Fourteen is definitely old enough to know about smooching.
Somewhere I got the impression that AIs/AnthroPCs didn't like the term "robot", so it seems odd to hear Momo saying "robot years". Or am I hallucinating having seen that in one of the older strips?
Come to think of it, Sam's probably had a few sex ed classes. Plus, there is a computer (not referring to Momo) in her room. Even with a porn blocker, there's more than a few Wikipedia articles about human sexuality that could be read.
One question, I keep hearing something about a time skip and I am confused. I've been reading this toon for a couple years now and I don't know what are they talking about and could use some enlightenment.
Regarding the term "robot": I see it as almost like "colored". Not quite overtly offensive, but still antiquated enough that humans shouldn't use it.
It occurs to me that Sam is at just the right age where her hormone balances are changing and she's started to possibly start to feel attraction to others. It makes sense that she'd turn to her closest 'similar age' (adolescent or equivalent) friend to discuss this.
I'll just leave this here: One of my sisters is an MD in family practice. When she started her practice 30 years ago, she would ask 14-year-old girls if they needed to talk about birth control. Enough said "yes" that she started asking 13-year-olds. Then 12. Then 11. Now she routinely discusses sex and birth control with 10-year-old girls. Because they need to know.
Regarding the term "robot": I see it as almost like "colored". Not quite overtly offensive, but still antiquated enough that humans shouldn't use it.
Any evidence for that being the case in-universe?
I'm guessing "jab" means vaccination? That's an interesting way to put it, hopefully whoever is wielding the needle doesn't take it literally.Being terribly afraid of needles, trust me, I'm going to say "jab". The one I got this year for the flu[1]. Got it in my right arm, since I'm left-handed, but since I sleep on my right side, I was pairing a strong night cap to go with my sleeping pill because otherwise the discomfort was too much.
Regarding the term "robot": I see it as almost like "colored". Not quite overtly offensive, but still antiquated enough that humans shouldn't use it.
I'm guessing "jab" means vaccination? That's an interesting way to put it, hopefully whoever is wielding the needle doesn't take it literally.
All AI's want to do is to serve Man.
The term "jab" to mean "vaccine" is common here in Australia, at least.
It makes way more sense than a "shot," which is what they call it in the states.The term "jab" to mean "vaccine" is common here in Australia, at least.
It's completely normal here in the UK also.
She should alert him that Sam asked the question, though.Since when was Momo a snitch? :parrot:
I'm pretty sure that I have heard both in the US, although "shot" is far more common. Sometimes my brain gets left-pondian and right pondian confused.
I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
Finding out you aren't part of someones default mental model of a person can be an alienating experience. I would consider it an off-the-cuff definition of Othering. I don't think Veronica did anything wrong but she does seem nervous about Momo. It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
What I fail to understand is why, given this, and Pintsize's love for eating/imbibing despite what it does has no one in the QCverse ever come up with a small flexible holding tank so that an AI can eat?
It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
Finding out you aren't part of someones default mental model of a person can be an alienating experience. I would consider it an off-the-cuff definition of Othering. I don't think Veronica did anything wrong but she does seem nervous about Momo. It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
Welcome, curious new person!
I don't think we have a complete timeline for AI development but we know that full civil rights are a recent development and the outcome of a long struggle. We know that Station has been around at least twenty years, so it must have been a really long struggle.
I don't know exactly when AIs came into being, but it was at least as early as 1994, since http://jephjacques.com/post/14655843351/un-hearing-on-ai-rights happens in 1999 and it says that the first AI spent 5 years in a box.
"As long as everyone tries their best, that is what matters".
That's a high standard. Momo is not letting us off the hook at all.
What I fail to understand is why, given this, and Pintsize's love for eating/imbibing despite what it does has no one in the QCverse ever come up with a small flexible holding tank so that an AI can eat? Even if say, Momo's mouth is too rigid, and internal space too lacking to do so, there would most likely be chassis on the market that would have the required components. And those AIs would likely have the money to buy regular enzyme-liquid (saliva) cartridges the same way we waste money on printer ink.
"As long as everyone tries their best, that is what matters".
That's a high standard. Momo is not letting us off the hook at all.
Maybe if you just do your best to do your best. Everyone'shumanfallible.
Veronica felt bad about a minor faux pas. The kind thing to do under those circumstances for the aggrieved party is to offer comfort and forgiveness. Momo came through brilliantly, which is what I'd expect from her. However, while I'd expect it, it would be wrong to take it for granted. Everyone'shumanfallible after all, and no-one (least of all me) lives up to our ideals all the time. Just do your best to do your best, and you won't go far wrong. That works for me, anyway.
the other AIs probably look upon him as one of the Elders
I'd say it's a sign of acceptance. It's good that Veronica understands Momo's differences but she mostly interacts with other humans and human is her default mental model of a person. That she automatically lumps Momo in with the other people she cares about means she considers Momo equal to other people and not something "Other."
Finding out you aren't part of someones default mental model of a person can be an alienating experience. I would consider it an off-the-cuff definition of Othering. I don't think Veronica did anything wrong but she does seem nervous about Momo. It makes me wonder what the QC AI timeline is? (I'm sure it's written down somewhere). Is Veronica not as used to AIs as the people her sons age?
I don't think she's really nervous about Momo at all, she just got a little flustered about making what she perceived as a faux pas when she herself lives what general society views as an alternative lifestyle and hopes others would be as accepting of her as she is of them.Yes, I agree. I feel the same way when I catch myself doing the same sort of thing on racial issues, for example, and feel like a jerk for doing so. I guess that as long as one is critical of ones own behaviour, and keeps trying to do better, one is trying to live up to Momo's standard.
It was a nice offer, a genuine mistake but Momo took it well.
Imagine if it was May!
It was a nice offer, a genuine mistake but Momo took it well.
Imagine if it was May!
I don't think May would bake cookies, regardless of Momo's presence. :clairedoge:
Honestly, Jakk Frost, that whole thing and the only thing I disagreed with was that Momo might consider it a compliment to be mistaken for human. She'sso different. I don't know about the entirety of Robo-kind, if they'd accept such a description, but I feel like mimicking human form isn't the point. Some models, like Momo, are humanoid, but Punchbot? Nope.
I don't think it's necessarily a point of concern in this case, with Momo who has always been treated as if she were human, but I doubt the majority of humanoid AI are entirely chill with people thinking they're human, especially considering the fact that, in a different chassis, they most definitely were not!
I love the way Faye is identical to Sam in the first two frames. :-DNot just the first two. She mirrors her right trough the whole strip. Evil prodigal sister, aparently...
I love the way Faye is identical to Sam in the first two frames. :-D
I don't think she's really nervous about Momo at all, she just got a little flustered about making what she perceived as a faux pas when she herself lives what general society views as an alternative lifestyle and hopes others would be as accepting of her as she is of them.Yes, I agree. I feel the same way when I catch myself doing the same sort of thing on racial issues, for example, and feel like a jerk for doing so. I guess that as long as one is critical of ones own behaviour, and keeps trying to do better, one is trying to live up to Momo's standard.
Robots eating, or rather simulating eating, is an interesting question. For a very human-looking personal companion robot, the ability to simulate eating might help them blend in in a social environment, but potentially it might creep people out if the robot is still detectable as a robot. There is a scene in The Caves of Steel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caves_of_Steel) where Elijah Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw "eat" together, and the robot Olivaw reveals that he simulates eating to blend in, storing the food in a teflon-plastic bag inside his torso that he empties later. Bailey is OK with that, though somewhat offended by the waste of food (Earth hovers on the brink of starvation in this book), but disgusted when Olivaw goes on to offer his ingested but clean, unchewed, and undigested food to him as an extra meal...
I've been reading through the Foundation books, so I suppose I may as well add that to my reading list.
I'm liking how Jeph is writing VV these days: Showing her as someone coming to terms with aging (Though she's still a relative young'un of ... what'd she say? 58?) and changing, more sedate, more "conventional" circumstances of her life -- determined to meet the new circumstances with good humor. She and Marten seem to be more ready to take each other as equal-ish (she's always gonna be his Ma). Though the interrelationships and former interrelationships have got to make for some interesting conversation, in- and off-panel. -- "Sigh. What did your daughter and my son's roommate do NOW?"
PS -- that scrunched-up slightly frustrated expression Japh gives VV from time to time lately is -- kind of adorable.
I just want to know where the cookie went.
Same place the tea mug went, I guess.
"... I WISH I HAD A PONY."
And the cuteness overload is astronomicalIndeed. I can hear the squealing and giggling a whole continent and a universe away.
Us boys, we are so magical, soft skin, pink lips, so touchable...Actually, yes, especially after puberty starts its work. Girls' skin is generally softer, lips are fuller, and they smell different. :-)
What? You think boys have different skin than girls?
So, second panel, I can't decide if Sam is spitting cookie crumbs, or her freckles leapt off her face.I was wondering that myself, though I first thought it would be crumbs.
LITTLE GIRLS!!!
Oh my god, they are so cute. :laugh:
The two of them remind me so much of my own daughter, when she was Sam´s age. Which is only two years ago, actually. This is great.
And no way we´ll ever see said boy. It was a dare and the guy is completely irrelevant to the story. Kissing games were very common to me at that age. And I kissed my first girl in a dare, too. And though I remenber her face and her name, she has never been important to me after that one short kiss.
But I love the art in this one. Again. Such a wide range of expressions in basically the same setting and perspective in each panel. You can really feel the increase in embarrassement in the conversation. Simply beautiful and so well observed.
TM
In 3127 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3127) and 3128 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3128), he accidentally set the copyright date at 20016, instead of fixing it back in 3129 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3129), he arguably did the first one there, and has done it consistently since 3133 (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3133).So, second panel, I can't decide if Sam is spitting cookie crumbs, or her freckles leapt off her face.I was wondering that myself, though I first thought it would be crumbs.
How long has the comic has had taglines? I only seem to notice them now.
As a parent of a seven year old girl, this comic terrifies me because it makes me think about my daughter being only a few years away from this.I used to tease someone I know about things like that. Her husband (my friend) was resigned to his fate, but she was in deep denial. Thankfully, the kid is extremely self-aware and seems to be trained well for the future so she shouldn't get in too much trouble at that age.
I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.
I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.
I'm 51. I'll let ya know.
I'm 33. I'm still hoping to grow past the teenage stage in my relationship with my mom.
I like that idea better than mine, which is that she watches us out of curiosity just as a cat would.
I'm genuinely tempted to write "Sex Guy" now.
I'm a hopeless romantic. I'd like to think that Bubbles might be looking at Station.
*tries to imagine Bubbles singing "Somewhere Out There"*My first thought was "Up There" (https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jo4XXm8OUP4).
I don't log in to comment often, but I think it deserved mention that if Jeph made poster size versions of this comic, I would buy one up.
Dude, Marten really needs to get fl.ux or Lux something for his phone, all that bright light is going to wreck his circadian rhythm. It's too hard to tell people not to phone in bed, but you can at least make the light a warmer, dimmer hue to lessen the impact on your sleep patterns.
S-sorry, I guess this reads more like a PSA than a post. It's all true though!
There will be in iOS 9.3! I've had the beta (and therefore this feature) for so long that I didn't realize it wasn't available in an already released OS.Dude, Marten really needs to get fl.ux or Lux something for his phone, all that bright light is going to wreck his circadian rhythm. It's too hard to tell people not to phone in bed, but you can at least make the light a warmer, dimmer hue to lessen the impact on your sleep patterns.
S-sorry, I guess this reads more like a PSA than a post. It's all true though!
Is there an iPhone option without jailbreaking? http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/12/flux-iphone-sideloading-shut-down/
Confession: I usually just brush mine in the morning. I'd never admit this to my dentist, but yeah.
What? You don't like minty fresh oatmeal?Confession: I usually just brush mine in the morning. I'd never admit this to my dentist, but yeah.Actually, I only brush them at night. I know I should do it in the morning too, but then breakfast would taste weird.
Confession: I usually just brush mine in the morning. I'd never admit this to my dentist, but yeah.You and me both.
As I left the door I noticed him lying under her bed. So I suppose there is some truth in checking under the bed for monsters.
If anybody asked, I could tell them that one line was a band name and the other an album title.Would that be true?
I expect that depends on which line you claim is which….If anybody asked, I could tell them that one line was a band name and the other an album title.Would that be true?