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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 10:48:00 AM

Title: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 10:48:00 AM: http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=youre_not_a_nerd

So true, so true.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Tasty on October 12, 2012, 10:53:11 AM: Quote
I love bacon, but fuck you for ruining it, everyone. Holy shit, just shut the fuck up about bacon. Yeah, it's great, we know. Bacon cups, bacon salt, bacon shirts, bacon gum, bacon, bacon, bacon, WE GET IT. Bacon is your Jesus, we know, now do a shot of bleach and take some buckshot to the face.

He's right.

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But bacon is really good.
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Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 10:54:04 AM: The thing about bacon is so true.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 12, 2012, 10:57:58 AM: Pretty much nails it.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 11:01:55 AM: fuck belch :rofl
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Fifstar on October 12, 2012, 11:23:56 AM: Who is this guy? Never heard about him.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Tasty on October 12, 2012, 11:37:04 AM: Quote from: Fifstar on October 12, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
Who is this guy? Never heard about him.

He's been writing rants like these for like 10 years. I think I found out about him with his I, Robot review. (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=i_robot)
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Freyj on October 12, 2012, 11:53:49 AM: Quote from: Andrex on October 12, 2012, 11:37:04 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on October 12, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
Who is this guy? Never heard about him.

He's been writing rants like these for like 10 years. I think I found out about him with his I, Robot review. (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=i_robot)

15.

Most I see mentioned about him these days is "SHITTY CHILDISH HUMOR", but he's rarely wrong and that's sort of the point.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Tasty on October 12, 2012, 12:12:40 PM: Yeah I'm sure people unfamiliar with him would peg him in the "unfunny angry internet nerd" bin except with text instead of videos, but he's been doing it longer than almost everyone.

And yeah, he's rarely wrong. Like his QoS review. (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=quantum_of_phallus)

In fact now I'm seeing his movie reviews are pretty much always spot on.

His april fools day posts are great for a laugh.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 12:53:51 PM: Anyone who considers maddox shitty or childish is not only wrong but also an idiot.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 12, 2012, 01:34:06 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 12, 2012, 10:54:04 AM
The thing about bacon is so true.

It can also be said about cupcakes and zombies.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: bachikarn on October 12, 2012, 01:45:15 PM: Reminds me of this

(http://vectorbelly.com/ON264.gif)
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Madrun Badrun on October 12, 2012, 01:46:48 PM: :lol :lol
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: CajoleJuice on October 12, 2012, 01:49:07 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 12, 2012, 12:53:51 PM
Anyone who considers maddox shitty or childish is not only wrong but also an idiot.

I think some people are just burned out on him (like me).

I'm cool with just reading that above comic.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: ToxicAdam on October 12, 2012, 02:03:11 PM: Maddox is the Dave Barry of the internet. What Rick Reilly is to sportswriting.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on October 12, 2012, 02:06:01 PM: Science is fucking boring.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 12, 2012, 02:10:22 PM: Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 12, 2012, 02:06:01 PM
Science is fucking boring.

For rizzle. I love reaping the fruits of science, but not the actual science itself.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 12, 2012, 02:28:04 PM: I like watching the Science Channel, that's about it.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: SmokyDave on October 12, 2012, 02:28:40 PM: Shit, I forgot Maddox was a 'thing'.

Dude's still funny though!
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: cool breeze on October 12, 2012, 02:39:00 PM: Nothing wrong with this. Promote science and we'll have more students enroll in STEM programs. And more people who drop out of STEM programs 'cause maths is hard.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 03:16:40 PM: I was always good at science, or more particularly life sciences. In another life time I'd love to be a biologist.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 12, 2012, 03:24:04 PM: (http://i.imgur.com/0gyS2.jpg)
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: bachikarn on October 12, 2012, 03:47:06 PM: Quote from: fryinghigh on October 12, 2012, 02:39:00 PM
Nothing wrong with this. Promote science and we'll have more students enroll in STEM programs. And more people who drop out of STEM programs 'cause maths is hard.

yeah, it annoys me sometimes when people do the "i fucking love science" bullshit, but it's better than them thinking science is from the devil
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 12, 2012, 04:15:21 PM: I am a nerd and I'm not sexy so I am okay with this
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Eric P on October 12, 2012, 04:37:50 PM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 12, 2012, 12:53:51 PM
Anyone who considers maddox shitty or childish is not only wrong but also an idiot.

well ok
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Steve Contra on October 12, 2012, 04:46:02 PM: Maddox has always been shitty. Sorry folks. And yeah, people don't get into Science careers because they love collating data (well some people might, but some people also like Sega because they like to jerk off to anthropomorphic animals), they got into it because they're smart and someone bought them a dinosaur book. No reason not to promote the better side of it, or you end up with creationism.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Barry Egan on October 12, 2012, 05:30:09 PM: Quote from: bachikarn on October 12, 2012, 01:45:15 PM

:lol
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 12, 2012, 06:53:55 PM: I actually don't like science all that much but I do love love love me some DATA (& charts & graphs)
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: pilonv1 on October 12, 2012, 10:57:52 PM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on October 12, 2012, 03:24:04 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/0gyS2.jpg)

:bow ROY :bow2
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on October 12, 2012, 11:47:05 PM: I stopped caring about Maddox when he would take 6-8 months to write a try-hard article. His earlier stuff (pre-2004) was pretty good. Now it kind of seems like he does it because he feels obligated to.

I did get Alphabet of Manliness though. It was okay.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 12, 2012, 11:55:37 PM: Quote from: The Experiment on October 12, 2012, 11:47:05 PM
I stopped caring about Maddox when he would take 6-8 months to write a try-hard article. His earlier stuff (pre-2004) was pretty good. Now it kind of seems like he does it because he feels obligated to.

I did get Alphabet of Manliness though. It was okay.

Eh, I disagree. A lot of his recent stuff is pretty good.

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=pass_sopa
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Freyj on October 13, 2012, 12:25:06 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yIlX5ZKHRU

Make a pledge to abuse 1 less child every day.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: tiesto on October 13, 2012, 12:36:57 AM: Didn't even know Maddox was still around...
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: TakingBackSunday on October 13, 2012, 12:39:07 AM: Quote from: Stringer Bell on October 12, 2012, 11:55:37 PM
Quote from: The Experiment on October 12, 2012, 11:47:05 PM
I stopped caring about Maddox when he would take 6-8 months to write a try-hard article. His earlier stuff (pre-2004) was pretty good. Now it kind of seems like he does it because he feels obligated to.

I did get Alphabet of Manliness though. It was okay.

Eh, I disagree. A lot of his recent stuff is pretty good.

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=pass_sopa

Oh fuck this. Really?

his post on sasha grey is pretty spot on though
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 13, 2012, 11:30:51 AM: Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on October 12, 2012, 06:53:55 PM
I actually don't like science all that much but I do love love love me some DATA (& charts & graphs)

this. fuck science; bring on the tedious empiricism!
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: demi on October 13, 2012, 12:42:45 PM: Quote from: BrandNew on October 12, 2012, 04:15:21 PM
I am a nerd and I'm not sexy so I am okay with this

You're not a nerd and you are sexy, you just have other issues. Queer.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 13, 2012, 01:04:46 PM: I never heard of Neil Degrasse or whatever his name is before I came into this topic. I still dont know who he is. But apparently he is a thing?
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 13, 2012, 01:09:48 PM: he's a black astrophysicist, integral to nasa, science education, space awareness, and is very much the public face of science today.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 13, 2012, 01:11:12 PM: must be a very american thing cause no one knows him here
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Himu on October 13, 2012, 01:23:11 PM: it is
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 13, 2012, 01:23:27 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on October 13, 2012, 01:11:12 PM
must be a very american thing cause no one knows him here

Black + science = complete and total polish blind spot, we get it
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Steve Contra on October 13, 2012, 01:48:08 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on October 13, 2012, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on October 13, 2012, 01:11:12 PM
must be a very american thing cause no one knows him here

Black + science = complete and total polish blind spot, we get it
:lol
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 13, 2012, 02:15:22 PM: "Cool science" is basically the same dumb movement as "hip Christianity." Both feature insufferable dorks masking their product behind a mixture of groovy tunes, smugness, and free Halo LAN parties at a local community center
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 13, 2012, 03:11:21 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on October 13, 2012, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on October 13, 2012, 01:11:12 PM
must be a very american thing cause no one knows him here

Black + science = complete and total polish blind spot, we get it

hur dur when did black people get the right to vote in the US again?

your memory is like your history, short
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Rusty Shackleford on October 13, 2012, 03:12:40 PM: Quote from: Eschaton on October 13, 2012, 12:12:19 PM
cant endorse. even though im a STEM major ill take any and every form of public enjoyment of science even though its some pictures of Neil DeGrasse Tyson wiping his ass or something. If it gets people even mildly interested- i'm for it, even if it isn't "real science"

I agree. There's nothing wrong with "pop science" to raise interest in education, especially when there are still parts of the country (e.g., Appalachia) where people have to be instructed not to give their infants Mountain Dew in the baby's bottle.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 13, 2012, 03:14:35 PM: He was pretty good in Degrassi Junior High.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on October 13, 2012, 03:26:02 PM: Math is hard. I'm just going to be a Humanities major #yolo
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on October 13, 2012, 03:32:53 PM: :lol

:'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Barry Egan on October 13, 2012, 03:40:56 PM: Quote from: The Experiment on October 13, 2012, 03:26:02 PM
Math is hard. I'm just going to be a Humanities major #yolo

Most of the people who are a part of "movements" like "I heart science" could actually use more enrichment in the humanities so that they could think critically and for themselves. A Good Post.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Tasty on October 13, 2012, 05:32:00 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on October 13, 2012, 01:23:27 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on October 13, 2012, 01:11:12 PM
must be a very american thing cause no one knows him here

Black + science = complete and total polish blind spot, we get it

:lol
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Owl-faced Wizard on October 13, 2012, 06:23:10 PM: Quote from: Eschaton on October 13, 2012, 12:12:19 PM
cant endorse. even though im a STEM major ill take any and every form of public enjoyment of science even though its some pictures of Neil DeGrasse Tyson wiping his ass or something. If it gets people even mildly interested- i'm for it, even if it isn't "real science"

Yup. People who disparage the inroads science has made in pop culture have just forgotten how bad it was before.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: headwalk on October 13, 2012, 06:32:10 PM: (http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/6/18/1276890331874/Brian-Cox-006.jpg)

this cunt.

it's like he honed is oratory style by date raping his freshman physics students, stroking their palms and telling them how they were all born inside the heart of a dying star as he slips a rohypnol in their alchopop.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 13, 2012, 06:53:01 PM: (http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/26754881.jpg)
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Barry Egan on October 13, 2012, 06:56:27 PM: Malek with the false modesty! That's a good look bro, girls like smart dudes who can be modest.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Flannel Boy on October 13, 2012, 07:04:43 PM: Women also like men who go outside once and a while. :shrugs
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on October 14, 2012, 01:47:06 AM: I met a teacher the other day who was arguing "STEM" should be "STEAM" - Science Technology Engineering ART and Math ... because kids need art, too (http://steam-notstem.com/)!

I got in a really unpleasant argument.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Oblivion on October 15, 2012, 02:47:50 AM: Quote from: Andrex on October 12, 2012, 11:37:04 AM
Quote from: Fifstar on October 12, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
Who is this guy? Never heard about him.

He's been writing rants like these for like 10 years. I think I found out about him with his I, Robot review. (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=i_robot)

That's the first article from Maddox I saw too!

Actually, it may have been the third or fourth, but it was definitely among my favorites.

Nowadays though, he's kinda hit or miss.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 15, 2012, 04:18:57 AM: Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on October 14, 2012, 01:47:06 AM
I met a teacher the other day who was arguing "STEM" should be "STEAM" - Science Technology Engineering ART and Math ... because kids need art, too (http://steam-notstem.com/)!

I got in a really unpleasant argument.

You should have told him that kids need food and understanding so it should be STFU
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Akala on October 15, 2012, 09:24:30 AM: :lol
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Tasty on October 15, 2012, 09:57:41 AM: Maddox was also an inspiration for some of my web design principles, believe it or not (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=faq).

Quote
Why does your site look so shitty? / Why do you use such huge fonts?

My site looks shitty for the following reasons:

1. Bandwidth conservation. I'm costing my ISP, Xmission, a lot of bandwidth per month, even with the text-heavy layout I have now. Xmission has been great about hosting this site, and I want to make it as efficient as possible while still getting my point across.

2. Protest. I'm keeping my web site shitty as a protest against all the slick-looking, contentless web sites out there. Nobody cares about your stupid rotating icons and fading links. Mine isn't the only site on the internet that uses a simple layout, perhaps you've heard of this one?

(http://i.imgur.com/NLa6e.gif)

Some webmasters have spent years tweaking their layout and designing their site, and very few get any traffic. This site, as shitty as it looks, gets over 1 million visits per month. I use large fonts also as a protest against all the stylish garbage you see out there. When I go to a web site, I WANT TO READ THE CONTENT. Trust me, that micro-font everyone uses isn't nearly as original as they think. I've chosen a black background for most of my text because it's easier on the eyes than staring at a white screen. Think about it: your monitor is not a piece of paper, no matter how hard you try to make it one. Staring at a white background while you read is like staring at a light bulb (don't believe me? Try turning off the lights next time you use a word processor). Would you stare at a light bulb for hours at a time? Not if you want to keep your vision.

Along with Google, obviously.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Fifstar on October 15, 2012, 10:54:00 AM: Quote from: The Experiment on October 13, 2012, 03:26:02 PM
Math is hard. I'm just going to be a Humanities major #yolo

:( :( :( :(
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Freyj on October 15, 2012, 08:45:55 PM: Quote from: Andrex on October 15, 2012, 09:57:41 AM
Maddox was also an inspiration for some of my web design principles, believe it or not (http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=faq).

One thing I will always love Maddox for is introducing me to vi/vim.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: originalz on October 15, 2012, 09:00:51 PM: After Maddox put out that book it seems like most of his articles were just promoting it and there was barely any new content on the site, after that I kind of wrote him off as a sellout and stopped checking his site. His Youtube venture was also really, really awful.

Still, I enjoyed this posting. He's definitely right about this whole "hurr I'm such a nerd" shit that's big these days.
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: chronovore on October 15, 2012, 09:25:14 PM: Quote from: Count Drugula The Satanic on October 13, 2012, 08:30:52 AM
Seanbaby > Maddox by the way.

:dap
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Timedog on October 16, 2012, 01:47:19 AM: Yeah, this i love science shit posted by people who have no understanding of what the new development actually means beyond some misleading headline.

Science did something...other people are cheering...YAAAYYYYY!!!!
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on October 16, 2012, 12:18:48 PM: Quote from: Timedog on October 16, 2012, 01:47:19 AM
Yeah, this i love science shit posted by people who have no understanding of what the new development actually means beyond some misleading headline.

Science did something...other people are cheering...YAAAYYYYY!!!!

So people post on the internet about science in the same way they post on the internet about everything else?
Title: Re: Maddox tells it like it is: You're not a nerd, geeks aren't sexy
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 16, 2012, 01:51:27 PM: Radio Lab does a good job of exposing people to science, but it's on NPR, so there are a lot of people who will never listen to it due to that reason.