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WCDT strips 4111 to 4115 (7th to 11th December 2020)

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Dock Braun:

--- Quote from: Christophelous on 11 Dec 2020, 12:34 ---Brun being fascinated by Millie's body does not preclude a later relationship. If anything, Brun's active choice to be there for her friend when she's obviously fascinated by the less "morally supportive" aspects of being there shows that she's making the decision to build this relationship. It's those decisions, including Millie's decision to let her observe the procedure, upon which relationships are founded. There's also nothing unhealthy about her fascination. That sort of fascination is what drives innovation, so the robot chassis would not be around if it weren't for that fascination.

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There are many pernicious, I think, practices, surrounding dating. Assigning a negative value to showing interest in the body, is among them. My favourite intimate relationships, were with partners, who---mind and body---were interesting and interested. Not necessarily sexually. The interest in the body, enhanced interest in the mind, by having us together more. I think it's a hasty criterion, of not showing enough interest in the mind, before body.
Perhaps they're in a rush to be mentally intimate with someone. In some cases, that may be reasonable, but I suspect that in many cases, it's that they're inexperienced, about living alone.

Gyrre:

--- Quote from: Marco on 11 Dec 2020, 06:24 ---
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 09 Dec 2020, 18:39 ---I wish a human hip replacement was that easy. Relevant to me because I will probably need one in a few years.

But yeah, Jeph has gotten one thing right that most sci-fi tv “androids” get wrong: to look at all human-like, the android body would need something that moves the same way muscle does. The way Star Trek showed Data having circuits and wires just below the skin wouldn’t look anything like a human body.

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But do the myomer need to be flesh-coloured? It serves no purpose than to make some organic people faint at the sight of it...

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Hmmm......I suppose it would depend on the material used to create the myomer and how easy it is to dye along with the pricing of said dye(s). If memory serves, some plastics have a weird semi-flesh like color to them prior to dying.

awkwardness:
I feel for Millie here, but I'm glad that she understands Brun well enough to not be offended that Brun wanted to see the operation after she made it clear that she would forgo it just to support Millie. It's subtle, but it shows friendship and understanding even if a little disappointed...so, like any other friendship.

Sexual tension might be there, but I'm seeing something more that's coming out.

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