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WCDT Strips 3566 to 3570 (11th to 15th September 2017)
BenRG:
Yes, thank you, Jeph. We knew that Melon was... unique in many ways. What's interesting is the implication: There are commercially available chassis that attract eccentric AIs, sort of like a Bohemian lifestyle and certain fashions. Or perhaps it is like cars that are known clunkers. Some people consider owning and driving them a sort of bizarre declaration of independence and individuality.
This is just me but I suspect that "he's a jerk" is a summary that applies to many of Roko's coworkers. I bet the smartasses like leaving cans of lube in her locker or calling her 'Plastic Policebot'. When she complains, she's told that it is 'good natured ribbing' that she needs to learn to roll with.
Bubbles's reaction to Faye's question in panel 1 is interesting. Just what was she reading that she should react like that? A guess: "So, you want to attract your human?" in this month's Robot Lifestyles and Celebrity Gossip.
Finally, Bubbles's way of describing Melon's relationship to her chassis is very interesting, isn't it? 'Inhabitant': To me, this feeds into my theory that the AIs view themselves as naked minds wearing the body they want or need for the day ahead. Yet this is contradicted by how attached to their chassis most AIs seem in terms of it defining them and expressing their identity. So, I conclude that 'inhabitant' is an example of a word in the QC universe that has a unique extra meaning in the context of AIs; specifically, an AI 'inhabits' its chassis instead of say 'is installed in' or 'is stored in', which sounds more technological but is subtly dehumanising.
In the end, the AIs all just want to be accepted as people, don't they? :-)
Tlaloc:
Yeah I think that inhabitant makes sense. If you consider the chassis like a house then you get the naked mind dichotomy along with the attachment and image consciousness, I would like to have a home that represents who I am. Just a concept on how they could be attached without trying to just be people.
oeoek:
The Poll; I voted for house hunting. It's time Hanners imagined mansion came about. The apartment is getting crowded. Besides, Brun needs to get something more then a couch to sleep on, Clinton might prefer to get more than a college dorm to receive possible lady companions (and he seems a little hesitant to go home these days), I have not figured out where exactly Momo sleeps, Hanners could ask Winslow to buttle her notes, and I am sure Sam would like to hang out with Faye more.
So yeah, a huge, slightly derelict mansion with a touch of Lovecraft or the Adams family might be in order. The right sort of building for a closed off wing...
BenRG:
--- Quote from: oeoek on 11 Sep 2017, 00:47 ---So yeah, a huge, slightly derelict mansion with a touch of Lovecraft or the Adams family might be in order. The right sort of building for a closed off wing...
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Or a stylishly modern two-level that is filled with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style home-help AIs (Juicers that want you to be happy and doors that practically bliss out at the prospect of being opened and closed, for example). That's before you get to the worryingly normal neighbours and the hidden surprises like the spooky atmosphere of the Old Massachusetts neighbourhood.
shanejayell:
Sorta hope we get a week with Basilisk, simply because we really have NO idea what goes on, police wise. :-D
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