The manager is printing King James bibles in English to smuggle into North Korea. He's got tons of 'em because the missionary organizations only want ones printed in Korean. He doesn't pay any attention when someone tells him the copyright is in the public domain because he secretly likes feeling persecuted.
I've worked with a lot of people like Beepatrice and they are some of the nicest people on the planet.
And the very sad thing is that I have worked with so many people like Beepatrice.
And I have wanted to strangle each and every single one of them.
Ok, I get that the comic always does it's best to 'humanize' the ai's, but are you seriously trying to tell me that an AI can't access google (or whatever takes it's place in this universe) and find a video on how to install a cartridge?
Okay, conspiracy theorist's tin-foil hat firmly on here: I'm starting to think that this robot aid charity is a scam, based on the fact that Beepatrice has absolutely no clue how to actually help May. I'm starting to wonder if the organisation has helped a big fat zero AIs in any practical way and all they do is listen to their clients' 'sob stories' and then hand out leaflets for therapy and support groups that are all about how nothing can be changed. Indeed, it was for this purpose that this largely Federally-funded organisation was originally founded - to give needy AIs the impression someone was going to bat for them when nobody actually was. This would stop them from rocking the economic and political boat too much by working hard to change things and instead wait patiently for the assistance for which the organisation is unequipped and organisationally unable to offer.
Nelson has managed to be Employee of the Month so many times because he has held the record for the number of AIs he manages to disabuse of any notion that anyone will give them practical assistance and, instead, that they must learn to accept their lot in life. Maybe he'll be the one to explain it to Roko (much like how O'Malley was the voice of the cynical policeman). Roko is going to get in a lot of trouble for actually offering May practical assistance by bothering people in the Department of Corrections over something that no-one (in power) is even remotely concerned about.
I've just got the impression that Roko and Beeps are going to end up having to go freelance after actually succeeding in helping May, this leading members of the Federal bureaucracy to demand that her supervisors 'do something about the loose cannon'.
Ok, I get that the comic always does it's best to 'humanize' the ai's, but are you seriously trying to tell me that an AI can't access google (or whatever takes it's place in this universe) and find a video on how to install a cartridge?
Watching a video doesn't magically confer the ability to do it right.
there's an surprising amount of non-functional printers. Accompanied by an unsurprising amount of people adamant about how easily they'd be able to fix this 1980s tech (*), if only they could be bothered to get their planet-sized brains interested in the task, of course ...
Honestly, the printers in experimental physics don't work much better. When I was at Wisconsin, we had a printer that would detect a paper jam after every page printed. The workaround was to pull out the paper tray, reinsert it, and press the button to tell the printer to continue. This got very inconvenient on long documents.I've worked with a lot of people like Beepatrice and they are some of the nicest people on the planet.
And the very sad thing is that I have worked with so many people like Beepatrice.
And I have wanted to strangle each and every single one of them.
It's quite astonishing: Even in a theoretical physics department - i.e. a working environment staffed (almost) exclusively from those nerds too nerdy not to pay them for it - there's an surprising amount of non-functional printers. Accompanied by an unsurprising amount of people adamant about how easily they'd be able to fix this 1980s tech (*), if only they could be bothered to get their planet-sized brains interested in the task (**)(***), of course ... :wink:
#therealTBBT
(*) It takes a very strong ego to admit to technical ineptitude if part of your identity is based on looking down on people with advanced degrees in experimental physics or engineering ...
(**) Senior denizens are familiar with the most elegant way of fixing a printer: Holler for the grad-student, of course!
(***) Actually, most of the offending printers aren't unfunctional so much as very badly configured - or rather: The networks meant to access the printers are. (****)
(****) An obvious consequence of several decades of senior planet-sized brains solving problems by means of 'Hollering for the grad-student' - most of whom will leave the department for a better paying job without leaving a legible documentation of the solutions they implemented ...
Beepatrice is not really of much help...That's an understatement on the level of "it's quite hot inside a star's core."
It's kind of hard for me to swallow a piece of living tech having such a lack of tech-savviness.
Ten or more years ago I had a thing going for a time when I would repair a couple of models of HP printer by taking out a particular control card and baking it in my oven at home at 180°C for 14 minutes. Easy when you know how...They had some soldering issues in those days. I've got a HP laptop out in the garage that needs that same treatment - video circuit quit working. I should bake it and load Linux.
... the printer hasn't even been installed on the network and she needs to locate and install the drivers too!Isn't it established that AIs have USB ports, so they would only need to plug the printer into their own port.
Perhaps the printer is old enough to use a parallel port.My thought exactly. (I think we may be old, Hedgie.)
It's kind of hard for me to swallow a piece of living tech having such a lack of tech-savviness.
....Gyrre....Literally 8 posts above yours.Forgot to refresh the page.
@Cornelius,They're underpaid, not unpaid: https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3883
At Roko's job interview, Beepatrice stated that the position is unpaid volunteer work. That's why Roko was looking for work at The Secret Bakery.
Does this confirm Beepatrice as using she/her, or is there any direct WoG otherwise (like maybe these characters don't know Beep's pronouns)? I remember being unsure about some references in the past, while personally hoping for they/them.
It's kind of hard for me to swallow a piece of living tech having such a lack of tech-savviness.
There's an excjange in Transformers Prime that I think addresses this nicely:
Arcee: Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys... [Holds up a part]
Jack: You're a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?
Arcee: You're a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?
EDIT: note to self; refresh page and search for responses before responding.
It occurs to me the ONLY thing we've seen them actually DO is the support group.
.....
Poor May.
Seems as though unloading on May's sourness back at the inconvenience store (Kiss my new-cah-smellin-ass!) might have made Roko a little more at ease with herself.
And though I risk being accused of being judgy about apparel, a crop top and shorts worn in public has got to be a sign of someone comfortable in their own skin. Or polymer, as the case may be.
Beepatrice is not really of much help...That's an understatement on the level of "it's quite hot inside a star's core."
She appears to be what I call "fucking useless."
Gotta admit, my second thought on seeing Roko was "Someone looks to be feeling better about themselves!
When this was first mentioned to me (last week, I think), I was quite surprised because I don't remember this being mentioned in any of their previous appearances. Has Beepatrice mentioned this to Roko? Is there any reason why Roko should know? Is it the sort of thing someone will come out with when meeting someone for the first time? I'm wondering if Jeph is setting up Roko and Beepatrice discussing this at some point in the immediate future.
And also from Jeph's author comments that seemed to refer to Beepatrice using they/them.When this was first mentioned to me (last week, I think), I was quite surprised because I don't remember this being mentioned in any of their previous appearances. Has Beepatrice mentioned this to Roko? Is there any reason why Roko should know? Is it the sort of thing someone will come out with when meeting someone for the first time? I'm wondering if Jeph is setting up Roko and Beepatrice discussing this at some point in the immediate future.
The idea comes from this exchange (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3892); if Roko is calling her "she" now, the notion falls flat.
Oh, these (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3884) two (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3886); you're right, the first especially is unambiguous. If Roko didn't know that, though, I guess she and Bubbles were right for the wrong reasons...?I'm going to assume, until corrected, that Beeps is a Demi-woman, and uses she/her and they/them pronouns, which fits in with what was used in comic.
Oh, these (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3884) two (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3886); you're right, the first especially is unambiguous.Man you folks are seeing something I'm not. In both those comments 'they' seems to me to mean Roko *and* Beepatrice.
I'm wondering if Jeph is setting up Roko and Beepatrice discussing this at some point in the immediate future.I think that's exactly what he's doing. Jeph has referred to Beeps in the neuter in his commentary but there's nothing in-comic to suggest that our AI honeybun identifies as anything other than female.
I think it's pretty likely Nelson is in charge of that office and that he and Roko are going to go head to head once she gets back. On the plus side she has the Spooky AI looking out for her if things get dicey.
Wonder if they'll end up at Union Robotics? Or are they too new to be a good expert on May's body?
I think it's pretty likely Nelson is in charge of that office and that he and Roko are going to go head to head once she gets back. On the plus side she has the Spooky AI looking out for her if things get dicey.
I think it's pretty likely Nelson is in charge of that office and that he and Roko are going to go head to head once she gets back. On the plus side she has the Spooky AI looking out for her if things get dicey.
I’m thinking that when Nelson has a day off everything falls apart and he might be happy to have one competent volunteer. But even if he sees her as a rival I don’t think Roko will involve Spookybot. She doesn’t have a problem with being assertive, but there are lines she won’t cross.
It occurs to me the ONLY thing we've seen them actually DO is the support group.I think the AI support group is run by a different organization - see the comic where Winslow turns up to volunteer. If the guy Winslow met with was in the same organization as Beepatrice and Nelson, one of them could have stepped in to help out with the support group. Also the building/office looks completely different.
.....
Poor May.
"Roko's Basilisk...???" (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko's_basilisk)Yep! (I'm afraid a literal reading would cast her in a negative light.) You'll find lots of little AI, physics, or Iain M. Banks references scattered around.
I did NOT know this was a thing!!
(You gotta love these Easter Eggs Jeph drops in!)
Roko...
Roko Basilisk...
"Roko's Basilisk...???" (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko's_basilisk)
I did NOT know this was a thing!!
(You gotta love these Easter Eggs Jeph drops in!)
Wonder if they'll end up at Union Robotics? Or are they too new to be a good expert on May's body?
I was thinking that too, first. But UR only does repairs, May needs a whole new body.
Spookybot probably has an instance dedicated solely to laughing hysterically at the people who take the notion of Roko’s Basilisk seriously.
Roko...
Roko Basilisk...
"Roko's Basilisk...???" (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko's_basilisk)
I did NOT know this was a thing!!
(You gotta love these Easter Eggs Jeph drops in!)
FWIW, I think that SpookyBot would regard such an act as in bad taste and, possibly, an entirely self-indulgent waste of resources.
Spookybot probably has an instance dedicated solely to laughing hysterically at the people who take the notion of Roko’s Basilisk seriously.
Eh. Note that Roko's first priority is not 'new body', but 'full diagnostic'. As a repair shop, I think that Union Robotics should be capable of providing at least that.
Roko...
Roko Basilisk...
"Roko's Basilisk...???" (https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Roko's_basilisk)
I did NOT know this was a thing!!
(You gotta love these Easter Eggs Jeph drops in!)
A useful skill honed from long practice, that -- giving your boss an order.
It's right up there with letting/making the boss think it was his idea.
"A sergeant in motion outranks a lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on."
... I had the fleeting thought that this was even more stupid than The Game ...
Spookybot probably has an instance dedicated solely to laughing hysterically at the people who take the notion of Roko’s Basilisk seriously.
I wonder if poor Beepatrice is one of those sources of amusement?
Source (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3954)
Has anyone here seen the anime Plastic Memories (https://myanimelist.net/anime/27775/Plastic_Memories) which deals with the concept of planned obsolescence in relation to AI?
"I ship those two characters that
just interacted"
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"Roko overreach" arc
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"May can't see past her own problems" arc
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"Marten gets his shit together" arc*
Don't take the money, May, accepting money obtained through intimidation might violate your parole.
Well, that downgrades Beeps from "nice but dim" to "unable to function in normal society, should probably be on the other side of the help counter", doesn't it? :sigh:More like downgrading from "useless but amusing" to "actual hindrance to be worked around as much as possible".
That lady in the poster in the background looks an awful lot like Corpse Witch.
Which makes me wonder if CW has a secret new business…
Also: " butts: we got 'em!"? is that where Melons replacement parts came from?
That lady in the poster in the background looks an awful lot like Corpse Witch.The head does resemble CW's but the limbs? Not at all. Besides, she's going to be terrified of Spookybot finding her for another eon or so.
Which makes me wonder if CW has a secret new business…
.....Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh :psyduck:
While I doubt the charity is a scam (though it could be), I think it's much more likely that......
Look, I've worked with and in charities. Legit ones, and around some not so legit ones. And I'm no expert, I've got friends who've done a *lot* more.
That lady in the poster in the background looks an awful lot like Corpse Witch.
Which makes me wonder if CW has a secret new business…
.....Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh :psyduck:
There's probably more than one AI running the same chassis as CW.It does surprise me that we never see the same chassis on different AIs. Especially with all the comic potential for identical twin type escapades.
There's probably more than one AI running the same chassis as CW.It does surprise me that we never see the same chassis on different AIs. Especially with all the comic potential for identical twin type escapades.
I'm wondering if the AIs can alter the derma base colour and facial structure to make them look more unique. Given that the faces have underlying musculature on most models, setting different default 'rest' configurations could make them look very different. In the case of Beepatrice's chassis, the 'face' is actually a LCD display screen so individuality becomes even easier to do.Yes. At least, on some models. When Roko was waiting for a new body, 'fine-tuning' the appearance was one of the steps mentioned.
I'm more and more certain that this is the first time the charity has ever done anything practical. I also think that, maybe, Beepatrice really doesn't have much in the way of self-confidence so actually being told to do something - Priority NOW - is seriously unbalancing her peace of mind! I mean... what if someone takes offence? What if she oversteps her (borderline non-existent) authority? What if she gets it wrong?!?
*snip*
The amount of people terrified of getting things wrong-- and thus not asking questions-- these days is absurd! If you don't know, ask!!!Its something I ran into with a mobile phone shop who wanted to impose a particularly asinine bit of dumb policy on me (something that would inconvenience both me *and* the shop!). The poor lass behind the counter was clearly scared that if she went off message in the slightest way to do something that was 100% sensible then her neck would be on the line, and her immediate line management on the end of the phone was equally insistent that the letter of the rule had to be followed and damn the customer. Part of it I suppose is the way that so many businesses are trying to deskill every job as much as possible so they only need employ minimum wage peons who can be easily replaced should they get upset by appalling working conditions, but I was struck by the extent to which the poor girl was in fear of displaying the slightest initiative.
I suppose AIs would have, built in to their brain matrix or programmed into their personalities, some sort of transponder function so they could identify themselves to each other. Of course, meatlife would not have access to that, leaving room for those mistaken-identity hijinks, especially if some borderline-unscrupulous AI with a standard-looking chassis and a fondness for cake batter decided to exploit that.There's probably more than one AI running the same chassis as CW.It does surprise me that we never see the same chassis on different AIs. Especially with all the comic potential for identical twin type escapades.
In the case of Beepatrice's chassis, the 'face' is actually a LCD display screen so individuality becomes even easier to do.I'm not so convinced about the LCD physiognomy. When viewed in profile Beeps has a nose (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3952).
That lady in the poster in the background looks an awful lot like Corpse Witch.
Which makes me wonder if CW has a secret new business…
.....Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh :psyduck:
The last time we heard of her, she eagerly confessed everything and more, and prepared for a long time in jail.
In the case of Beepatrice's chassis, the 'face' is actually a LCD display screen so individuality becomes even easier to do.
I'm not so convinced about the LCD physiognomy. When viewed in profile Beeps has a nose (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3952).
The simple solution would be to insert separate lcd-screens for the emotive areas - eyes and mouth - in a pre-shaped face.
It would be difficult (but not impossible) to shape an LCD display to have the contours of a simplified human face.No reason why the QC universe shouldn't have a more sophisticated screen technology than we have though - especially as I have no idea what's in labs... Flexible (to an extent) screens are already a thing after all.
It would be difficult (but not impossible) to shape an LCD display to have the contours of a simplified human face.
That lady in the poster in the background looks an awful lot like Corpse Witch.
Which makes me wonder if CW has a secret new business…
.....Arrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh :psyduck:
The last time we heard of her, she eagerly confessed everything and more, and prepared for a long time in jail.
Wouldn't it be a twist if the judge was so impressed by her cooperation with law enforcement that they thought it was evidence of remorse and granted Corpse Witch early parole?
FWIW, Jeph stated that Beepatrice's face was a screen on Twitter at some point around her original introduction. Yes, I know that's a third-level of official rather than canon but, as it hasn't been explicitly Jossed, I'm sticking with it for now.Ah! Okay, that 'splains it - I don't Twit, or Tweet, or whatever it is. I have enough time-sinks on here as is.
...Clutch Cargo bots?:lol: :lol: :lol: You must be as old as I am! :lol: :lol: :lol:
That’s one possibility, but I think a secret government organization made a deal with her to get everything she knows about Spookybot.You don't think Spookybot *is* a secret government project then?
That’s one possibility, but I think a secret government organization made a deal with her to get everything she knows about Spookybot.You don't think Spookybot *is* a secret government project then?
Or is the government a secret Spookybot project? :? :-o :psyduck:It turns out that all AIs are just Spookybot inhabiting different chassis. And all humans, too.
Or is the government a secret Spookybot project? :? :-o :psyduck:
When she gave the dollar amount she said that the destination was a bank account, but I don't recall any info on the source of the money.
https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2502
In the case of Beepatrice's chassis, the 'face' is actually a LCD display screen so individuality becomes even easier to do.I'm not so convinced about the LCD physiognomy. When viewed in profile Beeps has a nose (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3952).
Edited to add:
I don't understand the technician's comment about a warranty form, since May's body is out of warranty.
I don't understand the technician's comment about a warranty form, since May's body is out of warranty.
Where'd the money May stole (well, tried to steal) come from?
Financial crimes in the US don't tend to be rigorously pursued and punished unlessMay demonstrated a weakness in what customers assume is a secure system. Even with a lower amount, a theft is a big deal because it diminishes investor confidence. No doubt there were entities in the bank that were disappointed with her prison sentence - they wanted her crucified.
1) The perpetrator is already low on the power scale (i.e. not rich)
2) You piss off enough powerful people
Yes, I'm saying that a bored May saw the jet whilst browsing the web (whilst hypothetically being at work), saw the price tag and immediately went out to steal enough money to buy it. She literally had the thought process of: "I want it but I need money. There is lots of money here, so I'll take some from there and use it to buy that body!" She was probably quite shocked when the Bank's security systems caught her basically immediately because she hadn't thought about the possibility of detection (or at all beyond "I want it so I'll take it"). Her sparkling personality probably made things worse ("It isn't as if those rich fucks would miss it!" isn't a good defence).
I've read that ficlet.Or is the government a secret Spookybot project? :? :-o :psyduck:It turns out that all AIs are just Spookybot inhabiting different chassis. And all humans, too.
Where'd the money May stole (well, tried to steal) come from?
Poor Roko, though! She'll never be comfortable around exposed anatomy! I hesitate to think how she'd handle having to go to a butcher's shop (or even if she'd be able to handle it at all)!
Poor Roko, though! She'll never be comfortable around exposed anatomy! I hesitate to think how she'd handle having to go to a butcher's shop (or even if she'd be able to handle it at all)!
I seem to remember her being perfectly fine with an AI walking into UR covered in cow...bits...
I think it's just AI anatomy that she's squeamish about.
I don't understand the technician's comment about a warranty form, since May's body is out of warranty.
I suspect it's some formal notice from a manufacturer's licensed tech that the unit is in poor condition and is beyond economical repair (total cost of repairs exceeds the resale value of the parts) and that the manufacturer recommends replacement.
There's an insurance term for that, in German it's "Totalschaden" - when repair costs exceed the value of the repaired thing. Insurances then will only pay the value of the thing at the time before the damage.
There's an insurance term for that, in German it's "Totalschaden" - when repair costs exceed the value of the repaired thing. Insurances then will only pay the value of the thing at the time before the damage.
The English term is "constructive total loss" - or it was, back in the '70s, when my mother was working in an insurance office.
I get the feeling that this 'minimum standard' is terrifyingly low. Basically:
- Can move at a normal pace without falling apart;
- All joints work;
- Batteries hold enough charge to last at least 1 hour;
- All systems that consume resources are compatible with standard civilian supplies;
- Thermal regulation system is able to tolerate light work without bursting into flames;
- All omponents have a MTUTF (Mean Time Until Total Failure) of greater than 24 hours.
You would think there would be a minimum standard for bodies you get on parole, or something. If only because the issues that might come up like, well, this case....
There's an insurance term for that, in German it's "Totalschaden" - when repair costs exceed the value of the repaired thing. Insurances then will only pay the value of the thing at the time before the damage.
The English term is "constructive total loss" - or it was, back in the '70s, when my mother was working in an insurance office.
There's an insurance term for that, in German it's "Totalschaden" - when repair costs exceed the value of the repaired thing. Insurances then will only pay the value of the thing at the time before the damage.
The English term is "constructive total loss" - or it was, back in the '70s, when my mother was working in an insurance office.
Here we just say "totaled".
Companion AIs seem to have their chassis paid for by their companion human.Agreed, they would seem to be relatively simple and, given the superior tech in the QC universe, within reach of normal consumer electronics prices. But the full size chassis, with a sophisticated sensory system and everything else, would seem to me to be getting on a couple of orders of magnitude more expensive. One might note Beepatrice' screen based features as possibly being a cost saving option.
Companion AIs seem to have their chassis paid for by their companion human. I don't remember seeing any explanation of how someone straight out of the creche gets their first body. Maybe they save up from jobs they can do from inside a server rack.
Has the methods by which AIs pay for chassis been explored? Early characters had low functional chassis that seemed to be sort of consumer electronics pricing, and full body upgrades (Momo, Winslow) very expensive. I'm reminded of Anne McCaffrey's ship who sang series, where the major characters are human brains encapsulated in spaceships which come with a debt that seems normally to take decades to pay off and is described in story as almost indented servitude.Economics don't exist in the QC-verse. See also, Union Robotics, or how Marigold was even supposed to pay for Momo's new chassis in the first place.
May doesn't seem to have had a humanoid body pre gaol and apparently gets a minimally functional one on release. Roko and Bubbles may have got one as part of their job, in which case perhaps there was a minimum contract period or something, but what about others?
Marigold basically does webwork for her dad's company. It just means that she can work from home.^^This^^
I agree with most of what you said OldGoat, but I wouldn't say that Marigold had a comfortable bank account, given that when she bought Momo's new chassis, she said that she would have to eat Ramen for a while. I would think that buying even a relatively cheap chassis would be akin to buying a small car (hence why May is having so much trouble with her chassis, it's a lemon).Again, the frugality thing. I've literally heard
No doubt that Momo getting a job helped with the financial situation, but I really wouldn't be surprised if Marigold nearly wiped out her savings.
Marigold basically does webwork for her dad's company. It just means that she can work from home.^^This^^
You wouldn't know it to look at her ("Self-esteem undetectable with current technology"), but she's actually damned good at it and actually earns a decent wage. Also, Marigold's naturally frugal and lives well within her means, so, at least in my head canon, she actually has a fairly comfortable bank account.
May - Barely getting by on the support of friends, would have either starved or turned to crime and gone back to prison if she were a meat person. Has turned to prostitution with Pintsize as her John for extra cash.
Again, the frugality thing. I've literally heardtightwadsfrugal people say, "I we buy that car we'll have to live on beans for a year." It's an expression and not meant literally. I absolutely agree that an android chassis costs about as much as an automobile and there's a similar range of models new and used.
Maybe it's a cultural viewpoint thing. Here in parts of the US it's not at all unusual for people to be spending a good chunk of their monthly income on car payments, especially 20-somethings who aren't really money savvy yet. I say some parts of the country. Where I'm from getting your driver's license was a rite of passage, but only about a third of the guys from Boston had a driver's license. Wide open spaces versus compact older cities with well developed public transportation.Again, the frugality thing. I've literally heardPerhaps, but the explosive nosebleed she suffered when the store assistant told her the price of the chassis was rather indicative of the fact that buying it would put a serious dent into her savings. And that's even assuming that Marigold made a one off payment. If buying a chassis is on par with buying a car, its more likely that you would be making a series of payments over months. Meaning that a significant portion of Marigold's paycheck every month was probably going to pay for Momo's new body.tightwadsfrugal people say, "I we buy that car we'll have to live on beans for a year." It's an expression and not meant literally. I absolutely agree that an android chassis costs about as much as an automobile and there's a similar range of models new and used.
The question then seems to be why May want simply place in a server rack, with access to the outside world, when she was released, but was put in a chassis in the first place. You'd think that would be the cheaper option.She's not allowed to earn money by renting out processor time. (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3828) It might be part of the same deal; it's easier to keep her out of systems she's not allowed to be in if she's physically running on a self-contained chassis.
The question then seems to be why May want simply place in a server rack, with access to the outside world, when she was released, but was put in a chassis in the first place. You'd think that would be the cheaper option.She's not allowed to earn money by renting out processor time. (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3828) It might be part of the same deal; it's easier to keep her out of systems she's not allowed to be in if she's physically running on a self-contained chassis.
I'm wondering what hinges on the outcome of this conversation because "comfortable" is incredibly subjective and could mean almost anything. On the other hand, OldGoat, my impression is that your argument behind the assertion that Marigold's bank account is "comfortable" is essentially: "You can't prove it's not." Which is not compelling, honestly.You're right, "comfort" is way too subjective. I'm thinking sufficient financial resources to weather a typical emergency. Put another way, not living paycheck to paycheck. She may not have a huge buffer, but she can make rent and groceries a couple months if a large, unexpected bill hits. Better?
Whatever "comfortable" means in your head, I'll say this much. A nosebleed, whatever you think it might indicate, does not scream "comfortable" to me. Regardless of whether it indicates that she's poor, or merely that she's uncomfortable with her savings taking that much of a hit - either way, it's hard to argue that someone who had that reaction feels comfortable.
I'm not entirely sure that counts as prostitution since May wants to avoid legal trouble. I think what she was doing with Pintsize is the human equivalent of women selling their used underwear to perverts.Would it be prostitution if they were humans?
I would suspect that an AI on parole has the equivalent of a ankle monitor. Their parole officer could track any online/ non-corporeal activity that way.The question then seems to be why May want simply place in a server rack, with access to the outside world, when she was released, but was put in a chassis in the first place. You'd think that would be the cheaper option.She's not allowed to earn money by renting out processor time. (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3828) It might be part of the same deal; it's easier to keep her out of systems she's not allowed to be in if she's physically running on a self-contained chassis.
That is the answer, of course, confirmed by today's comic. Regular meetings with her parole officer also preclude a stationary chassis - such as an assembly arm. As I suspected, it's not much to do with the parolee's wishes, as with the restraints inherent in their parole.
Seeing how connected most AI, even in the more basic chassis, are, however, I'm not sure if it does keep her out of systems. Anyway, I imagine even if it is self contained, that connection is just a usb wifi-connector away.
Wasn't the chassis Momo originally asked for, not the one she settled for, USD30,000? That gives us a point of reference.And Roko's top of the range chassis was 20K more than the previous year's model.
We have too many temps where I work with that mentality in regards to other people's tools.Yes, I'm saying that a bored May saw the jet whilst browsing the web (whilst hypothetically being at work), saw the price tag and immediately went out to steal enough money to buy it. She literally had the thought process of: "I want it but I need money. There is lots of money here, so I'll take some from there and use it to buy that body!" She was probably quite shocked when the Bank's security systems caught her basically immediately because she hadn't thought about the possibility of detection (or at all beyond "I want it so I'll take it"). Her sparkling personality probably made things worse ("It isn't as if those rich fucks would miss it!" isn't a good defence).
"What if I see something that I want to take, and it belongs to someone else?"
"You'll be arrested."
"But what if I want it more than the person who has it?"
"Still illegal."
"That doesn't follow. No, I want it more, sir, you understand?"
Is it possible that was a jab at Apple?The newspost text is "iphone joke". So yes.