tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post8757055789074571914..comments2024-01-01T21:31:27.654-08:00Comments on UNCLE EDDIE'S THEORY CORNER: THEORY CORNER FOR MEN (SORRY GIRLS, MEN ONLY!)Eddie Fitzgeraldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-84494960884344090732009-01-11T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-11T11:45:00.000-08:00Anon: Holy Mackerel! It'll be a couple of days til...Anon: Holy Mackerel! It'll be a couple of days til I can try it, but I can't wait! Thanks a million!Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-87978887243515538702009-01-11T09:21:00.000-08:002009-01-11T09:21:00.000-08:00https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/300...https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006<BR/><BR/>This addon will let you download youtube videos. And then you could edit the part you want into your own videoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-30953550453357853452009-01-11T09:18:00.000-08:002009-01-11T09:18:00.000-08:00Anon: Interesting! Are there any free programs tha...Anon: Interesting! Are there any free programs that allow you to grab parts of YouTube videos? Sometimes I want to talk about a single action that's ten minutes into the video, and I don't want to bore everybody with the first nine minutes.Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-57160772619469352852009-01-11T07:08:00.000-08:002009-01-11T07:08:00.000-08:00It's a grey area legalitywise, you certainly would...It's a grey area legalitywise, you certainly wouldn't need to worry about any legal trouble.<BR/><BR/>It's not the idea of remixing I'm against as much as the quality and sensibility behind the remixes and "mashups"<BR/><BR/>I'd love to see videos remixed by you or anyone else with talent, but the quality on youtube is such that it's never worth checking out a random mashup and all the user made garbage gets in the way of the real mccoy.<BR/><BR/>The worst offenders are people who overdub python skits and Comedians to clips from animeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-9384371115597777422009-01-11T01:34:00.000-08:002009-01-11T01:34:00.000-08:00Anon: Thanks for the re-mixing and video world lin...Anon: Thanks for the re-mixing and video world links. I don't know what I think about the re-mixing issue. I've often wanted to re-mix YouTube videos, but wasn't sure about the legality.Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-80144655595994485152009-01-10T23:28:00.000-08:002009-01-10T23:28:00.000-08:00What really bothers me about the internet is how m...What really bothers me about the internet is how misanthropic it makes me feel, you can't read through the comments on a popular youtube video without hating peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-64973034335107339682009-01-10T16:35:00.000-08:002009-01-10T16:35:00.000-08:00Deviantart.com is probably the best argument there...Deviantart.com is probably the best argument there is against the internetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-36105109150407595122009-01-10T14:56:00.000-08:002009-01-10T14:56:00.000-08:00"People who spend 5 hours a day playing world of w..."People who spend 5 hours a day playing world of warcraft and get into arguments under youtube videos are too insubstantial to bother making fun of"<BR/><BR/>It would be as if writers like Swift and Juvenal spent most of their energy mocking the masses for being illiterate instead of attacking politicians and writers they found fatuousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-71235529312720192682009-01-10T13:56:00.000-08:002009-01-10T13:56:00.000-08:00The best example of the stupidity of this generati...The best example of the stupidity of this generation is the moronic amount of affection they have for shows like Transformers and the SmurfsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-81289918273652948492009-01-10T13:54:00.000-08:002009-01-10T13:54:00.000-08:00I guess a counterargument would be that cartoonist...I guess a counterargument would be that cartoonists are supposed to "capture the zeitgeist" or reflect society or whatever. But what observations are cartoonists supposed to make about the internet and culture as a whole other than it sucks and is depressing?<BR/><BR/>People who spend 5 hours a day playing world of warcraft and get into arguments under youtube videos are too insubstantial to bother making fun ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-50129665161588429702009-01-10T11:08:00.000-08:002009-01-10T11:08:00.000-08:00The spirit of good cartooning, Don Martin, Clampet...The spirit of good cartooning, Don Martin, Clampett etc. is antithetical to the spirit of "internet culture" is I guess what I'm trying to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-63443935443379316812009-01-10T10:58:00.000-08:002009-01-10T10:58:00.000-08:00Computers and internet culture are bad subjects fo...Computers and internet culture are bad subjects for cartoonists because they're impossible to romanticize and evolve so quickly that any cartoon that is too specific is bound to become an ephemeral relic.<BR/><BR/>If you are going to cover computers I think you should be as broad as possible, even draw giant wall sized computers that spit out answers on cue cards like the Batcomputer, or get computers deliberately wrong on purpose, make up your own weird computers and input. The angry reaction you will get from "computer experts" will be priceless.<BR/><BR/>If it matters whether someone in your cartoon is using Linux, Windows Vista, or Firefox then you are NOT a cartoonistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-68774403105350761402009-01-10T09:56:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:56:00.000-08:00It doesn't help that most of todays "media critics...It doesn't help that most of todays "media critics" are complete dorks who don't get it at all.<BR/><BR/>http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2009/01/colbert-debates-copyright-law-with-lawrence-lessig.html <BR/><BR/>"It's all about the Remixing and Mashups with todays generation!" <BR/><BR/>Whenever Cnn has an "internet expert" come on to explain the latest Social networking phenomenon they're always a complete toolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-86740710666808507722009-01-10T09:45:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:45:00.000-08:00Oh and Jorge I wasn't trying to insult you at all,...Oh and Jorge I wasn't trying to insult you at all, you're a fellow Jane GoodalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-25500337992041957232009-01-10T09:44:00.000-08:002009-01-10T09:44:00.000-08:00Youre right Jorge.I can't stand Xkcd though, it's ...Youre right Jorge.<BR/><BR/>I can't stand Xkcd though, it's a comic designed specificaly for internet people. Cartoons should use fundamental aspects of human nature as their starting off points like Greed, Hubris, Jealousy etc. Doing cartoons about specific web browsers and versions of windows is gross.<BR/><BR/>It would be like reading comics from 50 years ago that are about specific brands of Tv's and Radios. I'm not saying you can't do comics about computers and science but that they should be funny to normal people in the same way that The Far Side was.<BR/><BR/>Digg.com is a good example about content on the internet being framed by a small majority. I check the site out every day, but because I avoid becoming part of an "online community" and having to deal with all the hierarchal pedantic bullshit that entails like the plague I don't have an account.<BR/><BR/>Most of the people that do submit articles to digg are "internet people" which is why most of the content that hits the front page is articles about linux, Xkcd, and Macs. It's also impossible to get anything on the front page anyhow unless you get a few hundred friends and make sure to digg all their submissions, something well adjusted people with lives would never do.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>What I really hate about when mainstream media covers the internet is that theres never any criticism, its always "This is the way society is headed!" even when what they're covering is stupid.<BR/><BR/>Secondlife is for the dregs of humanity but it's treated as "A fascinating alternative universe where people can carve out new social identities". <BR/><BR/>http://blog.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php?blogid=182<BR/><BR/><BR/>Again blogs like this are huge exceptions but that's because you're a real person with a soul who has never uttered the word "lulz" in your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-41913225428603928182009-01-10T08:00:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:00:00.000-08:00This discussion of nerds/geeks is fascinating!I'm ...This discussion of nerds/geeks is fascinating!<BR/><BR/>I'm still convinced that the internet is not mainstream yet. As much as people use it, most use it for research and facebook/social networking (not Digg). The true nerds who were around back in the old Web 1.0 days have now migrated to the most sophisticated websites on the internet and are aware of the culture and history behind it.<BR/><BR/>It's really strange that the internet is so vast and wide but that 90% of people who use it don't use it for anything other than email and social networking. I'm convinced that if most teenage girls found out what the "true" parts" of the internet are all about, they'd be shocked! Shocked!<BR/><BR/>The best analogy for it is that it's like swimming in a kiddy pool in the middle of an ocean liner.<BR/><BR/>Pic related:<BR/><BR/>http://xkcd.com/256/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-17021806569437483152009-01-09T18:47:00.000-08:002009-01-09T18:47:00.000-08:00Good comment, Mr Anonymous. Another thing about t...Good comment, Mr Anonymous. Another thing about the good old days of the 1980s and early '90s: In order to gain access to the internet, you had to know how to use unix, which required a certain degree of intelligence.<BR/><BR/>So, while there certainly were flamewars, at least you knew the jerkwad you were arguing with was somewhat smart!Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927854184107004121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-23958533533404864712009-01-09T16:49:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:49:00.000-08:00Geek/nerd culture is really fractured these days, ...Geek/nerd culture is really fractured these days, You have the sort of nerds that post here and the type who post on 4chan and spend all day typing "fail" in comment threads.<BR/><BR/>The internet gives you a really warped view of humanity, blogs like this are an exception but most discourse on the internet comes from an obsessive 5% of the population. Most normal people don't go out of their way to express their opinions to complete strangers. <BR/><BR/>Almost everyone uses wikipedia to an extent, but 75% percent of edits on wikipedia are done by 3% if wikipedia users and those people are BATSHIT INSANE. Just hit "discussion" on a popular article to see what I mean.<BR/><BR/>Until the internet becomes something like a holodeck 99% of the people talking to each other are going to be Otaku Fanboys and hyperpedantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-50738474649249317252009-01-09T11:58:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:58:00.000-08:00Sorry, I mean we'd use "dork" for that. Bad brain!...Sorry, I mean we'd use "dork" for that. Bad brain! No biscuit!Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927854184107004121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-37243805937038093012009-01-09T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:57:00.000-08:00That's interesting, Jorge. In the '80s in Santa Cr...That's interesting, Jorge. In the '80s in Santa Cruz, it was the smart people who called themselves geeks. To us, "geeking" meant socializing, particularly online. There were "geek houses" where geeks lived, which typically had a terminal in every room for internet shell access. And plenty of geek parties.<BR/><BR/>What you describe (someone with an obsession, regardless of intelligence), I'd call "otaku". I think back in the '80s, we'd just use "nerd" for that.Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927854184107004121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-6903236337379881662009-01-09T10:35:00.000-08:002009-01-09T10:35:00.000-08:00Quit yer quarrelin'...... dweebs.- trevor.Quit yer quarrelin'...... dweebs.<BR/><BR/>- trevor.Trevor Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554109671909765241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-50292937230302250782009-01-09T06:42:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:42:00.000-08:00A geek is not a nerd with a social life. A geek is...A geek is not a nerd with a social life. A geek is someone who's obsessed with one particular thing, like Star Trek not necessarily smart, and is of no use to society. A nerd is someone who is smart and likes a lot of things and prefers intellecutal pursuits to regular people things.<BR/><BR/>Not to be confused with dorks, who are both dumb and losers. Like Napoleon Dynamite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-13743881863578912402009-01-08T21:54:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:54:00.000-08:00I always say that I'm a geek -- not a nerd. A geek...I always say that I'm a geek -- not a nerd. A geek is simply a nerd with a social life... Though I don't have much of a social life, but I am engaged to be married, so that tips the scale way over to the "geek" side.<BR/><BR/>But at 5 foot 10 inches tall and under 120 pounds, buck teeth with an undersized lower jaw, the "physical characteristics" you mention, well, yeah... Got 'em in spades!<BR/><BR/>And that's not mentioning the interests and goofy behavior!Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927854184107004121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-25625598691140432802009-01-08T21:33:00.000-08:002009-01-08T21:33:00.000-08:00Lester: Not exactly. A nerd is a physical type. Yo...Lester: Not exactly. A nerd is a physical type. You know it when you see it. Some normal people behave somewhat like nerds, but lack the physical characteristics. Most people define nerd as a set of attitudes and preferences, but I think it's more than that. <BR/><BR/>Anon: Wow! Thanks a million for the interesting links! I'll try out the program as soon as I iron out some computer bugs that have been giving me trouble!Eddie Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729949238666234774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28525168.post-54665629903016643482009-01-08T17:06:00.000-08:002009-01-08T17:06:00.000-08:00I read Theoryboy for the articles.I read Theoryboy for the articles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com