Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2071-75 (Dec. 5-9, 2011)
sitnspin:
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--- Quote from: sitnspin on 09 Dec 2011, 12:01 ---However, my gf informs me Jupiter could never become a star because it is not massive enough.
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Am I the only one who found this sentence hilarious?
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What can I say? She is is studying astrophysics, and I was an art major. Critical mass for solar ignition was not something I studied, so I defer to her on such matters.
sitnspin:
--- Quote from: Soulsynger on 10 Dec 2011, 04:00 ---
--- Quote from: DSL on 10 Dec 2011, 01:04 ---QCverse could send AI-equipped rovers, sure ... but QCverse AIs seem to have a predilection for "Fuck this, I'm on my own here."
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Mars Rover with AI
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Wow... that's actually kinda sad...
Skewbrow:
No kidding. I guess I wasn't the only one wishing that they could still figure out a way to make Spirit mobile. Surely the NASA crew felt for the 'brave little rover', even though it is silly to get sentimental about a piece of HW.
sitnspin:
The way the AI bond with humans in the QC-verse, it seems they inherited our social nature. I think it would therefore be necessary to send more than one at a time. After all, a single human all alone on Mars would probably lose it after a while. Prolonged isolation has serious negative psychological ramification on most people. If the AIs have the same innate drive toward socialisation, they could suffer similarly. Also, numerous entities working together could accomplish than a singular robot. Just think how much quicker a a coordinated survey of the planet's surface would go. The added weight of extra robots would be minimal compared to the weight taken up by supplies for a similarly sized human team.
Carl-E:
There's something about a piece of hardware that far outlasts its design that makes people sentimental, though. I'm reminded of my last car...
(click to show/hide)'94 Chevy Beretta, purple with a hello kitty decal on the fender. Bought it from a friend of a friend at 112 K, drove it to 270K (!!) until I hit a bear with it last year. And the bear damage was all body damage - I drove it to the junkyard, and they paid me for it...
I'm sure I'd still be driving it. I know I still miss it :cry:
I also know it doesn't really compare.
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