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WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
hedgie:
--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 19 Oct 2016, 22:26 ---I'd forgotten that Pintsize was a military chassis before being... Pintsize.
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Pintsize was there first. The military chassis (with laser at first) was a replacement.
Penquin47:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 19 Oct 2016, 22:34 ---
--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 19 Oct 2016, 22:26 ---I'd forgotten that Pintsize was a military chassis before being... Pintsize.
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Pintsize was there first. The military chassis (with laser at first) was a replacement.
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Unclear wording on my part. "I'd forgotten that Pintsize's current chassis was military hardware before it was Pintsize's" is what I meant. I apologize for the unclearness.
(The thought of Pintsize being allowed anywhere NEAR being military is, frankly, terrifying.)
BenRG:
I sense that the epilogue of Small Soldiers sort of really happened in the QC-verse. There really was a discussion about the economic, terror and psychological value of the use of small toy-like combat AIs. That said, I wonder if knowing that Pintsize's chassis is the AI equivalent of a cluster bomb will change how people view him.
Oh, IIRC, Pintsize's chassis is a downgraded military design and seems relatively common in the AI-Companion market. One wonders just how long Bubbles has been hiding under the rock of the Skate Park and doesn't know everything about how the world works in the post-emancipation era.
Yes, Pintsize is closed down. They've probably shut him down so they can carry out any disassembly needed to perform repairs without him complaining, loudly, about it.
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 20 Oct 2016, 00:44 ---Oh, IIRC, Pintsize's chassis is a downgraded military design and seems relatively common in the AI-Companion market. One wonders just how long Bubbles has been hiding under the rock of the Skate Park and doesn't know everything about how the world works in the post-emancipation era.
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My understanding is that this basic design was a common standard for AIs. The default. The armed forces decided to develop a military version thinking it would be less intimidating for the public (after all, human soldiers are based on the same design as every other human), however soon saw the error of their thinking. Marten bought this chassis assuming it was a civilian issue, but the laser proved otherwise. Bubbles has met Pintsize before and did not make the observation. Only now has she noticed what a durable chassis it is, and perhaps other telltales.
Mr. Skawronska:
--- Quote from: TinPenguin on 20 Oct 2016, 01:06 ---Only now has she noticed what a durable chassis it is, and perhaps other telltales.
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Sometimes it's the little things you look for; like the difference between the AR-15 and the M16 being the small 1/16" autosear pin hole above the selector.
It is my opinion that Bubbles knows what to look for when it comes to military equipment.
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