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WCDT Strips 3541 to 3545 (7th August to 11th August 2017)
hedgie:
Actually, cephalopod is head-foot. You're thinking gastropods.
Mad Cat:
Oh! Right. Well, that's just dandy then.
My bad.
pendrake:
For Comic #3542...
1. Hmm... Not sure if I like the pink-on-pink-on-pink for Winslow's chosen(?) Deluxe Regular Boy model. :-\
2. I liked Hannelore's unsteady expression as Winslow is hugging her, trying not to reflexively react negatively since she understands the high emotions running though Winslow at the moment.
3. As a counter-point to all the hugging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eufwf9V_rdg 8-)
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: hedgie on 07 Aug 2017, 19:11 ---Well, I think that some chassis may pass as human more easily than others. In strip 2009, Padma mistakes Momo for human, as did Sam a couple of strips later. Also, IIRC, Jeph stated in a newspost that she would pass for human under casual inspection.
--- End quote ---
Momo's always been presented as different from other AI with rounded rather than angular speech balloons. I take this to mean her voice sounds like a human's, not a robot's. I don't recall Jeph every addressing the reason for this in the strip narrative. It could be a matter of hardware, software, or, since robots can experience and learn, it may be something she taught herself, like Faye deliberately dialing back her own Georgia accent.
On another topic, why is Winslow assumed to be qualified only for mostly apprentice-level or volunteer jobs? (Presumably robots can achieve journeyman level competency by upload rather that a year or so apprenticeship.) Does the Boy Job/Girl Job "glass ceiling" exist for short robots in the QCverse?
BenRG:
So, thinking about the last time a cute Companion AnthroPC got an anthromimetic chassis, I'd be interested in the current forum's thoughts on this strip. If nothing else, I think that Winslow and Momo might have a lot to talk about over the next few strips to cover Winslow's arc.
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