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WCDT strips 4036 - 4040 (1 - 5 July 2019)
brasca:
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--- Quote from: Castlerook on 03 Jul 2019, 06:11 ---
--- Quote from: TieDyeKat on 03 Jul 2019, 06:02 ---All the AI individuals in QC speak in rectangular boxes, I suspect to differentiate between how they sound and how humans sound.
Why are Spookybot's speech bubbles rounded?
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Because Spookybot isn't a typical AI. It gives them an otherworldly quality that makes them as removed from AI as AI are from Humanity.
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Huh, i never noticed that their speech bubbles are rounded. In any case, it's probably because their voice sounds more like a human, what with being a super-advanced AI. You could be right about 'otherwordly' though since it seems that Spookybot seems to know how to do magic (Lovecraftian style magic is basically ultra-advanced mathematics and seems to work in the QC universe). So maybe they're making their voice sound different? Or they're adding something with a spell?
Keep in mind though that the most plausible explanation is that Jeph just wants to subtly indicate that Spookybot is different in yet another way and hasn't thought beyond that.
jmsr
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Speaking of speech bubbles Roko’s is devoid of any Boston accent. She’s angry, but seems to be speaking in her normal voice.
andrybak:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 03 Jul 2019, 06:11 ---
--- Quote from: TieDyeKat on 03 Jul 2019, 06:02 ---All the AI individuals in QC speak in rectangular boxes, I suspect to differentiate between how they sound and how humans sound.
Why are Spookybot's speech bubbles rounded?
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Because Spookybot isn't a typical AI. It gives them an otherworldly quality that makes them as removed from AI as AI are from Humanity.
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Speaking of atypical AI, Momo once talked with Emily about big super-computer-using AIs, which are not mentioned in their brochures.
Tova:
--- Quote from: brasca on 03 Jul 2019, 11:44 ---Speaking of speech bubbles Roko’s is devoid of any Boston accent. She’s angry, but seems to be speaking in her normal voice.
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Probably because Roko's angry accent is one of his running jokes, but today's comic is Serious Business.
--- Quote from: Case on 03 Jul 2019, 10:59 ---
--- Quote from: snufflebottoms on 02 Jul 2019, 18:46 ---I'm not saying I hate this arc but it feel very repetitive of previous arcs involving wealth disparities of any kind. Kind of hoping there is a sudden twist coming next that makes things more interesting.
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Personally, I'd rather the wealthy start helping reduce the abundance of grotesque wealth- and income disparities - that would automatically remove the need to talk about them so much.
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I think it is a great topic for Jeph to be addressing in his comic, but I honestly feel that all of these speeches we've been hit with over the past weeks have been on the nose.
Xvdgry57:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 02 Jul 2019, 16:11 ---Its not washed out, its just sunset.
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Or it's all occurring in Roko's mind like in strip #3700:
https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3700
Case:
--- Quote from: ZoeB on 03 Jul 2019, 03:10 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 02 Jul 2019, 18:18 ---Actually this is exactly why Spooky needs a "mortal" friend. Someone who can keep them grounded and who offers a perspective they can't possibly conceive. They need someone who can take them to one side and explain things to them and why there are no quick fixes.
Unfortunately it just seems like Spookybot is sticking their foot into their overly sized mouth.
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This ^^^^^^^
Now to be a little harsh on Roko...
It's not about you.
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Hmmmh - I agree completely with everything you said in that post. I would add, however, that there's an additional level to that dialogue where it is very much about Roko, because Spookybot is making it about her - on that level, Roko telling SB that they are not making her happy, but feel inadequate is simply the honest answer.
And it may be... tactically prudent to stick with honesty whilst mentoring a hyper-intelligent, under-socialized AI with near-godlike powers.
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