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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: idolminds on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 01:19:11 PM

Title: Progress
Post by: idolminds on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 01:19:11 PM

(http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2009/20090309.jpg)

I had to share.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: beo on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 01:43:31 PM

gimmick.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 05:35:06 PM

Haha, that's completely awesome.  But while my initial response was, "Yay, someone is actually saying that books are great", I then began to wonder who it's actually making fun of.  And now I'm just confused.  Either way, very funny.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 06:13:29 PM

Quote from: Quemaqua on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 05:35:06 PM

Haha, that's completely awesome.  But while my initial response was, "Yay, someone is actually saying that books are great", I then began to wonder who it's actually making fun of.  And now I'm just confused.  Either way, very funny.

It's making fun of the Kindle.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 11:19:59 PM

Yeah, that's it.  It's like making fun of sports games.  "Real reality:  You get a *real* bat!  You'll marvel at the realism of the ball coming at you!  You have complete control of every swing!"  Etc.  My brother-in-law does it better.  He can keep that going for a while, and gets everyone giddy.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, March 12, 2009, 11:31:27 PM

I think the more I read it, the more I lost the point.  Like when you say a word too many times and it starts to sound ridiculous.

But yes, the Kindle is stupid.  So hooray for comics.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: ren on Friday, March 13, 2009, 02:29:35 PM

but the Kindle is so cool. I would buy one.

Title: Re: Progress
Post by: Xessive on Friday, March 13, 2009, 02:53:24 PM

Pretty good hehe

I think it's a mockery of pretty much every tech gimmick out there.

In the end everything can be described as "amazing" from some perspective.

I'm just glad we have the knowledge and technology to read and write. Speaking of which, I've been trying to write instead of type lately since my handwriting has gone to shiz!