Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 22-26 August 2011 (1996-2000)
Is it cold in here?:
There's been speculation that Marten got Pintsize as a gift from his mother, which might explain some things about Pintsize. There has been nothing in the comic to substantiate this, and everything points to Pintsize being an entry-level computer that's easy to afford.
TheBiscuit:
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--- Quote from: Case on 22 Aug 2011, 09:50 ---Given that today's comic already referenced one of the more obscure fictional AI's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rei_Toei - Idoru by William Gibson) ... quite possible!
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I am so glad that I'm not the only one nerdy enough to have picked that up. I don't know if Jeph also intended to reference the Japanese cultural phenomenon that lies behind the novel. The sign "The Idoru Handmaiden Series" might suggest it. Would Idoru be the manufacturer? iDoru? :angel:
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The Japanese cultural phenomenon was all I got from it, I wouldn't have known it was a literary ref. Nice.
haikupoet:
I have a funny feeling we've already seen Momo's choice of chassis...
iduguphergrave:
Ah, now we know why this A.I. chooses to sell other A.I.s! She's an evil megalomanic holding the world hostage and will blow us all to the ninth level of hell if we don't let her do whatever the hell she wants. Cool.
Akima:
I notice that the chassies in the background do not have antennae mounted over their ears. I wonder if Leda's are standard, or just an accessory for... I don't know... communicating with missile launch systems?
I don't believe in Marigold's hair bunches. Considering how long her hair is when down (well below the shoulder-blades at the back), the bunches are way too short. These were more like it.
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