New Comic 6/15/09 Jim Darkmagic

Tofystedeth

It's a solidarity hi5.

I found out I was colorblind a couple years ago.

It was weird.

Big Red Tie

i too am red green colorblind (found out in elementary school)

gray just looks gray really, automata doesn't have much warmth

Darmak

Big Red Tie wrote: »

i too am red green colorblind (found out in elementary school)

gray just looks gray really, automata doesn't have much warmth

But you can at least tell that some shades of grey are darker and lighter, can't you?

Also, how do you go most of your life not knowing you are colorblind? Didn't you ever get the feeling that something is wrong just from how other people described things to you (since you obviously perceive things differently).

Big Red Tie

Darmak wrote: »

Big Red Tie wrote: »

i too am red green colorblind (found out in elementary school)

gray just looks gray really, automata doesn't have much warmth

But you can at least tell that some shades of grey are darker and lighter, can't you?

Also, how do you go most of your life not knowing you are colorblind? Didn't you ever get the feeling that something is wrong just from how other people described things to you (since you obviously perceive things differently).

yes there are different shades of gray

also no, not really. want to explain the last part more?

Darmak

Well I was talking more to Tofystedeth but okay. I mean like if someone else said, "Hand me that green thing" and you hand them the red one and they were all, "No, the green thing moron". You would eventually think "hey, maybe something isn't quite right". Or not, I don't know how that works since I can't even imagine how that must be.

Mr. Henry Bemis

it's uh

nowhere near that extreme

Darmak

Well see I didn't know that, that's why I was asking. I don't really know much about being color blind.

Grey Ghost

Well, for me, the main effect is that all colors tend to look duller than they do to other people (judging from their descriptions to me)

At a distance, certain shades of green and red become hard to distinguish and tend to just fade into brown; certain shades I even have to get right up next to before I can tell which is which

This also extends to blue and purple, green and grey, sometimes even green and blue in certain shades and lighting conditions

It isn't as simple as "red things look green and vice-versa" but rather is a general lack of vibrancy and contrast

cooljammer00

Runoff vote? What the fuck?

Ro-bots! Ro-bots!

Darmak

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Well, for me, the main effect is that all colors tend to look duller than they do to other people (judging from their descriptions to me)

At a distance, certain shades of green and red become hard to distinguish and tend to just fade into brown; certain shades I even have to get right up next to before I can tell which is which

This also extends to blue and purple, green and grey, sometimes even green and blue in certain shades and lighting conditions

It isn't as simple as "red things look green and vice-versa" but rather is a general lack of vibrancy and contrast

Man, that sounds kinda sucky.

Grey Ghost

Like, these tests?



You guys are supposed to see 74, but you know what I see

Motherfucking 21

I hate these goddamn things

Grey Ghost

Wait a tick

Wikipedia wrote:

Color blindness is sometimes classed as a disability; in certain situations, however, color blind people have an advantage over people with normal color vision. There are some studies which conclude that color blind individuals are better at penetrating certain camouflages.

Yeah bitches

You can't hide from me

Big Red Tie

i too see a 21 or 31 maybe

anyone see anything in this


apparently it's supposed to have a 44/49?

vsove

Big Red Tie wrote: »

i too see a 21 or 31 maybe

anyone see anything in this


apparently it's supposed to have a 44/49?

I see a 44 there.

Also, I like that Automata is winning, simply because as has been said previously in this thread, I think it has the most potential.

Big Red Tie

cause that picture is completely empty of numbers for me

Grey Ghost

Big Red Tie wrote: »

i too see a 21 or 31 maybe

anyone see anything in this


apparently it's supposed to have a 44/49?

Oh man, I don't see shit

Rolo

Back on topic, kids:

A Jim Darkmagic / Lookouts crossover could work, where the kids have a 'celebrity' teacher help them out, but he's actually incompetent.

Actually wait, I think that's the plot of one of the Harry Potter books... but anyway, hijinks would ensue as several of the kids were killed horribly.

Big Red Tie

that also ties into the dnd lookouts idea that guy had
except now they learn magic!

i like it

Me Too!

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Wait a tick

Wikipedia wrote:

Color blindness is sometimes classed as a disability; in certain situations, however, color blind people have an advantage over people with normal color vision. There are some studies which conclude that color blind individuals are better at penetrating certain camouflages.

Yeah bitches

You can't hide from me

kinda makes sense

Tofystedeth

Darmak wrote: »

Well I was talking more to Tofystedeth but okay. I mean like if someone else said, "Hand me that green thing" and you hand them the red one and they were all, "No, the green thing moron". You would eventually think "hey, maybe something isn't quite right". Or not, I don't know how that works since I can't even imagine how that must be.

Well, I have as far as I can tell a fairly mild colorblindness. For a long time I thought I just had weird color judgment or different definitions for colors as everyone else. The areas where things like dark blue became purple, or yellow orange becomes orange becomes red orange etc, I always had a different opinion of what the main color was.

It wasn't until my previous job where I was required to separate red particulate matter from the other kinds that I found out. For the test I did fine, as the pieces of red PM were large, but under actual work conditions, between the smallness of the flecks and the lights we worked under, they all appeared grey to me. They sent me to the company nurse and she ran some tests and I failed a few.

It's still kind of weird, I've checked a few tests online and can't find a specific category I fall into. From the Wikipedia page, I fail the test for deuteronopia, but on some other sites, I fail one or two, but pass some others. I can't figure it out. It was mild enough that I didn't notice for 22 years, so I guess I'm not crippled, but every once in a while I wonder what I'm missing.

On topic. Automata still looks pretty anyway. I voted for Lookouts though. I will be thrilled either way. Robots are awesome too.

cooljammer00

Yeah, someone already threw out the Jim Darkmagic/Gilderoy Lockheart comparison on Twitter.

King Riptor

Grey Ghost wrote: »

Big Red Tie wrote: »

i too see a 21 or 31 maybe

anyone see anything in this


apparently it's supposed to have a 44/49?

Oh man, I don't see shit

It's like a slab of Marble to me. No numbers.

Freaky.

Druhim

the numbers are faint

bwanie

the 4 on the left is kind of clear, the one on the right is bullshit.

The Geebs That Is A Pony

yeah, I think that image has been run through something to fade it out more than normal, but they're still there

Tube

Come on guys, the comic.

AMP'd

Tube can't see the numbers, can he

bwanie

Am i the only one who had some difficulty with panels 3 and four?

like, the expression doesn't match with the second part of the textbubble or something.

Jimothy

Big Red Tie wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

bloop

got this on my phone, twitter is so cool

also maybe it's just me but i think people that voted darkmagic are more likely to vote lookouts

I think so too. They are pretty similar in setting, just not in tone.

I wonder why they are having a run-off, anyway? Automata had a pretty clear lead at the last update.

Campion

7.6% isn't a very large lead. Since there are still lots of votes for Jim Darkmagic, those people who voted for the one that's losing by a large margin will get another chance. It's more fair?

The Geebs That Is A Pony

automata also didn't have a majority of the popular vote!

Inquisitor

Jimothy wrote: »

I think so too. They are pretty similar in setting, just not in tone.

I wonder why they are having a run-off, anyway? Automata had a pretty clear lead at the last update.

Because they know that Jim is stealing the fantasy votes away from Lookouts and they secretly want to do Lookouts more.

Platypus Beirut

I gathered that from the newsposts too.

cooljammer00

Inquisitor wrote: »

Jimothy wrote: »

I think so too. They are pretty similar in setting, just not in tone.

I wonder why they are having a run-off, anyway? Automata had a pretty clear lead at the last update.

Because they know that Jim is stealing the fantasy votes away from Lookouts and they secretly want to do Lookouts more.

Tycho admitted that Lookouts is his favorite.

then why give us the illusion of choice?!

Zombiemambo

Lookouts is the best, fellas. I have that bitchin' logo as my wallpaper now.

Automata is also pretty sweet.

FrylockHolmes

I'm glad tycho said in the newspost that we'll probably see more of all three of these, but I do hope Lookouts wins

Munkus Beaver

I really like lookouts, but Robotic Noir really appeals to my everything.

karlhungus

I registered so i could vote for automata, but i can't find any kind of poll thread anywhere.

AMP'd

FacePalm

Apply directly to the forehead

Abracadaniel

It was on the news post, there was a link.