That reminds me the reaction of an arrogand bitch in a reality game in MTV where she saw the videogames collection of a boy and says "You still play games? Well, that means you don't need me.".

Its incredible how some people are so superfical that they let societal prejudices judge how they treat people.

I read that article, and i cant belive anyone would write something like. i know there is people out there like her, but i didnt think they would actualy write articles, showing the whole word how horrible human beings they are.
Anyways, great comic is always :)

Nicely pointed out. Some so-called "game reviewers" tend to bash really nice games or praise really bad games to get more clicks. I do read those for example, to really know why that game scored that low/high.

As David Wong wrote it on Cracked: "ask yourself: If some music site posts an article called, "Fall Out Boy is a Fine Band" and on the same day posts another one called, "Fall Out Boy is the Shittiest Fucking Band of the Last 100 Years, Say Experts," which do you think will get the most traffic?"

I'm a keen Warhammer player (Fantasy and 40k) and find it very hard to get some people past the "*Eyeroll* Manchild playing with toy soldiers" stigma associated with wargaming. I meet and befriend real people playing Warhammer. That blogger just sits alone writing to a people she will never meet.

HECK YES!

Didn't read text.
Couldn't get past first panel.
I think I broke the zipper in my pants.

Don't really care about it.
Prejudice bitches go down hill after this anyway when their midlife crysis kicks in and they realize that all the "safe" fratboys are shit for marriage.
Also in the male part if you hear the your date uses the "3-hit" method thats one big red blinking sign to BAIL ASAP.

no one is ever alone on the internet

it is far worse to be the kind of poisonous soul that hates others just because they are different. also: jocks

People wonder why other people give a crap about a Gizmodo article.

I'm just wondering how much lower it'll be before Gizmodo writers start handing out personal information in a bid to get viewers.

They're already working their way down the ladder.

I'm amazed that people are actually giving something from Gizmodo a second thought.

I want more of the adventures of Darth Sugarpuff!

heard the editor that wrote the article got fired

@Cyclone Duke

This actually happens in my browser as well. Must be some specific routine when dealing with some browsers. Or maybe just some bad coded JavaScript.

this might be useful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOIC

they are reaping money from the nerd/geeks while making fun of them as well...

Someone up to a Distributed Denial of Service Attack? (DDoS atk)

[url=#user_comment_74554]@Lockgar[/url]: Why do you think Jo would know that? He's an artist not a web programmer. And if the rest of us aren't complaining of the same thing, chances are it's a problem with your browser/computer instead?

In this one btw Engie reminds me of the engie from first storyline, pyro goes through all that to save her, and she jumps on the guy who did nothing.

Well, thanks for the link. Didn't even hear about this before your comic.

Personally, I'm not really angry. I'm just sad that this chick is fine with the guy until she learns he's a world champion of something she considers "geeky." I mean, he seemed fine before he told you. What changed?

I don´t see why everyone is so ragey about the article...i´m a huge nerd myself, and i wouldn´t care if someone wrote about me. In my opinion, if you can´t handle a little attitude, you aren´t a real person. But a crybaby.

This purple tentacle is really evil !!!

Frankly,any chick what doesn't know what Magic is doesn't get a second date with me. I have no idea why John would even bother.

wish i didnt read the link it pissed me off she is such a bitch. its not like he talked about it all day and romantic dates are so stupid for first dates. you dont really get to know the real person and if things dont go to plan you just spent shit tons of money on a chick for nothing.

Why does nerf now sometimes freeze my computer for 40 seconds? It doesn't matter what computer, it will freeze sometimes, as in, lock up. What is your website doing Jo?

What else is there to say then: Forever alone!

[url=#user_comment_74549]@Varrick[/url] That is hardly the original, that is the one she cleaned up, look at http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/my-okcupid-affair-with-a-world-champion-magic-the-gathering-player

I never asked for this.

*slightly* disappointed that Engie doesn't still have the Femshep haircut.

We're all human :D

Oh and she claims she wasn't fired, from Gizmodo, her iternship ended natureally, but seeing as there was, the same day, 5 min later, an article against her on gizmodo?

People saying about why are people het up, the article was nicely, that was an EDITED version
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/08/my-okcupid-affair-with-a-world-champion-magic-the-gathering-player
was the original.

Ah yes, fanservice, a sure-fire guaranteed way to get more views and attention on the internet. Pasherra, we have dismissed that claim.

Also, the boob-tube and g-string are bound to get some attention.

Be careful guys! We are almost not dividing ourselves and hating each other! Quick! Who is your favourite pony!

Commenting on "Also, note editors exist to approve (or not) such material." I hope people realize that she is indeed an editor and can approve her own articles.

As a guy I know online puts it: Butt-hurt Brigade. Though I need to laugh at it. Yes, people online playing games are nerds. People only noticed it now? Heck, I admit to be a huge nerd wasting my time playing kid games. I just don't make it a point to tell everyone in RL that I play games all day.

Know what? I DO feel like an ugly duckling. There is still a lot of stigma around nerd culture, even between "separate" nerd sub-groups. This leads to a lot of difficulty for cross-group nerds like myself, added with the general stigma from the main-stream culture, makes for some difficulty.

Jo, I've turned adblock off for this site, because I respect you. Hopefully I'll generate you at least a little bit of money :)

Yeah and she even mentioned that "judging people on shallow stuff is human nature" and she just is not above this behaviour - "Maybe I'm shallow for not being able to see past Jon's world title". That just doesn't add with the first panel beside there is no video :P

Ohh poor babys - a girl just said that she probably wouldn't have dated him if she knew that he was some Magic the Gathering Champion. Nowhere there are tits in a video to be found - so epic fail. Now crawl in a corner and cry and weep.

Apparently he won the World Series of Poker. 3.5mil. But yeah, the guy must be such a loser for being good at something.

Step1: Swear nerds
Step2: ???
Step3: Traffic

She's just an intern at gizmodo, so she's not actually getting paid based on any number of hits. Hell, there was a rumor even that she was fired for it, and while it hasn't been proven yet it wouldn't surprise me given gizmodo's nerdiness.

Sounds like a fucking hipster.
And people wonder why geeks and hipsters don't get along.
Thank bloody jesu I'm a fucking weirdo.
(also, ignoring Gawker Media as a general rule. It's run by Brooklynites so vain, they think this comic's about them)

Luckily I'm NOT the kind of person who can't hold back their curiosity.

No 5 cents from me!

How about some pony comic to raise the traffic Jo?

So, girl doesn't go on any more dates with a guy who has a passion that she doesn't get or want to get. He's subculture famous, oh NO!

Shallow bitch to be ignored.

wait so the person signs up for a dating site, gets barraged with a mess of stupid messages, and decides to vent it on nerds? wow that chick really has some stuck up standards

You know, if it were poker or blackjack she'd probably think he was the coolest motherfucker around.

Anyone else kind of want to pants engie-tan when she wears something like that?

People still don't get any irony, huh?

Adblock+.

Aaaawwww yeah.

It's not just nerd rage, it's expectations from relationships. It's asinine in general. Thank you for mentioning that it is trolltastic. Because it really is.

As someone who attended PAX Prime 2011, let it be known that Geek is sexy. Anyone who says otherwise will never understand and should just be ignored.

you're making me hate engie-tan now Jo. :/

Author seems a bit dim if you ask me. Honestly she signs up for a dating site and didn't expect a barrage of stupid messages?

Rule #1 for dating site messages. If the message does not contain proper spelling and grammar then ignore it.

Dating is like a game. You will get bored, and after a while you'll want something real.

that girl was a snooty bitch to that nerdy guy. He's got a card named after him, thats pretty cool if you ask meh.

I don't get ALL of the rage about the article. She kinda covers her ass at the end saying that she wouldn't normally date him and the dating site didn't give all the info she wanted. If she wants to shorten her pool of potential boyfriends then let her.

I don't know what your ads are doing, man, but whenever I enter your site with Ad-block off something tries to redirect me to a new website.

So, yeah. That's not cool.

I'm hoping to god engie doesn't think that way...

[url=#user_comment_74463]@Mac[/url]: Not here on my end. Just normal, sane ads. [url=#user_comment_74453] @PixelRey[/url]: Commentary on about a certain article in Gizmodo. Read Jo's rantbox for details and link.

Saw that in the escapist also.

I am ashamed of accessing the article.

...

shitwhore

>>> Remove Nerfnow from adblock in sign of good faith.
>>> Suddenly, entire page disappears and is replaced with crappy Farmville/Age of Faggotry online game ads which take up entire background of website and are so ridiculous, they manage to distract from the actual site.
>>>WHAT HAPPEN!?

Don't worry Jo, you deserve ad revenue. :3

Emotional Crit

Yeah, I wouldn't mind being forever alone if they really are bitches and whores.

[url=#user_comment_74454]@Mac[/url]: But you wouldn't Adblock Jo... right? :(

[url=#user_comment_74454]@Mac[/url]: :(

Ad blocker = no money for famewhore.

You'll forgive me if I don't understand this comic. A whore-ishly dressed engie insults nerdy men on camera, which brings in more traffic all according to plan.

I'm confused.

Well I've just been appreciating this finely drawn strip of black. Modern art is awesome!

This is going to be interesting: Everyone who "mine" this comic's "Female of the Strip"... is basically accepting a female who's talking crap and belittling them.

Or: "I don't care what you think. There is only... boobies..."

...
Well, what she said.

Gawker = TMZ, they'll do anything for more traffic. Didn't we learn anything from the iPhone fiasco?

Booooobs

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