Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 18-22 Oct 2010 (1776-1780)
Dliessmgg:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
zagraf:
I don't think the comic is referencing any specific thing that happened in A.I. research or what have you that supposedly brings us all closer to the event. Because there doesn't appear to have been any new breakthrough in that area in the last week, let alone the last day (yes, I Googled. Google Newsed, to be precise, since I was already familiar with the "singularity" concept).
Rather, given Jeph's tweets, which showed he was having trouble coming up with a script until quite late, I figure he just went with an all-AnthroPC strip because they're faster to draw. Save himself the trouble. I don't blame him.
Olymander:
--- Quote from: Akima on 19 Oct 2010, 01:48 ---Yeah. I know what the Singularity is of course, but I had to google (and wikipedia) elohim. A Hebrew word for god apparently. Eh? I still don't think I'm getting the joke.
--- End quote ---
I believe the Elohim Jeph is referring to here is more in the category of "angel", as in one of the ranks of angels, among the cherubim and seraphim. Still admittedly a bit esoteric.
raoullefere:
I didn't have to look up either singularity or elohim. I got the joke: the Robotic Rapture* has come and gone, and Pintsize has nothing to show for it, not even a lousy t-shirt.
But for some reason I started thinking of Neon Genesis Evangelion and the 'intelligent soup' the Human Instrumentality Project is supposed to want to turn people into. And there you go; another obscure bit of humor only less of both.
(Oh, and it's spelled 'Signularity' on Winslow's screen 'cuz it ain't really, yet, if you follow me. Have I stomped the humor flat out of this yet?)
*Some folks might not get this. Google The Rapture. The article is very important.
Olymander:
Or we could go with the e-cake, complain that it's a lie, and go find GLADOS with her song .
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