Though I am tempted at this stage to take a large heavy object to it.
Yay cucumber sandwiches!
Edit: Just noticed that Winslow has a really, really low serial number. But of course Dr. E-C knows somebody at Apple who can get him one of the first models off the production line.
Well, I oppose 1 km/h speed.
That means Winslow manages 1,000 meter in 3,600 seconds.
So he can travel 1 meter in 3.6 seconds. With two feet that are basically fixed distance at at most 0.1 meters away from each other. At most because for example the iPhone 6 is 0.067m wide. And this while having to holding balance since he cannot get up again once he falls.
That means he makes a maximum step every 0.36 seconds, or a half step every 0.18 seconds - at more than 5 steps per second. I'd say thats hopelessly impossible, given the extremely disfunctional, non-optimized for walking form of his body.
I would rather estimate he takes about 0.8 seconds to make a single normal, half-maximum step, which would be approx 0.05m, if he's in a real hurry. That would result in a maximum speed of 225 meter per hour.
Monday Morningitis and a faulty Smoke Alarm I can't reach and is making an irritating, high pitched whine. Waiting on the Maintenance Guy to show up to deal with it
Though I am tempted at this stage to take a large heavy object to it.
He might have melted them to create a larger, heavier one.
The lug wrench to find them...He might have melted them to create a larger, heavier one.
The lug wrench to rule them all...
The lug wrench to find them...He might have melted them to create a larger, heavier one.
The lug wrench to rule them all...
Well, I still have my lugwrench, but I'm NOT loaning it to Kugai.I like it. Putting your lugwrench out to stud. I
(I want to keep it safe so that if there are any other unmelted lugwrenches out there, I can start a breeding program and reintroduce the wild lugwrench to these forums)
I just noticed something in today's comic... if Jeph's going to be Canadian now, he's going to have to start spelling like a Canadian. Which means that Winslow has a pleasant demeanour. :roll:
Considering Canada's in North America, aren't Canadians also Americans? :psyduck:I just noticed something in today's comic... if Jeph's going to be Canadian now, he's going to have to start spelling like a Canadian. Which means that Winslow has a pleasant demeanour. :roll:
Well, he's not full Canadian. He's Americanadian.
Thinking of names for people from places, "Wisconsinite" sounds like something that would be harmful to a lactose-intolerant version of Superman.
We call ourselves "American" because "United Statesian" sounds weird.
I'M a Wisconsinite.
I don't say that with much pride as I used to, though. :(
We call ourselves "American" because "United Statesian" sounds weird.The architect Frank Lloyd Wright suggested "Usonian". Australians are easy, because we have (almost) an entire continent to ourselves!
Chinese, People's Republic of China.The issues of Chinese citizenship and identity are rather complex. There are plenty of people who would call themselves "Chinese" who are not citizens of the People's Republic. Technically, for example, the citizens of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are "Chinese", or rather 中国人. We also have terms like 华人 (Huárén) where we identify ourselves as part of the Chinese people, regardless of our residence or nationality. Compare and contrast with the distinction between a Jew and an Israeli. I think of myself as 汉人 (Hànrén - an ethnic Han)，华人 (Huárén = of the Chinese people)，and 澳大利亚人 (Àodàlìyàrén - an Australian).
Connecticuter (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Connecticuter), apparently. I want to read that as Connecti-cute-er, but apparently it is Connecti-cut-er, despite the lack of a double-t. Is a woman from Michigan called a Michigoose?We call ourselves "American" because "United Statesian" sounds weird.The architect Frank Lloyd Wright suggested "Usonian". Australians are easy, because we have (almost) an entire continent to ourselves!Chinese, People's Republic of China.The issues of Chinese citizenship and identity are rather complex. There are plenty of people who would call themselves "Chinese" who are not citizens of the People's Republic. Technically, for example, the citizens of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are "Chinese", or rather 中国人. We also have terms like 华人 (Huárén) where we identify ourselves as part of the Chinese people, regardless of our residence or nationality. Compare and contrast with the distinction between a Jew and an Israeli. I think of myself as 汉人 (Hànrén - an ethnic Han)，华人 (Huárén = of the Chinese people)，and 澳大利亚人 (Àodàlìyàrén - an Australian).
I'M a Wisconsinite.
I don't say that with much pride as I used to, though. :(
I'll still put it up there so that everyone knows what I'm talking about when I emphasise that I realise that this strip actually has nothing to do with any of the continuing arcs.
What the hell ya doin' to Pintsize Marten??!!!
Hey Asuka made it to the party.I don't get that reference.
I wonder what the conversation between Bubbles and Momo will be like.
Did Bubbles put on lipstick?
For some reason whenever Hannelore meets a working class non-companion robot I always expect there to be quiet existential confrontation like with Roy Batty and Dr Tyrell.
I don't get that reference.
Hey Asuka made it to the party.
I don't get that reference.
"I've done... questionable things."
Should Faye improve her diet now to draw the line under her previous life and start a healthy alcohol-free lifestyle, or should she limit herself to one major change at a time and comfort herself with incendiary food?
"I've done... questionable things."
"And produced...questionable content"
Technically, for example, the citizens of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are "Chinese", or rather 中国人."Central Land Person" right? Is "Zhong guo ren" close to the right pronunciation, or am I completely wrong?
We also have terms like 华人 (Huárén) where we identify ourselves as part of the Chinese people, regardless of our residence or nationality. Compare and contrast with the distinction between a Jew and an Israeli. I think of myself as 汉人 (Hànrén - an ethnic Han)，华人 (Huárén = of the Chinese people)，and 澳大利亚人 (Àodàlìyàrén - an Australian).Given how many 华人 helped form Australia from the middle 1800s, and who form a distinct cultural group from those arriving later - and how BIG China is with so many ethnicities apart from the 汉人 majority - it's complicated.
"I've done... questionable things."
"And produced...questionable content"
then Berkshire
Momo's reaction was even better than I could've imagined.
"I've done... questionable things."
"And produced...questionable content"
I've heard that because alcoholics get used to drinking their calories, they replace alcohol with sugary drinks, and end up with more energy intake.
Momo's reaction was even better than I could've imagined.
And intriguing...could she be speaking literally? Could Bubbles be some kind of AI royalty in exile?
Significantly moreso than sugar, if memory serves. So the same amount of calories in alcohol given to sugar instead will give quite a boost if they were a heavy drinker.
"I've done... questionable things."
"And produced...questionable content"
And that's how QC will end.I've heard that because alcoholics get used to drinking their calories, they replace alcohol with sugary drinks, and end up with more energy intake.
Isn't alcohol pretty calorie dense too?
Momo's reaction was even better than I could've imagined.
And intriguing...could she be speaking literally? Could Bubbles be some kind of AI royalty in exile?
Does anyone else think that Bubbles' s height seems flexible by a few inches?
I thought Gordon was Gary?Did I forget something?
Does anyone else think that Bubbles' s height seems flexible by a few inches?
I thought Gordon was Gary?Did I forget something?
"Central Land Person" right? Is "Zhong guo ren" close to the right pronunciation, or am I completely wrong?"Central land person(s)" is literally correct. As for the pronunciation of Zhōngguórén, there are some tricky bits if you read the pinyin romanisation without knowing the "rules":
Momo has a crush <3When it comes to Bubbles, it is better to crush than be crushed.
I think Momo just broke
Steve is gonna try and hit that. I can see it in his eyes. God-speed, Steve.
Steve is gonna try and hit that. I can see it in his eyes. God-speed, Steve.
Nah, dude. Show her a good time first. Don't rush it.
Am I too sensitive to aggressive physical touch that I feel extremely bothered to Bubble's behaviour against Marten? I wouldn't be able to take that crap from any stranger at my house.I just think Marten's used to it at this point.
Am I too sensitive to aggressive physical touch that I feel extremely bothered to Bubble's behaviour against Marten? I wouldn't be able to take that crap from any stranger at my house.
Isn't alcohol pretty calorie dense too?
Aww, how could you forget the cute geometry dog?Haha I know, especially since I stare at it for a few cycles every time I see it. I'm just forgetful.
then Berkshire
Snap (I'm from Reading).
then Berkshire
Snap (I'm from Reading).
I was born at 36 Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, Berks. But it was very different in 1958. The fields I used to watch the fox hunts traverse - now Lower Earley, tar and cement.
...Either Sheboygan or Waukesha, from how you describe it.
Assuming it's the same spiderbot.
I was born at 36 Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, Berks. But it was very different in 1958. The fields I used to watch the fox hunts traverse - now Lower Earley, tar and cement.Shanghai has been transformed since I lived there as a little girl; it does not even smell the same. The rather "Soviet-looking" concrete block of flats we lived in is just gone (no loss), and the neighbourhood is unrecognisable. Here's a .gif (http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18whf7rdc5oflgif/ku-bigpic.gif) showing the Pudong waterfront; I was five years old when the "before" pic was taken.
I wonder what Bubbles reaction is going to be when she finds out Hanner's the daughter of 'The Father of AI'?
Considering how 'Fangirly' some have gotten *coughcoughClintoncoughcough*, it will be interesting to see how Bubbles acts..
It was a nickname given to me by the human members of my squad. I kept it to honor their memory.OUCH.
Wouldnt humans be banned from the frontlines if AIs would be that advanced ? Seriously, even if you assume AIs are "sentient", they are still programs and you can make a backup of the AI at any time ... of humans, not so much.
Well, that's sad but a lot of readers guessed that it would be something like this. So, I suppose that Bubbles' behaviour is some AI version of PTSD then.
Roh Ro.
I suspect Bubbles could do with a therapist - or a friend. Jeph's pretty good at characterisation, and the few times I've seen someone say something like that, something pretty darned horrific had happened to cause it.
QuoteIt was a nickname given to me by the human members of my squad. I kept it to honor their memory.OUCH.
Wouldnt humans be banned from the frontlines if AIs would be that advanced ? Seriously, even if you assume AIs are "sentient", they are still programs and you can make a backup of the AI at any time ... of humans, not so much.
Seriously, that has got to be the most explicitly dark event referenced in QC