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xkcd, Devotion To Duty

xkcd really hit the nail on the head today.

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  1. Don't anger the sysadmin by buruonbrails · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or he'll kill you with his bearded chin

  2. Re:Seriously... by keithpreston · · Score: 4, Funny

    I agree XKCD shouldn't make the front page of slashdot, but the last 2 XKCD's have been some of their best (top 5%) and the ones before that not too shabby. Either way, with the principle of explosion, I'm going to call your mom and report that you have a dirty mouth among other things to discuss with her over box wine.

  3. Re:Excellent timing by auntieNeo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Having just spent 17 hours bringing a server back online after a third party team blew up a data center move I am greatly amused.

    Did you crawl through ventilation ducts or kill anyone in the process? CmdrTaco must have, unless I misunderstood the phrase "hit the nail on the head."

  4. Re:news? by Foofoobar · · Score: 5, Funny

    no... apparently you come to slashdot to bitch and whine. Well done on that front my friend. Mission accomplished.

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  5. Re:no doubt by hitmark · · Score: 3, Funny

    i am guessing the hostage would be a middle manager, and the admins would be the hostage takers?

    oh wait, middle managers make for lousy hostages...

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  6. Someone disagrees ... by kryten_nl · · Score: 1, Funny
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    1. Re:Someone disagrees ... by Fozzyuw · · Score: 3, Funny
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  7. Re:news? by hedwards · · Score: 2, Funny

    You forgot about not reading the article no matter how brief.

  8. Re:Excellent timing by bsDaemon · · Score: 5, Funny

    no, but i climb through an SSH tunnel and kill -9 zombie procs on the regular. that's the same thing, right?

  9. Re:Seriously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There is an already an answer to your concerns here

    For me, xkcdsucks is funny enough often enough to justify the energy spent in clicking on the link to it. Which is not the highest of praise.

  10. Re:no doubt by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    (cue top boss during the negotiation phone call) "A million and you let him go. Mmmhmm... Ok ... Say, how much so you keep him?"

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  11. Re:Seriously... by rjolley · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't worry, there's a blog for you too: http://xkcdsuckssucks.blogspot.com/

  12. Re:Seriously... by MeanderingMind · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate broccoli. You know what I do when someone who loves broccoli starts fawning over some dish they recently ate which had broccoli in it? Nothing really, I just enjoy the conversation and talk about something I like in response. I don't even have to mention I don't like broccoli.

    It's not like you need to burst a vein every time you see XKCD mentioned somewhere. If you do you can't really call it dislike anymore.

    Although maybe I'm doing it wrong. The next time I'm in a restaurant and I see someone at another table with broccoli, I'm going to turn beat red and throw a hissy fit about how horrible broccoli is and how terrible it is that I have to see the stuff in public because of those damned broccoli lovers who think it's some miracle cancer curing vegetable or something. Yeah, that "Don't sweat the small stuff" crap won't be for me anymore. I'm going to make a big deal out of absolutely nothing.

    Starting with your comment. How am I doing?

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  13. Re:Excellent timing by saiha · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but they are most likely just user processes, who cares?

  14. Re:Seriously... by MeanderingMind · · Score: 2, Funny

    You insensitive clod!

    http://idle.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/07/06/169222

    I'll have you know I suffered intense emotional distress when I saw the mention of broccoli.

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  15. Don't Forget To Invoke Fanboism by weston · · Score: 3, Funny

    Although maybe I'm doing it wrong. The next time I'm in a restaurant and I see someone at another table with broccoli, I'm going to turn beat red and throw a hissy fit about how horrible broccoli is and how terrible it is that I have to see the stuff in public because of those damned broccoli lovers who think it's some miracle cancer curing vegetable or something.

    Don't forget to rail against the groupthink of "Broccoli Fanbois" and talk about how the CVM (Cruciferous Vegetable Megacorp) has blinded everybody with their PR, marketing, and lobbying. All while better vegetables like onions and collard greens end up playing second fiddle. I mean, you might be modded/shouted down but somebody has to say it.