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WCDT strips 4081-4085 (2nd-6th September 2019)
Gyrre:
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 04 Sep 2019, 11:16 ---*Meekly raises hand*
I made up the name 'Chimevera'. As Jeph hasn't given her a canon name, most posters just started using it!
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Thanks for the clarification. Seems more polite than calling her "Greenie".
And in today's strip... AI surgery. Looks like AIs can definitely turn off their "pain" or "discomfort" or "damage reports" or whatever as needed.
I really like how the AI bodies in these strips have so many analogues to human muscles and systems with myomers for muscles, lubrication lines, coolant pumps, carbon fiber bones, etc. There's a lot of good engineering in humans. It'd be a shame to let it go to waste.
There's a lot of WTF engineering in humans, too... hopefully they left a lot of that out. The ability to shut off pain when you need to would be pretty sweet.
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Agreed.
Especially on the WTF engineering.
Is it cold in here?:
Come to think of it, humans have an equivalent of turning off distractions from damage sensors when the situation is critical.
I hit pavement from a dead sprint and broke my humerus in two places running from a mugger. Didn't feel a thing. At the time.
BenRG:
Having minor (or even moderate) surgery under limited anaesthetic so you don't lose consciousness sounds a great idea right up until you realise that you will be hearing the surgeon work and their thoughts on the matter. Which may or may not be the sort of thing that is good for your peace of mind. As a rule for humans, we prefer to think of our bodies as integrated structures. Most people don't like hearing about their component parts and their condition and it seems that Chimevera is of the same opinion!
What makes me laugh is the way Faye is talking like a barber rather than a surgeon. Come to think of it, historically the two were the same. Is medicine for AIs following the same historical path as that for humans?
Meanwhile, I'm expecting Sam to black out in the next few minutes and sleep for the rest of the day. Jim is going to likely have some words for Dora and none of them will be nice to hear.
SordidEuphemism:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 05 Sep 2019, 21:24 ---I hit pavement from a dead sprint and broke my humerus in two places running from a mugger. Didn't feel a thing. At the time.
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<grouchomarx>
"I'll bet you never go those two places again!"
"Doesn't sound very funny to me!"
</grouchomarx>
Hope it healed well! <3
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