Steve and Cosette have been together the longest, I think (although Penelope and Will might beat them), so if anybody's going to start thinking about a lifelong commitment they would be the logical couple.
Pintsize and Bubbles might elope. There may be interesting legal ramifications to this in the QCverse - the "traditional marriage" folks might have something to say about robot marriages. I doubt Jeph will go down that road, though.
Momo and May? Nobody sails that ship but me, and even I don't really expect it to happen. :-P
Pintsize and Bubbles might elope. There may be interesting legal ramifications to this in the QCverse - the "traditional marriage" folks might have something to say about robot marriages. I doubt Jeph will go down that road, though.
Y'know, I VOTED for Jim/Veronica, but on second thought, a Steve/Cosette wedding would be an interesting way to bring them back into the story and force a face-to-face with Faye and Dora...
Wait, why would Dora be Maid of Honor? That doesn't make sense for Cosette or Veronica.
It'd also make more sense.
Adorabadass.
What does Hannelore do with uneven breasts?
I wonder how long meeting to talk to Sven has been part of Hannelore's routine?
All man buns should be destroyed by fire.
I don't appreciate Jeph propagating this offence against mankind.
How about Pizza Girl and an AU/QC universe Amazi-girl tying the knot?Not sure Wil and Danny would be happy about that, but sure, why not.
I still don't get how Sven is the bad guy in the Dora/Sven relationship?He's not. Neither of them are. Or both of them are. I'm not sure.
How about Pizza Girl and an AU/QC universe Amazi-girl tying the knot?Not sure Wil and Danny would be happy about that, but sure, why not.
"It's Adam and Eve, not 4-LOM and EV-9D9!"An actually working AI is always only 30 years away, since the 1960s. And even IF artificial intelligence would ever exists, and even IF they manage to give computers feelings (how would that one work ?!?), I kinda doubt computers will ever marry. The biological motivation is lacking.
Marten can't get married until the end.Because life ends once you're married ?
Whoa. Sven, creepy as Sven!Found the proper (1) :parrot:
Fighting over who gets to be flower girl is the next shoal water for MV Doratai.Doratai? Tora tora tora! Oh wait... That sank ships, didn't it?
ick! man-bun! if you're going to try for that look, you need the massive beard to match it!Or any beard, really.
Ah, the man-bun. International symbol of douchebaggery, sub-species S.N.A.G.*
*Sensitive New Age Guy
It's been so long, I can't even remember why Dora cut ties with Sven.
Dora has always been strongly jealous of Sven - his easy charisma, his effortless success and his strong relationship with their parents. Sven does have many bad qualities (he's narcissistic and has a huge entitlement complex, like a lot of people who were spoilt by their parents). Nonetheless, when Dora talks about him being 'a completely toxic personality', in many ways it is way he exists in her psyche as the avatar of everything she feels is unfair in her life that is the toxic thing. It distorts their every interaction and makes him appear a monster in her eyes.
Faye will scorn that man bun harder than she did Angus crying at anime.
http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1445
I'm with Hanners on this one. I love me some Arby's curly fries.
It's interesting that Hannelore eats fast food. Given some of the stories about fast food food, whether they're true or not, you'd think she'd be paranoid about eating those products.This thought came to mind for me, as well.
Especially since she's previously been reluctant to try Taco Bell. Not sure why she'd consider Arby's to be less terrifying.It's interesting that Hannelore eats fast food. Given some of the stories about fast food food, whether they're true or not, you'd think she'd be paranoid about eating those products.This thought came to mind for me, as well.
As much as I love Hannelore, this one really isn't any of her business, regardless of whether she's right or not. It's one thing to voice an opinion as a friend, it's an entirely different matter to get hostile about it and try to force it.
Well, as hostile as Hanners could/would get anyway, but my point stands. :P
Especially since she's previously been reluctant to try Taco Bell. Not sure why she'd consider Arby's to be less terrifying.It's interesting that Hannelore eats fast food. Given some of the stories about fast food food, whether they're true or not, you'd think she'd be paranoid about eating those products.This thought came to mind for me, as well.
Sven burned that bridge? What did I miss? And Hannelore agrees with her?
Sven burned that bridge? What did I miss? And Hannelore agrees with her?
Sven burned that bridge? What did I miss? And Hannelore agrees with her?
am i the only one sick to freaking death of doras bratty attitude. its like wah my brother has it easy because of natural talent. wah my friends want to bone him wah. honestly i think literally everybody else in the comic (including faye (even with her recent troubles)) has outgrown or is shortly going to out grow her
The best thing to happen to her would be to run into Faye coming home from the URFL* and the two to finally have that conversation in which they apologise to each other and Faye tells Dora just how alike they are in so very many ways.For what does Dora have to apologise to Faye? For not enabling her alcoholism? For not letting her endanger Dora's business*? For being upset with Faye lying to her to cover up her drunkenness? For behaving like Faye's boss?
am i the only one sick to freaking death of doras bratty attitude. its like wah my brother has it easy because of natural talent. wah my friends want to bone him wah.And of course "Grrr! He hits on my friend and employee, on my business premises*, during the working day, in an extremely creepy, entitled, and inappropriate manner." That, after all, is what Dora means when she says that Sven burned the bridges with her. To describe her view as a "delusion", an observer presumably believes that it did not happen, or that his behaviour was acceptable, or that he has some sort of right to be judged indulgently by his sister regardless of how he behaves. And in-universe, apparently even Sven does not believe that.
On the other - Dora has to fix her problems alone, especially her massive pride and impulsive explosions.Pride is the name we give to that, in other people, which we call self-respect in ourselves. Naturally it is regarded as a sin.
For what does Dora have to apologise to Faye? For not enabling her alcoholism? For not letting her endanger Dora's business*? For being upset with Faye lying to her to cover up her drunkenness? For behaving like Faye's boss?
She also forbade Raven to hit on him. Recap: Raven asked her to introduce them, and she threatened Sven with violence. Okay, she also threatened Raven, but she forbade them to flirt/hook up even though they weren't at her shop and, again, none of hers. She flipped out when she heard that Faye hooked up with him, even though that happened entirely on their private time. She set up a situation where Sven was supposed to ask out the girls at the coffee shop, and when Hanners accepted, she got angry. None of the women were coerced, they acted very much out of their own initiative, and what they do in their private lives and who they share their bed with is none of their bosses business.am i the only one sick to freaking death of doras bratty attitude. its like wah my brother has it easy because of natural talent. wah my friends want to bone him wah.And of course "Grrr! He hits on my friend and employee, on my business premises*, during the working day, in an extremely creepy, entitled, and inappropriate manner." That, after all, is what Dora means when she says that Sven burned the bridges with her. To describe her view as a "delusion", an observer presumably believes that it did not happen, or that his behaviour was acceptable, or that he has some sort of right to be judged indulgently by his sister regardless of how he behaves. And in-universe, apparently even Sven does not believe that.
Especially since she's previously been reluctant to try Taco Bell. Not sure why she'd consider Arby's to be less terrifying.It's interesting that Hannelore eats fast food. Given some of the stories about fast food food, whether they're true or not, you'd think she'd be paranoid about eating those products.This thought came to mind for me, as well.
Everyone say it together,Thankyew. That was the first thing I thought as well.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e1UZ3bM1DQc/VbcOriJI_TI/AAAAAAAACU8/eLY1XZbE-P8/s800-Ic42/Glaring.png)
In other news... Okay, in the same news, Sven makes creepy comment and the deathsquads march. Hanners makes creepy comment and it's okay? Because Beatrice would probably utterly ruin the life of anyone if Hannelore asked her to.So you're saying she crossed the line twice? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossesTheLineTwice)
It strikes me as a pretty symmetrical bit of boundary crossing, being examples of things both of them probably would have done in the past, without considering all of the consequences. Both are now at a point where they do think about the follow on from what they do but haven't quite fit that into the rules of polite conversation.
So you're saying she crossed the line twice? (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossesTheLineTwice)
None of the women were coerced, they acted very much out of their own initiative, and what they do in their private lives and who they share their bed with is none of their bosses business.How far should respect for another person's personal autonomy make you keep quiet when they're doing something you think ill-advised? This topic has come up before:
I get that Dora is trying to look out for Hanners given Sven's past... but I don't like how she says "... but you can go." acting like it's actually her place to give permission. They are all adults and hanners can do whatever the hell she wants, screw Dora's bs paranoia. While I may be biased because of my long time dislike of Dora, it would annoy me if any other cast member acted this way too.Hmmm... Personal autonomy is all well and good, but let us try a thought experiment. Imagine your friend, who had never driven a car before in her life, was proposing to take a Shelby Cobra (http://www.limit4000.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shelby_cobra_427_1967.jpg)* at high speed down a wet mountain road. Would you really just think "Meh... She's a grown-up, entitled to make her own decisions," and wave her off? Or try to talk her out of it?
Sven's background is that of a serial philanderer, with serious honesty, personal accountability, and self-control problems, who is (as far as Dora knows) unreformed, and who's shown that he's willing to seriously hurt her friends. Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Friends care enough about friends to try to talk them out of dangerous behaviour.
None of the women were coerced, they acted very much out of their own initiative, and what they do in their private lives and who they share their bed with is none of their bosses business.How far should respect for another person's personal autonomy make you keep quiet when they're doing something you think ill-advised? This topic has come up before:I get that Dora is trying to look out for Hanners given Sven's past... but I don't like how she says "... but you can go." acting like it's actually her place to give permission. They are all adults and hanners can do whatever the hell she wants, screw Dora's bs paranoia. While I may be biased because of my long time dislike of Dora, it would annoy me if any other cast member acted this way too.Hmmm... Personal autonomy is all well and good, but let us try a thought experiment. Imagine your friend, who had never driven a car before in her life, was proposing to take a Shelby Cobra (http://www.limit4000.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shelby_cobra_427_1967.jpg)* at high speed down a wet mountain road. Would you really just think "Meh... She's a grown-up, entitled to make her own decisions," and wave her off? Or try to talk her out of it?
Sven's background is that of a serial philanderer, with serious honesty, personal accountability, and self-control problems, who is (as far as Dora knows) unreformed, and who's shown that he's willing to seriously hurt her friends. Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Friends care enough about friends to try to talk them out of dangerous behaviour.
Yo, but...Arby's, though.
I'm sure there's lots of awesome discussion about Sven going on, but...Arby's.
How is that not worth at least three pages of psychoanalysis, curly fries aside?
Mm, delicious chemicals. I really want some Arby's now.
What IS a true Reuben? The ingredients look right (although I'd get it without the dressing because ew).Mm, delicious chemicals. I really want some Arby's now.
I like their Reuben sandwich. Yes, I know that it is not a true Reuben. But I like it.
None of the women were coerced, they acted very much out of their own initiative, and what they do in their private lives and who they share their bed with is none of their bosses business.How far should respect for another person's personal autonomy make you keep quiet when they're doing something you think ill-advised? This topic has come up before:I get that Dora is trying to look out for Hanners given Sven's past... but I don't like how she says "... but you can go." acting like it's actually her place to give permission. They are all adults and hanners can do whatever the hell she wants, screw Dora's bs paranoia. While I may be biased because of my long time dislike of Dora, it would annoy me if any other cast member acted this way too.Hmmm... Personal autonomy is all well and good, but let us try a thought experiment. Imagine your friend, who had never driven a car before in her life, was proposing to take a Shelby Cobra (http://www.limit4000.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/shelby_cobra_427_1967.jpg)* at high speed down a wet mountain road. Would you really just think "Meh... She's a grown-up, entitled to make her own decisions," and wave her off? Or try to talk her out of it?
Sven's background is that of a serial philanderer, with serious honesty, personal accountability, and self-control problems, who is (as far as Dora knows) unreformed, and who's shown that he's willing to seriously hurt her friends. Friends don't let friends drive drunk. Friends care enough about friends to try to talk them out of dangerous behaviour.
What IS a true Reuben? The ingredients look right (although I'd get it without the dressing because ew).Mm, delicious chemicals. I really want some Arby's now.
I like their Reuben sandwich. Yes, I know that it is not a true Reuben. But I like it.
So does anyone have a quick recap on what exactly happened with Sven? People have some pretty strong opinions on whether whatever it was was really his fault or whatever, and... well...
:psyduck:
Seriously, though, I can't remember anything at all.
- Declares love for Faye in fairly Nice Guy fashion
Why do they add it when they cook in it?
Anyway, his defenders say he was simply being honest about his feelings and Dora overreacted.What would I be, then? I think it was a shitty thing for him to do and that Dora overreacted.
An iconoclast?Anyway, his defenders say he was simply being honest about his feelings and Dora overreacted.What would I be, then? I think it was a shitty thing for him to do and that Dora overreacted.
Now I want a Jamocha shake.
How far should respect for another person's personal autonomy make you keep quiet when they're doing something you think ill-advised? This topic has come up before:
Especially since she's previously been reluctant to try Taco Bell. Not sure why she'd consider Arby's to be less terrifying.It's interesting that Hannelore eats fast food. Given some of the stories about fast food food, whether they're true or not, you'd think she'd be paranoid about eating those products.This thought came to mind for me, as well.
Because despite how it tastes, Arby's serves actual food?
Ever since I changed it to this one, yeah. It's a .gif, the pup is trying to get the stick across the bridge, the shapes represent his mental calculations.
I'm finding it hard to understand why Hannelore cares so much about Sven at the moment.
Ever since I changed it to this one, yeah. It's a .gif, the pup is trying to get the stick across the bridge, the shapes represent his mental calculations.
Ages ago, I had a conversation with somebody working on getting a computer to solve essentially the same problem - moving a very long ladder through a confined area filled with obstacles.
You construct in 3D a representation of all the allowable positions of the ladder - two dimensions for position and a third for angle. You can then treat this as a 3d maze and solve it for the shortest path through. Assuming there is a connected path and you can do ii. If not you just have to saw the ladder in half.
Well I found it interesting. Thought I'd share.
- Declares love for Faye in fairly Nice Guy fashion
- Baffled that this fails
- Dora calls him an asshole for being so insensitive to Faye when her and Angus are on the rocks, cuts him out of her life
You construct in 3D a representation of all the allowable positions of the ladder - two dimensions for position and a third for angle. You can then treat this as a 3d maze and solve it for the shortest path through. Assuming there is a connected path and you can do ii. If not you just have to saw the ladder in half.
Faye has a better job now, though. A much better job. I hope she doesn't hide it from Marten for long.
I keep seeing this thing where non-Americans complain about Hollywood movies being culturally American, and it's just baffling to me. I really don't get a lot of stuff that comes out of Bollywood. I don't feel entitled to an explainer. The stuff that gets into the market here is doing as much to try to extract money from me as Hollywood is you, but the producers didn't have me in mind when they made the film.
That's an interesting idea. He may even go to Momo about it, and she might decide to get involved...Faye has a better job now, though. A much better job. I hope she doesn't hide it from Marten for long.
I suspect that, possibly at her employers' request, Faye is going to keep her new job secret or at least dissemble about what she's actually doing and for whom. Marten will eventually get suspicious because it's difficult to maintain a secret occupation for long periods with a close friend and room-mate not suspecting anything. Worried that she's in trouble, he covertly follows her to work and we get his POV of the robot fighting leagues.
It is possible that Jeph will have Marten suffer an ethical dilemma on his part between supporting Faye's choices and a personal moral distaste of her employer's business.
I honestly don't see why a reasonable person would have any moral distaste of the business, considering the basically indestructible brains they have.An outsider like Marten doesn't necessarily know about this, though.
Doesn't *quite* pan out like you'd think; Hollywood has pushed more and more intentionally, and relied upon, international markets for some time now. And thus have driven the international market for quite a while as well. Probably since close to the inception of movies as a thing, now that I consider it.
There's some interesting reading on it here and about, particularly in the context of more recent movie offerings that can be argued that their manufacturers are leaning a little more on other cultures to make their money (Bay's Transformers movies, the remake of The Karate Kid, etc.).
That's an interesting idea. He may even go to Momo about it, and she might decide to get involved...
An outsider like Marten doesn't necessarily know about this, though.
To put it in Temarian terms, "Sven and Marten, in the bathroom."
Yeah, by "get involved" I was thinking along the lines of "try to shut it down."That's an interesting idea. He may even go to Momo about it, and she might decide to get involved...
An outsider like Marten doesn't necessarily know about this, though.
I'm fairly sure Momo, the exemplar "goody-two shoes helper AI" and Corpse Witch would not get on very well.
I'm finding it hard to understand why Hannelore cares so much about Sven at the moment.
Hell, even I'm faster than that!
I'm hoping to sustain a pace of six miles per hour for my half marathon in two months. I'm so not preparing as much as I should, but either way I can definitely reach six km/hr :parrot:Hell, even I'm faster than that!
I was going to say something about how it's a kilometer-to-miles conversion in there, but apparently, that means she's got a top speed of 3.7 mph. For some reason, I thought it was faster. I'm partially paralyzed in my right ankle, and my average walking speed is about that.
Six km/h is just walking speed, not even walking fast. It is slower than those electric scooters for old people.I'm hoping to sustain a pace of six miles per hour for my half marathon in two months. I'm so not preparing as much as I should, but either way I can definitely reach six km/hr :parrot:Hell, even I'm faster than that!
I was going to say something about how it's a kilometer-to-miles conversion in there, but apparently, that means she's got a top speed of 3.7 mph. For some reason, I thought it was faster. I'm partially paralyzed in my right ankle, and my average walking speed is about that.
250 milliamps? Holy shit, Momo.
Her shock mechanism looks like it's got a good 2 feet of spark gap at least, in the old chassis: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1474
Assuming a needle as the electrode (which is a best-case)... we're talking over 300 kV.
Momo's "self-defense" weapon could be straight-up deadly, at significant range, with that much current. (The typical rule, IIRC, is 50 mA is enough to stop the heart, and 50 V across dry skin is enough voltage to get that 50 mA across the heart.) Also, if she can deliver a 75 kW pulse for a decent amount of time... you'd think she has the power supply to move a hell of a lot faster than 6 km/h.
That's a typo. It's actually km/s. Momo is almost, but not quite, capable of orbit.
Six km/h is just walking speed, not even walking fast. It is slower than those electric scooters for old people.Yeah, but those scooters are capable of well above walking pace (depending on the model and speed setting). Many are capable of over 10km/h (around 3m/s), leading to questions about their safety on pedestrian footpaths. I can walk six kilometres in an hour (three laps of a 2km circuit round streets near my home, as measured with my bicycle GPS), but it is definitely a brisk walk for me.
Actually, since dancing is mostly about technique only, if Momo had a normal processor aside from her neural net, she can download programs into that quite easily.
The normal processor would then be able to give her positive or negative response, depending upon how well or not so well she would dance, thus enable her neural net to learn dancing - quite quickly, most likely. She would have a "perfect" teacher that could correct any error.
Momo dancing. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1738)Six km/h is just walking speed, not even walking fast. It is slower than those electric scooters for old people.Yeah, but those scooters are capable of well above walking pace (depending on the model and speed setting). Many are capable of over 10km/h (around 3m/s), leading to questions about their safety on pedestrian footpaths. I can walk six kilometres in an hour (three laps of a 2km circuit round streets near my home, as measured with my bicycle GPS), but it is definitely a brisk walk for me.
So wait... only two of his appendages are meant for jacking off? I don't know if I'm more surprised or disappointed...
Actually, the 250mA has been canon even before she upgraded her chassis:
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1995
250 ma is laughable. 250 volts makes more sense.
250 ma is laughable.Thats enough to kill a person.
Also, AC is worse than DC.
250 ma is laughable. 250 volts makes more sense.
250mA is deadly. And as for the voltage, in high impedance situations she presumably provides what it takes! 250V is small beer.
And Momo is polite enough to clean up said pile of goo if she has to do it.
And Momo is polite enough to clean up said pile of goo if she has to do it.
They chased it out of the apartment, hitting Angus in the face with a couple of brooms in the process. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1487)Then later Momo finished the job (on every squirrel in the neighborhood) and the meat was made into tacos (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1623).
And Momo is polite enough to clean up said pile of goo if she has to do it.
In most jurisdictions, this is called "concealing evidence".
And Momo is polite enough to clean up said pile of goo if she has to do it.
In most jurisdictions, this is called "concealing evidence".
Verily, 'tis said a friend will help you move, but a good friend will help you move a body.
Skin resistance varies wildly. If you hold the leads of an ohmmeter tightly, loosely, or while sweating, you'll get order of magnitude differences.
If it were in the megohm range, though, household voltages wouldn't be dangerous.
It's the legal aspects that I wonder about. She's carrying a concealed deadly weapon in Massachussetts. Did she need a permit, or has the law not caught up to the idea of people whose bodies are tasers?
I'd wear a shirt that read "Danger! 100 kilo-electron volts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray)!" but people would see through it. :claireface:
Perhaps Momo has a license for her zap o' dhoom. Obviously, Pintsize and May shouldn't even be allowed to have that capability.I dunno... Pintsize shouldn't, that's not debatable, but May's so far been more a big-mouthed smart ass with white-collar criminal tendencies. Not nearly the same destructive behavioral tendencies unless I'm forgetting a thing.
So just what is Pintsize's p0rn capacity? Measured in metric Internets?
And Momo is polite enough to clean up said pile of goo if she has to do it.
In most jurisdictions, this is called "concealing evidence".
Verily, 'tis said a friend will help you move, but a good friend will help you move a body.
This is how friends go to jail, adding a whole new dimension to 'friendship.'