If so, he may have made a tactical error. The fact that Nick can cuss implies that he now has a freedom of action and thought that he previously lacked. And this would be true even if we go with the notion that the censorware merely “translated” his cussing into something more family-friendly. Goldbug might regret this mistake. Especially if Nick’s cussing was as weaponized as his female superhero buddy implied. ^_^
His cussing is at full strength strong enough to traumatize someone semi-permanently. I just wonder whether it will work on Goldbug, who is probably a little stronger personality-wise than that superhero.
Look for the original. The ones coming out today have been “color corrected” (part of the cause of the confusion was the camera was supposed to do this and …. did it wrong)
In edduard’s absence…from “Tell Me What You See,” The Beatles.
What the hell is going on? Why is he in here?
No good to try to log on, locked up with your fear.
Open up your mind now, look into the screen.
This is what you find now, brain in a machine.
All alone and in the dark, tiny, tiny brain.
It’s no walking in the park, and you are in pain.
Face your hidden fears, now, look into the screen.
Words will make it clear, now, brain in a machine.
Brain in a machine!
Yeah, I do censored versions of Nick’s uncensored swears to meet GoComics’ content guidelines. To be honest, I initially uploaded today’s strip with the swears intact before Andrew reminded me, so if you were refreshing the GoComics page at midnight you might have seen ’em.
I honestly hope it’s the latter. Third-parties censoring leads to all kinds of… horribleness. And I’m not talking “i wanted a swirly and got a bangy” I’m talking “what do you mean you deleted an hour from the movie?”
I meant the one from St. Charlie. As for why they remind me of each other? They communicate in the same manner (although in different fonts) and have similar mannerisms. Not much to go on, but it was pretty striking once I noticed.
Crap, has Goldbug hijacked Nick?
If so, he may have made a tactical error. The fact that Nick can cuss implies that he now has a freedom of action and thought that he previously lacked. And this would be true even if we go with the notion that the censorware merely “translated” his cussing into something more family-friendly. Goldbug might regret this mistake. Especially if Nick’s cussing was as weaponized as his female superhero buddy implied. ^_^
I wanna see Nick use his V-chip to blow up something a la the South Park Movie.
His cussing is at full strength strong enough to traumatize someone semi-permanently. I just wonder whether it will work on Goldbug, who is probably a little stronger personality-wise than that superhero.
The Polybius poster(?) is a nice touch.
Given how much Nick has grown, I think Goldbug is in for quite a fight.
So… Monday’s comic will be just text on a black background? Well played, Shaenon, well played
And Sunday’s comic will be Tip in a white and gold/blue and black dress.
Boy, that thing is everywhere!
and to my eyes the photos look blue and gold.
The photos have been faked
Look for the original. The ones coming out today have been “color corrected” (part of the cause of the confusion was the camera was supposed to do this and …. did it wrong)
Now that I’ve seen this it BETTER be. Have Tip walking so the background changes and we’ll see their dress color change too. Fun!
In edduard’s absence…from “Tell Me What You See,” The Beatles.
What the hell is going on? Why is he in here?
No good to try to log on, locked up with your fear.
Open up your mind now, look into the screen.
This is what you find now, brain in a machine.
All alone and in the dark, tiny, tiny brain.
It’s no walking in the park, and you are in pain.
Face your hidden fears, now, look into the screen.
Words will make it clear, now, brain in a machine.
Brain in a machine!
Nick’s wearing a Yarmulke! Such a nice boy…
Goldbug is going to try subtle psychological maneuvering on Nick.
Irristible force, meet immovable object.
Y’know, the one I print out from my GoComics email…Nick still had a swear censor there…
@Robert, yeah, I saw the Gocomics one first today, but it was the usual newspaper comic version of swearing.
Shaenon, do the GoComics people put those symbols in, or are you required to submit a censored version of the comic to them?
Yeah, I do censored versions of Nick’s uncensored swears to meet GoComics’ content guidelines. To be honest, I initially uploaded today’s strip with the swears intact before Andrew reminded me, so if you were refreshing the GoComics page at midnight you might have seen ’em.
Oh. I was thinking I just hadn’t noticed this version was unexpurgated.
I honestly hope it’s the latter. Third-parties censoring leads to all kinds of… horribleness. And I’m not talking “i wanted a swirly and got a bangy” I’m talking “what do you mean you deleted an hour from the movie?”
aaand Ninja’d by Shaenon (don’t you beleive those posting times)
Huh. I never noticed it before, but you know who Goldbug reminds me of? GODOT.
Recursive acronyms perhaps?
Which Godot? The one with the laser mask or the one who never shows up?
I meant the one from St. Charlie. As for why they remind me of each other? They communicate in the same manner (although in different fonts) and have similar mannerisms. Not much to go on, but it was pretty striking once I noticed.
unity ate GODOT though
That’s what she said.