off topic but do you also have notifications set up somehow? i’m curious how you always get here so fast. (i wrote an overcomplicated horrible mess of a script the other day that sends me a discord webhook approximately immediately after the comic goes up (if any of y’all want it in your servers too dm me there @ easrng))
I used to think that Ana was actually Willis, using a literary double, but I have been dissuaded of that belief.
Now, it’s my opinion that Ana is MRS. Willis, and as such has certain posting privileges denied to the rest of we mere mortals.
Comic comes out midnight Eastern Time. Server time isn’t exactly Eastern Time, but it’s very close, and there is a consistent correlation. Anyway, if you refresh at the right moment, which is about 12:05 Eastern, you’ll be first.
I guess it’s more like 12;07 now. (Posted at 12:40)
Deya View
That explains why I didn’t see the comic when I tried checking at 12:01! I’m in Europe so I had to calculate in timezone differences. Thought maybe I was checking an hour too early.
RSS readers get you updates nicely, but they don’t (generally; you code one to accept feed-level hints) usually update at convenient times or too often; instead they will have some reasonable and not-too-fast period they used to poll the server. But if you want up to the second updates, you want to be pinging the server, not constantly but more frequently near the time it usually updates, so rss is likely not the best solution.
self-replied to add, also, doa in specific has had a history of inconsistent rss updates relative to actual updates. feed readers don’t usually check the comic itself; they checks a summary file (.rss or .atom) that tells them what the latest updates were without having to scrape the site. As such, since the site does publish rss, sometimes in the past there have been weeks in which the rss was broken or otherwise not updating correctly, and rss folks suddenly saw close to a week of updates at once. Good for narrative flow; bad for getting in first.
someone
Yep, I use RSS and always arrive here after dozens upon dozens of comments have already been made; plus sometimes the feed just doesn’t update anymore for several days.
RSS isn’t instant unless WebSub is set up, and I don’t think the feed here has it? I am actually checking the RSS feed, I just also have it set up to start checking at exactly midnight server time so it gets it as fast as possible 🙂
What’s really impressive is that her comments are always funny or insightful or both. I wouldn’t even be able to “first” that fast. Agreed with Needfuldoer– don’t question the magic.
I’m surprised nobody mentions it but Ana has said in the past that she reads the strip in advance via Patreon membership, prepares the comment with plenty of time, and then just posts it as soon as the strip goes up
They are being so nice! They are so relaxed and cheerful now. Danny is really a gem. I do suspect they will let their guard down and be even more blatantly racist now though.
Maybe they’re on their relaxed, nicer behavior, because the black, tense, and troubled daughter (from their pov) is with a white, relaxing, and nice boyfriend.
Just remember that she’ll probably be the reverse of this when she’s talking to Walky and Lucy. Suddenly she can see his flaws that she never mentioned before, just like she can suddenly see Sal’s strengths.
Just remember she didnt bother to ask the same thing to Lucy and Walky about their relationship. Or just imagine how this might have turned out differently if Danny was black/poc. Yeah.
Yeah, turns out people can do racist shit and also be relatable. They’re not an entirely different species. They do in fact be just like us. You know, human.
That’s why it’s important to be analytical. So we don’t stop our assessment just because they made us laugh.
It wouldnt’ necessarily excuse it but if linda had a ‘wild’ side as a child/teenager it would sorta explain her being stricter on sal than she was walky
As a parent of one son and two daughters I was more strict about males with my daughters because of possible pregnancies, and females with my son for the same reason.
Angel
I could never be a parent, i’d be too tempted to be like “Do whatever you want, but i’m not going to bail you out if you get arrested” (tho idk the legality of that/how much you’re obligated to do that while they’re still a minor versus like 16-17, unless you literally have no money or so) but at the very least in this case ppl can have sexual education with kids (or even encourage them to be gay, because while it can still happen i’d assume stds with teens fooling around would be lower compared to teen pregnan cy lol)
I think maybe the most obvious thing they have in common, well outside of this, is that both have a self-righteous side. Sal is just thankfully more justified in it when we’ve seen it come up.
Yes, Sal slept with a TA while trying to get help with her math, but I don’t recall it being quite so transactional. I seem to recall her getting help from him first and then sleeping with him to maintain his interest. Am I misremembering?
That’s how it seemed to Jason at the time, too. Based on her angry reaction to the bad grade she still ended up getting afterward, Sal seemed to disagree.
246 thoughts on “Teaching”
Ana Chronistic
yeah, but did Linda get a SLIPSHINE out of it??
(don’t answer that, don’t wanna know)
easrng
off topic but do you also have notifications set up somehow? i’m curious how you always get here so fast. (i wrote an overcomplicated horrible mess of a script the other day that sends me a discord webhook approximately immediately after the comic goes up (if any of y’all want it in your servers too dm me there @ easrng))
woobie
Motivation and time.
Jess
and a time machine!
Bicycle Bill
I used to think that Ana was actually Willis, using a literary double, but I have been dissuaded of that belief.
Now, it’s my opinion that Ana is MRS. Willis, and as such has certain posting privileges denied to the rest of we mere mortals.
Bajj
Ditto exactly this comment
gryfft
> Mrs. Willis
I’m gonna tell him
Bicycle Bill
Tell me what?
DarkoNeko
heh, meh.
Nathan
Comic comes out midnight Eastern Time. Server time isn’t exactly Eastern Time, but it’s very close, and there is a consistent correlation. Anyway, if you refresh at the right moment, which is about 12:05 Eastern, you’ll be first.
Nathan
I guess it’s more like 12;07 now. (Posted at 12:40)
Deya View
That explains why I didn’t see the comic when I tried checking at 12:01! I’m in Europe so I had to calculate in timezone differences. Thought maybe I was checking an hour too early.
Zane Becker-Byrd
You prolly could also get an rss reader and then get notifications that way.
Joshua Kronengold
RSS readers get you updates nicely, but they don’t (generally; you code one to accept feed-level hints) usually update at convenient times or too often; instead they will have some reasonable and not-too-fast period they used to poll the server. But if you want up to the second updates, you want to be pinging the server, not constantly but more frequently near the time it usually updates, so rss is likely not the best solution.
Joshua Kronengold
self-replied to add, also, doa in specific has had a history of inconsistent rss updates relative to actual updates. feed readers don’t usually check the comic itself; they checks a summary file (.rss or .atom) that tells them what the latest updates were without having to scrape the site. As such, since the site does publish rss, sometimes in the past there have been weeks in which the rss was broken or otherwise not updating correctly, and rss folks suddenly saw close to a week of updates at once. Good for narrative flow; bad for getting in first.
someone
Yep, I use RSS and always arrive here after dozens upon dozens of comments have already been made; plus sometimes the feed just doesn’t update anymore for several days.
easrng
RSS isn’t instant unless WebSub is set up, and I don’t think the feed here has it? I am actually checking the RSS feed, I just also have it set up to start checking at exactly midnight server time so it gets it as fast as possible 🙂
Needfuldoer
Don’t question Ana’s superpowers! You’ll ruin the magic!
nicoleandmaggie
What’s really impressive is that her comments are always funny or insightful or both. I wouldn’t even be able to “first” that fast. Agreed with Needfuldoer– don’t question the magic.
uze
I’m surprised nobody mentions it but Ana has said in the past that she reads the strip in advance via Patreon membership, prepares the comment with plenty of time, and then just posts it as soon as the strip goes up
Rognik
I mean, she hasn’t gotten it YET…
Sirksome
I-I kinda like Linda more now. That feels gross to say.
Vanessa
They are being so nice! They are so relaxed and cheerful now. Danny is really a gem. I do suspect they will let their guard down and be even more blatantly racist now though.
Needfuldoer
“Mommy’s alright, daddy’s alright, they just seem a little weird”.
It’s the next lines that have me worried:
“Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away”.
modulusshift
Wow that sure is the chapter title… O.O
Needfuldoer
To be honest, I was not expecting this chapter’s A plot to be about Sal’s relationship with her parents.
Thag Simmons
She has a lot in common with her daughter, more than either would like to admit.
DailyBrad
It’s honestly probably part of why they never got along. Obviously not the only reason, but they share a decent amount of traits.
Needfuldoer
“They’re too much alike” is a perfectly valid reason for people to butt heads.
(hehe buttheads)
See also: their mirrored body language earlier in the chapter:
https://www.dumbingofage.com/whispering/
Radiance
Always thought Charles asking “which of you smells like smoke?” when Linda confronted Sal was a particularly telling line.
Steamweed
Maybe they’re on their relaxed, nicer behavior, because the black, tense, and troubled daughter (from their pov) is with a white, relaxing, and nice boyfriend.
Laura
Yes, the validation of white male approval casts her in a whole new light, to them.
Christron5000
Give it a minute, when Lucy is on screen they’re gonna say the most underhanded, passive racist shit you’ve ever heard.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Well she’s one o’ them consistently moral bigots at least.
No wait.
Acher4
I know… I feel them as kinda likable during the last updates…
<..>
It scares me. O.O
SmartAlec105
Just remember that she’ll probably be the reverse of this when she’s talking to Walky and Lucy. Suddenly she can see his flaws that she never mentioned before, just like she can suddenly see Sal’s strengths.
insertname
Made my comment before seeing yours but yeah exactly!!!
insertname
Just remember she didnt bother to ask the same thing to Lucy and Walky about their relationship. Or just imagine how this might have turned out differently if Danny was black/poc. Yeah.
thumb
Yeah, turns out people can do racist shit and also be relatable. They’re not an entirely different species. They do in fact be just like us. You know, human.
That’s why it’s important to be analytical. So we don’t stop our assessment just because they made us laugh.
Dave Van Domelen
Outside one box, inside another.
Vukodlak
That was more of someone else inside her box.
Karla Jean
Hey, that’s two ways they’re alike.
Clif
Sal comes by it honestly.
I wonder if she’s filing that away.
elebenty
Hope so, but she might be a little dazed by the Nice Words they have for her today.
“Always terribly perceptive.”
“Always incredibly sharp.”
Never once told that.
thejeff
So perceptive and sharp she picked up on the racism. 🙂
Mr. Random
I’m wondering how similar Sal is to her mom.
Fëanen
With parents and children that can often be a major source of conflict, especially when they don’t realize it.
Angel
It wouldnt’ necessarily excuse it but if linda had a ‘wild’ side as a child/teenager it would sorta explain her being stricter on sal than she was walky
Opus the Poet
As a parent of one son and two daughters I was more strict about males with my daughters because of possible pregnancies, and females with my son for the same reason.
Angel
I could never be a parent, i’d be too tempted to be like “Do whatever you want, but i’m not going to bail you out if you get arrested” (tho idk the legality of that/how much you’re obligated to do that while they’re still a minor versus like 16-17, unless you literally have no money or so) but at the very least in this case ppl can have sexual education with kids (or even encourage them to be gay, because while it can still happen i’d assume stds with teens fooling around would be lower compared to teen pregnan cy lol)
DailyBrad
I think maybe the most obvious thing they have in common, well outside of this, is that both have a self-righteous side. Sal is just thankfully more justified in it when we’ve seen it come up.
Zero
I think “justified self-righteousness” is just regular righteousness.
Nono
Well, let’s take a moment to imagine Sal with Linda’s haircut…
…Abort! Abort!
Taffy
I tried to make an edit of exactly this concept any my WiFi abruptly shut off right as I was about to make it my gravatar.
Opus the Poet
speaking of Gravs, what is that in yours?
Renadt
Like mother, like daughter.
Vanessa
Sal’s mom would not be happy to hear her daughter did the same thing though.
temporaryobsessor
Like smoking, stealing and dating a black person, its always do as I say not as I do.
I’d like to point out there is nothing wrong with the last one.
Laura
When did Linda steal?
StClair
The money that Sal had saved to pay for Marcie’s care.
Laura
Oh, yes. That. Thanks!
Needfuldoer
Hey man I tell you what, man, it’s just like that there nature versus nurture, talkin’ ’bout dang ol’ apples n’ trees, man.
Casi
Yep
k
Mmhm.
Chaucer59
Yes, Sal slept with a TA while trying to get help with her math, but I don’t recall it being quite so transactional. I seem to recall her getting help from him first and then sleeping with him to maintain his interest. Am I misremembering?
Azhrei Vep
That’s how it seemed to Jason at the time, too. Based on her angry reaction to the bad grade she still ended up getting afterward, Sal seemed to disagree.
aelfwine
See https://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/03-answers-in-hennessy/more-quietly/
(And the surrounding strips)
Sal described it later in transactional terms, though Jason had failed to perceive it as such.
BBCC
No, he didn’t. Slipshine’s preview makes it clear he knew exactly what she meant, he just didn’t want to do it.
BBCC
Yeah, she moved to sex for grades after hours of her not getting his explanation and him not varying it up.
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Caro