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WCDT Strips 3631 to 3635 (11th to 15th December 2017
citizenfive:
As much as Winslow wants to help by opening Hannelore's mail, he should really ask her first! One of my pet peeves is my family opening my own mail, and someone doing so without express permission is very irritating. Plus, given that Hannelore is tired of them doing everything for her, this is just another thing that will likely annoy her.
Tova:
Think I'm going to check out for at least 24 hours.
oddtail:
Who the Hell opens another person's mail without their go-ahead?
This is some basic "human rights" shit, right there. Nobody has any business touching someone else's correspondence.
EDIT: I mean, it hasn't happened *yet*, and there's been no direct declaration that it will. I guess Winslow just said there's an option to help that Hannelore might agree to.
But I really hope this is not going where I fear this might be going.
Bad Superman:
At this point all one can do is sit back and wait for the inevitable moment when Hannelore completely snaps and goes (verbally) berserk on Tilly and Winslow… Any minute now…
BenRG:
I honestly think that this strip doesn't tell us anything that we didn't suspect anyway!
FWIW, I believe that the stated reason for robots displaying subconscious emotive reactions like blushing, grimacing and the like is to help them communicate with humans. We have a whole host of non-verbal communication patterns, without which our communication is severely stunted. Just consider how difficult it is to identify sarcastic or insincere responses over the 'phone! We really need to see someone to effectively communicate with them.
That said, I also believe that there were enough otakus and other animé and manga geeks at the various robotics firms that developed the first anthromimetic chassis that a certain degree of 'we must do this because it is kawaii' would inevitably leak into design decisions! :-D
I do have to say that today's strip does make me wonder that, long-term, Tilly's role will be as Winslow's significant other rather than anything directly to do with Hannelore. Only minimal evidence/hints so far so YMMV depending on how romantic a mindset you have! :-P
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