In general, "Silent Alarm" tries to make clear an existential pointlessness in life. The repetition and pointlessness of the tasks were such that many prisoners committed suicide. Madeleine Kearns of "National Review" called it "patronizing pointlessness". The pointlessness of a religious war is also emphasised more. While discussing the pointlessness of Bob's therapy, Sonia learns that her father has died. With video we can discover a point in the pointlessness of everyday life. "One Man Rock and Roll Band" is a critique on the pointlessness of violence. Filipino student websites often contain short essays regarding the alleged pointlessness of the program. The pointlessness of a fixed clock frequency was accredited in January 2014 by SemiAccurate. So a certain amount of pointlessness in the early portions is par for the course.