Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 2902-2906 (23-27 February 2015)
TheCaffeinatedPanda:
Do you think Soup Kitchens for AI are just row upon row of USB ports?
BenRG:
I guess what I'm thinking of is a man who is a walking, talking Scrapheap Challenge champion. He tends to throw together wild stuff from completely improbable parts (and no-one calls him 'MacGyver', for reasons of trademark infringement). He comes up with the ideas and technology, it's Faye's genius that makes them practical and beautiful.
* All-terrain vehicle with 'Delta Bug' wheels
* Quad bike with gas engine replaced with turbines off of jet skis so it can work as a helicopter (!)The list is potentially endless. We never see them but Faye likes talking about them!
That aside, he works in a vehicle customisation shop; it's a nice compromise between practical and aesthetic that appeals to Faye's mindset when he offers her a job.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Kugai on 26 Feb 2015, 14:16 ---I would suspect the situation with AI's in the QCverse is similar to the situation of Shell People in the Anne McCaffrey universe.
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'splain, Lucy (I'm not familiar with them).
Kugai:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 26 Feb 2015, 14:57 ---
--- Quote from: Kugai on 26 Feb 2015, 14:16 ---I would suspect the situation with AI's in the QCverse is similar to the situation of Shell People in the Anne McCaffrey universe.
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'splain, Lucy (I'm not familiar with them).
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Best and easiest explanation of Shell People comes from here
St.Clair:
Shell People are born with severe birth defects, and transferred early on to egg-like (IIRC) metal enclosures fitted with life support and input-output ports. From there, they go on to control starships, installations, etc - a sort of "brain in a jar" where there's actually a whole body in there. The issue of disability is touched on; many Shell People reject any sort of pity, and may even feel superior (can you soar through space as naturally as if the ship was your meatbody, see across the entire EM spectrum, use tiny waldoes to paint a masterpiece on a pinhead, etc etc?)
... aaaaand sniped.
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