| Title | Posted By | Content |
| My First Pedal Board(tm) | spargs -
2007:07:23 - 23:01:12 |
Hooray! I've constructed my very first pedal board. By linking my guitar effects pedals with patch cables and vecroing them to a ... erm .. board, I now have a handy portable effects unit that allows me to quickly and effectively irritate my neighbours.
Currently most of the pedals are still running off batteries, but I'm looking to daisy chain a power supply once I get some connections that actual fit the pedals.
So what is in my splendiferous effects chain? From right to left:
Digitech Whammy: For creating all those ear-piercing weee-ooohh weee-oooh Tom Morello Rage Against the Machine effects, and for replacing your bass player White Stripes style.
Boss DS-1: Ah, the poor maligned DS-1 pedal. So many people have a problem with the pedal, and would consider its inclusion on a board as rather amateur/embarrassing. Poor little fella. However, rather than a distortion pedal as such I'm currently using this as a "boosting" pedal. With the distortion down to zero it's a neat way to increase the volume of your playing when you switch from rhythm playing to lead (certain people would refer to this as the cock spotlight pedal)
Korg (or something) Tuner: (above the Boss DS-1) Lights up and tells me what I'm playing is hideously off-key and would I please stop.
Dunlop Crybaby Wah: I love this pedal. Everything sounds better with wah. That's right, everything. This pedal takes me from an atonal abuser of the guitar to Hendrix-like sounds with ... oh wait a minute.
Big Muff: I love this pedal even more. Were it not against god's law I'd make it my wife.
So what has this got to do with comics? Well, nothing. I just wanted to show off how crafty I am with velcro and an old cupboard shelf (that I'm hoping nobody notices is missing). |
| More than Meats the Pie | spargs -
2007:07:08 - 22:29:28 | Well, I went and saw Transformers last weekend, and I must say it wasn't the total disaster I was expecting. In fact I found it *gasp* enjoyable. There was of course stuff I could nitpick, but it was reasonably faithful to the original series and had lots of giant robots beating the crap out of other, so I have little nerd outrage to vent.
Except ... no - it was fine really. I'm not going to start.
Also, today is new phone day! My new Nokia 6300 has proven to be a wise investment, and I was kindly provided with a bonus miniSD card of 128mb (not huge by any stretch of the imagination, but much more useful than the standard 8mb), and a service pack that has the Opera mini browser bundled (very exciting and saves me a lot of buggering around). So hurrah! The phone is pretty mid-range, but has a particularly nice screen, and a standard mini USB port and 2.5mm headphone jacks (shocking). |
| What the hell is news.com.au smoking? | spargs -
2007:06:20 - 19:17:32 | News.com.au recently likened John Howard to Yoda and Kevin Rudd to Luke Skywalker.
What the hell? Yoda was wise and for the powers of good. Howard is more like the emperor, a man grown overconfident in his absolute power through years sitting on his fancy throne unchallenged. However, it all comes undone when he fails to factor in armies of angry teddy bears.
But even this analogy is not perfect, as John Howard most resembles Dark Helmet from Spaceballs. |
| Icky Thump | spargs -
2007:06:19 - 23:05:57 | I recently purchased the new White Stripes album, Icky Thump (a misspelling of Ecky Thump, a Goodies episode famed for killing a man), and it's taken a few listens but I suspect it's a rather good album.
I'd describe it as "Jack White does musical genres". Including Scottish folk music, Mariachi music and whatever the hell genre Creedence Clearwater Revival belongs to (Southern delta blues swamp rock or some other funk-country-blues-sing-through-your-nose equivalent).
My first impression was that it was a little disjoint and/or daggy but it seems to be one of those albums that grows on you.
I give it four out-of-tune guitar strings out of five. |
| Internet in Brushed Steel | spargs -
2007:06:11 - 21:06:03 | Hi Everybody -
If you've downloaded the Apple Safari browser for windows, and it's not displaying any fonts, the problem lies in the XML file Safari generates for listing all your system fonts.
Look here: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR NAME HERE\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer\Safari\Fonts.plist
You can edit this file and hack in the basic Internet fonts you need, or try plugging in the Fonts.plist file from a machine that did display the fonts correctly.
Apparently the apple forums are saying if you have thousands of fonts installed it's probably the cause of the problem.
Here is my hacky solution file if you need a starting point.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Names</key>
<dict>
<key>Lucida Grande</key>
<string>C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources\Lucida Grande.ttf</string>
<key>Lucida Grande Bold</key>
<string>C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources\Lucida Grande Bold.ttf</string>
<key>Lucida Grande Bold.ttf</key>
<string>C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.resources\Lucida Grande Bold.ttf</string>
<key>Arial</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\arial.ttf</string>
<key>Arial Bold</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIALBD.TTF</string>
<key>Arial Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIALI.TTF</string>
<key>Arial Bold Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIALBI.TTF</string>
<key>Verdana</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\verdana.ttf</string>
<key>Verdana Bold</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\verdanab.TTF</string>
<key>Verdana Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\verdanai.TTF</string>
<key>Verdana Bold Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\verdanaz.TTF</string>
<key>Times New Roman</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\times.ttf</string>
<key>Times New Roman Bold</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\timesbd.ttf</string>
<key>Times New Roman Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\timesi.ttf</string>
<key>Times New Roman Bold Italic</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\timesbi.ttf</string>
<key>Helvetica</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\HVL_____.TTF</string>
<key>Courier New</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\COUR.TTF</string>
<key>Tahoma</key>
<string>C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\tahoma.TTF</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
I should point out that if you break your machine following my instructions, it's your fault for assuming I know what I'm talking about. |
| Most Addictive Flash Game Ever | spargs -
2007:05:29 - 23:12:27 | Desktop Tower Defence. Most addictive flash game. EVER.
Do not start playing if you have a deadline, an assignment or an appearance in court looming. You will miss it. |
| On This Day | spargs -
2007:05:27 - 19:10:08 | Thanksch.
Also my birthday is International Towel Day, which is fantastic. |
| Yay, older! | cocquio -
2007:05:25 - 18:37:09 | Congrats at having made it through another of those "year" things. May you have many more.
Apparently, the 25th of May is also the birthday of Star Wars, at least, it was the release date for Yanks. So happy birthday to both of you, and your roof.
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| Heppy Barfday | spargs -
2007:05:24 - 20:00:39 | Well, I've reached the age of rock and roll death, 27. The year Cobain shot himself, Jim Morrison died of a heart attack and Jimi Hendrix choked on vomit (of course, they can't really prove whose vomit it was - you can't really dust for vomit).
This is the beginning of an exciting new era of comfy slippers and pipe smoking. I'm currently working on making my front lawn nice and green so I can yell at kids to stop playing on it.
In other news, the constructicons have almost finished replacing the roof on my house - everything should be completed today assuming they don't go forming Devastator and trash the place. That's a good thing, as the roof is 1930s vintage, and whilst making an excellent possum refuge wasn't terribly effective at deflecting water. |
| More On That Whole Transformers Things | spargs -
2007:05:18 - 02:20:24 | A new trailer has been released for the Transformers live action movie.
The trailer looks absolutely fantastic and has me very excited, which means that it is extremely likely the movie is going to suck a great deal.
Still, I've very happy that the original transformation sound has been worked back in. Chk-chur-chr-chr-chr. |
| Digicomic 2.0 ish | spargs -
2007:05:15 - 19:50:55 | Greetings people -
Well, I've had this half done redesign for the website sitting around for a good four months or so now so I figured I'd just plaster on the bloody thing, fully complete or not. So you might notice half of the website is a clean new css based design, with a chunky ol' table based heart.
So what the hell's been going on you ask? Why was the last post in December last year? Let's just say, don't get old if you want to succesfully run a comic strip. Too much "big boy" stuff gets in the way (however, I do own a house now as one of the results of the past half year's events, which is awesome).
I can't say the prospect of new Digicomics in the near future is terribly likely unfortunately, although I would like to get back to them eventually. Before that I'd like to try my hand at some flash cartoons, specifically of Casual Jim. The idea of playing around with various amusing sound effects and silly voices is quite appealling to me, as would it be to all. We'll see how they turn out, I'll probably post them up here even if they turn out to be utter shite.
Well, maybe not utter shite. Moderately shite.
The other big news is I recently aquired a Playstation. One. That's right, I'm getting into all the cool stuff people were raving about in the mid nineties. Tenchu totally rocks man.
Anyway, I'll continue to post here with further progress of either Casual Jim or Digicomic stuff. Hopefully in less than half a year this time. |
| This is a test | spargs -
2006:12:18 - 23:49:05 | I just wanted to check out this youtube embedding function. So here's Weird Al's "White and Nerdy".
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| Cautious Hobbity Optimism? | spargs -
2006:11:28 - 23:39:14 | Good news everyone, it seems Peter Jackson probably WILL direct the Hobbit movie after all.
Many of us nerds baulked at the idea of a non PJ director being given control at the last minute - presumably some sort of Michael Bay type.
Of course, nothing is confirmed yet, but my mood ring has turned a more calming blue colour. |
| Oh, I get It | spargs -
2006:11:14 - 22:54:39 | Yes, it did smash.
Verily.
Thanks, I was happy with the Fright Night thingy. Here is a direct link to it if my links to it above were too confusing, or if the frightnight server goes down ... |
| That wacky old impartial ABC | cocquio -
2006:11:13 - 17:16:28 | Did it smash?
Nice Fright Night comic, by the way. |
| It's Their ABC | spargs -
2006:10:31 - 19:57:15 | For the Australian readers ...
NEWS.COM.AU: ABC drops Glass House.
Bollocks.
Fortunately Digi-comic is not associated with the ABC, and can still freely liken Howard's countenance to that of a horse's butt without being accused of political bias. |
| Fright Nightage | spargs -
2006:10:30 - 23:23:08 | Comixpedia's Fright Night is up, and you can find the remixed Digicomic here (many thanks to Eddie Bowley of Eddegg for that!). Rollover the image to get the remix.
The Digicomic remix of this Eddegg original resides here. |
| Stuff Soonish | spargs -
2006:10:27 - 01:29:04 | Jak se mas.
Some guest comicking action on digi-comic soon, I have done a guest comic for another webcomic, and they for me. These comics shall become available once the Fright Night event is underway, I shall keep you posted.
I must say the whole drawing another persons comic/having them drawing your comic thing is pretty god damn fun. I both heartily and pancreatically recommend it. |
| I'm not dead, I feel ... happy ... | spargs -
2006:10:11 - 23:32:13 | Hi Y'all -
Yep, I'm still around. Just to let you know I'm going to be participating in the Comixpedia "Fright Night Project", whereby I shall be redrawing some other webcomic characters adding my own unique perverse twists.
Entries are shown 31st of October, at least that's what I read off the website.
Now, as for making some damn digi-comics again anytime soon, we'll see. There are a few other things I want to do with my non-work time at the moment, but rest assured I shall be back to regular updates at some point. |
| Post-Nuptial | spargs -
2006:09:19 - 22:27:32 | That's right, I'm married now. AND I didn't screw up in the ceremony. Although I did think I was going to faint at one point. Also, I did down a few champagnes and ride a golf buggy so haphazardly Emm's dress tore off the shoulder.
Good times.
Thanks to everyone who was there to help us celebrate and to everyone who sent in well-wishes. I had a pretty good night, so I'm pretty certain everyone else did. |
| Yasmin may have failed but... | cocquio -
2006:09:19 - 01:09:46 | Spargs is understating when he says "things". Congrats to the happy couple!
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| Or Not | spargs -
2006:08:22 - 21:28:16 | Hi,
Hate to do this to you twice in the one year, but once more I'm going to have to call a hiatus on the comic. Unfortunately things have become far too busy for me at the moment to be able to update regularly. Hopefully in a month I will be able to get things back on track.
In the meantime, thanks for reading, I hope to be back to my old tricks soon. |
| Still Here | spargs -
2006:08:13 - 22:32:34 | Yes, still here. Just another weekend with precious spare time for comicking, hence the lack of update. Apologies. Will try to remedy this soon.
After two years away from Australia, I'm a little worried that we're in the middle of winter and I'm boiling hot. I can't even conceive of what summer is going to be like, although I do have a distant memory of the soles of my shoes feeling like they are on fire and the rivers of sweat on my back adhering me to the couch. Can't wait. |
| Yasmin Unloved By Men, TV Viewers | spargs -
2006:08:07 - 21:54:52 | For those of you unaware, a recent TV show "Yasmin's Getting Married" (a more drawn out version of "Blind Date" with the resulting union being legally binding) has been axed about a week after airing because of extreme unpopularity.
Now, whilst I feel some sort of pity for poor Yasmin, having to deal with a) being rejected by every man she's met, b) letting the entire country know she's entirely desperate and c) the entire country rejecting her once more, I'm pleased to report that her TV show has (at least temporarily) been replaced by Futurama re-runs. Sure, I've seen them all before, but that's the first time in about fifteen years a TV executive has made a decision that has pleased me (basically ever since the creation of reality TV).
7th of August, 2006. I'll always remember this date.
Oh and Yasmin, if you're reading, I watched the show for about five minutes. You're not boring nor your plight so depressing per se, it's just that the show chiefly consisted of uninterested and unprepared hosts sitting on couches offering banal improvised conversation. |
| Fired Schmired | spargs -
2006:07:30 - 17:34:22 | I used to play bass drum in a marching band. The problem with this is, you're stuck at the back, and the bass drum harness really inhibits your walking ability. Thusly, you start falling behind everyone else. Instinctively, you begin to walk faster to catch up, thereby quickening your drum beat and causing the whole band to move away from you at an even faster rate.
Eventually the whole thing lapses into a Benny Hill affair of people playing sped up music and quickly walking around an oval. At least, that's how I remember it. |
| Transform and roll out a crap movie | cocquio -
2006:07:28 - 18:42:22 | Yeah it's looking grim. I can't believe they're screwing around with Bumblebee.
Anyway, time to shamelessly and gratuitously plug my BAD OPTIMUS page again. |
| Oh No Too Late | spargs -
2006:07:24 - 22:02:37 | Too late! Bumblebee isn't a VW Beetle and Optimus Prime has "red/black-flames artwork" on the side of his cab.
(Also, this is very old news for most people, I apologise. I'm slowly catching up. Expect me to post news about Bush saying "shit" on videocamera next week.) |
| The Michael Bay Way | spargs -
2006:07:24 - 20:38:44 | I was reading El Wadre's comments on this page earlier, regarding his excitement about the new transformers teaser trailer until "Directed By Micheal Bay" appeared on the screen. Not being the most ardent of film buffs I couldn't immediately recall who Michael Bay was and his earlier work. Then it all came flooding back in the form of lyrics from the Team America soundtrack:
I miss you more then Michael Bay missed the mark
When he made Pearl Harbor
I miss you more than that movie missed the point
And that's an awful lot girl
And now, now you've gone away
And all I'm trying to say is
Pearl Harbor sucked, and I miss you
I need you like Ben Affleck needs acting school
He was terrible in that film
I need you like Cuba Gooding needed a bigger part
He's way better than Ben Affleck
And now all I can think about is your smile
and that shitty movie too
Pearl Harbor sucked and I miss you
Why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?
I guess Pearl Harbor sucked
Just a little bit more than I miss you
Autobots! Transform and run awaaaaaaaaaay .... |
| For The Man Who Has Everything | spargs -
2006:07:23 - 03:09:56 | Jesus H. "Fatblaster" Christ! A new comic!
I'm playing around with new techniques at the moment in an attempt to increase my throughput to perhaps more than one comic a facking month. Hopefully this strategy will pay off. |
| Jocks! The Sworn Enemy Of Every Nerd | spargs -
2006:07:20 - 17:42:13 | I suppose I should clarify a few things.
a) Tommo is my best man, not my spouse (John Howard ruined THAT, didn't he)
b) That is a shirt you actually own, Tommo. Well, in 2004. I was going to draw you in your more natural attire of a stained T-Shirt with gaping holes in it, but thought better of it. I apologise.
c) By all means mention Star Wars, but these days nerds only mention it to bitch about George Lucas or to draw parallels to the US Government. |
| Hi, y'all | tommo -
2006:07:20 - 09:35:21 | I'm really just posting this "news" item to check out my recently completed digi-persona. As one of Spargs's least html-aware friends, I couldn't work out any other way to see the picture to the left (my left, or is it stage right?). If you are wondering who I am, I am the guy who has to stand next to Spargs at the altar and hold his hand as he blubs like a democrat at his wedding.
I suppose this is where I say something atrociously funny in a nerdy, "I'm smarter than the sports-jocks" fashion... Damnit, maybe next time. Should I mention Star Wars? |
| Howard to Costello: I am still Emperor | spargs -
2006:07:10 - 21:01:53 | |
| Quite | spargs -
2006:07:05 - 00:36:45 | > farting in public becomes acceptable.
And progressively more amusing! |
| What's that | johnno -
2006:07:04 - 23:11:46 | Listen here sonny, one of the benefits of being my age is you get to change the subject whenever you want. That, and farting in public becomes acceptable. |
| Yes, Well .. Yes | spargs -
2006:06:26 - 22:17:22 | Ah Johnno, you never cease to confuse us all.
We're talking about transformers again, are we? Cause I can't see the direct connection to the Socceroos ... unless there's some sort of "don't have balls anymore" joke in there perhaps.
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| Transamerica | johnno -
2006:06:26 - 21:10:02 | Hey,
I think I've seen this film already, it is great, a heartwarming story.
Although I think the effects aren't going to be what you are expecting.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407265/ |
| Socceroos Loos | spargs -
2006:06:26 - 18:10:15 | Disappointing, but at least we can all stop pretending we understand how the hell the game works.
(At first I thought the objective might be to get the ball in the net, but this happens so infrequently I imagine there must be some other point to the whole thing).
However one last pretence of knowledgability to go out on: That ref was bent! We we robbed! What a craparse call! Why don't they have video referees! (and so forth). |
| Unraped SW Trilogy to DVD!!! | spargs -
2006:06:07 - 17:50:54 | In exciting nerd news - the original unraped Starwars is being released! The bad news - you have to buy the raped version in order to get it. It's only a copy of the old laserdiscs because apparently George "taped over" the originals. Yeah.
The strange thing is I was bitterly complaining to a friend about the fact that the you could only buy a DVD version of the Starwars trilogy that had Hayden Christensen pasted over the old Anakin ghost at the end, something that struck a deep wound in my nerdy, nerdy heart. I pointed out that the old laserdiscs must be around somewhere and I'd love to get a DVD conversion of those rather than expose myself to the degradation of the ewok "snub wub" song being removed and the Sarlac pit having a giant snake/venus flytrap head.
How premonitory. |
| Take the A-Wing Train | spargs -
2006:06:01 - 21:51:14 | On the way to work thismorning, I was amused to hear that the train driver sounded EXACTLY like James Earl Jones on the PA system. The fact that he was talking very loudly into the microphone created a distortion in the speakers delightfully similar to Darth Vader.
An electronic wheezing effect was sadly not present. |
| Thanks ... | spargs -
2006:05:26 - 20:11:30 | Thanks, that's ... just what I've always wanted.
Some sort of munted goth child. Great. |
| Many happy carriage returns | cocquio -
2006:05:26 - 18:47:03 | Dear o dear I missed it again myself!
To make reparations, I did a google image search for "happy birthday nathan" and found this:
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| On This Day ... | spargs -
2006:05:25 - 01:31:46 | It's my birthday today - you all forgot, didn't you!
Rush out and buy a present NOW. Something expensive. And shiny. |
| Lesser Known Transformers | spargs -
2006:05:21 - 04:18:13 | Currently, Crapbox is my mode of transportation. I'm very happy to have a car bestowed upon me for free, but the purchase of a car with a floor in it is in the cards soon, I hope. |
| In Progress ... | spargs -
2006:05:19 - 02:23:58 | Just to let you know a new comic IS on the boil, but it's taking me a freaking long time.
Serves me right for getting ambitious ... |
| Stephen is not dead! | cocquio -
2006:05:03 - 16:42:56 | He's just sleeping!!
(Alice said so)
Incidentally - being born again hasn't helped Alice with his looks. |
| Leave A Light On For Me | spargs -
2006:04:29 - 01:51:25 | I'm back baby. |
| Tumbleweed Blows Over Website | spargs -
2006:04:19 - 18:28:18 | A lone dark figure, his face heavily tanned and deeply lined slowly appears on the horizon of the small town, his spurs jingle-jangle-jingling meanacingly in time with his steady gait.
His stare narrows to a squint as he pauses before entering the city limits. He expectorates on the dusky ground, perhaps too loudly. He knows he has a job to do. |
| Hiatus | spargs -
2006:03:15 - 03:20:51 | Yes, that dreaded word. Probably no more comics for the next couple of weeks. After which we shall be returning to your regularly scheduled program, please call back then! |
| Homonymophobia | spargs -
2006:03:06 - 03:59:35 | Don't fear homonyms. They are your friends.
Actually, in reality I haven't seen Saw. Nor Saw Two. I have seen a see-saw, but I didn't see Saw from the see-saw. I didn't see Saw Two too.
What's that? Shut up? Alright. |
| Programmer Boot Camp | spargs -
2006:03:06 - 03:55:32 | An extra half a comic to make up for last week.
I apologise for the suckiness of my update schedule lately. I suck so much I bet I could suck a golfball through thirty feet of garden hose. Or something. |
| The Ideal Office | spargs -
2006:03:02 - 06:14:57 | Viral goodness courtesy of the Wadester:
http://www.viralchart.com/media/clips/bloodonthecarpet06.swf |
| Sorry About This | spargs -
2006:03:01 - 04:37:05 | Still no comic. Sorry, life's been getting in the way. Don't you just hate that.
Soon. |
| Mo Delayz | spargs -
2006:02:27 - 04:14:16 | New comic up tomorrow - I'm sure you don't want to hear my petty excuses. Suffice to say watching Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was IMMENSELY enjoyable. |
| Putting The Sci Back In SciFi | spargs -
2006:02:20 - 03:59:46 | That's right. REAL intergalatic space travel would be incredibly, incredibly boring. You would most probably die before you saw anything of interest, and even if you somehow managed to travel at the speed of light, see something interesting and return, everyone on Earth would be long dead.
I hate to ruin the fantasy, really I do, but it's better that you know now rather than later. |
| Lil Johnny | cocquio -
2006:02:17 - 16:47:21 | He also bears an amusing similarity to this little fellow:
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| Australian of the Year | spargs -
2006:02:17 - 04:09:42 | Here's a fantastic email doing the rounds at the moment. A new nomination for Australian of the year:
For those of you not from the Great Southern Land, that's our inspirational Prime Minster and smurf impersonator, John "Dubya's Deputy Sheriff" Howard. |
| The Line Between Reality and Parody Vanishes | spargs -
2006:02:16 - 05:18:34 | Honestly, its getting impossible to distinguish whether I'm reading the real news or the fake news.
The following headlines are REAL.
Cheney accidentally shoots friend full of buckshot on hunting trip.
Bush chokes on pretzel whilst on couch, passes out, hits head on floor.
The satire industry is in BIG trouble. |
| Brilliant | spargs -
2006:02:15 - 11:32:58 | I wish they had this around when I was studying - an automatic computer science paper generator. What's absolutely fantastic is that these guys have submitted and had these papers accepted for various conferences, and have actually held talks on this randomly generated nonsense.
See if you can spot which one is the fake - this one, or this one. |
| I Read Slashdot Too | spargs -
2006:02:15 - 06:50:33 | Here is an interesting article for those of you who haven't read it already. The 10 Best Sci-fi films that never existed.
Amusingly written, and his analysis of the new Star Wars films and where they went wrong is well worth reading. |
| Happy Point Out The Non-Couples Day | spargs -
2006:02:14 - 06:03:03 | Valentine's Day. A perfect time to reflect on how sad and alone you are.
Also, according to Ghostbusters II, the end of the world in 2016. Bummer.
To celebrate, here is a picture of James Valentine, beloved host of The Afternoon Show, and thusly Inspector Gadget and Doctor Who. |
| Lost In Translation/Space | spargs -
2006:02:13 - 03:49:44 | Translation is such a subjective thing anyway. Anyone who speaks even a little of another language will yell at the subtitles of a foreign movie for being so hideously incorrect.
Watching TV last night I learnt of some last words nobody wants to be famous for, "Don't worry, it's not loaded."
Also, while we're in a linking mood, a real transformer! (courtesy Cocko and ./) |
| Bubble Bobble in Black | spargs -
2006:02:07 - 11:17:07 | Is it just me, or does Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" bear a striking resemblance to the Bubble Bobble theme?
I think one of those new-fangelled "mash-ups" is highly called for. |
| To Infinitively Split | spargs -
2006:02:06 - 04:22:21 | A stitch in time saves nine.
Or, you could just put a bit of black tape over your clothing every time a hole appears. |
| The Beaver was not Forthcoming | spargs -
2006:02:03 - 03:37:40 | Welcome back, Mr Cocquio ... to the cyber world at least (as I myself am still absent from your particular part of the world).
I should note to readers that drawing Mark as a cartoon is incredibly easy, you just cut out a suitable photo of him and paste it into the comic. Simple. |
| She who shoplifts | cocquio -
2006:02:02 - 16:42:30 | Well, at least she didn't mention her big brown beaver.
Yay, I'm back in the world! |
| Spammity Spam | spargs -
2006:02:02 - 06:48:34 | I got a spam email from Winona Ryder this morning - she was trying to sell me Adobe products on the cheap.
Honestly, I prefered it when she was shoplifting. |
| Stress Fracture | spargs -
2006:01:30 - 02:46:25 | Accidents can and do happen in the workplace. We've seen it happen too many times.
I went to a Spanish resturant on the weekend and ate "Paella". Who would have thought chicken and shellfish would go so well together? Certainly not I. |
| Happy Judeo-Christian Ethic Day | spargs -
2006:01:26 - 04:58:17 | Happy Australia day to all you Bruces.
Let's pay attention to our glorious leader's inspiring comments for the day: "We've drawn back from being too obsessed with diversity, to a point where Australians are now better able to appreciate the enduring values of the national character that we proudly celebrate and preserve."
In other words, we're done with that whole multiculturalism fad, time to wind the clock back to the 1950s. Let's keep Australia British. God bless the Queen. And so forth.
Well guess what Johnnie-me-lad: Times are changing. You've done your best to slow down the clock, but you can't turn it back. People are assimilating. Australian culture is changing. Hell, British culture is changing. This is hardly a bad thing.
And with that rant over with - let's celebrate Australia for the things we can be proud of (which isn't that guy). |
| Thoughts for the Moment | spargs -
2006:01:24 - 10:08:01 | I was conversing with some fellow humans recently, and we came to this conclusion: If you have a pet, don't name it "Lucky".
If you do, chances are it will die a horrible death. The universe just seems to work this way. |
| Words That Begin with the Letter C | spargs -
2006:01:23 - 03:53:25 | Some of us have a problem with such things.
Not me however, I love going in and asking for ... stuff. |
| What Is A Rubber Button Anyway? | spargs -
2006:01:20 - 06:31:45 | I was watching the medical drama "House" last night. I figured what the hell, it won those awards, there must be something good about it. That and the only other things on TV at that time were real-life surgeries on grossly obese people.
The show was allllllright, but the curious thing about it was observing Hugh Laurie's faux accent. He does this deep, gravelly, "I'm in a gritty American drama" type of accent, but at the same time he uses exactly the same facial expressions he used as the twitty prince in Blackadder. Very odd - the effect is almost like he's been dubbed over. I kept expecting him to drop the accent and yell out "sausage time" or "trousers down", but this remained sadly not forthcoming. |
| My New Lean, Mean, XML Grilling Machine | spargs -
2006:01:18 - 06:01:18 | For those of you who want the RSS for the latest comic only:
http://www.digi-comic.com/rssFeed.php?comic=1
For those of you that want the RSS for the latest comic and news only:
http://www.digi-comic.com/rssFeed.php |
| Informed Hiring Policies | spargs -
2006:01:18 - 03:57:53 | Rush job.
Pleh.
I'm off to see the Lion King stage show tonight. That's right - you heard me. |
| Using Your Cartoon Powers to Fight Crime | spargs -
2006:01:17 - 06:16:11 | Now here's a great story. A cartoonist uses his special powers to fight crime.
Just always remember to use your powers for good, not evil. |
| Delays ... | spargs -
2006:01:16 - 04:14:10 | The next comic will hopefully be out tomorrow. |
| Digi-comic feeds your RSS | spargs -
2006:01:12 - 07:23:16 | You may notice Digi-comic now sports a brand new shiny orange RSS button. Use this in your RSS news reader (or your personalised google home page) to be notified of the appearance of new comics/blogs.
The feed is at: http://www.digi-comic.com/digi-comic.xml
That is all. |
| Has the Whole World Turned Mac? | spargs -
2006:01:12 - 04:50:58 | Well, apple has released new computers with an intel chip. All of a sudden the stigma of mac ownership seems to have lifted.
Even the Penny Arcade guys, the previously foremost voice of distain against this sort of thing are now busily cladding themselves in white plastic.
The new products sport rather inventive titles, such as "macBook". Who could macResist? iAsk you. |
| Who's the Partial Success Now? | spargs -
2006:01:08 - 10:25:58 | Well, there's nothing more satisfying then going back and showing all those people what a partial success you've made of yourself. That'll show 'em. Basts.
I almost saw King Kong today, but ended up not seeing it for various reasons. I'm terribly sorry I can't shed more insight on this. |
| Dagnammit | spargs -
2006:01:06 - 08:46:27 | Despite my best efforts, I was unable to complete the comic last night. Please bear with me while I figure out how to work full time and run a comic at the same time ...
There should be a comic of some description out tomorrow! |
| Just to Clarify | spargs -
2006:01:03 - 06:18:32 | Although walking around the Eiffel Tower in Paris sharing an umbrella in the rain sounds terribly romantic, in reality, it isn't. |
| Happy New Year! | spargs -
2005:12:30 - 08:18:31 | In case I don't get the chance, happy new year everybody!
I'm off to Paris, because ... well, it's there. |
| Yard Work is the Drug | spargs -
2005:12:30 - 03:51:14 | Yea - the Waggy/Spargs alliance is reformed, the proof - before your eyes.
Charming weather to be walking outside today - imagine someone rubbing an ice cube on your lips whilst industrial strength fans turn your flimsy umbrella inside out and people playfully spray you with hoses, you'll have some idea. |
| The Comics Situation | spargs -
2005:12:28 - 03:57:30 | Greetings all (and sundry - him too),
Yes, comics have been delayed by an extended Christmas period sans internet access that doesn't involve me putting coins into a slot first.
But don't fear! New comics are currently sizzling up on the comics griddle as we speak, bubbling away in their delicious comics fat. These comics are especially ... erm, special ... because they have had the extra spicy "special sauce" of Mr Andrew Wagner's contributions splurted generously on top.
Hope everyone had a merry Christ mass. |
| Putting the X back in Xmas | spargs -
2005:12:19 - 12:16:27 | Oh the weather outside is frightful. But I'd rather be out there than listen to that facking candy cane record one more god damn time.
Out into the blizzard I go ... |
| Good News Everyone ... | spargs -
2005:12:16 - 11:34:12 | Although it's a bit "quiet time" here at the moment, don't fret - there are some exciting things in the pipeline. Very exciting things.
Next year, next month will bring a lot of exciting stuff, and I'm please to say we have back on board as a guest writer the inscrutable Andrew Wagner, whom I previously worked with a other stuff.
We live in exciting times, my friends. Exciting times stuffed with exciting things. |
| Christmas Food | spargs -
2005:12:12 - 03:42:26 | So be good, for goodness sake - somebody's coming .. ooh oh somebody's coming.
You didn't think Santa got that fat just by eating brandy snaps and candy cane, do you? Oh come on. Kids are rich in vital nutrients and omega 3 (although a bit fatty and bad for the heart in Western nations).
I heard Santa's doctor told him to cut it back to three kids a week, to alleviate his gout problem. Just what I heard. |
| Forever Will It Dominate Your Destiny | spargs -
2005:12:05 - 04:57:09 | Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in.
Sadly, it looks like it will be a weekly update schedule for the short-term future. Unless I can find a way to forego sleep.
Having money is nice though ... |
| Viral Managing | spargs -
2005:11:28 - 06:11:52 | Hooray - I'm back! No time to write a blog though.
Pity. |
| Yes, Still Around | spargs -
2005:11:19 - 02:41:50 | Hello -
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, but I've been madly running around trying to get myself set up in a new city, which, the new city being London, is quite an amazingly difficult feat. Hence the update schedule spluttering and flittering like a poorly constructed candle.
Unforuntately I can't give any certainties on the return to your regularly scheduled program at this point. Hopefully next week.
*Pulls cape around face - disappears back into darkness* |
| Ungodly Hours | spargs -
2005:11:15 - 09:19:27 | Which is exactly why coffee was invented. For those of us that don't leap out of bed singing loud commentary about how beautiful the morning in quesion is. |
| Mother Goose | spargs -
2005:11:12 - 06:50:50 | Once again, loosely based in reality. Actually, it was a pidgeon that choked on the thick chunk of starchy bread.
Don't worry, once it drank a big slurp of pond water it was good to go again. |
| Upgrade What Exactly? | spargs -
2005:11:09 - 10:54:05 | Upgrades aren't always necessary. Let's say, for example, that your computer hadn't quite rusted out the bottom of its casing, and its amber monochromatic monitor had only burnt very faint lines permanently on the screen - you could probably squeeze another five, ten years out of that if you played your cards right.
Well, no matter how much people exaggerate how incredibly horrible and difficult it is to find accomodation in London to you, in reality (or realty) its much, much worse. Fortunately we now have a newspaper lined shoebox of our very own - as soon as they've finished poking holes in the top we can move in. Kudos to Wade and Amanda for helping us out so much. |
| Still Alive! | spargs -
2005:11:04 - 07:13:39 | Yes, made it alive to the UK, currently hanging out in London enjoying the toast bread and fat chips. Am very busy looking for work now before my savings evaporate ...
More details as they arrive. |
| And Here It Is | spargs -
2005:10:31 - 06:08:25 | |
| Metro Asexual | spargs -
2005:10:31 - 04:27:54 | Well, it's the end of daylight savings, and so I can say good riddance to all that nonsense. Finally my curtains won't be faded by that extra hour of sunlight.
I watched the movie "Two Hands" last night - each time I rewatch it I realise I've forgotten just how brilliant it is. And just how cool scoops are.
Happy Halloween also for those of you that participate in such pumpkin-carving shenanigans (I carved my first pumpkin last year and I can honestly say it's the most fun I've ever had with a vegetable). |
| Gad Danmit | spargs -
2005:10:30 - 08:08:40 | I got the other 11 letters right, but nobody notices that, do they? Noooooo - they just want to focus on the bad.
Okay, all better now.
Not to worry, if I was stromatolighting I'd take hundreds of pictures. Of course, then I'd have to prevent certain unnamed third parties from deleting them off my camera because they had a problem with that. Just like with my hundred piece series "Pigeons in Venice". |
| Sketchbook spelling | cocquio -
2005:10:29 - 20:32:03 | Stomatolite or Stromatolite? Methinks your graphics tablet needs an intensive spelling course. ;)
There were endless shots of them actually. Many more than I put on my site. Be thankful! |
| Stromatolite Night | spargs -
2005:10:29 - 09:15:17 | Actually I find them rather fascinating.
Apologies again for the delay but I am busy busy busy. Things should be sorted out in a week or two! |
| A Charming Little Ditty | spargs -
2005:10:26 - 02:36:04 | Monophonic is the tone if choice if you truly want to drive people barking mad. Polyphonic is irritating in its own right of course, but nothing drives through people's skulls more than those computerized shrieks arranged in the form of a bouncy jazz number.
Which is, of course, what my phone plays whenever anyone calls me. I must hate me. |
| Who's A Pretty Polly Then? | spargs -
2005:10:24 - 14:20:44 | Apologies for the delay on this one. Much was afoot.
I should also mention that I recently did some guest art for the fantastic PC weenies, to celebrate its seven year anniversary. Krishna had some very nice things to say about Digicomic, which is something I'm always supportive of. To check out the art I did click on the "blog history" link on his website. Or, if you're still stumped, click here instead.
If you haven't read PC weenies yet, go: read! Yes, right now! |
| Actually, I Should State For the Record | spargs -
2005:10:22 - 04:24:54 | I should point out that in reality, Mark's cooking is far from offensive. Anecdotal evidence has shown his culinary delights to be simply "yummed up" by those concerned. |
| If Memory Serves Me Correctly, Carp Is A Fish | spargs -
2005:10:21 - 13:56:25 | Ah, I love Iron Chef. Where else could biting a capsicum be such a cause for respect?
You have probably noticed updating has been subject to delays lately. This is because I am in the process of moving countries, something I like to do to myself from time to time. So, my apologies but expect delays for the next couple of weeks as I move and try to set up internet when I reach the other side. |
| What Is It With The Babies? | spargs -
2005:10:20 - 02:59:03 | So what is it with the babies this year?
Britney Spears has a baby.
Princess Margaret of Denmark has a baby.
Tycho of Penny Arcade is having a baby.
Scott Kurtz of PVP is fantasizing about having a baby.
My brother and his wife just had a baby.
Congratulations to Carl and Shelly on the birth of Charlotte Ann. I'm so happy for you guys and wish I could be there to celebrate with you.
Not to worry, I shall practice my "pull me finger" uncle routine to perfection before I see you again.
P.S. Congratulations! Woohoo! |
| Jimmin on tha Duck | spargs -
2005:10:19 - 08:07:25 | As those New Zealanders would say, nothing beats "Jimmin on tha Duck". Unless you happen to be around listening to it completely sober. Then it's just bad news, I'm afraid.
My advice to you in this situation would be: scull. |
| Caffeine - Does Amazing Things to Me | spargs -
2005:10:17 - 02:18:47 | Ahhhhh caffeine - the cubicle dweller's drug of choice. There aren't many of those in the office environment that don't have a particular fondness for this delightful brown liquid.
Except, to condradict with reality once more - for Mark, who prefers tea: Earl Grey - hot. |
| Shoddy Matrix Technology | spargs -
2005:10:14 - 04:01:16 | Which is why technical people can never leave the matrix: as soon as their brain feeds pop out they start poring over the new technology and trying to stick it back in their head. |
| Short Lived Initiatives | spargs -
2005:10:12 - 02:49:18 | More often than not the mind is willing but the flesh is pasty and short of breath.
I haven't done star jumps since high school, but I'm sure they're as amusing a humilation as my memory recalls. |
| Pushing The Envelope | spargs -
2005:10:10 - 02:01:43 | Doubling a small number is an improvement, no doubt - but the result is still a small number.
Actually, I'm all for an oxygenated brain. I think oxygen tanks next to computer workstations is a brilliant idea. Every time you got a bad case of cotton brain you could just help yourself to a huff of oxygen and continue on your way.
It would beat going outside the office, anyway. |
| Mark's Hat Levels Up | spargs -
2005:10:07 - 05:08:24 | Not before time, Mark has levelled up his hat. Read his travel article to figure out what the hell I'm talking about.
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| Pump IT! Pump IT! | spargs -
2005:10:07 - 02:37:20 | What's a hungry bum? I'm glad you asked. That's when the volume and sponginess of the gluteus maximus combines with the elasticity of certain clothing fabrics to create the illusion that the aforementioned garment is being consumed by the greater cleft. In effect the butt is "eating" the shorts.
I do hope this has been enlightening for you. |
| Happy Birthday Waggy | spargs -
2005:10:06 - 03:29:48 | Oh dear, I think I might have forgetten something important ...
Happy Birthday Mr Wagner!
I trust you celebrated in an appropriate manner.
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| Celebratory HTMLing | spargs -
2005:10:05 - 05:31:03 | Carl in an act of extreme thoughtfulness has created this celebratory page to commemorate the 100th Digi-comic strip.
Now that's rockin' it old school. |
| Go Recruit Some Nerds Or Something | spargs -
2005:10:05 - 02:50:14 | Actually, this is a really bad idea. Nerds and Jocks just don't mix - except for the ultra rare Nerdjocks, but they usually work for NASA or some fantastic government institution that still has funding.
Well, looks like we broke the 100th comic barrier successfully: huzzah! It's all triple ID digits for us now my friends, mark my words. Here comes a bold new century. |
| Meetings ... Nothing More Than Meetings | spargs -
2005:10:03 - 02:45:45 | Sing it with me:
Meetings are really bad
Meetings can make you sad
Why can't we have a meeting
Well let me tell you why
[REPEAT]
Had a great time last weekend, with four of my friends kindly dropping in on us in the middle of Europe. I was also reaquainted with another old friend called "Absinthe". And "Vomit". |
| Managerial Passtimes | spargs -
2005:09:30 - 02:54:03 | This is why it's always a good idea to carry an important looking document around with you when navigating the office.
You may or may not notice that this is comic number 99. Not a terribly significant number in itself, but one away from that magical century ... |
| Whatchu Saiyan | spargs -
2005:09:28 - 02:50:38 | Yes, Mark's a Sayian. I bet you weren't expecting that. Anyway, let this whole ordeal be a lesson: get your hair cut before you go super saiyan. It just makes sense.
For those of you wondering what the hell a Saiyan is, you obviously haven't spent enough time watching children's cartoons. Suffice to say if you'd watched the show DragonballZ (pronounced "Dragon Ball Zed", not "Dragon Balls"), you'd probably be none the wiser anyway. |
| Taking Pedantry to New Heights | spargs -
2005:09:28 - 01:42:46 | Sorry, did you say something? I was out using the ATM machine and talking on my cell phone.
P.S. Aluminum. |
| Actually, in Australia... | cocquio -
2005:09:28 - 00:49:42 | ...it's MATHS, not "math". matey. I would never use the degraded American form, any more than I would spell with Z's or misuse apostrophes in "DVDs". :p
*rant ends* |
| Take A Chance Take a Chance | spargs -
2005:09:26 - 02:11:00 | That elusive lady luck. She can be a cruel, cruel woman.
I spent a lovely trip this weekend to the "Pilsner Urquell Beer World", much like Duffland without the rides. Needless to say much was quaffed in this time. I even got to sample fresh beer from the wooden cask before all the yeast and crap had been filtered out of it - which is just great if you like that sort of thing. |
| The Wrong Song | spargs -
2005:09:23 - 02:14:22 | Some words just sound funny. If you agree with me there is probably some recommended listening you are already aware of.
Blubber blubber blubber. |
| You Know ... | spargs -
2005:09:21 - 02:57:22 | My sincerest apologies to those involved in this comic. At least they were out getting exercise, which was more than I was doing.
Bit of a cold snap here at the moment. It went from shirt weather to three jumpers weather in a matter of days. Lovely. |
| Wallpapery | spargs -
2005:09:19 - 04:37:24 |
1680x1050 (196kB)
1024x768 (132kB)
800x600 (96kB)
Ironman rocks out in this wallpaper for those of you who enjoy power suited superheroes and loud, overdriven guitar. |
| Yaahaar! I nearly be forgettin ... | spargs -
2005:09:19 - 03:50:10 | Avast - today be talk like a pirate day. Hahhaaarr!
I trust ye be celebratin appropriately, ye scurvy dogs.
Yahhhhaaaarr! |
| The Not Quite As Super Heroes | spargs -
2005:09:19 - 02:18:53 | Actually as a kid I thought Iron Man was pretty cool. I used to always choose him in the Avengers video game, even though he was crap (not as crap as Vision the android though). Maybe it was his snazzy choice of yellow and red attire that I found appealing. I'm not sure.
As for the Prince Of F*&king Darkness, I'm sure he was a big fan too. |
| It Never Brains But It Storms | spargs -
2005:09:16 - 07:06:29 | Apologies for posting this one a little late. Late as in the Late Dent Arthur Dent (well not really).
I'm sure many of us who have worked in IT have been handed a scrap of paper with what appears to be a child's drawing of a chicken on it and told "now build it". I actually built one of these systems succesfully once - although I'm still not quite sure what it was meant to do. |
| End Of Probation | spargs -
2005:09:14 - 02:33:42 | And so the aliens left, no wiser to the workings of the Earth, but not particularly caring.
Thanks for voting, and please keep those votes coming! My rank is still pitifully low (or pitifully high, depending on how you look at it). |
| Look Busy | spargs -
2005:09:12 - 02:24:04 | That Kraa-tos is a slave driver, no doubt about it.
I went to a castle the other day and there were bears in the moat. The bears were sitting up and acting cute to inspire visitors to throw them various pieces of food. This led me to thinking - why on earth do we find something like this cute when it's six feet tall with huge claws and fangs? Some sort of evolutionary process has gone awry here.
Personally, I blame those awful "teddy-bears". The bear-related mauling to death of many toddlers is entirely preventable, and we should take action now.
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| Yeah another year | cocquio -
2005:09:11 - 20:28:22 | Cheers to Mr Spargs. Yep it's another year gone. Didn't burn anything this year, amazingly enough. The backpacker's probably wouldn't have appreciated it too much :) |
| The Slippery Slide Downhill | spargs -
2005:09:10 - 12:50:12 | I notice with dismay our beloved Digi-comic has slipped about 50 points down the voting ladder in a matter of days.
Please help me stick my nails in the ground as I am dragged back kicking and screaming and:
Vote Vote Vote! |
| By The Way | spargs -
2005:09:10 - 12:44:27 | Happy Birthday to Mr Cocquio for yesterday.
I trust you celebrated the anniversary of your birth in an appropriate fashion (set something on fire, etc). |
| Take Me To Your Team Leader | spargs -
2005:09:09 - 02:48:18 | See that's the problem with culture shock. You never know how people are going to react.
In other news, people fired over ham sandwich dispute. I can imagine the interview for their next job.
INTERVIEWER: So, why did you leave your last job?
INTERVIEWEE: Ham sandwich. |
| Seamless Integration | spargs -
2005:09:07 - 02:54:15 | And so the aliens began their invasion of the digi-comic office, blissfully unaware they couldn't have picked a more powerless, atypical human enviroment. This was to be to their advantage however, because they stood out of the crowd far less obviously. |
| Those Crazy Humanoids | spargs -
2005:09:05 - 02:10:49 | The aliens watch our every move ... their enslavement of the world grows near, ending civillisation as we know it.
Oh well, we had a good run. |
| "They have M-16s and they are locked and loaded." said Louisiana Governor Kathleen | WAGGY -
2005:09:02 - 07:03:15 |
[Click on image] |
| Would You Like Spite With That? | spargs -
2005:09:02 - 02:23:18 | Different businesses offer different things to the average consumer. Some offer such things as polite service and competitive prices. Then there are those other ones. Their point of attraction is that they're there, just across the road. They sit there lying in wait for the next time you don't feel like going all the way across town to your favourite supermarket just to buy three things.
Only then will you pay the price for your lack of vision. |
| Waggy From Beyond | spargs -
2005:08:31 - 04:43:17 | Mr Wagner assures me that yes, he is alive and well, and directed me towards this somewhat bemusing article.
I'm not sure what he's doing hanging around Christian Science websites exactly. God knows what he's looking for.
As for my webcomic battle, yeah - I won two rounds, but I think I'll be losing this latest one. Can't say I'm suprised though. Cancer is funny. Observe:
[JERRY]: And what's the deal with getting sick? What's the deal with cancer?
[GUY FROM AUDIENCE]: Hey! I have cancer!
[KRAMER]: Oooh - tough crowd. |
| Actually Shot Would Work Too | spargs -
2005:08:31 - 02:26:12 | Some new staff just don't hang around very long. For ... whatever reason.
Particularly in IT where the staff turnaround is on average half the office per week. |
| So far so good | cocquio -
2005:08:30 - 19:53:31 | Yeah I'd call that some sort of WIN even!
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| Digicomic Does Battle! | spargs -
2005:08:29 - 04:17:30 | Digicomic is doing battle over at Webcomic Battle ...
So far I'm not having my arse soundly tromped, but there's still plenty of time. |
| Disturbing Insights | spargs -
2005:08:29 - 02:41:32 | Speaking your thoughts out loud can rarely end well. Particularly when your views of the world are somewhat unique (and/or honest).
The filter between brain and mouth for the most part does its job of stopping you telling people what you actually think. For a few select people this filter simply doesn't exist, and every sentence they utter is accompanied by the sound of clanging bricks.
Fortunately (for these people) however, they are also missing the particular part of their brain that notices and/or cares about the effect on the surrounding people anyway. |
| You're The Voice | spargs -
2005:08:27 - 04:11:22 | You may have noticed the "Comments" link down the bottom of the page there. Please share your thoughts on Digicomic!
The functionality should be considered a prototype - please report any bugs to spargs@digi-comic.com.
Share and Enjoy! |
| Ahh godness... | cocquio -
2005:08:26 - 06:32:54 | It actually reminds me of a Kath Tait song (as covered by Penelope Swales)
Poor dim Sally from old Vim valley,
She was taken in by the Moonies.
Her friends said they would rather be dead
Than sucked in by a bunch of loonies.
Her mother cried and her father nearly died
To see their Sally being hypnotised,
And listening to strange philosophical lies
And giving all her money to the guru.
While dancing to the tune of the Reverend Moon,
Sally was benevolent and breezy.
But it made her sad to see her mum and her dad
Being hypnotised by the TV,
And giving all their money to the politicians,
Who wasted it all on their greedy ambitions,
And Sally was obsessed by her dubious position,
Enlisting more disciples for the guru.
Poor dim Sally from old Vim valley,
She went knocking on doors,
Explaining her views and proclaiming the news
And naming the Moonies' laws,
When she came upon a mysterious charmer,
Who appeared at the door in his pink pajama,
And talked her into following the Dalai Lama
And that's how she was rescued from the Moonies.
Sally took a ferry to a monastery
Where upon she shaved her head.
Her mother cried and her father said "Why is our Sally so easily lead ?"
The deprogrammers came to unravel her brain
But their threats and bribes were all in vain,
And her poor mother she did proclaim
"Why can't we all just be nice Presbyterians ?"
Now poor dim Sally from old Vim valley
Was told to spend eleven days fasting,
But her need for food was so basic and crude
And she really wasn't very good at lasting.
When they found her hiding behind a tree
With a marmite sandwich and a cup of tea,
She said " I wouldn't be a failure spiritually
If I was the leader of my very own religion."
So she became the guru of her own fringe sect,
She got all of the money and all of the respect,
And she made her disciples swear an oath
To eat their way to spiritual growth.
"Have another sausage roll, have another cream bun",
She said sitting there on her big fat bum.
They said "we'll all be saved from being eternally glum
In Sally's own original religion!" |
| L Ron Hubbard Went To The Cupboard | spargs -
2005:08:26 - 02:36:20 | Scientology, Kabbalah, Kabana ... the explosion of celebrity spirtuality is a thing to behold.
Why, just last week I founded a religion based on the progression of cheese, and before I knew it Richard Dean Anderson and Linda Hamilton had pledged themselves to my teachings. We believe cheese trancends the consciousness of man and strive for spiritual oneness with the holy Gouda.
Why not come along to one of our free information sessions - we meet up every other Wednesday. Bring a plate. |
| There was a pizza and Family Guy DVDs, but... | waggy -
2005:08:25 - 02:09:45 | I was going to write a post all about my new favourite drink. ABSINTHE and SPRITE! The details seem to be a bit fuzzy though...
Hazy...
Blurry...
Seedy...
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| The Business Smile | spargs -
2005:08:24 - 02:09:01 | As a wise man once said, "never smile at a crocodile".
If when the person smiles there's a huge cracking noise and all this plaster falls to the floor, you may fairly assume that this person isn't the most naturally jocular type in the world. |
| Who Flung Dung? | spargs -
2005:08:22 - 02:56:27 | I wanted this to be professional.
Efficient, adult, cooperative - not a lot to ask; alas, your Mr N00b3rxx did not see it that way so he won't be joining us for the rest of his life.
(Actually, I find some forums to be quite helpful, informative and largely monkey-free.) |
| Brain Food | spargs -
2005:08:19 - 02:35:25 | Poor Brian.
Thanks to Emm for inspiring this one. She actually used to eat brains for breakfast as a child. She maintains they are delicious with white sauce.
I maintain only zombies have any business eating brains. |
| Link Buttons | spargs -
2005:08:17 - 08:52:29 | Just threw together some link buttons if anyone should require any:
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| Brian the Brain | spargs -
2005:08:17 - 02:21:18 | And our next Freak of the Week(tm) is Brian the Brain! Brian enjoys Sudoku and rushes of endorphins. One day he hopes to be put in the same fridge as Einstein's brain.
Brian's turn offs include: "Big Brother" and "Crazy Frog". |
| Gonk | spargs -
2005:08:15 - 07:01:52 | I would have thought from your robot costume description that you'd complement a Tom Baker costume quite nicely.
Remember, no matter how bad the robot costume, it could have been worse:
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| It | cocquio -
2005:08:15 - 06:15:43 | ...I never have dressed up as Optimus, although when I was in kindergarten I did dress up as a "chistmas robot" for some school thing or other.
I think I basically wore a large cardboard box with with eye and arm slots, adorned with tinsel decorations.
Some other kid went as the Tom Baker Doctor Who. He was way cooler. |
| In His Prime | spargs -
2005:08:15 - 02:53:50 | News has undoubtedly reached you of the new live action transformers movie. I've been hanging out for this ever since I saw that VW beetle transformer clip on the net. Even if Hollywood totally screw up the script I'll be happy just to see the effects alone, that's how keen I am.
Okay, so I'll be slightly pissed.
Mark, although having never worn a Optimus Prime costume (to my knowledge), does maintain a stunning collection of other people's costumes. Well worth a look. |
| Meat Pie In The Head | spargs -
2005:08:12 - 02:30:33 | Sing it:
Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' ya
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' ya
They say jump and ya say how high
You're brain-dead
Ya gotta fuckin' meat pie in ya head
Brow Brow Brrrrooooow
Brow Brow Brow Brroooooooooow
(with apologies to Zack De La Roche)
Well, that's the end of the "piescapades" for now. I extended the last comic into a two-parter because, well, I like pie I guess. |
| Ah, Those Roadside Pies | spargs -
2005:08:10 - 05:38:10 | I believe the technical term for what you visited was a "pieteria". |
| Don't forget the sausage roll | cocquio -
2005:08:10 - 03:27:12 | Actually, I have a travel related pie story.
The other morning, on the way from nowhere to nowhere in the NT outback, I stopped at a tiny town (if you could even call it that) to sample the pies at a peculiar cafe (if you could call it that).
The old choock running the place furnished me with a pie and a sausage roll. Her daughter was skeptical about my chances of eating both.
I scoffed, but in the end I could barely finish them as they were so massive.
I think the pie was buffalo, cheese and chilli, and the sausage roll was an ex-camel. |
| Lord Of The Pies | spargs -
2005:08:10 - 02:02:59 | Truth is stranger than fiction they say, and they could be right this time. Johnno's bizzare personal eating habits are not something I could successfully parody in a comic by making the real life events more exaggerated. Rather, I have to tone it down to a level of comic surrealism instead of the sheer unbelievable facts.
As for myself, I find my sanctuary in pies. Hail to the King, baby. |
| Whoops | spargs -
2005:08:09 - 13:13:17 | I posted the new cartoon about 24 hours too early.
Now the suprise is ruined - you have nothing to look forward to tommorow. I am so ashamed (hangs head).
For those of you that missed it - too bad! You have to wait! |
| Well, I knew SPARGS in High School! | waggy -
2005:08:08 - 20:05:18 | |
| What can I say but... | cocquio -
2005:08:08 - 19:34:16 | Nooooooooooo!!
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| NOW You Tell Me I Looked Good | spargs -
2005:08:08 - 13:20:19 | Ah, but it's too late you see. Already I look more like this (the guy on the right):
Fortunately my hair grows extremely fast and I should be able to rejoin Paul, Ringo and any of the others that might not be dead within a month or so. |
| There | cocquio -
2005:08:08 - 08:54:44 | Yeah. Don't mess with a nerd's hair. And Spargs, don't you dare get a haircut. That early Beatles look suits you.
And in a few years you'll have a genuine "yeah-heahhhhh" era Metallica mop.
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| Hair to the Empire | spargs -
2005:08:08 - 02:49:31 | Solidarity. Solidarity twixt long-haired brethren will protect us from the tyranny of shawn men.
Actually, I am in dire need of a haircut at the moment - I had to braid my hair just to be able to see well enough to complete the comic. I'm thinking I'll go for a poodle perm this time around. Maybe a blue rinse - we'll see. |
| A Fine Profession | spargs -
2005:08:07 - 04:38:00 | I think they're aware I'm in Europe somewhere ... |
| I don't know art, but I know what I like... | waggy -
2005:08:07 - 04:30:01 | I like what you've done with the place in my absence. Especially the advertisement for 'SENSUOUS AND EROTIC ART'.
Does your family know that you're working in porn in Prague? |
| The Boys are Back in Town | spargs -
2005:08:07 - 03:46:32 | Welcome back, Mr Wagner. I've been expecting you.
There is a giant profanity shaped hole where you left, just itching to be filled. |
| Products now THORPEDO and NON-THORPEDO endorsed | waggy -
2005:08:07 - 03:03:21 | Capitalising on his fame as a great Australian and Gold Medal winner, swimmer Ian Thorpe has registered his nick-name THORPEDO as a trade mark. His successful branding has led to many great sponsorship deals.
Ladies dive into that time of the month like Ian Thorpe into a pool!
Cats just love to shit in THORPEDO BRAND CAT LITTER! |
| WAGGY IS BACK! | waggy -
2005:08:07 - 02:57:34 | It's been a while, but like the king I have returned.
Everything will be in the best possible taste, just like before... |
| Why Great Artists Starve | spargs -
2005:08:05 - 02:05:35 | Always remember to factor in the Lowest Common Denominator. I can't stress how important that is. Da Vinci could have earnt a stack more cash by sticking a few more rainbows and lollipops in the backgrounds of his paintings.
Of course, then he never would have had a bestseller written about his works by Dan Brown, but it's not like he's around now to appreciate that anyway. |
| Lucky Cluck Cluck Claaaark Claaaaaaaaaaark | spargs -
2005:08:04 - 04:22:45 | Here's a great example of how lucky I am when it comes to competitions. Comixpedia recently had their "Zombie Webcomic Jam", which included a prize for five lucky participating artists. Up till three hours before the end of the competition, I was the first of four entries, so I was thinking "Woohoo! guarranteed prize!" However, three more entries sprung in these three hours and the subsequent random drawing resulted in, yep, you guess it, sweet Bo Diddly for yours truly.
So, even when the odds are over 70% I still can't win anything. If you see me at a casino my advice would be that you run like buggery. |
| Sympathy For The Devil | spargs -
2005:08:03 - 02:16:57 | Working with a hangover is one of the more pleasant things in life. Impromtu meetings can only sweeten the deal.
But, if you do these things to yourself then what the hell do you expect? The hangover cure fairies to visit your bedside in the middle of the night and you to wake up in the morning fresh as a daisy?
Well, I kind of hoped ...
Anyway, you may notice that the buzzcomix website is back up and running and awaiting your votes. Please hit it now and vote for me before the other webcomics out there realise what's going on ... (together we can rule the universe, etc) |
| From Whence It Came | spargs -
2005:08:01 - 02:43:00 | There he goes, back to the warm safety of those stainless steeled walls, to once more churn out scale into people's teacups.
Thus endeth the urn scale monster storyline for now. Who knows what further adventures and madcap situations our characters will get into next! Ooooh, I can't wait. See you all Wednesday, fans!
*credits music starts playing*
[Off camera] Oh, thank god, I can finally take this girdle off! Oooooh yeah. *lights up cigarette* |
| Of Giant Bugs and Bungholes | spargs -
2005:07:29 - 02:24:38 | Okay, that's enough pulling fun of sysadmins.
For now.
It's Friday - hooray! Party time for all you people I suspect. For those of you not invited to any party-like activities this weekend, remember the sage advice of my good friend Mr Wagner: "It's not drinking alone if the TV's on."
Well that's it, so as they say in Spargonavia: Avagoodwikendeh! |
| Social Skills of Sys-admins | spargs -
2005:07:27 - 02:57:38 | [Monty-Pythonesque crowd member] He's having a go at the sys-admins now!
Yes, yes I am, and I sincerely apologise to any sysadmins who may be peeved by my current tack. Don't worry - I'll be back to pulling fun of programmers again before you know it ... |
| A Promotion Urned | spargs -
2005:07:25 - 02:11:13 | Heroes wear helmets kiddies. It's like a shell for your head. For those of you not in the know, this comic is hinting at a scenario based on Tron, which is almost as cool as Troff.
Almost. |
| Day Trippin | spargs -
2005:07:24 - 13:58:47 | Greetings to all and sundry. I'm back after a nice little day trip to a Karlstein, a mighty castle atop a picturesque mountain village. The weather was lovely and the medieval torture instruments were splendid.
New comic coming soon - hang in there! |
| He was a cruel man, but fair | cocquio -
2005:07:22 - 08:17:25 | I am currently pissing myself with laughter. What can I say - to the other in-joke-ees - cheers.
To the confused - here's a random link that won't help:
http://www.acountrypractice.com |
| Chemiccino | spargs -
2005:07:22 - 02:59:49 | With apologies to Steve for this one, which is vaguely based on reality. You never know when someone is going to spike your morning coffee with a cocktail of volatile chemicals. Always be alert. |
| It Came From the Urn | spargs -
2005:07:20 - 02:35:09 | Mmm-mm - there's nothing more satisfying than a cheap cup of coffee filled with urn scale.
Actually, I think the scale might normally come from lime in the tap water, not calcium (nor green malformed beasts for that matter). |
| For those interested ... | spargs -
2005:07:18 - 13:08:27 | The Coden the Programmer wallpaper has been retired to the stuff area of the website, where all good wallpapers shall now go when they die. |
| Leisure Time For Programmers | spargs -
2005:07:18 - 02:36:23 | What does a IT worker do in their time off? Sit in front of a computer, of course! That's why it's fortunate the IT industry exists - otherwise these people would be doing computer work whether they were paid to or not.
In fact, I have heard stories of people who have left the I.T. industry so they can enjoy computers again in their spare time. Fair enough I say. |
| The Walking Dead and Such | spargs -
2005:07:15 - 11:40:30 | Hi to all of y'all who may have wandered here from Comixpedia. If you're interested in the zombie Digicomic storyline it begins here. Hope you enjoy! |
| Lookit What I Made For You | spargs -
2005:07:15 - 03:04:10 |
1680x1050 (195kB)
1024x768 (195kB)
800x600 (132kB)
For those of you unaquainted with Coden the Programmer, here you go ...
How can I possibly repay you, I hear you cry. Well, a few votes and ad clicks is enough to keep a simple cartoonist very happy ...
*UPDATE* I've added a widescreen wallpaper of Coden as well for those of you who prefer a more elongated rectangle as a viewing area. |
| The Public Transport Predicament | spargs -
2005:07:15 - 02:22:40 | I'm sure most of you have been in the situation, in some form or other. Perhaps the smeller, perhaps the smellee.
Bad puns aside, I shall be moving the Coden wallpaper to the "stuff" section of the website at the end of this week, where it shall gather dust in a musky archival fashion. |
| The Zone | spargs -
2005:07:13 - 02:38:32 | Be one with the code ... feel the code flowing through you. But beware: cutting and pasting, patching crappy code - the dark side of programming are they. Once you continue down this dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny ...
*slap*
Thanks, I needed that. |
| Tae-Kwon ... Doh! | spargs -
2005:07:11 - 02:53:38 | Whilst it's true that Mark does (or did) indulge in the area of martial arts, this incident, as far as I am aware, remains within the realm of fiction. Of course, as a previous participant in such disciplines myself I can assure you this sort of thing happens all the time. People get hurt, and it's very funny.
Not much else to report - it's raining all the bloody time here, but I'm sure that's of no interest to you. It's of no interest to me either, which is the real pity. |
| Design By Management | spargs -
2005:07:08 - 02:59:23 | Actually, I have it on good authority that black is the new black.
Or something. |
| WD40 Madness | cocquio -
2005:07:07 - 21:11:58 | Indeed, so far I've had about 1300 hits on the WD40 page this month - about 10 of those people have been kind enough to click an ad, and noone has written an email, which is probably a good thing, given the type of email those people usually write (no I will not help you make bombs!) :) |
| It's The Smell | spargs -
2005:07:06 - 02:52:35 | Novel problems call for novel solutions. In my experience novel solutions rarely work, but are ... well, novel.
Now watch the google ads start showing ads for book sales because I've mentioned the word "novel" four ... oh damn, five times. And the phrase "book sales". Twice. Gosh darn it.
Well, July 4th has been recently, which probably means Mark's home pyrotechnic parts of his website have received a huge surge in traffic from the American sector of the internet. I await the coming news stories of disfigured children.
Finally, for people out there who share my views on the whole "Noooooooooo" thing in Revenge of the Sith, here are some websites right up your alley:
http://vaderknights.ytmnd.com/
http://vadercoaster.ytmnd.com/
http://vaderfortune.ytmnd.com/ |
| Funky Programmers | spargs -
2005:07:04 - 02:52:26 | Who says programmers can't be funky? Especially in the summer months ...
Well, I watched Live 8 streamed over this "internet" thing, and some of it made for compelling viewing. Especially Ricky Gervais' humour falling brilliantly flat in front of some many people. Well, I guess joking that millions of dollars in aid had been pledged by the UK and USA and then telling everyone you were just kidding is difficult material to get across to a larger audience. Still, it was less embarrasing than Bob Geldof's prominent wedgie throughout "I don't like Mondays". Although, if it can draw world attention to Africa, I guess it can't be such a bad thing. |
| Accidents Will Happen | spargs -
2005:07:01 - 02:01:42 | Agghhhh! Now that was a busy week. I anticipated being able to update more frequently and have more internet access than in fact I did, which explains the lack of comics for the last little while. Doh. Fortunately, things should be back to normal now. Whatever the hell normal is anyway.
My time was not squandered lightly, let me assure you, and my brother's and cousin's wedding both went superbly (they were marrying other people not each other - I don't live that far north).
The rest of the time I spent suspended in midair eating peanuts. Not too traumatic, but there was nothing in the way of internet access up there.
In other news, Waggy and I are looking to merge casualjim and digi-comics closer together by having him post his news articles here rather than trying to maintain two sites in tandem. This means casualjim will be mothballed, but will still remain on the web as an archive until such time as we see fit to drag it out of the cupboard and blow the dust off it. |
| Wot's Goin On | spargs -
2005:06:27 - 02:47:31 | Sorry for the delay in digi-comics recently. Things have gotten pretty crazy at the moment but I should have some new digi-comics out soon. Expect things back to normal next week. |
| Check Yo Spec | spargs -
2005:06:22 - 20:04:00 | Apologies for posting this 18 hours late. The problem, strangely enough, was not my lazy arsed nature but a distinct lack of internet.
Cheers to Waggy for fixing the situation. |
| Revenge of the Sith Synopsis | spargs -
2005:06:20 - 02:28:59 | Now that everyone in the world has seen Revenge of the Sith, I see fit to display my now somewhat irrelevant critique. If you still haven't seen the movie and are still confused, let's just say some parts of it are a little overblown and/or hammied cliches. Still, and here's the odd part, despite its clunky script, its disjoint storyline and unbelievable character motivations, this movie is still a lot more enjoyable than the last two. Figure that one out.
Mind you, any of the original three starwars are infinitely better.
With that nerdly rant I leave you now - preperations for numerous marital ceremonies are underway. I should look busy. |
| I have misplaced my pants | cocquio -
2005:06:17 - 06:30:00 | For the confused - yes I left my pants at Nathan's place. Such is the joy of travel. I look forward to finding a Queensland country town with actual open shops, so that I can stop feeling this breeze between my legs again.
Thank you to the Spargos once again for great hospitality, by the way. :) |
| The Pants Dilemma | spargs -
2005:06:17 - 02:43:44 | Always, always make sure you know where your pants are. Society demands it.
I'm travelling around the moment and my internet access is somewhat sporadic. Please forgive the occasional delay in updating. |
| Expunging Evil | spargs -
2005:06:15 - 05:27:06 | Well, Mark did indeed come to visit and Bundaberg was for two nights indeed a Hot Shot City.
In this time I finally managed to see the final Star Wars movie, and concurred to general opinion in that it is probably the best of the three new films. Having said that, the script read like a ten year old wrote it and the Emporer's performance was hammier than a European diet. That and Darth Vader's "Noooooooooooooooo" scene was perhaps the most ridiculous thing ever committed to film. On a positive note, the film obviously had a lot of money thrown at it, which reflected in all the shiny special effects.
Also, for those of you wondering what the hell a tear 'n' share is its like a huge bread cake that comes in a wide variety of qualities, from edible to gluey mess. |
| Reducing Cossssst | spargs -
2005:06:13 - 02:28:32 | Well, I'm still here in the 'berg, and it looks like Cocquio himself may be popping by for some heartful renditions of Hot Shot City.
So far I've been really enjoying my revisitation of Australia. Travelling makes you realise what a unspoilt natural paradise you live in. True, its annoying when the koalas eat the rubber off your car tyres, but fortunately this only happens on the rare occasion. |
| Bathroom Altercations | spargs -
2005:06:10 - 01:48:27 | Well, I found a place still showing the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy here and was finally able to see it. Overall, I quite liked it. Three months of nerd trash talk was probably good for putting my quibbles in perspective. But, I won't bother you with a review of a movie that most probably isn't even showing where you are ... there were all of four people in the cinema when I saw it ...
I've been hard at work painting my parents' house. Normally this would not be my occupation of choice but its actually really nice to be outside in weather that doesn't freeze your eyelids shut. |
| His Resume Read Well | spargs -
2005:06:08 - 03:06:36 | Well, here I am back in Bundaberg, my own personal Tatooine. There was big hoohar involved in me trying to connect back to my beloved internet that led to me posting my comic 22 hours late. Fortunately, thanks to international time zones I was in fact 4 hours early. The mind boggles (*boggle* *boggle*). |
| Holiday Sketchbook - Paternal Confusion | spargs -
2005:06:06 - 02:23:53 | We should be back to our regularly scheduled program soon ... that means comics in colour! Colour!
I quiver in anticipation. |
| Holiday Sketchbook - Fwibble Wibble Wibble | spargs -
2005:06:03 - 02:19:59 | Its very important that we don't go stark bonking raving loony cheese-shaped mad. |
| Holiday Sketchbook - Impending Beach Doom | spargs -
2005:06:01 - 02:15:56 | I'm currently away on holidays, hence the sketching.
Keep the faith till I return ... |
| New Tech Smell | spargs -
2005:05:30 - 02:07:55 | Ah, that new stuff smell. A sickly sweet mixture of residual plastic and Korean factory.
I shall be in transit soon. As I shall be travelling an extremely long distance to a different country, this could potentially put a small crimp in my updating ability viz a vie this comic. Thusly, I shall be posting some holiday sketches for the next three updates, after which we should return to our regularly scheduled program. |
| Tellering It Like It Is | spargs -
2005:05:27 - 02:03:35 | Perhaps this could be considered a bad joke if it didn't happen. Well, everything except the chainsaw ...
I went to Vienna on my birthday and ate a pork schnitzel the size of my head. With a slab of butter on top. Fantastic. I believe if you eat five they give you a free ride in an ambulance.
Thanks for the votes, keep 'em coming! |
| Happy Birthday to Spargs | cocquio -
2005:05:26 - 19:54:26 | Well I'm sure we all wish we were in Vienna to help Spargs with his birthday bashings. Unfortunately I'll have to settle for Great Keppel Island. But I'm thinking of you. There are also some girls here from Vienna, who wish you well. Well, they would if they knew, I'm sure. |
| You're Never Alone with a Sock | spargs -
2005:05:25 - 02:33:45 | Hooray, its my birthday! As you read this I shall most probably be in Vienna, or somewhere in Austria. I can think of worse places to be.
The lady in the background of this comic, should you be wondering, is none-other than my beloved fiance Emm. Though, as Emm points out, this comic is somewhat inaccurate as she would never, ever suggest that I have a beer.
So what would I like for my birthday? I'm glad you asked. What I would really like is for you to click those vote buttons, maybe some of the ads you've been interested in, you know, that sort of thing ;)
Okay, that's it - I've gotta go party now! Woo! |
| Vague Stuff | spargs -
2005:05:23 - 03:00:19 | This next comic is a little ... you know ... vagueish. But I'm really happy with the overall vibe of the thing. If you get me. Anyone who has asked a computer programmer to explain something technical whilst their mind is elsewhere should be familiar with what is going on here.
Another week, albeit sunnier and much closer to my holidays. AND my birthday. Don't forget people.
Please keep those votes coming! Once I have a majority in the cartoon senate the world is ours (first law passed - all ducks must wear pants).
Lastly, I have added a little 'email this comic' link underneath the current comic. Badgering your friends and family with your bizzare taste in webcomics was never easier! Please try it out and let me know of any bugs.
Adios muchachos, |
| Search Thingy | spargs -
2005:05:20 - 11:39:37 | Just a quick post to let you know that I have added some rudimentary search functionality (see link below). Its not working that great, which is a bug in mySQL and will mean I have to change ALL of my website code if I want to fix it - ughhhhrrrrr. The bug is basically you can't search news titles.
Still, I thought the somewhat munted functionality better than no functionality at all, so I added it.
P.S. Vote vote vote! |
| Creative Truancy | spargs -
2005:05:20 - 02:05:09 | At last, a star wars movie we can get excited about again! Unfortunately (or is it fortunately?) this is the last one that will ever be made. From incoming reports, it would seem that, like the Matrix, at least one of the films in the trilogy is pretty damned cool. Which is a relief.
My thanks go out again to everyone who has been voting for my comic, it's awesome to see Digicomic climbing its way up the ladder. Stick figure man won't know what hit him.
Please keep it up! Keep that "eye of the tiger" music playing in my head. |
| Thanks! | spargs -
2005:05:19 - 03:54:53 | Thanks to all of you that have been voting - its really cool to see Digicomic climbing its way up the ladder.
You guys are awesome, please keep it up! |
| A Literal Performance Review | spargs -
2005:05:18 - 02:55:42 | Trying to get a programmer to participate openly in a performance review is much like trying to get a cat to fetch a stick. Its not so much that the cat refuses to play the game, its more that the cat has no idea why the stick was thrown in the first place, much less have some awareness that you would actually like them to retrieve it in some blissfully happy manner.
I am actually posting this yesterday, making use of this crazy internet technology to post deep into the future (tommorow morning).
All rather confusing really.
Also, please vote for me! (head jerks toward voting buttons on top right hand part of website which turns out to be rather futile as his readers can't see that through the internet). |
| More on the Voting Schtick | spargs -
2005:05:16 - 03:40:11 | After doing some quick scouring of the internet today, I found some other webcomic lists to fill the buzzcomix shaped voting hole here at digi-comic. To this effect, I have added two more voting buttons for different websites on the top right there - these are particularly cool because you can check out my pitiful rank number on them and be inspired to vote me above the comic about the stick man that's drawn in MS paint.
Buzzcomix appears to be down, maybe for good, who knows - but I shall leave that link up there for the meantime lest it come back online.
Thank you all for your support. |
| The Jacket of Champions | spargs -
2005:05:16 - 03:35:11 | Of course, not everything you read in a comic is true. It wasn't the entire assembly, it was just a speech and drama class. Also, he probably wore nike or converse. Can't remember.
Repressed memories aside, I read in the news today that Rolf Harris is to paint a picture of the Queen. Presumably it will be her head on a kangaroo body. |
| Buzzcomix Goes Gaga | spargs -
2005:05:14 - 13:06:34 | 'Twould appear that Buzzcomix has been suffering technical difficulties for some days now ... I have no idea what that's all about, and why should I? I am merely a pawn in their game of comical chess (once I reach the other side of the board they'll all be sorry).
I am, of course concerned for all of your out there just dying to express your love and devotion toward digicomic and having no outlet with which to do so. I know, I know - its terrible.
I would recommend as a remedy that you pledge your support through other means, notably onlinecomics.net. Sadly, this is not the easy two-click process of buzzcomix and rather the old 'tell me all your personal details and that of your relatives' more traditional style of website membership (actually, I suspect its not quite that bad - and if it is, well, Mickey Mouse from Woopwoop may just find himself a member if you know what I mean).
Anyone to go this extra mile in the supporting Digicomic stakes would be a very cool, intelligent, and incredibly attractive person. |
| Brain Freeze | spargs -
2005:05:13 - 00:05:04 | The airconditioning conundrum continues ...
I should like to point out that I have just posted comic number forty-two for digi-comic. Not a staggering number in itself, but it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
I still haven't seen the Hitch Hiker's movie yet. Not, as per usual, through apathy - rather the movie hasn't come out in my particular country of residence. As starwars is coming out here in a week, I'm suspect it may never come out ... thus, I seem to be having this tremendous difficulty with my lifestyle. |
| Airconundrum | spargs -
2005:05:11 - 02:49:25 | Sunny days are here again (at least on this side of the hemisphere) and we all know what that means. Yep - pull out your winter clothes because your office suddenly becomes akin to a meat locker.
I should probably explain the origins of the word "fack", for those of you confused about Mark's favourite expletive. I feel I can explain it best with this picture:
and this link. |
| I Went Down In a Burning Ring of Fire | spargs -
2005:05:09 - 00:38:32 | Some of you may have already read Gabe from Penny Arcade's stinging review of Rob Liefeld's online comic, with particular disdain for fire guy and the resultant punnage.
I think this is somewhat unfair; personally I think this idea has a lot of potential - nay, endless potential.
Observe the comic above as one mere example, and observe some of the rest of the ideas that just keep flowing from this giant, steaming mountain of gold:The Human Torch gets fired from work.
The Human Torch sings "I'm On Fire" at a Karaoke Bar.
The Human Torch visits some "special" flame retardant children.
The Human Torch eats some fried icecream.
The Human Torch lights his farts.
The Human Torch starts a flame war on some forum.
The Human Torch can't find any matches (think about it!).
The Human Torch goes to a VD doctor complaining of a sharp burning sensation whenever he has to pee.These are but a brief sample of the potential of what we have to work with here - this canvas is seemingly infinite in all directions. I tell you, with some clever marketing this could easily become the next Garfield. Easily. |
| Darth Autograph | spargs -
2005:05:06 - 05:44:02 | I think the mark of Darth is probably still there on Mark's head
Depends if he used a lightsabre to do it I guess.
*snorting nerd laughter* |
| Darth Mark | johnno -
2005:05:06 - 00:31:15 | I think the mark of Darth is probably still there on Mark's head, beneath all the hair. Mark, does your head ever hurt when you witness gratuitous acts of kindness? |
| Pop Culture Psychology | spargs -
2005:05:06 - 00:03:53 | Here's a little surprise for Mark - a certain party sent me an email informing me that Mark's sister had passed onto him an amusing anecdote with photographic evidence.
You see, Mark and Heather as children managed to score Darth Vader's autograph. The exact details of how the autograph was given is outlined in the above cartoon, and below in Real Life (tm).
Thanks to John for the source material and the synopsis for this one ... |
| The Lifecycle of a Pirate | spargs -
2005:05:04 - 05:11:39 | So - ye want tae be a pirate, ey? Yaaaaahhhhrrr - haarrr harrrrr!!!
Whew, glad I got that out of my system.
I read in a recent news article that George Lucas is afraid every new starwars movie he releases will be a flop, and that he wants to move to TV to avoid the angst of people expecting so much from his work and then picking it to pieces when they see it.
For shame, all you people out there - you broke the poor man's spirit! Now he only has his millions of dollars to console him for introducing Jar Jar Binks to the franchise. |
| Don't EVER touch the screen | spargs -
2005:05:02 - 06:57:52 | Some people are very touchy when you touch their monitors. Just try going up to someone's brand new laptop and smearing your fingers on the screen. You'll see what happens.
I went to Dresden last weekend - and it is actually a really cool place to visit. Most people I asked were a little on the ambivilent side, but I had a really great time. Of course, the weather was perfect, which helped a great deal, but most of the old town has been rebuilt very succesfully since it was bombed to rubble in the war.
We happened to go there whilst some May festival was in progress ... painted Germans in loin cloths ran down the street whipping each other whilst shrieking with delight. At least, I HOPE it was for the festival. |
| New Starwars TV | spargs -
2005:04:29 - 02:08:52 | Every nerd and his nerdy dog have heard of the two new Starwars TV shows George Lucas has unofficial announced by now, a live action series and a cartoon.
Before the last couple of Starwars movies, this would have been a cause for jubilant celebration and drumming on storm trooper helmets whilst singing "snub wub". However, that scene was long ago edited out and replaced with a modern CGI remastering (read: raping and pillaging) and has long since lost any meaningful emotion.
O! The lament of the nerd betrayed! (Hand goes to forehead)
On another note, I shall be visiting Dresden soon. It was known as the "Florence of the North" in its heyday before the allies carpet bombed it to rubble as a revenge attack just before the war ended. Still, if the war's going to end, you should do SOMETHING with those bombs, hey chaps? |
| You dice, we slice | spargs -
2005:04:27 - 06:50:03 | Actually, Mark's wrists aren't THAT limp. No more than any other IT professional. Besides, as I understand, when you have to break boards in a Tae-kwon-do-esque fashion its important to keep them straight.
The final punchline I admit to be not entirely without influence. However, I firmly believe such things belong in the public domain. You just have to look at what it did for that man from Nantucket to know what I mean.
I was in the metro today and I noticed a poster entitled "Eddie rips up Prague". It proudly proclaimed "Iron Maiden plus support". "What does that mean?" I chortled loudly, "that they all have to use walking frames now?".
Sadly the rest of the carriage didn't speak English and the joke was lost. |
| Back to the Future | spargs -
2005:04:26 - 03:04:19 | Okay, this is a little confusing. Johnno is recently posted a blog in the past. I have just replyed to him, also in the past.
For those of you interested in issues of continuity and backstories this will very possibly be of mild interest. |
| On the road indeed | cocquio -
2005:04:25 - 21:23:33 | Yep I've hit the road. All Aussie adventures begin at Noosa, a town of old people, ice cream parlours and bottle shops that close at 8. It is quite pretty though. More to come... |
| Identity Theft Most Foul | spargs -
2005:04:25 - 03:20:48 | Things don't look good for old 2scr33nz Hawkins. I guess he will have to live with only one monitor - if you can call that living.
In other news, Cocquio should be on the road by now, indulging in many a crazy adventure. I'm sure like most nerds his luggage is almost entirely technological gadgets with a few shirts thrown on top.
You may notice the slight website revamp here at digi-comic. I hope you like it. If you don't - well, just remember it could be worse. Much worse. |
| Coden's Advice | spargs -
2005:04:21 - 23:55:04 | For those of you unaquainted with Coden the Programmer, here is his stunning debut.
Most unforunately, as you slashdotters would already be aware, the Hitch Hiker's Guide is not bad, just not great. The article points out that the film is alright, just not as immensely funny and clever as the radio series/book/TV series/computer game etc.
I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed. |
| Mark's Shirt | spargs -
2005:04:20 - 07:26:28 | Okay, here's the explanation for Mark's shirt:
Basically, the comic was original 10 panels long, and revolved around there being a temporal disturbance in the space-time continuum, the resulting rip creating a portal, if you will, to another 'mirror' universe, identical to our own in every respect except the alignment of matter is reversed, creating an inversion chiefly of an optical nature.
Cocquio falls through the rip, into the mirror universe, and encounters the alternate world Cocquio, who is known as Oiuqcoc. Cocquio at first thinks he has somehow wound up somewhere in South America, but has a sudden cognizance when he spies a brochure with a large clown head gate and the words "krap anul" written above it.
The story goes on a bit here, but basically Cocquio learns to speak backwards over the next five years, bonding with his reverse self and building a 'space-gate' or 'etag-ecaps' that allows him to jump back in time, space, and twixt parellel universes to the point where he just left.
He has, of course, unwittingly borrowed his mirror-universe self's T-Shirt - but fortunately nobody in the normal universe seems to notice that much. |
| Sup wit da :[ | johnno -
2005:04:20 - 03:42:47 | Hey, how come the :[ on Cocquio's shirt changes orientation between frames. I think someone in continuity has some explaining to do. |
| The Kindness of Co-workers | spargs -
2005:04:20 - 02:04:35 | I'm sure anyone who has entered the office Monday morning with new glasses, a new haircut or maybe a slightly tight T-Shirt will understand Mark's torment. Such is the way of things.
I'm recieving bad news from all sides at the moment: apparently the more information revealed about the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Revenge of the Sith, the more they appear to suck. However, I am reading all internet reviews with the Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons in my head as my grain of salt. |
| The Spectacle of Spectacles | spargs -
2005:04:18 - 04:33:32 | Anything defined by the phrase "loaner" is probably not going to be a good thing.
Mark's glasses are, or were, no exception.
In other news, the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie has received its first reviews, which are largely positive. I cling to my towel in fervent anticipation. |
| Halcyon Days | spargs -
2005:04:15 - 01:44:10 | Gather round Grandchildren: let me tell you stories of the days of old where you could be paid to code HTML and every client was willing to pay a bit extra just to have a flash introduction or a special animated gif on their site ... |
| Lo, Verily He Farteth | spargs -
2005:04:13 - 01:37:02 | For those of you yet unaquainted with the miraculous work of the farting preacher, a simple google search or a visit to ebaumsworld should satisfy your curiousity.
Those of you already aquainted with said flatulent evangelist will know exactly the level of sophisticated humour we are dealing with here. |
| RnD: WD40 | spargs -
2005:04:11 - 02:45:50 | And as the great Cocquio himself says, only a fool would do what he did in his mispent youth. So, who's the more foolish - the fool, or the fool who follows him?
Don't play with matches, kiddies. |
| A Great Disturbance in My Bank Balance | spargs -
2005:04:08 - 01:43:56 | Like many nerds, I approach the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise with restrained optimism. Restrained, because I have been far too excited about films in recent years from their trailers only to be let down by things such as Jar Jar Binks, Neo being able to control things outside the matrix, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
The workmen digging up the street outside my house appear to be doing a bang-up job. First they cut the gas to our building. Then they hit a water pipe and turned my street into a crappy Venice, and our building had to go without water. Presumably their next step is to release a plague of locusts into the building. |
| Cyber Sword Sale Slaughter | spargs -
2005:04:06 - 13:05:37 | Here is the news story if you are not yet familiar with this bizarre crossover.
I imagine the Dragon Sabre in question is now worth a lot more than what the victim sold it for ... |
| Meeting Adjourned | spargs -
2005:04:04 - 03:14:57 | Thus concludeth the zombie saga. Or does it? Yes. Really? Perhaps.
I'm suffering for a severe shortage of gas at the moment. Terribly inconvenient. My building has become cold and uninhabited without the warmth that gas provides. Perhaps tommorow I shall have gas again. I can only hope. |
| Meeeeeting | spargs -
2005:04:02 - 07:24:11 | Rallying the undead is no mean feat. Especially on a Monday morning.
Life trundles on at the moment, as it tends to do ... the weather is getting sunnier, the birds are singing and for some reason they have removed the road in front of my house. They just dug it right out of there - now there is a giant ditch. I presume they are putting the road into storage until next winter. |
| Poiking the Undead | spargs -
2005:03:30 - 06:41:16 | Sometimes you SHOULDN'T think laterally.
In other news, man killed for selling virtual sword. And rightly so. |
| An Aquired Taste | spargs -
2005:03:27 - 11:00:51 | Happy Easter all - now let us all find spiritual salvation in the mass engorgement of chocolate moulds.
In other matters - this website was the victim of a mass defacement by another computer worm generated as part of a sys admins holiday routine. Hope you guys won! |
| The Bite! | spargs -
2005:03:20 - 08:54:06 | An 'omage to that Director of Directors.
Rumour reaches me that he's cut his beard back and got contacts. For shame. Honestly, people get a bit of money and they start bowing to this "hygiene" craze.
The weather is sunny here, at last! I can finally toast myself to a pale white. |
| Ocka Cocko | spargs -
2005:03:15 - 08:09:05 | Best of luck to Mark for his "All Aussie Adventures". Remember not to look the locals directly in the eye. |
| Spargs Around the World | spargs -
2005:03:10 - 02:35:45 | Be very careful what you are ordering if you don't speak the language. We learnt this first hand. We didn't end up with the grilled pork knee but something equally as baffling. I still have no idea what is was.
The weather here is getting sunnier at last although it is still snowing. This is meant to be the longest winter in a very long time. As soon as its finished the wet season starts - woo! |
| U2, Bono? | spargs -
2005:02:25 - 09:30:08 | Just to celebrate the continuum of celebrity parody ... |
| Howard Schmoward | cocquio -
2005:02:17 - 06:20:03 | It's all well and good to ridicule, but I'm sick of seeing that man's mug. It needs some rearrangement, thusly:
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| Back in Business | spargs -
2005:02:07 - 09:37:38 | Casual Jim is back up at last. Expect the usual nonsense from Waggy and myself as per usual.
Also, my graphics tablet has been returned to my eager arms and I should be getting internet access at my unit soon, so hang in there for some new comics! |
| Wot's Goin On? | spargs -
2005:02:02 - 09:37:37 | Yes, another page without a comic on it - sorry! Don't be too alarmed however, as the day of reclaimation is upon us. Shortly I will travel on my magical flying beast across many countries in order to have returned to me that which is rightly mine. ie: my graphics tablet, my backup disks and my guitar. From here I can draw fresh comics, fix www.casualjim.com and continue my unique musical interpretations of "Wonderwall" to the delight of my neighbours.
These are exciting times. |
| That's a Very Nice Hat | spargs -
2005:02:02 - 09:33:22 | You like iiiiiitt???? |
| Speaking of Maccas | cocquio -
2005:01:30 - 08:43:21 | In an effort to expound upon the untimely death of Charlie Bell, and blow out the size of this page, I present the following pictorial essay, compliments of Google Image Search.
Enjoy your McDeath.
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| Actually, you're right | cocquio -
2005:01:30 - 08:33:30 | How's that? Better? Just don't get a big head about it.
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| Money Shot | spargs -
2005:01:25 - 03:34:05 |
Does it get any better than this? Bill Murray and Bille Joe from Greenday in the same picture.
Well - yes, they could get rid of Susan Sarandon ...
Still ... |
| Super Size My Coffin | waggy -
2005:01:17 - 04:36:41 | Charlie Bell former McDonalds cheif Executive died today in Sydney.
In 1976 he started as part-timer at the age of 15. He was one of the few CEO’s who had actually worked behind the counter.
He has been quoted saying , “[that] he ate a McDonald's product most days.”
He died of colorectal cancer aged just 44 years. |
| I | waggy -
2005:01:15 - 23:08:21 | Why can't you have a BBQ Phuket?
When ever you start a fire people start throwing bodies on it! |
| Which reminds me | cocquio -
2005:01:04 - 22:17:03 | That's just what Jesus said sir!
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| The Greatest Compliment | spargs -
2005:01:04 - 15:10:47 | An amusing anecdote here from the city of Prague. A magnificent clock tower stands in the old town square - when it was built, the locals were so impressed with the architect's work that they blinded him with a hot stick so that he couldn't build a nicer clock for any neighbouring towns. Which, when you think about it, is perhaps the biggest compliment you could possibly receive. The architect didn't see it that way and managed to sabotage the clock so it couldn't be fixed for sixty years.
There's just no pleasing some people. |
| Kinder Digi-comics | waggy -
2005:01:04 - 05:21:50 | Gee it is nice to be out of the rain. Thank you digi-comics for giving me some clean clothing and a big bowl of soup. I was homeless after CasualJim.com was hacked, it is good to have a home again.
Eating out of dumpsters is not as much fun as it sounds.
I mean it can be exciting, there is usually a surprise, but it's not always chocolate... |
| Czech Yoself Before Yo Wreck Yoself | spargs -
2005:01:01 - 07:26:19 | Happy new year everyone from the Czech republic! Prague is a beautiful city to be in at new years, and everyone has at least twenty enormous fireworks on them so there is no need for the city to provide them. On the downside, its like every dickhead you knew in highschool is surrounding you armed with those banger things you chuck at people's feet.
I toasted the new year with shots of flaming absinth. Absinth is that green liquor that sent all those artisans stark bonking mad - ala Moulin Rouge where you start seeing a green Kylie Minogue fairy flying all over the place. These days its pretty much just strong alcohol though because they stopped using things like mecury to colour it green. Spoilsports. |
| Before Skiing Learn How to Stop Pt 2 | spargs -
2004:12:26 - 08:26:45 | After a long bungee chain hoisted me up the top of the mighty 'beginners' slope I stood poised on the top, readying myself for the impending descent. I girded my resplendent one-piece 80s style ski outfit that our bus tour provided as a service to further humilate beginners. Then, launching myself downward at a considered sideways angle I realised that not only had I not learned how to brake properly but I was heading off the slope, down the side of the mountain toward some quaint Austrian countryside. So I did what every beginner instinctively does in this situation. I fell on my arse. Hard. Then as a tangle of arms, legs and ski equipment I slowly rotated down the mountainside until my grinding painful halt.
This continued for much of the rest of the day. However, by my last run I had become pretty much adept at turning left. This still left the problem of turning right but this could be counteracted by turning right then left in quick succession.
My screamingly fast final descent off the slope, past two cafes and through the end of a slalom will go down in histor |
