekly, monthly, daily....whatever your fancy is, just don't say, I'll post one comic a week then do nothing for months.
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yeah, thats a huge issue for me too, if you end up having to change your priorities due to whatever, just tell your audience that, no one's going to blame you

[Surf314]

For Dresden Codak I wait:

[Surf314]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30622506/

Brian Williams has good taste.

[Sponson]

[quote author=Sponson link=topic=1507.msg131116#msg131116 date=1262892446]
[quote author=diggs link=topic=1507.msg131113#msg131113 date=1262891537]
the guy who write xkcd should just throw in the towel and write textbooks ffs, that was not a comic it was a diagram

Have you ever read Rice Boy and its on-going brother Order of Tales?
http://www.rice-boy.com/order/

Here, when you finish that, go ahead and say he should throw in the towel and just draw pretty pictures instead.

I at least understand that XKCD isn't Penny-Arcade or Explosm, with a gag in every strip.
[/quote]

is that not what he was doing (i looked at 2 pages)

i guess what i meant is he should stick to one thing, it's disconcerting to have him write a comic to laugh at one day and a diagram to look at the other, which is a common issue for webcomic artists
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No. He has gags in most strips, and interludes from that are nice, because it isn't a story-driven comic. In fact its practically "a little bit of everything" comic, from philosophical issues to mathematical ones.

But what I really see here is that you essentially demand that they mostly update consistently on a schedule, and then produce work that you deem is "in genre", because fuck them if they decide they want to do something they want once in a while.

Go back to reading shit you pay for.

[A. Crow]

Amazing Technology....

[KarthXLR]

How Tough are NES Games?

[chronomaster]

System of a Down - Toxicity, Drum Cover, 5 Year Old Drummer, Jonah Rocks

[Surf314]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/opinio...ugman.html

I found this article pretty compelling and honestly the comments were pretty good as well, for and against. In fact I'm kinda curious how Krugman got such a higher level of commenters on his article?