http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst It's humour, Jim, but not as we know it. en-gb copyright 2006 Daniel Hulme Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:56:30 GMT st@istic.org Winterstorm <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0014" /> <p>You may by now have noticed that I don't like drawing Theo's hair from his left side. You might also have noticed that this edition comes in a new larger format. I draw the strips much larger than I use them anyway, and there is not much point designing for 800x600 screens these days, so I thought I should boost the size, allowing me to make more use of the detail. This is the reason you can see speakers next to the couch that you couldn't see previously. They were there all along, they just didn't show up because of the low resolution. Would I lie to you?</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0014 Sat, 10 May 2008 22:12:12 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0013" /> <p>Theo is referring to ISO 3103-1980, 'Tea - Preparation of liquor for use in sensory tests', also known as the tea-making standard. It was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34 on Agricultural food products, and is identical to British Standard BS 6008:1980. "GTA 4" is, of course, the recently released game in the Grand Theft Auto series. Side effects of playing the game may include dizzy spells and headaches, particularly in epilepsy sufferers, but as far as I know it does not cause increased sexual function.</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0013 Sun, 04 May 2008 19:02:29 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0012" /> <p></p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0012 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:03:58 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0011" /> <p>These feline text-bearers came from some foreign internet and have started taking mine over too. Even the almost-venerable <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/languagelog/archives/004442.html">Language Log</a> has succumbed. Well, my motto has always been, “Leave no bandwagon unturned,” so I respond in kind.</p> <p>People who like the sort of incisive comment you might expect, please imagine your own rant here. I prefer to let the above image stand in its place.</p> <p>People who find the above significantly less funny than the sort of dross it is modelled after, may wish to contemplate this comic's alternate caption, “[This cat left intentionally blank]”</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0011 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:48:13 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0010" /> <p><p>Yes, <a href="http://xkcd.com/">xkcd</a> readers, I mean <a href="http://xkcd.com/c181.html">you</a>. For the record, there is at the time of writing half a kilogoogle for "pornosphere".</p> <p>So, Shadowburst finally makes it into double figures. OK, maybe it would have been quicker if I'd used some awkward base system like decimal, but using outlandish bases is silly IMO, so I'll stick to hex, thanks. I hope you weren't expecting some kind of Christmas special. There will be no cheap attempts to garner popularity by riding the festive bandwagon on my watch. "Bah," said Greg, "humfeature."</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0010 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:58:33 +0000 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000f" /> <p><p>wizz for art reuse hem-hem, as molesworth wold sa.</p> <p>Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but, as is always the case, Real Life has got in the way. I now have an exciting new job writing, of all things, C#. Bleugh. On top of that, it is Michaelmas term, which means I am teaching, and being Full Term, I currently have a social life. The Cambridge fireworks display is tomorrow night, though (unless you're reading this in the future, in which case it is tonight, or right now, or you've missed it), so there should be some exciting photography going up tomorrow night.</p></p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000f Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:28:29 +0000 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000e" /> <p>Just in case you'd forgotten Shadowburst was about CTF, I thought I'd remind you. The image was drawn for large-format display, so rasterised at this size it really doesn't show up all the detail.</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000e Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:07:21 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000d" /> <p>In addition, Greg always dips his shirt when he passes a warship. This sometimes causes problems at regattas.</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000d Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:52:31 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000c" /> <p></p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000c Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:11:12 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000b" /> <p></p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000b Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:57:26 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/000a" /> <p>Umm, yes. Sorry about the nudity, but I couldn't have done the joke without it. I hope you weren't eating breakfast or anything.</p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/000a Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:56:24 +0100 <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0009" /> <p><p>Yes, I'm off to France for a fortnight from this Saturday, St. Malo in particular. Not being quite as sad as Theo, I won't be taking a copy of Schneier's <i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code</i> with me, because I read that in the Summer of '03. This year's holiday reading will be light; namely, Hamilton's <i>The Reality Dysfunction</i>, first of a trilogy.</p> <p>So, don't be expecting any updates for at least a fortnight, and probably when I get back it will take a few days to sort out all my pictures ready to be posted. However, you can have a look at <a href="http:/surreal.istic.org/gallery/42">last year's pics</a> to tide you over 'til then.</p> <p>I'm missing you already.</p></p> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0009 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:56:30 GMT <img src="http://surreal.istic.org/comic/0008"> http://surreal.istic.org/shadowburst/0008 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:56:30 GMT