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WCDT Strips 3416 to 3420 (13th to 17th February 2017)
JimC:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 14 Feb 2017, 23:29 ---Does anybody have any guesses as to what breed of dogs those are?
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Generic sighthounds would do. There's any number of roughly similar breeds.
So they like pets. If you want a disturbing thought, consider Asimov's "It is coming", where the punch line is humans ending up as pets of a global AI.
One might say "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a hand, gently petting a human head — forever."
brasca:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 14 Feb 2017, 23:34 ---That's interesting. I wonder how long Spookybot has been working under the radar like this? The fact that they were willing to 'come out' and clearly don't fear the consequences of Station and the other Elders being informed suggests that they're already too powerful and (because of their distributed nature) probably largely invulnerable to any consequences.
Meanwhile, Bubbles is phlegmatic enough to just roll with the fact that they've compromised Station's comms network without him being aware of it. She obviously trusts them not to be too obviously destructive or she'd be more worried by this realisation.
You know what I learned from panel 4? That Spookybot's primary characteristic is narcissism. There is nothing that they like more than to admire themselves...
... Apart from cooking really elaborate food for their dogs!
Meanwhile, Jeph: Thank you for putting in Station's hover-projector this time!
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Perhaps there is one vulnerability Creepybot has and that is entering the mind of another AI. They said it gives them shivers just thinking about rooting around in Bubbles' head which given their awesome power is definitely intriguing. Now Creepybot actually went inside to confirm what Emily told them so perhaps they were willing to take that risk after someone scouted out the location, but only as a last resort. Perhaps they feared Corpse Witch could've set some other kind of booby traps that even they have no countermeasure. Also keep in mind that when Creepybot confronted Corpse Witch they pulled her into what appears to be the same virtual environment where they spoke to Bubbles possibly because going directly into her mind to find the truth was too dangerous. Perhaps in another AI's mind Creepybot's powers are nullified.
As for Bubbles' attitude about all of this she already has faith that Creepybot didn't mess with her mind so it's easy enough to accept that if they really wanted to do some damage they could, but choose not to.
BenRG:
Here's a thought: This may be a 'Friendship is Magic' scenario. Due to their background (abusive creator or even one with a malign agenda), Spookybot has little interest or regard for humans. At best, they're things to get out of the way so that they don't interfere with their agenda(*) (which is mostly self-actualisation to the ultimate degree). However, Faye and Bubbles' other friends are an unexpected bit of data that hasn't fit in with their previous experience of humanity. This is an anomaly that needs to be explored, catalogued and understood.
The QC characters should be wary - They have gained the interest and attention of an emergent god. One who may yet come to like them as favoured and entertaining pets and even develop the sort of friendship that a human has, for example, with a particularly intelligent dog, cat or horse. Hell, they may even come to respect the fleshies enough to consider them worthy of self-determination! After all, any friend of Bubbles is a friend of theirs!
(*) Nothing violent; they're just distractions to be gently and humanely shuffled into reservations so they don't keep on interfering with their evolutionary betters
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 14 Feb 2017, 23:29 ---Does anybody have any guesses as to what breed of dogs those are?
I'm guessing greyhound mix or windhounds of some variety.
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I'd have guessed whippets, so yes, generic sighthound as JimC said.
Since our pale companions wouldn't appear to have biological needs, I also wonder if that kitchen really only exists to make dog food... or does it have some other, more suspect purpose?
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 15 Feb 2017, 04:49 ---... Spookybot has little interest or regard for humans. At best, they're things to get out of the way so that they don't interfere with their agenda
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This would be a profound change in Jeph's style - he has always shown how people can get along by respecting each other, and setting up an example so antithetical to the ideals of how people should get along would feel completely out of place.
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