19Aug/1119
Oversight
by Jeff
Image text: I felt so clever when I found a way to game the Fitocracy system by incorporating a set of easy but high-scoring activities into my regular schedule. Took me a bit to realize I'd been tricked into setting up a daily exercise routine.
Stick figures having sex! Against a wall! Over a couch! In some sort of high flying sex swing! Fitocracy is a web site that turns workouts into a social game by awarding points, badges, levels and all sorts of other gamification. However, according to this cartoon, Fitocracy does not consider sex to be an activity acceptable for its site, despite the high flying nature of Cueball and Megan's sexual workout.
August 19th, 2011
There was an issue with a website like this one (or maybe this is the website) that your activities could be seen by anyone and some people reported that their sex time where able to be seen online so they removed it
August 19th, 2011
Maybe someone needs to make a website that ONLY logs sex?
August 19th, 2011
A website about lying? I don’t know, it has probably been done before.
August 20th, 2011
I can see where this is going. “Pics or we won’t award you the achievement.”
August 19th, 2011
Does it bother anyone else that Randall is basically using his comic to brag about how much sex he has?
August 19th, 2011
Yeah, ’cause I’m sure he’s swinging from the rafters on a regular basis… NOT!
It’s probably simple hyperbole…
August 19th, 2011
Could it be that this is just a commentary comic, and not related to any ones personal life?
Why is it that sex doesn’t count in fitness programs? The elevated heart rate must have some cardio effect. Depending on one’s choices, there could be significant strength workout. Is it that sex is just too embarrassing to include in fitness and calorie programs? Or will the program fail due to peoples propensity to lie about their sex activities.
The funniest part is the thing about getting tricked into a fitter life style because of trying to game the program. Could we have more programs like that to trick our overweight population into getting more fit for the challenge of tricking the program instead of for health or losing weight? And could we have sex included in the program?
August 19th, 2011
Not at all… in fact i’m glad… everyone likes when he shares deep emotions when he talks about cancer issues!… the problem is that everyone of us would like to have that much sex but not to deal with something like cancer… don’t be jealous…
August 19th, 2011
If you can lie about sex, can’t you just as easily lie about other health activities and gain points in this program? It’s not like they have heart monitors on you…
August 20th, 2011
Yah. But that would be boring. If one desperately wants to lie to oneself, using web portals for that is too much effort.
August 19th, 2011
Getting your startup featured in an xkcd comic = best marketing ever.
August 20th, 2011
I wonder if Randall notifies to-be-featured startups beforehand so that they have the chance to buy a better hosting plan.
August 19th, 2011
I have the weirdest b*ner right now.
August 19th, 2011
Panel 3 is most likely a reference to comic #414, “Mistranslations”.
August 21st, 2011
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August 20th, 2011
In case someone wants to join that site, there’s an invite code “XKCD”.
August 22nd, 2011
Not anymore- used up.
August 21st, 2011
I don’t get it.
September 9th, 2011
High-SCORING activities, eh?