[10:22:17] visitor: sorry for disconnecting, been ages since i used irc, need a bouncer ... [10:22:25] visitor: anyway it sounds like randall is in trouble??? [10:22:47] tech_exorcist: wdym? [10:23:08] visitor: because he posted a comic he would never post [10:23:21] visitor: either that or we all are, for thinking it's not incredibly sarcastic? [10:23:27] @Kalium: visitor: do not go weird kpop stan on webcomic authors [10:23:33] visitor: wdym? [10:23:56] tech_exorcist: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2699:_Feature_Comparison [10:23:59] @Kalium: jumping to "there is a problem" from "slightly weird phrasing" is a colossal leap [10:24:12] visitor: this is not fucking slightly weird phrasing [10:24:26] @Kalium: given that reddit is also included in user-run instances I guess it means more "users moderate some parts" [10:24:30] visitor: randall made a multi year comic supporting free software culture [10:24:37] visitor: that is not what fucking user run instances means [10:26:02] @Kalium: it's a strange way to say it but like. what possible "trouble" could he be in that the appropriate response is "post an incorrect webcomic about it" [10:26:48] visitor: i dunno, something where somebody else is making h8 [10:26:57] visitor: i*making him post it? [10:27:06] visitor: i thought maybe somebody here would know what's up [10:27:20] tech_exorcist: i highly doubt he would be forced to post an inaccurate comic [10:27:26] @Charlie: what supervillain do you think takes webcomic authors hostage and forces them to post new comics that might contain coded messages about the hostage situation? [10:27:47] tech_exorcist: and this channel has been unrelated to the comic for years now, i think it's still linked to somewhere on xkcd.com but it's probably a mistake [10:27:47] visitor: dude i don't know but we did just go through an infowar and he has a lot of readers [10:28:01] visitor: oh damn [10:28:02] Bucket: Those consarn beavers are at it again! [10:28:10] tech_exorcist: and even if he is being held hostage by a supervillain, we have no clue [10:28:25] visitor: i just want to know what is real [10:28:29] visitor: thanks for your patience [10:29:00] tech_exorcist: the reality is that Randall posted a comic which contains inaccurate information, but saying that he was forced to do so is only speculation [10:29:45] tech_exorcist: (btw, Bucket is a bot) [10:29:47] visitor: not sure why that matters [10:29:54] visitor: hahaha thank you [10:31:03] visitor: so you know, the culture of his comic was completely counter to those Xs. it's not a mistake he would make unintentionally. [10:34:26] Bucket: tungsten is nearly as dense as @zigdon! [10:34:49] Thedarkb-Work: He might mean user moderated when he says "user run instances", it's an ambiguous term that you seem to be conflating with "user hosted instances". [10:35:16] visitor: an instance of a service is what is hosted [10:35:56] tech_exorcist: the comic compares 11 platforms, which he may not know all that well, and if you have to compare 8 features across up to 11 platforms you don't know well at all while also staying within a schedule of 3 comics/week while also having a personal life you don't have a lot of time [10:36:22] visitor: i will wait for a reply from somebody is who is not focused on convincing me to ig ore i [10:36:36] visitor: *to ignore the glaring errors [10:36:58] tech_exorcist: and the twitter mess has only been unfolding since very recently, so there wasn't all that time to do research to publish a comic relevant to current affairs about a topic he *may* not have known well [10:37:12] visitor: fuck you [10:37:14] Bucket: $ejaculation [10:37:29] Thedarkb-Work: Which is code for "I won't let go of my paranoid delusion about the significance of one word in a comic about a the fucking Cybiko" [10:37:29] tech_exorcist: nobody here is going to be able to give you a precise answer that isn't wild speculation [10:37:49] visitor: you [10:37:51] Thedarkb-Work: Remove the a from that quote. [10:38:11] visitor: leave us alone [10:38:13] Thedarkb-Work: You're either deluded or a troll, either way, can someone get rid? [10:38:33] visitor: i am curious whether the trolls are mods [10:39:48] « Charlie kicked visitor from the channel (good luck with everything) it’s sad that i acted angry and swore. not who i want to be.