Something Positive « A Singularity

This is amusing and awesome on many different levels. For one I love the clear-cut reversal of how most female gamers are treated by the video game industry/(male) video game fans. It is a problem that needs attention thrown on it. On top of that making the human equivalent of Fluttershy sexually harass someone is hilarious from an absurd-ist standpoint but requires knowledge of My little Pony:Friendship is Magic

Something Positive: 2012-07-24: Into the Dark

That poor kitty. Also hilarious punchline!

Something Positive: 2012-07-30: What Kind…?

So obviously a continuation of the last link. There were a few comics in between. You might consider reading them. Also my suggestion would be to remove the warning.

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Comic Links: Questionable Content, El Goonish Shive

by Nojh on Apr.09, 2012, under Comic Links, Comic Suggestions, Comics

Questionable Content: #2149: Everybody Love Angus

This is why I always warn people.

El Goonish Shive: End of Summer: 2012-03-28

EGS is an oldie but great comic with a lot of history. I don’t expect you to find the first few panels funny but the punchline at the end amused me greatly.

Counting Stars By Katie O’Neill

I actually found this comic on Tumblr and managed to find the artist’s portfolio site. Her site doesn’t have much more information than her Tumblr but it at least had the name of the comic. Not humorous but very touching. Enjoy!

Something Positive: 2012-04-05: Hippity-Hop

Exactly! That’s why I only trust the cardboard boxes. They’ll keep me safe.

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Comic Links: Something Positive, xkcd

by Nojh on Mar.12, 2012, under Comic Suggestions, Comics, Culture, Entertainment

Something Positive: 2012-02-03: Dumb Ideas

I don’t think I’ve ever managed to get an entire cat’s head in my mouth… they usually run away before I do that, unless I’ve eaten tuna. Why are you looking at me like that?

Something Positive: 2012-02-15: Seasonal Spirit

Does this service exist? It needs to. I have so many friends who would love to get this!

xkcd #1022: So It Has Come To This

I am so doing this from now on.

Questionable Content: #2135: They Also Serve Drinks

I am so loving Hannelore now. She is my favorite. More so than Faye.

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SOPA and PIPA – Combating Piracy Stupidly

by Nojh on Jan.18, 2012, under Articles, Blog, Comics, Computers, Culture, Gaming, Internet, News, Opinions, Politics, Video Games

For those of you who have been paying attention, there is a list of useful links below. For those of you who haven’t, stay awhile and listen.

Actions being taken by the United State government will begin to fundamentally change the internet. Please read or watch the following to understand what is happening and if you want to take action about it.

[spoiler show="For those of you who would like my words on the subject. Click here."]The United States created the Internet. Despite fancy names like “World Wide Web” and “Global Communication System” and “Series of Tubes”, the internet is not managed by the world. It is managed by corporations on the united states and is subject, for the most part, to US Law. Even more so these days since a majority of the people connect to the internet via their local telecommunication company (phone, cable, satellite, etc).

That being said the internet has been pretty untamed for the last few years. Anybody could put or post up anything. Your information was only as secure as how well your protected it. It was effectively the digital wild west. Now, however, the internet is in so many homes, has become the focus of so much economic use (online shopping, movie and song streaming, video games, marketing) that this can’t last. Just like the trains that brought big business to the west, killing off the last place where your only real protection was the gun at your side, progress is going to try to tame the internet for the good of all, to the detriment of the few.

This is more or less inevitable. The new internet that will come into place will be highly regulated and likely more forcefully controlled by the big economic interests that want to use it to provide services to the world for money. When they do, innovation will become exceptionally difficult. Websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and the like, will still exist, but their successors likely won’t appear. Blogs, chat rooms, social networks, bulletin boards/forums system, may or may not survive in this new internet. Words like “National Defense”, ”Anti-Piracy”, “Copyright”, and others will be used to tightly regulate any site that tries to provide the public with ability to communicate and share.

Effectively the basis for the internet as we know it, sharing and communicating, will come to an end at the hands of capitalism and censorship.

The first steps for this have already begun. The United States government has two acts currently being discussed. The PROTECT IP act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Both have been getting a lot of news. As of right now, both look to be dying heavily under media massive campaigns set forth by various websites and organizations, despite the money being thrown at it by media and telecom corporations. The best example is today, February 18th, 2012, where websites all over the internet are “Blacking out” or putting up protest notices. You can read up more about what these acts do in the links below, but to summarize the acts allow and empower the US government to try to block or remove internet services (primarily websites) that infringe on copyright, without significant due process.

Now I am not a proponent of piracy. I make a living off of software development and I hope to some day make a living as an author. These are both areas that have notably high piracy rates, which concerns me. I would like to be compensated for my effort and work but I also feel that censoring the internet is not the answer. So for now, I protest.[/spoiler]

[spoiler show="For those of you who like videos. Click Here."]

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

[/spoiler]
Information:

Protesting Websites:

And many, many more, including you, hopefully.

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Comic Links: Something Positive, AoSG, Johnny Wander

by Nojh on Nov.18, 2011, under Comic Links, Comics, Entertainment

Something Positive: 2011-11-07: Scratching Post

And when life pukes up a hairball on you, you know you’ve done something wrong.

The Adventures of Superhero Girl: 2011-11-15: #87

Perhaps not the most glamorous way to save the city but I’d still appreciate her if she saved me from the toy poodle menace.

Johnny Wander: #299: party cone

Zoe didn’t get a cone when she was spayed. I wonder why…

Girl Genius: 2011-11-18: Vol 12, Page 6

Suddenly I don’t want to be respected by the people of Mechanicsburg. (If you need context, you only have to go back one page.)

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Comic Links: El Goonish Shive, xkcd, Something Positive

by Nojh on Sep.09, 2011, under Comic Links, Comics

El Goonish Shive: One Way Road: 2011-08-25

Been awhile since I’ve linked EGS. This comic was just rather funny on it’s own. Science vs girlfriend. What’s that popular hashtag? #geekworldproblems

xkcd #945: I’m Sorry

It’s an honest mistake but still annoying.

Something Positive: 2001-09-01: Painful Admissions

That is so awesome. I hope I get to pull off something like that one of these days.

Questionable Content: #2009: Who’s Your Daddy

It really was the next logic leap in the conversation.

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Comic Links: Something Positive, Johnny Wander, Dresden Codak

by Nojh on Aug.23, 2011, under Comic Links, Comics

Something Positive: 2011-07-22: SDCC Trip 2011

He really should have turned to face the guy when they are spoke to him, ya know?

Johnny Wander: #296: Ice Tray Cat

My cat tends to melt regardless of temperature.

Dresden Codak: 2006-03-01: Epilogue

A new entry in our list. I’ve been often told I really need to read this comic… so expect more! As for this comic, I just felt the entire premise interesting enough to share.

Dresden Codak: 2006-12-03: Dungeons and Discourse

Dire postmodernists amuse me.

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