How is the "pint" in Pintsize pronounced? Like "slint" or "blind"?
Labor Day.That phony bologna holiday crammed down our throats by fat-cat union gangsters?
Labor Day.That phony bologna holiday crammed down our throats by fat-cat union gangsters?
Yes, I had confusion on my uni engineering course because I got an American book on fluid dynamics - and all the conversion tables were in terms of US fluid measures, not Imperial, so I kept getting different answers from other people.
The US and UK pints (16oz and 20oz) are actually both based on old UK measurements (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24757.msg967669.html#msg967669), from the time that these things were not so standardised.
And look, US fluid measurements (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,24757.msg968485.html#msg968485) were one of the earliest uses of binary!
(As you see, I've been here before!)
(As a soon-to-be teacher, I'm hardly one to shit on unions)In Indiana, teachers are not required to join unions as a matter of law.
According to baker's measures, it is - at least in the US (1 US tablespoon = 0.5 US ounces).I thought tablespoons were metric, though, 15 mL to a teaspoon's 5. Unless those are the approximations.
Plenty of other jobs?
Well... maybe if the economy in the QC universe is better then it is in our universe. Considering I've been searching for well over a year, or was it two. I've lost count now.
Is character defined by personality or shape?On the risk of wandering astray in the wrong thread: When we consider the impact of culture - in other words: The influence of other people on our values, thinking habits, our behaviour - as "programming", we certainly receive a reprogramming from our community when we alter our visual appearance. What was the point in fashion again?
See, I said before that everyone would start treating Momo differently now - and look - Faye called her 'kiddo'.Obligatory trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody)
Momo is not a kiddo. But everyone will treat her like one. Not necessarily a bad thing, mark you; I'm just pointing out that nobody would ever have thought of calling Momo 'kiddo' before, even though she was the exact same character.
Of course, that in itself is a question - IS Momo the same character? Is character defined by personality or shape? Everyone will rush to say that personality is the most important, but how much of a difference does the shape make? If you could suddenly wake up one day in a different body, would you act differently? We certainly know Momo has behaved a little differently since the new chassis, but is that enough to make her a different 'person'?
I have to say that Momo's transformation reminds me very strongly of the feeling you get when meeting someone for the first time in ten years or so, having last seen them as a child. That young kid who you remember being a cute little eight year-old, now a grown adult in their twenties. It's entirely disconcerting.
See, I said before that everyone would start treating Momo differently now - and look - Faye called her 'kiddo'.Obligatory trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody)
Momo is not a kiddo. But everyone will treat her like one. Not necessarily a bad thing, mark you; I'm just pointing out that nobody would ever have thought of calling Momo 'kiddo' before, even though she was the exact same character.
Of course, that in itself is a question - IS Momo the same character? Is character defined by personality or shape? Everyone will rush to say that personality is the most important, but how much of a difference does the shape make? If you could suddenly wake up one day in a different body, would you act differently? We certainly know Momo has behaved a little differently since the new chassis, but is that enough to make her a different 'person'?
I have to say that Momo's transformation reminds me very strongly of the feeling you get when meeting someone for the first time in ten years or so, having last seen them as a child. That young kid who you remember being a cute little eight year-old, now a grown adult in their twenties. It's entirely disconcerting.
Fun and relevant comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2358#comic)
Would I act differently in a different body? In all seriousness I have to believe I would. My social conditioning would remain the same but biologically I'd be an entirely separate being. Keeping the nurture but swapping the nature.
Obligatory trope (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody)Curse you, you linked TVTropes ! :-D
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Not quite sure. I think there may be, but I'm blanking on that at the moment.Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
I have to agree that the line about tragic accidents was out of character, though it certainly was funny.Any more out of character than say...this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1576)?
actually, i'd say it's hard to believe you wouldn't. while your memories and experiences remain the same, your hormone and chemical balance would be changed completely. in the short term your moods and emotions would be unpredictable, as they interact with your established memories you may find you feel very different about some key experiences in your life. and that's assuming you jumped into a statistically normal body, can you imagine suddenly finding yourself in a body with a severe chemical or hormone imbalance?
Man, I'm loving new Momo more and more with every comic.
And y'know, I see people saying the way she's been acting is un-momo. Well, has anyone ever thought maybe this is more Momo then she's ever been? I mean now she has nothing to fear, she's big, but before if she said things like this she was at their mercy she was so small.
I dunno, that was Marigold. Have we ever seen her doing anything of the sort to anyone else?Man, I'm loving new Momo more and more with every comic.
And y'know, I see people saying the way she's been acting is un-momo. Well, has anyone ever thought maybe this is more Momo then she's ever been? I mean now she has nothing to fear, she's big, but before if she said things like this she was at their mercy she was so small.
Aw, Momo...
I don't know. I think she had more power than you give her credit for. Remember when she made Marigold go out for drinks using her scary electric stare? lol.
She was cute. I will miss the small, cute Momo, but I like the new Momo.
Hannelore had already been shown to have morbid thoughts. Momo was supposed to be sane.I have to agree that the line about tragic accidents was out of character, though it certainly was funny.Any more out of character than say...this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1576)?
(Modified to put the quote in, didn't see the new page so didn't realize it wasn't the most recent post)
Heck, just teh point of view that she now sees the world from (much taller) will make a difference in how she percieves herself and interacts with others!
There's some stuff from her old behavior that would actually not really work with her current size now that I think of it.
Like Angus saying "Wait, momo has a social protocall database? Then why are you such a-"
And then momo shouts something about how he shouldn't finish that sentence, waives her arms around frantically and her eyes bug out of her head. Putting aside the previously robotic nature of her speech that's all just far too fearful. Cute in little Momo. Big Momo doing that would have me wondering what the hell Marigold does to the poor girl when we're not watching.
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
And let her get ogled by a creepy manager? Ew...
Maybe she should see through Marten if Smif Library needs another staff member.
I'm pretty sure Momo was mostly joking with her comment about people having a tragic accident.
Or she's been around Hannelore too long.
I'm thinking there's a chance she will go back to her own chassi, for whatever reason. Maybe she realizes Marigold can't afford it, maybe she becomes annoyed with people treating her differently or maybe she just misses being tiny.This is Momo's chassis. It's her own as well.
Maybe she should see through Marten if Smif Library needs another staff member.
I......Think Momo could pass off as a college student?
I'd be totally cool with making Cosette go bye bye. She's annoying.
Steve's girlfriends have a remarkable track record of being put on buses.
Since when does Angus has a coffee machine. He started liking coffee here (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1122) but Marigold asked before (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1613) why he doesn't buy a machine. Oh wait that's an espresso machine nvm.When Faye is sleeping over she will need some coffee in the morning. You know how it is with those caffeine addicts. :wink:
Haha a machine getting OGLED ? LOL. All thats sweet lovely plastic and metal ... LOL.
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
And let her get ogled by a creepy manager? Ew...
I have to agree that the line about tragic accidents was out of character, though it certainly was funny.I'll have to third that.
I fail to see your point. Thats perfectly Hanners.I have to agree that the line about tragic accidents was out of character, though it certainly was funny.Any more out of character than say...this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1576)?
(Modified to put the quote in, didn't see the new page so didn't realize it wasn't the most recent post)
I'll enjoy seeing this play out with the other characters. It could go in a huge number of different directions.
As opposed to being attracted to walking meatsacks. Consistency of an uncooked steak. Constantly producing unsightly emissions. Covered in an epidermis that's in a constant state of death, imperceptibly shedding biomatter at all times. Bloated with fluids to the point of being approximately ninety percent water. Countless chemical reactions occurring within at any moment always causing the overall form to shift and alter itself. Aging at such a rate as to be measurable, inexorably visibly edging closer to the abyss so as to remind you of its' nonpermanence. Not to mention completely unsanitary to the point of actually being an ideal habitat for many bacterium.Haha a machine getting OGLED ? LOL. All thats sweet lovely plastic and metal ... LOL.
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
And let her get ogled by a creepy manager? Ew...
...why would you give free reign of the library to a perpetually drunken undergrad with more tattoos than sense? That will get you a library staffed with hipsters and moebots.May be Tai has been proven to be worthy of their trust? Hmm. I have always felt that Tai would be in grad school. She was at least TAing at some point, wasn't she?
So... which of CoD's employees should Momo challenge to a duel to the death? (None, I'd say. Those girls are badass, and unless the new chassis has Summer Glau-like combat powers she'd stand no chance. Perhaps find out if the SMIF library can use a second assistant...)
And yes, I don't want to rain on Jeph's parade, but I think it should be rein not reign.
As opposed to being attracted to walking meatsacks. Consistency of an uncooked steak. Constantly producing unsightly emissions. Covered in an epidermis that's in a constant state of death, imperceptibly shedding biomatter at all times. Bloated with fluids to the point of being approximately ninety percent water. Countless chemical reactions occurring within at any moment always causing the overall form to shift and alter itself. Aging at such a rate as to be measurable, inexorably visibly edging closer to the abyss so as to remind you of its' nonpermanence. Not to mention completely unsanitary to the point of actually being an ideal habitat for many bacterium.
Yeah. You'd have to be a real freak to be into those plastics and metals. It's all about the fluids and meats.
literal-minded robot mis-interpretation...
Oh, hello, Mr. Tibetan Monk. Please leave your misogyny and bigottery elsewhere.As opposed to being attracted to walking meatsacks. Consistency of an uncooked steak. Constantly producing unsightly emissions. Covered in an epidermis that's in a constant state of death, imperceptibly shedding biomatter at all times. Bloated with fluids to the point of being approximately ninety percent water. Countless chemical reactions occurring within at any moment always causing the overall form to shift and alter itself. Aging at such a rate as to be measurable, inexorably visibly edging closer to the abyss so as to remind you of its' nonpermanence. Not to mention completely unsanitary to the point of actually being an ideal habitat for many bacterium.Haha a machine getting OGLED ? LOL. All thats sweet lovely plastic and metal ... LOL.
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
And let her get ogled by a creepy manager? Ew...
Yeah. You'd have to be a real freak to be into those plastics and metals. It's all about the fluids and meats.
You say this like its a bad thing....Hehe yeah he does didnt he ?
So, wait, how can Tai afford to hire someone else? Surely the budget (which even she conceded she needs to watch) isn't THAT generous...
Additional: Do robots have the same wage expectations/minimum wage as humans?So, wait, how can Tai afford to hire someone else? Surely the budget (which even she conceded she needs to watch) isn't THAT generous...She said that she was hiring Momo. She didn't say anything about hiring Momo full time.
In before tai x momo speculations...................
:mrgreen:
On the downside Marten may be reduced to a lowly shelver.
Oh, hello, Mr. Tibetan Monk. Please leave your misogyny and bigottery elsewhere.
Did I miss something here? Since when did Unshelved merge with the QC Universe?
In before tai x momo speculations...................
literal-mindedrobotmoderator mis-interpretation...
Just a nitpick, but surely that should be "free rein" (letting the horse have it's head), shouldn't it?
Rein, reign, rain - I see them confused so often! :|
I made the same mistake about the location, until I checked the pictures hanging on the walls.I'm pretty sure Momo was mostly joking with her comment about people having a tragic accident.
Or she's been around Hannelore too long.
My thought was, she's in Marty and Faye's apartment, so that means she's within WiFi range of Pintsize...
I read it as more as saying either could be considered gross (sleeping with a robot or another human) depending on how you viewed it, but that neither is inherently so.As opposed to being attracted to walking meatsacks. Consistency of an uncooked steak. Constantly producing unsightly emissions. Covered in an epidermis that's in a constant state of death, imperceptibly shedding biomatter at all times. Bloated with fluids to the point of being approximately ninety percent water. Countless chemical reactions occurring within at any moment always causing the overall form to shift and alter itself. Aging at such a rate as to be measurable, inexorably visibly edging closer to the abyss so as to remind you of its' nonpermanence. Not to mention completely unsanitary to the point of actually being an ideal habitat for many bacterium.
Yeah. You'd have to be a real freak to be into those plastics and metals. It's all about the fluids and meats.
You say this like its a bad thing....
Just a nitpick, but surely that should be "free rein" (letting the horse have it's head), shouldn't it?
Rein, reign, rain - I see them confused so often! :|
Yes, and bless you for getting that straight! It's a pet peeve of mine when people get that wrong.
Drive-thru, donut, Syfy...Don't even get me started on them changing their name from Science Fiction to "siffy". :psyduck:
:lol:
Well I'm usually careful about things like this and I guess I always thought it WAS "free reign" like a king who is free to do whatever he wants! I guess I learned something new today. :-) And am with 46% of Americans....Just a nitpick, but surely that should be "free rein" (letting the horse have it's head), shouldn't it?
Rein, reign, rain - I see them confused so often! :|
Yes, and bless you for getting that straight! It's a pet peeve of mine when people get that wrong.
Noteworthy that the other person who caught that is an ESL speaker.
Apparently "free reign" is so common it's now an acceptable alternative, like "shoe-in" and "vocal chord" (if this (http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=3737179) is to be believed).
May be Tai has been proven to be worthy of their trust? Hmm. I have always felt that Tai would be in grad school. She was at least TAing at some point, wasn't she?
Or how Sleuth is now called "Cloo". No, I'm not kidding. And that's exactly how they spell it, too.Drive-thru, donut, Syfy...Don't even get me started on them changing their name from Science Fiction to "siffy". :psyduck:
:lol:
Y'know, I don't remember how Tai feels on this certain subject.
But maybe Tai was so quick to hire Momo just to have someone working there that has a flatter chest then hers. The other girls at the college will think her big in comparison. Lol.
TAs are undergrads. Graduate Assistants (GAs) are graduates. That's how I put myself through grad school.
TAs are undergrads. Graduate Assistants (GAs) are graduates. That's how I put myself through grad school.
Wait, didn't Tai hire Maten because he knew what some obscure algorithm was slapped onto the application?Close. He noticed the application was in iambic pentameter, said as much, and was hired on the spot as a result.
Yeah I'm really sorry about that, that was a bad idea.On the downside Marten may be reduced to a lowly shelver.
Isn't that already what he does?Oh, hello, Mr. Tibetan Monk. Please leave your misogyny and bigottery elsewhere.
OK, please thnk twice before calling someone names, like misogynist or bigot.
Especially when they were just making fun of your meat-based bias!
Wait, didn't Tai hire Maten because he knew what some obscure algorithm was slapped onto the application?Close. He noticed the application was in iambic pentameter, said as much, and was hired on the spot as a result.
As opposed to being attracted to walking meatsacks. Consistency of an uncooked steak. Constantly producing unsightly emissions. Covered in an epidermis that's in a constant state of death, imperceptibly shedding biomatter at all times. Bloated with fluids to the point of being approximately ninety percent water. Countless chemical reactions occurring within at any moment always causing the overall form to shift and alter itself. Aging at such a rate as to be measurable, inexorably visibly edging closer to the abyss so as to remind you of its' nonpermanence. Not to mention completely unsanitary to the point of actually being an ideal habitat for many bacterium.Haha a machine getting OGLED ? LOL. All thats sweet lovely plastic and metal ... LOL.
Also...Momo, you know there are more places than just Coffee of Doom to work, right?
Is there still an opening at the bookstore where Penny used to work?
And let her get ogled by a creepy manager? Ew...
Yeah. You'd have to be a real freak to be into those plastics and metals. It's all about the fluids and meats.
Drive-thru, donut, Syfy...NO
:lol:
and here's to Marigold and Winslow finally being in the same comic. :D
I'm surprised that Marigold didn't part-exchange the chassis to keep the cost down, given that cost is an issue.Maybe there is no demand any more for these "old" chassis.
I'm surprised that Marigold didn't part-exchange the chassis to keep the cost down, given that cost is an issue.
I'm surprised that Marigold didn't part-exchange the chassis to keep the cost down, given that cost is an issue.
Oh god, what if Pintsize downloaded himself into Momo's old chassis? :-o
Can AthroPC's have Gender Confusion Issues?
1: Is it just me, or is the art style slightly different?
2: What the heck was in that test tube and now is all over the couch?
(On that note, I just had a creepy image of an army of thousands of Pintsizes taking over the world a la Agent Smith.)
I'm surprised that Marigold didn't part-exchange the chassis to keep the cost down, given that cost is an issue.
Wait, didn't Tai hire Maten because he knew what some obscure algorithm was slapped onto the application?Close. He noticed the application was in iambic pentameter, said as much, and was hired on the spot as a result.
To clarify, here's the comic in question, after fifteen minutes worth of searching and possible emoticon melting.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=691
Marten comes in, looks a bit forlorn. Our intro to Tai develops over the next several pages. He is hired on the spot due to his recognizing that the application was written in iambic pentameter.
I must ask, what are the three hidden jokes in that particular strip?
I must ask, what are the three hidden jokes in that particular strip?
Not so much individual jokes as possibly nerdy references:
- mention of iambic pentameters (http://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespeareslanguage/a/i_pentameter.htm)
- Tai's reply is an iambic pentameter (yes, I've only just noticed!)
- reference to library filing system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification) invented by Dewey
Unless I've missed the point as well :~)
I'm also wondering how the transfer itself works, and the implications. If they simply copy the personality and then delete the old version, is it still the same Momo philosophically? And what about cloning personalities into multiple chassis?
How did Winslow get to Marigold's? Does she live in the same building? How would he operate doors?
Ever since the XP-38 came out, they just aren't in demand.I'm surprised that Marigold didn't part-exchange the chassis to keep the cost down, given that cost is an issue.Maybe there is no demand any more for these "old" chassis.
What happens if you copy an AnthroPC personality from one chassis to another without deleting the old copy?Maybe QCverse AIs are like RvBverse AIs in that you can't copy them, but you could torture them until they fragment in a form of AI multiple personality disorder. So, imagine a fragment of Pintsize inhabitting Momo created by torturing the original to the brink of in-- san-- ity.
Imagine two copies of Pintsize running around. If you dare.
What happens if you copy an AnthroPC personality from one chassis to another without deleting the old copy?
Imagine two copies of Pintsize running around. If you dare.
I'm also wondering how the transfer itself works, and the implications. If they simply copy the personality and then delete the old version, is it still the same Momo philosophically? And what about cloning personalities into multiple chassis?
I thought they just swapped her hard drive (or equivalent) into the new chassis?
the hairs are fibers connected to LEDs
How did Winslow get to Marigold's? Does she live in the same building? How would he operate doors?
Yes, they do live in the same building. And we have seen multiple times that Pintsize, Winslow and little Momo are quite capable of getting around to visit each other.
Not so much individual jokes as possibly nerdy references:I think Tai's Dewey Decimal line is also an iambic pentameter, but I am very wobbly on English/Western poetical forms.Unless I've missed the point as well :~)
- mention of iambic pentameters (http://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespeareslanguage/a/i_pentameter.htm)
- Tai's reply is an iambic pentameter (yes, I've only just noticed!)
- reference to library filing system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification) invented by Dewey
Marten's question also almost manages to be a Haiku. I keep looking trying to figure out if it's supposed to be the third joke or not. I'm not good at the whole poetry thing so I'm not sure whether it actually is a haiku and I just don't know what rule allows that syllable to be in the second line instead of the third or what's going on.Haiku in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English) are very loose. While the three-line form is still typical (In Japanese, haiku are normally written as a single line. The three-line thing is a Western convention), the 5-7-5 "rule" was never universal, and syllable counts anywhere from 10-17 seem to be regarded as acceptable.
Not so much individual jokes as possibly nerdy references:I think Tai's Dewey Decimal line is also an iambic pentameter, but I am very wobbly on English/Western poetical forms.Unless I've missed the point as well :~)
- mention of iambic pentameters (http://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespeareslanguage/a/i_pentameter.htm)
- Tai's reply is an iambic pentameter (yes, I've only just noticed!)
- reference to library filing system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification) invented by Dewey
I took the third joke in 691 to be the sign on the desk, an homage to one of my favorite lines of literature:
Shut up he explained.
I wonder if tSB has charging points/wi-fi for customers?
Yes.I wonder if tSB has charging points/wi-fi for customers?
For customers' portable computers, or for customers like Momo?
Momo's social protocol database is either offline, or sophisticated enough to know when to mess with people.
It isn't. It has eleven syllables, so it can't be a pentameter or iambic.
Padma is either trolling constantly or just being dumb constantly.Or she can't resist a good punchline.
I submit that you are incorrect.
Now there's an image: Faye and Starbuck arguing about coffee, mass marketing, and robots.
I was replying to Akima's comment on Tai's Dewey Decimal line, so phhhrrrrrp.
...Padma? Are you high? :laugh:She has to be winding Marten up.
It isn't. It has eleven syllables, so it can't be a pentameter or iambic.
I assume that Rimwolf is referring to:
http://everything2.com/user/Quizro/writeups/%2522Shut+up%252C%2522+he+explained
And I think that's drawing a bit of a long bow, honestly.
I respectfully disagree.It isn't. It has eleven syllables, so it can't be a pentameter or iambic.
I submit that you are incorrect.
Oh joyous day, you passed the test. You're hired (http://www.howmanysyllables.com/words/hired.html)!
D
It was in this (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1298) strip that Momo showed up for the first time.It also doesn't cover whether she means to include only the time since she became a fully "mature" A-PC personality or the total time since her original seed program was first initialised in the AI "crèche" Jeph mentioned in the newspost a while back.
However, she only stated that she and Marigold had "moved in", which doesn't actually says much about her age.
...what college library uses the Dewey decimal system, anyway?the Luddite University of South Hampton of course! LUSH is known to be a party school.
I assume that Rimwolf is referring to:
http://everything2.com/user/Quizro/writeups/%2522Shut+up%252C%2522+he+explained
And I think that's drawing a bit of a long bow, honestly.
Sorry, not working for me. And I can't figure out this google thing. :cry:
Padma is either trolling constantly or just being dumb constantly.maybe padma's the secret bakery equivalent of raven. in which case it could be either, bit it's probably both.
Momo's robot voice went away in the last panel. Is she becoming a real girl, ala Pinocchio?
I'll take "Font Errors" for $500, Alex.Answer: The Daily Double.
Lots? Mine did for sure. Besides, what would you rather have? Straight alphabetic by title? Scent marks? The Library of Congress system? >_~
I assume that Rimwolf is referring to:
http://everything2.com/user/Quizro/writeups/%2522Shut+up%252C%2522+he+explained
And I think that's drawing a bit of a long bow, honestly.
Sorry, not working for me. And I can't figure out this google thing. :cry:
The quote is by Ring Lardner, from his 1920 humorous novel The Young Immigrants. Not that I ever read it -- I just saw the quote somewhere and was taken with it.
Yeah, it's kind of a stretch. Probably the more obvious joke is that the sign says "shut up" rather than "quiet please" or whatever the normal entry in the librarian protocol database is. If so, then there's the symmetry that all 3 were from Tai: (1) Dewey/do-we (2) "Oh joyous day"/iambic pentameter (3) snarky sign. But since Jeph said the jokes were nerdy, I thought I'd nerd out on it.
A different strip's (amusing) view on robot gender: Freefall, April 4, 2007 (http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1500/fv01403.htm)Can AthroPC's have Gender Confusion Issues?
Anthro PCs' gender (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=347).
Padma is either trolling constantly or just being dumb constantly.maybe padma's the secret bakery equivalent of raven. in which case it could be either, bit it's probably both.
Padma is either trolling constantly or just being dumb constantly.maybe padma's the secret bakery equivalent of raven. in which case it could be either, bit it's probably both.
D'aaww. I'll say it again: d'aaaaawwwwwww
She's impressed that a walking computer can recall data? How is that impressive again?Do we know that AIs have perfect memorization in this universe? Seems they could have a system similar to humans for prioritizing which information gets stored anywhere where it could be immediately recalled on the drop of a pin or gets stored at all.
SELECT POKEMON_NAME FROM POKEMON_POKEDEX WHERE POKEMON_NUMBER = x
Meh, it wouldn't surprise me if Momo actually knows that kind of stuff because of Marigold.
Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lol
I think I'm gonna like this new character a lot.I'm pretty damn sure she's not a new character (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1957)
Heh, I didn't count on that, thanks.Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?Marten is slouching :P Plus, females hit puberty faster, so even at 13-14, they're likely only a few inches shorter than their max height will be. (but yes, marten seems to be pretty short)
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lol
Y'know, Momo never actually answered the first question.You noticed that too, eh? Momo is running her social protocol subsystem, and at least her original hardware and programming was Japanese (well Sony anyway). As in my ancestral culture, a polite evasion would always be preferable to a bald "No".
So...
Marten has now independently met the daughter of Dora's new business ally/date/friend, and potentially none of them are aware of the common threads.
This is usually the set-up for Comedy of Errors style plots.
I just hope Sam (is that her canon name?) doesn't simultaneously develop a crush on Marten and an irrational loathing for Momo then say something unguarded where her father can misinterpret it and try to sic VespAvenger on either of them...
Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?Tai?
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lol
I'm noticing recently that Jeph has started showing eyebrows through light hair - he didn't in the past, e.g. 1588 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1588).That's just Momo. She is still culturally Japanese and that's in keeping with the manga style she's drawn after.
Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lol
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Just going by 2010, the year they make contact, I see more of a setup for Sam and Momo to befome BFFs (although I don't know why moving into a physically larger chassis would regress Momo to a tween; she acted in her other chassis as a tiny adult).
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Also, Momo appears even younger than Samantha now. When the chassis was introduced in #2000 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2000), it seemed to look about 20.
I just hope Sam (is that her canon name?) doesn't simultaneously develop a crush on Marten...
she acted in her other chassis as a tiny adult).Whenever she was taking care of Marigold, definitely. When she was playing WoW or thought she was being returned, more childlike.
Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?Tai?
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lolI'm noticing recently that Jeph has started showing eyebrows through light hair - he didn't in the past, e.g. 1588 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1588).That's just Momo. She is still culturally Japanese and that's in keeping with the manga style she's drawn after.
Sure, Momo may be knowledgeable about Pokemon, but could she tell you, off the cuff, who played Runningback for the 1986 L.A. Raiders?
13 year old girls develop crushes. He didn't say the feeling was mutual. He was setting up a comedy of errors in which Jim gets the wrong idea about Marten. I don't see this going that way, but it is very sitcom-esque.
While it would be very useful for conversation with most men, Momo is only around people who seem to care less about sports.Correct, but it's interesting that she asked Angus for the sports section of the paper in 1772(and let's not drive ourselves crazy trying to figure out why Momo would read a physical newspaper).
It certainly doesn't explain Faye. :-D
Wait wait wait..... Is she Sam? Like... the girl that was like 13 years old?Tai?
Holy shit she's tall... Or Marten is far shorter that I'd have thought. Do you guys know any female characters in QC that aren't tall? lolI'm noticing recently that Jeph has started showing eyebrows through light hair - he didn't in the past, e.g. 1588 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1588).That's just Momo. She is still culturally Japanese and that's in keeping with the manga style she's drawn after.
Sure, Momo may be knowledgeable about Pokemon, but could she tell you, off the cuff, who played Running back for the 1986 L.A. Raiders?
13 year old girls develop crushes. He didn't say the feeling was mutual. He was setting up a comedy of errors in which Jim gets the wrong idea about Marten. I don't see this going that way, but it is very sitcom-esque.
Marten does seem to have some sort of attraction for childlike women seeking a big brother figure. That's if you consider Hanners and Momo a suffiecent sample size, and it doesn't explain Dora (or maybe it eventually will ...).
Well, that's my hypothesis and I'll observe further.
It certainly doesn't explain Faye. :-D
Marten's just a good grounding force. Got his feet deeply rooted in reality, he's mellow and helpful, he generally sounds like he knows what he's talking about, never makes a big deal out of the shortcomings, failings, or screwups of those around him. Always listens and knows just how to diffuse an emotionally turbulent situation.
It certainly doesn't explain Faye. :-D
That's an isolated incident. He was severely depressed and very, very drunk. I'm not saying that excuses it, but that's one specific time.
Marten's just a good grounding force. Got his feet deeply rooted in reality, he's mellow and helpful, he generally sounds like he knows what he's talking about, never makes a big deal out of the shortcomings, failings, or screwups of those around him. Always listens and knows just how to diffuse an emotionally turbulent situation.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1818
Now you mention it ...It certainly doesn't explain Faye. :-D
Building on the response Gangler's already posted, one could argue Faye was indeed lookling for a good solid grounding force. Marten does seem to provide that. Grounded to the point you wonder if he'll ever leave the runway ...
If AnthroPC's have the internet constantly streaming through their head, then that explains so much about Pintsize.If he was one of the earlier models, I'd suspect they may have put a damper or filter on that for future models so they could actually think.
Marten's just a good grounding force. Got his feet deeply rooted in reality, he's mellow and helpful, he generally sounds like he knows what he's talking about, never makes a big deal out of the shortcomings, failings, or screwups of those around him. Always listens and knows just how to diffuse an emotionally turbulent situation.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1818
Not just Momo, and not just light hair. See Marigold in the first panel of 2003 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2003). Unless anime conventions apply to her too?I'm noticing recently that Jeph has started showing eyebrows through light hair - he didn't in the past, e.g. 1588 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1588).That's just Momo. She is still culturally Japanese and that's in keeping with the manga style she's drawn after.
Sure, Momo may be knowledgeable about Pokemon, but could she tell you, off the cuff, who played Runningback for the 1986 L.A. Raiders?Marcus Allen was starting RB. Took me seconds in Google and I am a mere human. What does off-the-cuff mean to a networked AI? Off her internal mass-storage device?
Answers my initial question on seeing her in the comic of "what's a 13yo doing by herself in a coffee shop?"Eh? Why wouldn't a 13-year-old be in a coffee-shop by herself? It's not place where minors are barred. At 13 my mother used to send me out shopping for groceries by myself, and I rode to and from school on my bicycle through city streets (compared to Shanghai, Sydney's traffic is a cake-walk). On the other hand, Jim does seem (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1957) more the
QuoteSure, Momo may be knowledgeable about Pokemon, but could she tell you, off the cuff, who played Runningback for the 1986 L.A. Raiders?Marcus Allen was starting RB. Took me seconds in Google and I am a mere human. What does off-the-cuff mean to a networked AI? Off her internal mass-storage device?
Answers my initial question on seeing her in the comic of "what's a 13yo doing by herself in a coffee shop?"Eh? Why wouldn't a 13-year-old be in a coffee-shop by herself? It's not place where minors are barred. At 13 my mother used to send me out shopping for groceries by myself, and I rode to and from school on my bicycle through city streets (compared to Shanghai, Sydney's traffic is a cake-walk). On the other hand, Jim does seem (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1957) more theinfantalisingprotective type.
Pokemon #721. That is so going to be in the next Pokemon game it's not even funny. And it will be unabashedly based off of Yelling Bird. And it will be a Legendary with an absurdly low catch rate.
Modern Westernized parents, and US parents in particular, have a tendency to be terrified something bad will happen to their child if that child is out of their sight or not safe at home, so they tend to get overprotective.
As in my ancestral culture, a polite evasion would always be preferable to a bald "No".
But bike riding through traffic? Even relatively sedate US/Australian traffic?
Not just Momo, and not just light hair. See Marigold in the first panel of 2003 (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2003). Unless anime conventions apply to her too?I'm noticing recently that Jeph has started showing eyebrows through light hair - he didn't in the past, e.g. 1588 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1588).That's just Momo. She is still culturally Japanese and that's in keeping with the manga style she's drawn after.
How do you get millions of kids to/from school, if they never go out by themselves? Is *everybody* using a school bus in the U.S? I would have thought that school buses are used only in areas where no other method of transportation is available?
That's an isolated incident. He was severely depressed and very, very drunk. I'm not saying that excuses it, but that's one specific time.
Marten's just a good grounding force. Got his feet deeply rooted in reality, he's mellow and helpful, he generally sounds like he knows what he's talking about, never makes a big deal out of the shortcomings, failings, or screwups of those around him. Always listens and knows just how to diffuse an emotionally turbulent situation.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1818
It's just as easy to post a link to this comic (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1262) (He does a ton of nice things for Dora and tries to cheer her up when he realizes she's not having a good day) or even this one (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1245), where he's making sure Tai is careful with Hanners. Even when his closest friends aren't around, he's not judging Hannelore for who she is and tries to take care of her. Even when things are awful, he still tries to do the right thing and can even appropriately bring in just the right amount of humor, like in this strip (http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1106).
I've known plenty of people who were severly drunk and depressed, but they didn't say dickish things. Alcohol brings out repressed thoughts, it doesn't make up new ones. It takes away inhibitions. Faye let it go because she had to, she's done so many dickish things it's a wonder she has friends sometimes.
I would say that the nice guy role has been taken away by Hanners, or Marigold, or Momo, or Winslow. While none of them are typically guys, even Angus has a better track record so far. Marten is generally a nice guy but, I'm sorry, after that incident I'd go to Hannelore for help with something. Marten seems quite bitter about people going to him for help, because he doesn't get anything out of it.
Although I was under the impression that whoever it was that found it odd forgot that tSB was a bakery, and was a coffee shop.
And, a 13 year old in a coffee shop is a bit odd, at least IME - then again, when I was 13, I went to school with a bunch of kids that would uncontrollably bounce off the walls if you gave them even a little caffeine.
Now she likes their Chai latte which I guess must not be a coffee variant since our parents buy them for her and the church doesn't condone coffee.
Huh. On an archive trawl, I just realized that human-form AnthroPCs have been around far longer (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=855) than I remembered, if we're counting one-off jokes.
This is probably a stupid question, but... why did you spoilerify a poem by your mother? What could it possibly be spoiling?
oh, you know the joke, fill it in your iSelf.
Then there's the fact that it's a hot drink. Often served more than hot enough for a child to severely burn themselves.Really? Seriously? A 13-year-old can't manage a hot drink without burning themselves? I didn't drink coffee at 13, but certainly made and drank tea (OMG she's boiling a kettle! Call Social Services!).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_RestaurantsThen there's the fact that it's a hot drink. Often served more than hot enough for a child to severely burn themselves.Really? Seriously? A 13-year-old can't manage a hot drink without burning themselves? I didn't drink coffee at 13, but certainly made and drank tea (OMG she's boiling a kettle! Call Social Services!).
As for the supposed evils of caffeine, parents seem quite happy to let children way younger than 13 guzzle caffeinated, sugar-loaded soft drinks. Chai (simply another word for tea) certainly contains caffeine unless it is some special decaffeinated brew. In places where generally tea is just called "tea", chai normally means spiced tea, and the tea in that is normally quite strong so that its flavour is not covered by the spices. Incidentally, hot chocolate and cocoa also contain caffeine, as does most bar chocolate (http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/factsheets/drugAndAlcohol/caffeine.html).
Finally, you're addressing the issue as if these are my personal attitudes, which is faulty.I responded to what you posted. I made no reference to you personally or your personal attitudes at all. I certainly, for example, never once described you or your attitudes as "faulty".
...a cup o' bees (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1121)
Unless it's just a nickname for some really weak chamomile tea...Green tea seems more likely.
I thought it was apple cider.
It took me until now to come up with a logical question about AnthroPCs based on strip 2007.
What does it mean for an AnthroPC to be a "rookie" at a job?
Do they have to acquire motor skills the hard way, like we do? They can't just download parameters and become equivalent to a Clover machine (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1855948_1864255_1864273,00.html)?