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Title: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 25 Oct 2015, 02:18

Hey! Look! I actually started a WCDT! Get out the DeLorean!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Detachable Felix on 25 Oct 2015, 03:44

*when you feel like adding a poll option just because you can*

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 25 Oct 2015, 10:39

Hah, hah.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 12:08

Wow, okay, this entertained me

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 25 Oct 2015, 12:42

Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

(Okay, it was only about 1.4k strips ago, but bear with me)

I was routinely starting the WCDT and doing the poll thingy.

And then, Scott Walker came and stole my sunshine.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 25 Oct 2015, 13:00

He has returned!!!!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Zebediah on 25 Oct 2015, 18:53

Comic's up.

Now apologize for yelling about anime.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 19:04

Steve, that is a level of drunk I can't say I've achieved. Is the commode comfortable?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: mustang6172 on 25 Oct 2015, 19:16

What was Marigold drinking?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Schmee on 25 Oct 2015, 19:55

I though Faye was sober - why's she saying 'Hanenrs'?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: cesium133 on 25 Oct 2015, 19:58

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSNSiAbWsAEoyzo.png)
(from Jeph's Twitter)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Morituri on 25 Oct 2015, 21:35

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 19:04

Steve, that is a level of drunk I can't say I've achieved. Is the commode comfortable?

Eh.  It ain't entirely stupid if you drove there and it's too late for public transportation or taxis.  A bathtub and some sofa cushions is a lot more comfortable than a hospital bed and a bunch of broken bones.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 25 Oct 2015, 21:40

Quote from: Morituri on 25 Oct 2015, 21:35

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 19:04

Steve, that is a level of drunk I can't say I've achieved. Is the commode comfortable?

Eh.  It ain't entirely stupid if you drove there and it's too late for public transportation or taxis.  A bathtub and some sofa cushions is a lot more comfortable than a hospital bed and a bunch of broken bones.

This. Trust me. I know whereof I doth speak.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 25 Oct 2015, 22:02

It looks like Jeph is starting to give early (when he's done with them) strips to Patreon subscribers now.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Dust on 25 Oct 2015, 22:15

Quote from: Morituri on 25 Oct 2015, 21:35

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 19:04

Steve, that is a level of drunk I can't say I've achieved. Is the commode comfortable?

Eh.  It ain't entirely stupid if you drove there and it's too late for public transportation or taxis.  A bathtub and some sofa cushions is a lot more comfortable than a hospital bed and a bunch of broken bones.

I did the "wake up Sunday morning, with 9 people squeezed into a one bedroom flat" thing as a youth. I've seen people sleep in bean-bags, across bean-bags, under tables, on tables, in dining chairs... can't say the tub got any usage. Maybe we were just picky.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 26 Oct 2015, 00:14

I think that this is yet another long, drawn out moment in the "Oh my God, was I ever like  this?" horrible realisation night for Faye. To summarise my reading experience:

• Has May made another enemy or doth Faye protest too much?
• Apologetic Marigold and Hannelore are both almost painfully cute;
• That's nice Steve but Marten and Faye sort of need that room. On the couch with you!

"Marten? From now on, our parties here are gonna be dry."

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 26 Oct 2015, 00:47

As far as 3 goes, you're forgetting drunk "logic".  There were more times than I'd like to admit where I woke up on my *own* couch without remembering how I even got home.  Since my bed was actually a shorter distance away, this made no sense whatsoever to a sober person.  I'm just glad that said couch was fairly comfy.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Lubricus on 26 Oct 2015, 01:34

Your drunk logic was probably something like "If I go to bed, I have to brush my teeth and remove my clothes and so on. I'll just lie down on the couch to relax a bit first".

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tova on 26 Oct 2015, 02:57

I've exceeded my daily allowance of gratuitous doth.  :wink:

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 26 Oct 2015, 04:37

Wait a minute, YOU'RE doing the thread?

Of course. It's like riding a bicycle.    5 (20%)
But you're not Australian! Or British! Or Kiwi!!    1 (4%)
[No, but I am - Felix :P ]    2 (8%)  <=== Cheater :P ;)
These are Poll Options?    5 (20%)
Spathe Ham and Waffles.    4 (16%)
DORD.    3 (12%)
Better selections later.    5 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 25

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 26 Oct 2015, 05:01

I voted because... yeah, because everyone knows that Dale and Marigold are the sort of people for whom incredibly detailed analysis and debate of tropes and shipping in animé is far more important than life or death.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Oct 2015, 11:17

Would it have been better or worse if Bubbles had tried the AnthroPC equivalent of drinking?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 26 Oct 2015, 13:33

[RodSerlingVoice]Imagine. if you will, a Downcyled Combat AI 'Pretending' to be drunk with PTSD and Introvert issues.[/RodSerlingVoice]


I suspect that Steve is going to get an early shower courtesy of the Pugnacious Peach.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Oct 2015, 18:18

Oh, yes. Wonderful. This is the banter I've missed.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: SomeCanadianWeirdo on 26 Oct 2015, 18:47

Yeah, tonight's strip is a throwback to days gone by, where our heroes would happily snark at each other.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 26 Oct 2015, 19:36

I remember being the first non-jwhouk in a long time to start a WCDT. A long time ago, before I was a mod.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 26 Oct 2015, 19:45

"Fuck-pics, or it didn't happen!"

"Out, May!"

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 27 Oct 2015, 00:15

Well, that was... eccentric. I can't help but wonder how long Marten has been holding that fictional anecdote in reserve, hoping for an opening!

Of course, I may be doing him an injustice here. Do I really have any reason to believe that this isn't true? I mean... this is Veronica we're talking about here. Based on his father's wedding, I think that we can be sure that the people she calls family are at least as weird as she is.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 27 Oct 2015, 02:08

Quote from: Tova on 26 Oct 2015, 02:57

I've exceeded my daily allowance of gratuitous doth.  :wink:

Better get that checked.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Lubricus on 27 Oct 2015, 02:25

I'm not sure how much I like getting the QC strips earlier through Patreon. I mean, it's nice to get them a bit early, but I worry that I might stop visiting the site, and thus this forum. Ah, well, I'm going to have to go to the site for Alice anyway, I guess.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 27 Oct 2015, 14:11

I'm not sure I want to know about the Goat Entrails thing


And does that mean that Marten in The Chosen One?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Oct 2015, 14:20

Quote from: Lubricus on 27 Oct 2015, 02:25

I'm not sure how much I like getting the QC strips earlier through Patreon. I mean, it's nice to get them a bit early, but I worry that I might stop visiting the site, and thus this forum. Ah, well, I'm going to have to go to the site for Alice anyway, I guess.

I didn't open the email with the strip in it until after I saw it live on the site :P

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: improvnerd on 27 Oct 2015, 16:05

I don't understand the problem.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Rghfrgl on 27 Oct 2015, 16:45

Quote from: Lubricus on 27 Oct 2015, 02:25

I'm not sure how much I like getting the QC strips earlier through Patreon.

If nothing else we WILL end up with strips being uploaded out of order.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: DSL on 27 Oct 2015, 19:07

Quote from: Kugai on 27 Oct 2015, 14:11

I'm not sure I want to know about the Goat Entrails thing


And does that mean that Marten in The Chosen One?

As long as it doesn't mean he's lying limbless in lava, shouting, "Come back  that I may smite thee!"

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Zebediah on 27 Oct 2015, 19:23

Comic's up.

I may never drink milk again.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Oct 2015, 19:31

Last panel is ripe for recaptioning.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: chaospersonified on 27 Oct 2015, 19:36

Oh, Pintsize, you rascal, putting things in peoples food and drinks.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tova on 27 Oct 2015, 19:42

Quote from: Zebediah on 27 Oct 2015, 19:23

I may never drink milk again.

I've had trouble drinking milk since watching Primer.

Also, is it technically possible to sleep through breakfast?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Oct 2015, 19:59

Not really. Breakfast is whenever you wake up.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: cesium133 on 27 Oct 2015, 20:07

McDonald's has breakfast all day here in the future. (yay, I guess?)

Only McMuffins, no biscuits. (boo)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: mustang6172 on 27 Oct 2015, 20:14

If you want biscuits, move south.

Riddle:  How is Pintsize like Bill Cosby?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Thrudd on 27 Oct 2015, 20:16

Quote from: Zebediah on 27 Oct 2015, 19:23

Comic's up.

I may never drink milk again.

Been there.
Said that.
Never touched the stuff straight again and even then, not without "the pills".
I miss ice-cream and cheesecake

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 27 Oct 2015, 20:32

Claire seems like a different person without her glasses.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 Oct 2015, 20:36

Ahh, I knew something was different!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 27 Oct 2015, 20:57

She *does* sometimes use contacts.  It is rare enough, though that they probably don't work as well, or are just uncomfortable. 

Quote from: chaospersonified on 27 Oct 2015, 19:36

Oh, Pintsize, you rascal, putting things in peoples food and drinks.

It *sucks*  Last time it happened to me, I fell afoul of a co-worker's retaliation for a previous act on my part.  Even though I "had it coming", it was still unpleasant.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 27 Oct 2015, 21:06

Quote from: cesium133 on 27 Oct 2015, 20:07

McDonald's has breakfast all day here in the future. (yay, I guess?)

Only McMuffins, no biscuits. (boo)

As a southerner, I can confirm that we do, indeed, get biscuits at McDs.

My wife found out the hard way one late night, though, that "all day" is NOT the same thing as "24 Hours".

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 27 Oct 2015, 21:17

I still miss Macca's Bacon,Egg and Cheese Bagel.  One fo the few foods they serve that I like.


I don't want to know what he put in the Milk.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: chaospersonified on 27 Oct 2015, 21:32

Quote from: hedgie on 27 Oct 2015, 20:57

It *sucks*  Last time it happened to me, I fell afoul of a co-worker's retaliation for a previous act on my part.  Even though I "had it coming", it was still unpleasant.

If I didn't know you were a foreigner, I'd suspect you were a former roommate of mine. He never had any proof it was me, so there was no confrontation, just entertainment for me and confusion for him as to the foul flavor of his orange juice.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 27 Oct 2015, 21:42

I'm from the US.  This case was part of the mutual pranking that we did to alleviate boredom at slow times.  The suddenly super-sugary drink (when I don't like sugar) was just one part of her retaliation for me tossing a giant spoonful of whipping cream that ended up landing on her cleavage (I was aiming at her head).  She almost fell on the ground just laughing at the face I made. 

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: LilBlueSky on 27 Oct 2015, 23:23

Ohh Pintsize...   can't live with him, couldn't kill him if we tried... might as well join him.

*whistles innocently while messin' with the coffee machine*

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Rghfrgl on 27 Oct 2015, 23:34

If this were just 4 panels of Claire happily eating cereal like in panel 1 I'd have no complaints.

But as is that was a pretty good punchline.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: DonInKansas on 28 Oct 2015, 00:04

There could be possible drama if Claire didn't leave enough cereal for Steve.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 28 Oct 2015, 00:12

It just suddenly hit me... Pintsize is a masochist; he gets a high from being punched, smashed and disassembled! It's the only explanation I can think of for him continually pulling tricks like this, especially on people like Faye and Bubbles! Even if we take an optimistic approach and assume that he's just messing with the ladies' heads, he's still inviting retaliation and, look at the smile! He's looking forward to it!

No great surprise that Faye isn't a morning person. Although a prurient part of me wonders just what may have happened that made Claire decide that it is a bee-oo-tee-ful morning. It might also explain the lack of Marten.

[edit]
Prediction for tomorrow:
Marten (possibly unshaven) enters the kitchen to find Faye with Pintsize's head under her arm whilst Claire is banging it with a ladle like it was a bell or something. Naturally, Marten just doesn't want to know the details.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 28 Oct 2015, 02:48

Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over...

May will prove +1 Insightful towards Faye's issues with Bubbles.    4 (16.7%)
Hanerns will become a new character in the strip!    2 (8.3%)
Marigold and Dale = can't help arguing over Manga.    2 (8.3%)
Steve'll shave his head in the bathroom this time (we hope).    4 (16.7%)
Pintsize is still in pieces in the kitchen. ALL. OVER. the KITCHEN.    2 (8.3%)
DORD.    5 (20.8%)
Spathe Ham with Waffles and Purple Monkey Dinosaurs.    0 (0%)
"Next Time, I'm un-spiking everyone's drinks."    1 (4.2%)
and Detachable Felix will still add his own poll option because he's a jerk.    4 (16.7%)

Total Members Voted: 24

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 28 Oct 2015, 02:56

And in that moment, Claire knew.
In the dark recesses of her soul, she knew.
That knowledge that would haunt her for the rest of her days, until the ending of time.
She knew exactly why her boyfriend slept through breakfast!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: zmeiat_joro on 28 Oct 2015, 04:20

Quote from: Dust on 25 Oct 2015, 22:15

Quote from: Morituri on 25 Oct 2015, 21:35

Quote from: chaospersonified on 25 Oct 2015, 19:04

Steve, that is a level of drunk I can't say I've achieved. Is the commode comfortable?

Eh.  It ain't entirely stupid if you drove there and it's too late for public transportation or taxis.  A bathtub and some sofa cushions is a lot more comfortable than a hospital bed and a bunch of broken bones.

I did the "wake up Sunday morning, with 9 people squeezed into a one bedroom flat" thing as a youth. I've seen people sleep in bean-bags, across bean-bags, under tables, on tables, in dining chairs... can't say the tub got any usage. Maybe we were just picky.

I actually once slept in a bathtub with two other girls.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: zmeiat_joro on 28 Oct 2015, 04:23

Quote from: BenRG on 27 Oct 2015, 00:15

Well, that was... eccentric. I can't help but wonder how long Marten has been holding that fictional anecdote in reserve, hoping for an opening!

Of course, I may be doing him an injustice here. Do I really have any reason to believe that this isn't true? I mean... this is Veronica we're talking about here. Based on his father's wedding, I think that we can be sure that the people she calls family are at least as weird as she is.

I don't find that comment particularly unusualy for Marten, in fact it seems like just the kind of thing he would say?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 28 Oct 2015, 06:46

Of course, Pintsize doesn't even have to have put anything in the milk... Just said that he did and sit back and watch the chaos as they try to figure out what. And then probably enjoy being disassembled/shoved into the freezer again. mmmm waffles.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 06:49

Oh, I'm sure he didn't put anything in.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 28 Oct 2015, 06:56

Quote from: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 06:49

Oh, I'm sure he didn't put anything in.

Never underestimate the power of the placebo effect!

Remember that Pintsize finds odd ways to help people; ways that most companion AnthroPCs would never dare to attempt. This could be just him playing with Claire and Faye's heads (in the former case, as revenge for the LOOM). However, there just might be some deeper intent at work here.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Zebediah on 28 Oct 2015, 11:17

Quote from: Method of Madness on 27 Oct 2015, 19:31

Last panel is ripe for recaptioning.

Yeah, it could easily happen next week.   :wink:

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Truec on 28 Oct 2015, 15:02

Considering Faye had a habit of putting questionable things into peoples' coffee while at Coffee of Doom, it seems fitting that she in turn has to deal with having questionable things added to her beverages.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: gopher on 28 Oct 2015, 15:45

Maybe one day Faye will work out the difference between sass and being a threatening Marseille.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 28 Oct 2015, 16:32

But that day is not today!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 19:41

Wow, I really like this side of Claire. Panel five might be my favorite thing Jeph has ever drawn.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 28 Oct 2015, 19:46

"Don't mess with a librarian". That should be on a T-shirt.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 28 Oct 2015, 19:52

I think Pintsize has just met his match :-D

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: neurocase on 28 Oct 2015, 19:56

I already loved Claire as a character, but I think this strip made me fall a little bit in love with Claire, and there's a distinction there.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 19:59

Honestly...yeah, same.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Gladstone on 28 Oct 2015, 20:03

Quote from: Kugai on 28 Oct 2015, 19:52

I think Pintsize has just met his match :-D

I always knew Claire would be able to hold her own.  This strip is so much better than 2896 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2896).

Also, I decided to take a break from the comic after that pointless episode with the Pizza Summoner, and it looks like QC became interesting and fun again while I was gone.  I missed a hell of a party.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: downtowneddie on 28 Oct 2015, 20:09

GeoCities web pages from 2001 (and yeah, I had one) - a fate worse than death. You go, Claire!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: downtowneddie on 28 Oct 2015, 20:16

Also, and I've just noticed this - the Q.C. cast page has been updated. The position of the characters is the same, just a few updated things like job status (e.g., Faye) and relationships (e.g., Claire) http://questionablecontent.net/cast.php

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: bhtooefr on 28 Oct 2015, 20:18

Damn, Claire.

I suspect that's the most serious threat Pintsize has ever gotten - he's gotten wishes that he would be slowly and messily devoured by fiery electromagnetic destroyosaurs (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=348), but he didn't think that those even existed, and it was just a wish, not a threat that it'd happen.

And, Claire's proving that she really didn't need 2896 to happen. She can defend herself, thank you very much.

I do wonder if there'll be a rift somewhere, though, between Marten and someone. Pintsize broke his agreement with Marten, but Claire just threatened Pintsize with a mindwipe (his entire memory capacity being filled with Geocities implying that the rest was erased to make room for it).

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 20:21

Quote from: downtowneddie on 28 Oct 2015, 20:16

Also, and I've just noticed this - the Q.C. cast page has been updated. The position of the characters is the same, just a few updated things like job status (e.g., Faye) and relationships (e.g., Claire) http://questionablecontent.net/cast.php

He needs to fix Marigold, unless Angus hasn't moved yet?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: cesium133 on 28 Oct 2015, 20:25

Quote from: bhtooefr on 28 Oct 2015, 20:18

Damn, Claire.

I suspect that's the most serious threat Pintsize has ever gotten - he's gotten wishes that he would be slowly and messily devoured by fiery electromagnetic destroyosaurs (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=348), but he didn't think that those even existed, and it was just a wish, not a threat that it'd happen.

Marten once threatened to install Windows ME on Pintsize. That seems like a pretty serious threat.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Magniras on 28 Oct 2015, 20:26

I am aroused and terrified.  Terroroused.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 20:33

Quote from: cesium133 on 28 Oct 2015, 20:25

Quote from: bhtooefr on 28 Oct 2015, 20:18

Damn, Claire.

I suspect that's the most serious threat Pintsize has ever gotten - he's gotten wishes that he would be slowly and messily devoured by fiery electromagnetic destroyosaurs (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=348), but he didn't think that those even existed, and it was just a wish, not a threat that it'd happen.

Marten once threatened to install Windows ME on Pintsize. That seems like a pretty serious threat.

They really are perfect for each other!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: SubaruStephen on 28 Oct 2015, 20:34

Panel #4 needs a "LOOM" behind Claire

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 28 Oct 2015, 20:41

Quote from: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 19:41

Wow, I really like this side of Claire. Panel five might be my favorite thing Jeph has ever drawn.

I can't decide between panel five and panel four.

EDIT: I should point out that I think Claire is bluffing and doesn't really have USLOC data on her USB.  This would, IMO, only make her threat that much more badass, however.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Undrneath on 28 Oct 2015, 20:42

Quote from: SubaruStephen on 28 Oct 2015, 20:34

Panel #4 needs a "LOOM" behind Claire

Seems to me to be more of a "GLOWER" than a "LOOM".

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Estron on 28 Oct 2015, 20:47

Quote from: neurocase on 28 Oct 2015, 19:56

I already loved Claire as a character, but I think this strip made me fall a little bit in love with Claire, and there's a distinction there.

I haven't posted here in forever, but reading this strip got me saying out loud, "My God, I think I'm in love with Claire."  Couple that with the vintage randomness-spouting by Marten and Faye on Tuesday, and I'm really liking this QC week.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 28 Oct 2015, 20:49

Quote from: Estron on 28 Oct 2015, 20:47

Quote from: neurocase on 28 Oct 2015, 19:56

I already loved Claire as a character, but I think this strip made me fall a little bit in love with Claire, and there's a distinction there.

I haven't posted here in forever, but reading this strip got me saying out loud, "My God, I think I'm in love with Claire."  Couple that with the vintage randomness-spouting by Marten and Faye on Tuesday, and I'm really liking this QC week.

All we need now is a strip referencing obscure indy bands and it'll be old home week here at QC.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 Oct 2015, 21:04

Quote from: cucumber error on 28 Oct 2015, 20:41

Pretty sure he did, didn't Dale move in?

No, May moved in with Dale, and they just spend a lot of time at each others' apartments. At least I think so.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 28 Oct 2015, 21:13

If I recall, Momo is now occupying the room Angus left, and is now paying half the rent.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: NyxDarkness on 28 Oct 2015, 23:05

As I gaze upon the second to last panel of 3079, I realize there are feelings welling up from within me that I never thought I would have.... Claire is seriously 100% sexy. I used to think she was cute, but there's SO much more to it...

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: QuestionableIntentions on 28 Oct 2015, 23:46

I'm probably get hell for my opinion: Am I the only one getting a bit tired of practically every female character written being a badass? (Even Hanners can assert herself, i don't think we have ever seen any of the males do that.) Not just in QC but in other stuff as well?

It's like every author is afraid to write timid or not-smart or, well, weak female characters.

But it would make for a much more realistic cast and story.

I liked timid, dorky Claire.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 28 Oct 2015, 23:59

I take it that it's a wider range of character types that you would find realistic, not that you think weak timid non-smart women are more realistic.

Hannelore is no Emma Peel, Raven never showed any fighting ability, and as for Cosette or Marigold ...

Badasses in a peaceful environment make for good humor. Broadsword in a coffee shop? Funny.

There's also the comic's overall theme of people overcoming limits and problems. Claire fighting timidity is part of the same pattern as Faye learning to allow relationships and Hannelore living a kinda-sorta normal life.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tova on 29 Oct 2015, 00:23

I'll just add that Marten is perfectly capable of asserting himself when he needs to. And on those occasions, the forums all reliably respond by saying something along the lines of "OMG has Marten grown a spine?" and then apparently forget all about it until the next time it happens.

None of the characters are 100% confident in 100% of situations. That seems fairly realistic to me.

Claire was very confident here because she could fall back on an area of her particular expertise.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 29 Oct 2015, 00:26

So, I'm not a tech head. Would I be right in saying that, basically, Claire has threatened to simply lobotomise Pintsize by dumping a snapshot of the entire Internet a few years back straight onto his memory?

Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 28 Oct 2015, 23:46

I'm probably get hell for my opinion: Am I the only one getting a bit tired of practically every female character written being a badass? (Even Hanners can assert herself, i don't think we have ever seen any of the males do that.) Not just in QC but in other stuff as well?

It's like every author is afraid to write timid or not-smart or, well, weak female characters.

But it would make for a much more realistic cast and story.

I liked timid, dorky Claire.

Actually, none of Jeph's characters are like that and never have been. Claire has always had an aggressive, assertive side; it just was that it took specific circumstances to bring it out... like today.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Rghfrgl on 29 Oct 2015, 00:27

This is not a serious situation. Claire's still a timid person. She was timid in yesterdays comic, which in comic time was like, 30 seconds ago.

Quote

It's like every author is afraid to write timid or not-smart or, well, weak female characters.

I want to point out I wouldn't say Claire was weak at all. While timid and nervous that never really stops her from going after what she wants in life.

You could probably chalk up Marigold for all three though.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 29 Oct 2015, 00:34

Quote from: BenRG on 29 Oct 2015, 00:26

So, I'm not a tech head. Would I be right in saying that, basically, Claire has threatened to simply lobotomise Pintsize by dumping a snapshot of the entire Internet a few years back straight onto his memory?

Yes, but just the index is enough.  And Pintsize would have all of his pr0n overwritten.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Akima on 29 Oct 2015, 02:02

I imagine it is like that scene that was never shot, in that Indiana Jones movie that was never made, where the brain of that Russian psychic/scientist/agent wasn't incinerated by a knowledge download.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 29 Oct 2015, 02:58

Quote from: BenRG on 29 Oct 2015, 00:26

So, I'm not a tech head. Would I be right in saying that, basically, Claire has threatened to simply lobotomise Pintsize by dumping a snapshot of the entire Internet a few years back straight onto his memory?

I'm thinking this is basically it.

Of course, I also think it's a bluff, because what server at Smif could even come close to using that dongle?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: bhtooefr on 29 Oct 2015, 03:22

Well, although she states it's a USLOC dongle, it actually has a real-world equivalent (including in the scale of the data), and that'd be downloading the Internet Archive's index.

In any case, there's differing time scales of information here, but as of December 2014, the Internet Archive has 50 PB of storage, with 9.6 PB in the Wayback Machine, 9.8 PB in the books/music/video collection. As of July 1, 2015, the Wayback Machine itself is 23 PB of storage (for a total of 32.8 PB), and growing by 50-60 TB per week.

However, we don't care about the database, we care about the index. As of January 2014, the Wayback Machine had 378,825,513,000 CDX records. Let's say 512 bytes per record, that's a high estimate, but we'll go with it. So, back then, just the index was 194 TB. It's likely tripled or quadrupled in size since then.

(It's worth noting that the USLOC's digital archive is "only" 5 PB: http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2015/08/experts-corner-collection-development-officer-joseph-puccio/)

I'll also assume that the archive is at modern levels, despite the setting being possibly 2006. AIs will increase the size of the database.

So, assuming that Pintsize's OS doesn't have proper disk space management, any drive you could possibly put in Pintsize would be wiped. However, a very large server could feasibly handle that index - if we're going with the setting being 2006, you were looking at 750 GB HDDs for nearline storage. We'll go with 3 U of rack space for 16 3.5" drives, 42 U per rack, 168 TB per rack. So, four racks full of SAN, and you've got enough storage for the entire index and all student data. It'd certainly have to be a school that's serious about keeping a local index of the archive, but...

Of course, this is also something that you wouldn't just hand to an intern. This is something that not even Tai, and not even the head librarian, would have as a physical object like that, most likely. It'd be a shell script run by a cron job on their server, most likely.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 29 Oct 2015, 03:51

Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over...

May will prove +1 Insightful towards Faye's issues with Bubbles.    5 (14.3%)
Hanerns will become a new character in the strip!    3 (8.6%)
Marigold and Dale = can't help arguing over Manga.    2 (5.7%)
Steve'll shave his head in the bathroom this time (we hope).    4 (11.4%)
Pintsize is still in pieces in the kitchen. ALL. OVER. the KITCHEN.    3 (8.6%)
DORD.    9 (25.7%)
Spathe Ham with Waffles and Purple Monkey Dinosaurs.    1 (2.9%)
"Next Time, I'm un-spiking everyone's drinks."    2 (5.7%)
and Detachable Felix will still add his own poll option because he's a jerk.    6 (17.1%)

Total Members Voted: 35

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 29 Oct 2015, 03:58

Early MOTW poll, since I'll be on a mini-vacation here in a few hours.  :claireface:

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Zebediah on 29 Oct 2015, 05:41

Week isn't even over yet and I already have two week's worth of caption panels. Decisions, decisions...  :-D

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: ThePerilsOfDan on 29 Oct 2015, 06:40

Quote from: NyxDarkness on 28 Oct 2015, 23:05

As I gaze upon the second to last panel of 3079, I realize there are feelings welling up from within me that I never thought I would have.... Claire is seriously 100% sexy. I used to think she was cute, but there's SO much more to it...

I specifically signed up today, after years of reading the strip, to say the same thing.  She's got something going on there, and I like it.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: LilBlueSky on 29 Oct 2015, 06:46

DAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNGGGGG Claire!

Claire 1
Pintsize 0.5 (the paddle thing has to count for something lol)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: MooskiNet on 29 Oct 2015, 07:27

Yeah, I'm gonna have to cast my vote with those who think Claire skated over from cute into hot.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 29 Oct 2015, 07:54

Who says there's a limit? Use as many as you want.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Martok on 29 Oct 2015, 10:35

"Don't mess with a librarian." 

Ha!  Love.  It. 



I can say with certainty that this strip is the one that made me love Claire. 

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Case on 29 Oct 2015, 11:08

DAMNNNN Gurl!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Magniras on 29 Oct 2015, 11:09

Quote from: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

its been established since the beginning of the comic that Pintsize deserves everything he gets.  Because he's awful.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: DSL on 29 Oct 2015, 16:20

Quote from: Magniras on 29 Oct 2015, 11:09

Quote from: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

its been established since the beginning of the comic that Pintsize deserves everything he gets.  Because he's awful.

With a side of "Claire can do no wrong." -- though I have to admit an adorable redhead would probably get the same pass from me.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Neko_Ali on 29 Oct 2015, 16:30

I wouldn't go that far. But there is the point that Claire found a thing that really does frighten Pintsize. Stuffing him in odd places, dismembering him of stuffing his chassis with birdseed means nothing to him. At best it's a minor inconvenience, and he's known to do some of those things to himself for a joke or a lark. But it doesn't do anything to him permanently. At most it means Marten will have to clean out his chassis again, or he has to spend some time disassembled.

On the other hand, Claire's threat could significantly affect him. So could leaving him turned off for long periods of time, or pulling his personality core out a chassis, turning off his wifi connection or similar things. Until people start treating to do those sorts of things, it's all just a game to him. Or it's him using negative psychology to prod people into action.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: amykathleen on 29 Oct 2015, 16:54

Quote from: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

If Claire actually follows through on this, I'll be pretty outraged, because that's basically intentionally brain-damaging him and/or wiping out his entire self.  As long as it's just a threat that she's not likely to follow though on, her brandishing that USB drive at Pintsize is no different from Faye brandishing a series of swords at a series of people throughout the years.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: swapna on 29 Oct 2015, 18:02

One: I'm... confused about the state of network/computer security in QC-Verse. I mean - you can build an USB-Stick that might attempt (and succeed) to infect the OS of the system it's stuck into. Three things would be necessary for that - malicious intent: you really have to want to build such a dangerous thing (usually, you don't want an USB stick that starts overwriting everything once you stick it into a random computer), exploiting vulnerabilities (the people who build computers don't want that either) and three - the computer must be turned on. So, maybe Pintsize could turn himself off as last line of defence?

So, why would a library build that? Or at least, something you can't turn off from the computer's side if you decided you didn't want all those petabyte of data (mistakes happen, y'know)?

So, Claire must be lying (we hope), or she really doesn't understand what that USB-Stick's doing (maybe believed an explanation by Tai), or it's the truth and the QC-Verse is even more terrifying and deadly for AI. And the guys doing computer security have no idea what they're doing.

Quote from: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

Eh, noo. Faye tells Claire to stop sassin' her: She's basically already beating her up. Claire threatens Pintsize with brain damage: Aww, look how badass adorable she is!

..every time.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 29 Oct 2015, 18:11

Whether it's true what Claire said is true or not doesn't matter.  Pintsize believes it's true thanks to Claires performance, and that's the important part.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 29 Oct 2015, 18:31

(click to show/hide)

Claire was bluffing after all!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 29 Oct 2015, 19:02

Quote from: swapna on 29 Oct 2015, 18:02

One: I'm... confused about the state of network/computer security in QC-Verse. I mean - you can build an USB-Stick that might attempt (and succeed) to infect the OS of the system it's stuck into.

Windows autorun.  Sony did the same with "audio" CDs (which didn't follow red book standards, but I digress) to put rootkits on vulnerable machines in order to "prevent piracy".  Millions were infected, and no penalties came down.  Hell, the exec ordered it probably got a huge bonus.  If the QC-Verse is anything like the real world when it comes to computer security…  Well, I can't think of one.  Even those of us who run Linux or Mac have to qualify as someone who could be diagnosed with clinical paranoia to stay anything even approaching "safe".

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: bhtooefr on 29 Oct 2015, 19:08

Mind you, autorun isn't even needed for a specially crafted malicious USB drive. Note that Claire claimed to have to hit a button on it.

Plug drive in, it's a USB composite device that is both mass storage and HID. Hit the button, the HID endpoint sends LGUI+R, then sends the string "E:\payload.exe", then Enter. Or, for that matter, it could just send friggin' Enter once the AutoPlay dialog (which was specifically added because of things like Sony's rootkit) comes up.

Also, looks like Jeph's using a different font?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Squiddlywinx on 29 Oct 2015, 19:16

That was so sad.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: mustang6172 on 29 Oct 2015, 20:02

Quote from: DSL on 29 Oct 2015, 16:20

Quote from: Magniras on 29 Oct 2015, 11:09

Quote from: marsman57 on 29 Oct 2015, 10:24

Where is the outrage?

I expected there would be some outcry about how Claire is anti-AI, threatening Pintsize's rights and autonomy, etc.

its been established since the beginning of the comic that Pintsize deserves everything he gets.  Because he's awful.

With a side of "Claire can do no wrong." -- though I have to admit an adorable redhead would probably get the same pass from me.

Stuffing an AI's memory full of unwanted data without consent seems like the AI equivalent of rape (even as a bluff.)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 29 Oct 2015, 20:21

What do we know about Pintsize's operating system? It's not Linux (because Neckbeard). It's not any flavor of OSX (because Winslow). We've seen Momo suffer from corrupt registry entries.

This may be the first time anyone has gotten the better of Pintsize without physical violence.
"Don't mess with a librarian."

I want the T-shirt.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: ysth on 29 Oct 2015, 20:26

Nice an Alice Grove reference.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 29 Oct 2015, 20:52

Accumulation of data from the comic about Pintsize (http://questionablecontent.wikia.com/wiki/Pintsize). It seems to be some flavor of Windows.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: neurocase on 29 Oct 2015, 20:53

New fonts? Tricksy! We don'ts likes it. Hisssss. Change scares us! I watched Twin Towers tonight, sue me.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 29 Oct 2015, 21:00

Well, cump.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Drunken Old Man on 29 Oct 2015, 21:07

Bluff. Called it.  I couldn't really imagine Claire doing anything actually harmful to Pintsize, after all.

Pintsize himself, on the other hand, has no problems imagining it, apparently.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tova on 29 Oct 2015, 21:34

You mean she was bluffing? Inconceivable!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: bhtooefr on 29 Oct 2015, 21:44

I do wonder, however, how Marten's going to react when he finds out that Claire just threatened an effective mindwipe on his companion.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tova on 29 Oct 2015, 22:11

High five?  8-)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: BenRG on 30 Oct 2015, 00:25

It was even crueller than we thought! Claire was able to bluff Pintsize into asking for a painful and humiliating punishment and thinking that he got the better end of the deal! I think that Faye will be careful to be more afraid of Claire from now on! After all: she believed it too!

Quote from: bhtooefr on 29 Oct 2015, 19:08

Also, looks like Jeph's using a different font?

Possibly not entirely intentionally - He has a new computer and it might not have the same fonts available.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: TheEvilDog on 30 Oct 2015, 02:19

And in that moment, Pintsize knew.
In the dark recesses of his silicon soul, he knew.
That knowledge that would haunt him for the rest of his days, until the ending of time.
He knew exactly why Claire's boyfriend slept through breakfast!

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: osaka on 30 Oct 2015, 04:05

Basically, in that moment he knew, he fucked up.

I wonder if it'd be possible to make popcorn on Pintsize's head. His mouth seems to be the perfect dispenser.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Detachable Felix on 30 Oct 2015, 04:11

With so many moments to choose from in the poll, everyone now gets a second vote! :mrgreen:

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: ankhtahr on 30 Oct 2015, 08:56

I actually put some thought into this yesterday. We don't know much about AI consciousness. But like bhtooefr said, we know about autorun features, which try indexing anything on a new drive. If AI consciousness was made to be inherently curious, so they'll try and save (learn) anything they're shown, that might result in Pintsize freezing up until his memory is full. Hence the "seizure". It wouldn't overwrite anything, but Claire never mentioned that. Having to sieve through Gigabytes of Geocities-sites to filter out his important porn collection might be horrible enough for Pintsize. People implementing such a feature seems plausible to me. Who would've known there was a way to attach a storage in the petabyte range to an AI in the near future (sadly such assumptions happen way too often). And the button on the stick? That just establishes the quantum tunnel, nothing more. No malicious intent there.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: DSL on 30 Oct 2015, 10:06

Quote from: osaka on 30 Oct 2015, 04:05

Basically, in that moment he knew, he fucked up.

I wonder if it'd be possible to make popcorn on Pintsize's head. His mouth seems to be the perfect dispenser.

His head might make a pretty good covered wok, too. Turn it upside down. Nice parabola.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Kugai on 30 Oct 2015, 12:19

Quote from: Tova on 29 Oct 2015, 21:34

You mean she was bluffing? Inconceivable!

You keep using that word.  I do not think it means what you think it means



I was right, she was pulling a fast one on Pintsize.  Not many can do that, she is a worthy foe.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: gopher on 30 Oct 2015, 15:54

Assault and bullying is fine if aimed at an AI?
Not surprised by Faye, she is a nasty thug, but very disappointed in Claire.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: War Sparrow on 30 Oct 2015, 17:52

Quote from: gopher on 30 Oct 2015, 15:54

Assault and bullying is fine if aimed at an AI?
Not surprised by Faye, she is a nasty thug, but very disappointed in Claire.

I get the feeling it's fine if it's aimed at Pintsize. If it was Momo, Winslow, or even May, I think people would be less than thrilled.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Perfectly Reasonable on 30 Oct 2015, 18:35

There's quite a lot of empty space in Pintsize's head.

Why would the Library of Congress be interested in archiving Geocities web sites from 2001?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: mustang6172 on 30 Oct 2015, 19:48

Because they know how much fun it is to ride the Way Back Machine.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Tichy on 31 Oct 2015, 02:24

I'll have to echo gopher and War Sparrow:

After #3079 I had to go back and see whether I missed a strip, because that reaction just seemed exaggerated. My interpretation of his comment in the previous strip is that it's a nonspecific joke, not "Faye I'll make you relapse into drinking". From this we've gone to Pintsize being threatened with "the equivalent of a grand mal seizure" (which is really bad, mmkay) and finally being stuffed full of birdseed.

Sure, Pintsize has been a (both figurative and literal)  punching bag since early on, but then he was actually really misbehaving - honking boobs, destroying property, the like. Also in the meanwhile, the topic of AI rights has been developed more inside the strip (conversations with Momo, May's job search, Bubbles' past...), and when Faye switched off Pintsize the last time she went back and apologized. Since AI rights haven't been discussed a lot in connection to Pintsize (other than the time Clinton came to do a survey), it may be easy to forget them. Also Pintsize or Winslow look less like humans, so in a way I also understand why more readers have a different view.

We don't yet know whether this is the start of an arc or some one-off strips, but I love the QC where storylines are connected, things develop and the panels aren't a sandbox for playing with static characters. Having these strips stand in the middle of it all doesn't feel natural, and I'll be disappointed if this is the direction Jeph choses to develop the strip. (Though  there's no doubt I will keep reading!)

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: jwhouk on 31 Oct 2015, 13:56

Moment Of The Week Nominations!

May wants F-pics. (GET OUT).    2 (4.2%)
Apologetic Drunk Hanners!    0 (0%)
"Sorry we started yelling about anime."    1 (2.1%)
Steve, that's the bathroom.    0 (0%)
She's still kill for a drink, but it'd have to be someone she didn't like.    1 (2.1%)
The prophecy says he'll die for a good cause.    0 (0%)
It involved a box of dildoes tossed down a stairwell.    2 (4.2%)
Goat entrails into the delivery room?    0 (0%)
Chipper Claire is Chipper!    2 (4.2%)
Nothing in her Mini-Wheats.    0 (0%)
But what did Pintsize put in the milk?    2 (4.2%)
Rip his head off and fill it with birdseed?    1 (2.1%)
A better idea: the USLOC dongle.    3 (6.3%)
Tables and tables and tables of archived GeoCities web pages from 2001.    10 (20.8%)
PLEASE, PLEASE FILL MY HEAD WITH BIRDSEED!    4 (8.3%)
Don't mess with a librarian.    17 (35.4%)
Pintsize literally having his head filled with birdseed    1 (2.1%)
BAAARF    0 (0%)
That adorable photo of Shebly on Jeph's twitter earlier in the week (it was adorable okay?)    2 (4.2%)

Total Members Voted: 40

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: Method of Madness on 31 Oct 2015, 14:08

Quote from: jwhouk on 31 Oct 2015, 13:56

That adorable photo of Shebly on Jeph's twitter earlier in the week (it was adorable okay?)    2 (4.2%)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSiA1i0UAAQ1Ahc.jpg)

This one?

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: hedgie on 31 Oct 2015, 14:37

She's more fur now than dog, tired and lazy.

Title: Re: WCDT Strips 3076 to 3080 (24-30 October 2015)
Post by: pwhodges on 31 Oct 2015, 16:07

A dog can be lazy without being tired; my old dog Polly has always been like that.  She's fluffy like Shebly as well, but black.