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WCDT: 2001-2005 (29 Aug-2 Sept 2011)
jwhouk:
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--- Quote from: Akima on 30 Aug 2011, 17:11 ---
Nobody has a duty to love anyone*. None of us are special snowflakes. Nobody's personality entitles them to affection, or to be looked after by somebody else. Life is suffering.
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But sometimes there are parties, and makeouts!
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WIN.
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: westrim on 30 Aug 2011, 23:18 ---
--- Quote from: Kugai on 30 Aug 2011, 23:17 ---MOVING RIGHT ALONG..........................................................
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I already tried that, but hopefully your version works.
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...Maybe you need to tell QCF that the thread starter HATES IT when his discussion threads get locked?
TinPenguin:
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--- Quote from: Mojo on 31 Aug 2011, 05:11 ---I'm not sure I like this direction in the comic. Sure, the sentient tech has been there since the beginning, and we saw the robot body Hannerdad sent, but I can't help feeling making that commonplace is lining up the shark for a good long leap.
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You aren't the only one. They were great for comic relief when the relationship drama escalated, but now they're just as important as the regular cast, not to mention the endless questions they create.
We've gone from indie drama to sci-fi almost instantly.
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Has to be said, Jeph's original vision for the comic was "a depressed guy and his robot", and even though his idea evolved into something different and better, robot companions have from the beginning been a crucial part of the comic. As for the 'endless questions', well, there don't have to be. It doesn't affect the comic. All the discussion that's been going on here about AI is an interesting debate but not a crucial one. Jeph's offered a little background detail so things make sense, but it's possible to just enjoy a generally light-hearted comic that happens to have robots in.
Don't forget that this robo-centric arc has been running less than two weeks. It's way to early to tell if this will make a difference to the comic as a whole, or if everyone will just go, "Oh, look, Momo is human-sized now, that's pretty cool" and then go back to talking about the latest townie drama or obscure indie band with more words in their name than fans.
Random Al Yousir:
At least we now know that the QC-universe world is managed by sentient machines, instead of the stupid machines of our world, obeying any order given to them by anyone with the authority to do so.
Might be an improvement; although I have some trouble bringing meself to believe that sentience defaults to sanity and any aberration is caused by faulty (biological) hardware.
And then: What about bugs?
jwhouk:
Of course, what could happen is that the Idoru company and/or whomever makes chassis (what IS the plural of that, anyways?) for AnthroPC's has a major manufacturing issue which drives them out of business - making them go the way of the iPod, PocketPC and whatever.
A point to remember: the concept of the APC as a robo-companion was relatively new - new enough that Faye asked if Pintsize could do "all that crazy holographic stuff" like in the commercials. That indicates that they were new enough back then - anywhere from a couple of years to nearly a decade ago in strip time - that the idea of making the robots more lifelike hadn't quite come along (yet).
I like to theorize that Hanner's dad was the one behind the Idoru-style production of APC chassis, with Hanners' "boyfriend" being the prototype.
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