Every now and then, I find OSNews a tad bit too serious. We get carried away over quite a few things - insignificant things mostly, in the grand scheme of things. For a while now, I've been trying to find a way to relieve the tension on OSNews, and I think I may have found a way how. The only problem is - you need to like it too. Read on.
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Absolutely brilliant ^^
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Same here. And the writing could be a bit clearer in some of the comics
About the name:
How about "apropOS" (from the word: "apropos")
If you can't find any good names, just call it "OS Strips" or something. At least you might get more hits from Google searches ;-)
Edited 2007-12-28 21:37
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I second the brilliance of this, though I see the potential for a lot of aforementioned fanboys getting their [insert preference of underwear] in a wad (even moreso than usual, that is).
"OSNews is biased against OS/2!"
"OSNews advocates poisoning people!"
"OSNews is anti-Apple!"
Or maybe I'm being a tad cynical here...
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If you could make the lines a little darker, maybe go over it with a thicker felt tip marker, they would be easier to read.
It is a good point though that people get too carried away with things. It always amuses me when someone writes a huge response to a topic and quotes various comments debunking them one at a time. I am often thinking, "Way too much times on their hands..."
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Would be nice if the OSNews readers could post their own comics in the forum, with an online painting tool embedded in the "Post a new comment" section. This of course should only be enabled for the "Comic" threads.
Some links:
http://canvaspaint.org/
http://www.flashpaint.com/
http://www.sketchr.net/draw/
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Another IT comic link:
http://www.bugbash.net/
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I think this is a good idea. Basically, all of us need to step back once in a while and laugh at ourselves, and our pet OSes. There would be a lot less flaming.
In fact, to cut down on the number of endless arguments I went ahead and settled them for everyone:
1. Gnome is better than KDE.
2. The BSD license IS freer than the GPL.
3. Windows and Microsoft are evil.
4. Macs are way cooler than anything else.
5. People who run Linux are much smarter than other computer users.
Your welcome!
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I love your list of conclusions, but I still believe that each of your well-considered points needs a little bit of clarification ... or rebuttal. :-)
1. The IBM WorkPlace Shell still kicks KDE and Gnome butt three ways from Sunday, though both are getting better all the time. And also much bigger, sadly.
2. Licensing is important to developers, but most end users are interested in functionality.
3. Windows is a tool, and its alignment is Neutral Neutral. Microsoft is admittedly run by tools, but its actions aren't "evil", just self-serving, manipulative, and sometimes illegal. Oh wait ... that's evil, isn't it?
4. Macs are way cooler than anything else. I really don't know what else to say. :-)
5. Linux can be a smart choice. Many Linux users are also very smart people, but most of the smartest people I've known were either mainframe or UNIX people. Many of that subset of people also use Linux, of course.
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http://xkcd.com/303/ for example.
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I think the comic is a great idea! Here are a few more suggestions:
"OSNewt"
"!swenSOĦ"
"A patch in time..."
"The OS at the End of the Galaxy"
"The Lighter Side of OSNews" (just to be practical)
"Fudgecicles of Doom" (just to be random)
And I second Benjamin's recommendation of http://xkcd.com/ for one of the greats in the field of tech comics!
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I think in a world that can be dark and dismal sometimes given the news reports we all watch, a little light hearted humour is always good.
After all, this is just computer stuff, a little light heartedness might serve to make us less anal and contrite. We all have opinions (no right no wrong) but having hissy fits over which OS is the best or which vendor pissed in your corn flakes over a bad service pack or whatever else; taken over all the current world mayhem seems just so silly.
If we all take our "two cents" and put it towards vanquishing the current world mayhem, I think we would be all that much better for it. Banging at APPLE, Microsoft, OpenBSD, Richard Stallman sure is not going to make the killing stop and is pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
In a world where everyone seemingly is an IT expert, maybe using that IT expertise to solve some real issues that plague us all as a civilization might be of more assistance. It is all relative.
I like reading OSNEWS (any IT related or non-IT related news) as it is a constant education and a way to keep current. Understanding that everyone is entitled to their opinion does not mean I necessary want or wish to read it or be exposed to it. Personally I like to make my own decisions (and mistakes) without anyone else' assistance.
We do take ourselves too seriously sometimes and laughter is always "good medicine".
I say Keep the funnies flowing; that is if you care to read my opinion. 
Peace to all
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I'd call it "Crude".
That would allude to the style of drawing, as well as the kind of humour - at least if you take a fanboy's point of view.
It could also mean crude oil in a sense of "some unrefined stuff that can be used to lower friction (within the community)".
The title should probably be written by hand or at least in a font that comes sufficiently close to the look of handwriting.
By far the best joke, imo, was the one about acid :-D
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Easily the best suggestion. Not having "OS" in it is a plus too.
Crude is the best suggestion (he'll get the membership), but sadly, I'm not going to use it - it is too similar to UF's Crud Puppy, and I want to avoid any future problems.
It's going to be a weird BeOS reference, most likely (seeing that's my pet OS after all). Just don't know what, yet.
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Easily the best suggestion. Not having "OS" in it is a plus too.
Crude is the best suggestion (he'll get the membership), but sadly, I'm not going to use it - it is too similar to UF's Crud Puppy, and I want to avoid any future problems.
It's going to be a weird BeOS reference, most likely (seeing that's my pet OS after all). Just don't know what, yet.
Thorn or Thorned would sound nice.
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I don't think you have to worry too much about that since a) Crud != Crude, b) totally different style and c) your jokes are better and by better I mean they're actually funny.
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I don't think you have to worry too much about that since a) Crud != Crude, b) totally different style and c) your jokes are better and by better I mean they're actually funny. "
Heh, thanks
. Anyway, the membership has been given to RandomGuy for Crude, but I won't be using it. I have come up with a name, it's a BeOS reference, and I will unveil it once the comic goes live - hopefully somewhere next week. Three comics a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), published on a separate section of OSNews (so not in between other newsitems).
For now, the comics fall under OSNews copyright, but I will most likely choose a CC license and allow for hotlinking or something.
Edited 2007-12-30 10:49 UTC
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How about posting less flame-bait from some blog somewhere just so the local cheerleaders can rehash the same tired old argument again ?
If you ask me, these somics belong on your blog. I would be happy to read them there. It's not what I'm looking for on OSNews. IMHO and all that.
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If you ask me, these somics belong on your blog. I would be happy to read them there. It's not what I'm looking for on OSNews. IMHO and all that.
I'm sick of reading this. It's his site, his rules. Thom has said (more than once) that OSNews is a techblog. Get over it.
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If you ask me, these somics belong on your blog. I would be happy to read them there. It's not what I'm looking for on OSNews. IMHO and all that.
I'm sick of reading this. It's his site, his rules. Thom has said (more than once) that OSNews is a techblog. Get over it. "
He said 'IMHO'. You get over it.
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