Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT Strips 3596-3600 (23rd October - 27th October 2017)
Mr_Rose:
--- Quote from: Sullivan on 23 Oct 2017, 01:36 ---
--- Quote from: A Duck on 22 Oct 2017, 21:04 ---Comic!
Also, a robot using a fax machine!
A sentient robot using a fax machine
...
Who am I kidding, I'm sure the same will eventually happen in our world, if we do get sentient AI
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Somewhat related: It always bothered me to see Star Trek: Voyager's Doctor - who was (for those who don't know) a holographic projection created by AI software running in the ship's computer - sitting at his desk in Sickbay, using one of the computer consoles.
I mean, he is the computer! Or at least a part of it. Isn't that a horribly inefficient way for him to enter, say, notes on patient visits?
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Two things:
1. What kind of sapient being would want an unsecured remote connection that is designed to accept and store arbitrary data from any third party without comment or prior authorisation? Facsimile traffic is a security nightmare.
2. Good point about Voyager's EMH. Similarly, why does he have to walk over to the replicator to collect a hypospray or whatever? I get having real tools that other people can use and I get having an avatar to appear to manipulate them for the benefit of the patient's psyche, but there’s no reason he needs to reach over and grab stuff (much less have a nurse) in a room full of force field emitters and tractor beams under his direct control.
Now, it would make sense if he lost the ability to directly manipulate things when using his remote projector or when in the holodeck but at the beginning, when he’s “fully integrated into the sickbay systems”, he should be the technological equivalent of a telekinetic.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: Marco on 23 Oct 2017, 06:43 ---Now we can move on to more interesting topics, like how Sam got her haircut (yes, I take hairdos very seriously!)
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She went into the nearest barber and said: "Give me the Brienne Of Tarth look!" The Barber doesn't watch GoT and Sam is lucky she didn't end up with a pink mohawk!
Case:
--- Quote from: Marco on 23 Oct 2017, 06:43 ---Now we can move on to more interesting topics, like how Sam got her haircut?
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sitnspin:
jeph:
--- Quote from: BLT with rings on 22 Oct 2017, 21:48 ---However, eventually that twelve year old is going to get a bit older and start being sexually aware. Having the emotional development and values of a three year old is not going to do her any favors once that happens. She'll be lucky if her first rapist is an 8th grader. Unless someone teaches Sam some values, she'll likely have a succession of them.
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what the fuck is wrong with you
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