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WCDT Strips 3631 to 3635 (11th to 15th December 2017
SmilingCat:
Today's (monday) strip got to me for reasons that have to do with chex party mix.
Okay, some explanation. Every year when the family gets the Christmas tree, we traditionally have a decorating party. For a very long time, my contribution to the whole thing was making the Chex mix. This year's decorating party was yesterday, and I was unable to make the chex mix, because physically, I'm a train wreck and needed to lie down and rest. That was a big deal for me, another piece of my own agency gone, on top of not being able to work, drive, or walk long distances.
Since those sort of thoughts burrow into my brain and linger for weeks (my brain is not a nice place to be) I read todays comic with that in the back of my mind, and thought about this Tilly thing. From most of our perspectives, they're annoying and intrusive. For Hanners, she had to work and struggle for years to get to this point in her life. In a real sense, Tilly's trying to take away all of Hanners' achievements without even realizing it. I can imagine it's not just annoying or exhausting, but actually emotionally painful to deal with. I imagine made worse because Hanners knows that Tilly isn't doing it on purpose.
So yeah, just some thoughts in my head. Also, I voted other because I want to see what Steve's up to. Eating cereal? Doing paperwork? Maybe looking at adopting a cat with Cosette? (I like cats).
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: shanejayell on 11 Dec 2017, 16:21 ---
--- Quote from: TinPenguin on 11 Dec 2017, 06:21 ---Well, the first interesting thing in the Tilly arc has nothing to do with Tilly...
...do robots now work most of the low-paid service jobs in QCverse? Are AIs the social equivalent of immigrants?
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That would also be interesting to look into. May, at least, fits that sort of thing...
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But Mr. Bartholomew Punchbot, CPA and Trooper Roko Basilisk, MSP, do not.
But clearly, AIs do not emerge from the creche with equal levels of intellect, ability, or aptitude.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: mercykills on 11 Dec 2017, 04:59 ---
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 11 Dec 2017, 04:51 ---OK, I can see panel 4 as spider combat. The first four times I looked at it I thought it was a duel.
Memory is hazy -- were the spiders Dora's secret flavor ingredient?
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I remember what you're talking about, vaguely. It was the comic where she was showing Hanner's the roaster, for the first time, right? And I think she was joking when she said the spiders were her secret ingredient.
...I hope she was joking. :S
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Spider meat is said to taste like smokey shrimp (prawn), so there's a 50/50 chance Dora was joking.
SmilingCat:
--- Quote from: OldGoat on 11 Dec 2017, 20:42 ---But Mr. Bartholomew Punchbot, CPA and Trooper Roko Basilisk, MSP, do not.
But clearly, AIs do not emerge from the creche with equal levels of intellect, ability, or aptitude.
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May was clearly in a position to handle massive amounts of money before she decided she wanted to be a fighter jet. I'm imagining a system where AIs built for a specific purpose are assumed to be qualified for that job, but if they want to leave that industry, they start at the bottom and have to earn their way up.
Which also makes me wonder about robot college. Can college courses be written directly to the robo-brain? do they have to physically attend classes like humans? Did Roko have to finish all the physical qualifications in the police academy?
EDIT: Whelp, now I'm down the rabbit hole. I can only assume that college tuition holds the same costs for AI as it does for people. Even if the AI can simply dump the information into their heads, I can also imagine them still being required to physically attend classes and demonstrate their knowledge. Both for reasons of prejudice (don't want the humans to feel inferior) and for practical reasons (being willing to attend class shows a willingness to take things seriously and encourages socialization with the humans). I imagine that as a result, most AIs are bound to the same system that governs humans.
brasca:
--- Quote from: dutchrvl on 11 Dec 2017, 11:44 ---
--- Quote from: brasca on 11 Dec 2017, 10:50 ---One scenario that might keep Tilly around after the 48 hours is up is Penelope giving her 2 weeks notice after her publishing career takes off. Hannelore would be the logical choice for assistant manager, but if she can’t handle the stress then she could delegate it to Tilly.
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Assuming Cosette doesn't want it, ot assuming Cosette is even less suitable than Hanners? Wouldn't Cosette have seniority over Hanners?
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Cosette and Hannelore were hired at the same time so I don't think anyone has seniority, but Hannelore has a knack for numbers which makes her a better manager.
This scenario could be advantageous for Brun too. If Penelope's hypothetical publishing career succeeds she might have to relocate so Will would likely leave with her opening up a bartender position.
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