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WCDT: 2333-2337 (3-7 December 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Soulsynger:
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 04 Dec 2012, 03:31 ---Pintsize's comment has me wondering: If an AnthroPC can "rewrite memories" like that, does that make them unreliable in criminal cases? Or are they easily hackable? What would stop someone from using one as a trojan horse into secret facilities or use in a crime?
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I don't think he meant it literally. It might've just been the robot version of "that's how I remember it" or "that's what I was told". It's "headcanon" which isn't exactly like "hardcoding". ... See what I did there?
If they COULD ... I guess using a non-sentient programmed robot as an accomplice would be much less complicated.
And easily hackable... isn't that what humans already are? :D
(Oh wait... this is the QC forums, right? CUE THE HYPERBOLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ... of ... SELF-BRAINWASHING! Damn, that doesn't work.)
MillionDollar Belt Sander:
--- Quote from: DSL on 04 Dec 2012, 03:57 ---
--- Quote from: MillionDollar Belt Sander on 03 Dec 2012, 20:32 ---Is that a tarantula?
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Your concern seems quantifiable.
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I'll prepare the shipping crate. *nod*
Border Reiver:
Thanks, but no. Much as live spiders don't phase me (thanks to marrying a pet shop owner), I think that any normally small critter now the size of a small dog and robotic that suddenly drops down from the ceiling and talks, might get a similar response to Marty's.
Or the generous application of a baseball bat.
StevenC:
--- Quote from: Soulsynger on 04 Dec 2012, 04:02 ---
--- Quote from: cesariojpn on 04 Dec 2012, 03:31 ---Pintsize's comment has me wondering: If an AnthroPC can "rewrite memories" like that, does that make them unreliable in criminal cases? Or are they easily hackable? What would stop someone from using one as a trojan horse into secret facilities or use in a crime?
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I don't think he meant it literally. It might've just been the robot version of "that's how I remember it" or "that's what I was told". It's "headcanon" which isn't exactly like "hardcoding". ... See what I did there?
If they COULD ... I guess using a non-sentient programmed robot as an accomplice would be much less complicated.
And easily hackable... isn't that what humans already are? :D
(Oh wait... this is the QC forums, right? CUE THE HYPERBOLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ... of ... SELF-BRAINWASHING! Damn, that doesn't work.)
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Headcanon pretty much means "That's what I choose to think what happened. (regardless if that's true or not)"
DSL:
Don't be nervous. There are no wrong answers.
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