Bram Cohen ([info]bramcohen) wrote,
@ 2007-11-18 13:07:00
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Pop culture reference
I've been mentioned on xkcd.

Apparently it isn't obvious that there is no such person as 'Elaine Roberts', because people keep asking me about 'her'.

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[info]rival
2007-11-18 09:16 pm UTC (link)
How's Elaine doing?

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[info]bramcohen
2007-11-18 09:20 pm UTC (link)
no such person

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[info]rival
2007-11-18 09:22 pm UTC (link)
I was joking. Probably everyone else is too.

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[info]bramcohen
2007-11-21 09:45 pm UTC (link)
No, people are stupid.

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[info]sonjaaa
2007-11-18 09:17 pm UTC (link)
You've always been our hero! Best inventor evar!

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[info]taral
2007-11-19 12:45 am UTC (link)
The problem with being in the 99th percentile...

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[info]muerl
2007-11-19 01:21 am UTC (link)
there must be an 'Elaine Roberts' SOMEWHERE in the world.

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[info]rob_t_firefly
2007-11-19 02:00 am UTC (link)
Congratulations on the mention.

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[info]lazarus7
2007-11-19 06:09 am UTC (link)
Is that how you can tell you have 'made it' as an internet legend? A mention on XKCD? I mean, because it was in question up until then.

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[info]bramcohen
2007-11-19 03:54 pm UTC (link)
The sum total of my post was that it said it was a 'pop culture reference'. Some reading comprehension would be appreciated.

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[info]allonymist
2007-11-19 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Frankly, I wish I (or my software) were mentioned on xkcd.

Though honestly, I wish you got a better mention. Your software is yours; having its main ideas attributed to a fictional character is... irksome.

Then again, I'd quite like that kind of irksomeness in my life.

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[info]sneakatdatavibe
2007-11-19 04:13 pm UTC (link)
However the only others to ever be mentioned by name on xkcd (from my recollection, anyway) are esr (king of the ass-pies), rms (king of fail), and doctorow (who is actually leading the pack at only being a total prick).

Dunno, I'd personally take issue with being appropriated by the geek community at large...

-j

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[info]sneakatdatavibe
2007-11-19 04:15 pm UTC (link)
Oh wait, I just caught up on the latest series, and it seems there are worthy comrades in the ranks of xkcd cameos now. I stand corrected.

-j

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