I missed saying this the other week, but: Lady got a gut full of dynamite and a booty like POW.
OT: do AI's care about whether they're 'nude' in front of other AI's?
OT2: What is the difference between the relationship between Bubbles and Faye and that of a companion AI and its/his/her/their human? Can we put it in words?
I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*
The Laws of Comedy say Claire walks in in 3... 2...
It's more of a snuggy than a sweater. I'd suggest washing it, but I don't know if it would shrink or possibly expand to the size of a circus tent.
Seriously, I've got a feeling that we're seeing part of the wearer matching algorithm in process. It blows out to maximum size and then constricts around the solid object at its' centre of volume to provide the perfect fit, which it then saves and copies in every future cycle. The problem? Faye is in there, so I think that they're going to end up tangled together in a four-armed cardigan until Emily can tell them how to reset the auto-sizing protocol!What if the sweater undergoes mitosis and turns into two sweaters. I wouldn't put it past Emily to come up with self-replicating knitwear.
I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*
Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.
Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.
Her cardigan and a simple skirt (easy enough to make by hand) along with her overcoat to the clothing store to find more clothes.
Naw. Jeph's a writer, not just a cartoonist. If you've been following Alice Grove, you'll recall him placing bits in the story for later use, most recently Alice's ability to create a pool of molten lava. I imagine he's not above adopting ideas we generate if he really likes them, but the bulk of the writing comes from his head.I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*
Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.
Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.
Perhaps, but that is less conspiracy-based so I shall go with my first idea.
I am now convinced that Jeph is reading our posts. I believe there was a bit of discussion concerning the sweater and now it is conveniently brought back right after? *suspicious face*
Either that or Jeph had this moment planned from the moment the sweater was introduced.
Incisive as we are, I suspect Jeph came up with the idea independently.
Perhaps, but that is less conspiracy-based so I shall go with my first idea.
Her cardigan and a simple skirt (easy enough to make by hand) along with her overcoat to the clothing store to find more clothes.
Don't forget, Bubbles can sew. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3174)
According to Emily, the cardigan is collapsible. (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3180) Which means that it ought to be possible to re-cubify it, and then re-expand it into a proper sweater.
What if the sweater undergoes mitosis and turns into two sweaters. I wouldn't put it past Emily to come up with self-replicating knitwear.
It's made of some exotic smart material. I wouldn't like to guess (and I certainly wouldn't like to find out by empirical experimentation) how it would react to water and retail detergent!It cleans the water and returns it to the aquifer in a pristine state. Meanwhile, it incorporates the detergent into its own matrix in order to provide a tool in its eternal quest for WORLD DOMINION.
Taking another look at today's strip -That would be an amusing story line. Especially if they require assistance to undo it.(click to show/hide)
I guess we're retiring the "Faye bumps her head on Bubbles' breastplate" gag. Now it's on to "outfit the Amazon" jokes.
I'd be all for a Xena cosplay. Hanners as Gabrielle.
First soft hug. :bigclaireface: First soft hug. :bigclaireface: First soft hug. :bigclaireface:
A few years ago Faye would have no problem living up to that promise, but Twinkies never really expire so resurrecting them wasn't a problem.
It doesn't look like Bubbles is wearing shorts. I agree that she could get away with that look, but if Faye is jealous about Bubbles' robo booty I suspect she might stop more traffic than anticipated.
A few years ago Faye would have no problem living up to that promise, but Twinkies never really expire so resurrecting them wasn't a problem.
It doesn't look like Bubbles is wearing shorts. I agree that she could get away with that look, but if Faye is jealous about Bubbles' robo booty I suspect she might stop more traffic than anticipated.
Ow, she's a brick house
She's mighty-mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick house
That lady's stacked and that's a fact
Ain't holding nothing back
I'm going to be this universe's version of the anti-joke chicken :police: here and point out that, while the Twinkies joke is very funny, actual Twinkies are, in fact, ordinary commercial cake batter with a sugar and starch fluff filling them, and despite the preservatives and dough conditioners will become stale in fairly short order. They can even get moldy!
I prefer to think that we aren't ready for her jelly, we are just not ready for this jelly, we are not ready cause her body is too bootylicious for us baby.
Re: brasca, they look like bike shorts to me.
Actually on a robot, they sorta do.
And because no-one has yet made the ubiquitous statesmen, I will
It's bigger on the inside
:-D
Marten, go get your eyes checked. NOW.Maybe he only has eyes for Claire, and every other female gets just a cursory glance. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Marten, go get your eyes checked. NOW.
Marten, go get your eyes checked. NOW.
Thinking of clothing - going to a costumer would something that will fit and get the true fan designer going truly archetype a go go ga gaPlease tell my I'm not the only one who thought of the one where Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Big Barda go clothes shopping. (http://nebezial.deviantart.com/art/one-size-fits-all-452498286)(click to show/hide)
Meanwhile, I really want to know what Bubbles is doing for shoes. I think that Jeph has been very careful to hide that from us and I can't help but wonder if that's significant somehow.
Meanwhile, I really want to know what Bubbles is doing for shoes. I think that Jeph has been very careful to hide that from us and I can't help but wonder if that's significant somehow.
Bubbles is like a hobbit: big hairy bare feet, now that the armor's off. Well, maybe not hairy.
With reference to today's strip, someone on the Subreddit asked why Bubbles hasn't changed her chassis for one that is less intimidating.
I've been thinking about that and I've been thinking about Claire's conversation with Pintsize on the subject of 'body swapping'. I'm thinking that it is less common than we think and that, really, only AIs with a particular personality type are really able to do this. Look at some examples:From this, I'm thinking that chassis type and appearance is strongly associated with the AI's self-image and self-identity. Changing their chassis for a more than mildly different-looking one is a cause of considerable psychological stress. So, in many ways, yes, irrespective of any other characteristics, Bubbles doesn't want to change her chassis for very solid reasons of peace of mind.
- Winslow was deeply relieved to get out of the 'robo-boyfriend' chassis and back into his pseudo-iPad;
- Momo selected a new chassis that closely resembled her old one in key features like presented gender and hair colour;
- May, who previously seems to have been one of the more exotic fixed 'disembodied' AIs, dislikes her humanoid chassis and would prefer to be an aircraft;
- Corpse Witch, when threatening Bubbles, implied that a change of chassis was a punishment.
This could explain the long-held question of why a combat chassis should be so high human-fidelity: The designers were required to consider the AI's post-demobilisation needs. This was necessary to minimise the readjustment stress of post-military life. Probably some plug-and-play military-only hardware (scrambled comms and maybe built-in light weapons) has been removed but nothing that radically changes the 'feel' of living in that particular body.
Meanwhile, I really want to know what Bubbles is doing for shoes. I think that Jeph has been very careful to hide that from us and I can't help but wonder if that's significant somehow.
I'd just like to offer a little defense for Marten here. He is a guy. We aren't very observant. A guy's vision works kind of like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Waive something interesting in front of our face and we are all over it. Wear a different shade of lipstick? Yeah, that kind of stuff is invisible to us.
And because no-one has yet made the ubiquitous statesmen, I will
It's bigger on the inside
:-D
Can't be. Then it'd be blue with a police light on top.
I'd just like to offer a little defense for Marten here. He is a guy. We aren't very observant. A guy's vision works kind of like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Waive something interesting in front of our face and we are all over it. Wear a different shade of lipstick? Yeah, that kind of stuff is invisible to us.
It would seem that Marten is still somewhat intimidated by Bubbles.
Bubbles looks taller to me without her armor. She makes Marten look like tiny.Bubbles is taller than Marten's refrigerator, so probably.
Do we know how tall she actually is? She's gotta be at least 6'5" (195cm).
I'm just trying to picture how intimidating she'd be if I met her walking down the street...
As a guy, that's how I understad the whole make-up thing to work.I'd just like to offer a little defense for Marten here. He is a guy. We aren't very observant. A guy's vision works kind of like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Waive something interesting in front of our face and we are all over it. Wear a different shade of lipstick? Yeah, that kind of stuff is invisible to us.
Eh. I'm a woman, and I am as observant as a brick. Change Blindness effects all!
Do women expect men to notice things like lipstick? I always figured women didn't dress up for men; they dress up for other women. Of course, there's a heavy bias there.
Additionally, I take offense to being called terribly unobservant. I'm a line inspector, so my job security rests on my powers of observation.
Granted, there is a difference between passive observation and active observation.
The buttons are optional but, yes, cardigan jumpers are split at the front. I suspect that Emily just didn't know the proper name of what she made: A pullover.
I'm going to be this universe's version of the anti-joke chicken :police: here and point out that, while the Twinkies joke is very funny, actual Twinkies are, in fact, ordinary commercial cake batter with a sugar and starch fluff filling them, and despite the preservatives and dough conditioners will become stale in fairly short order. They can even get moldy!
(https://alexonfilm.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/zombieland2.jpg?w=625)
Sounds boring. Can you work your way up from being a line inspector to being a triangle inspector?Sometimes I find fairly interesting squiggles, but they usually have snares or tangles that have to be worked out :D
Actually, I'm on the opposite side of the state. Incidentally, it never made sense to me that the city was in Sedgewick county instead of the county of the same name.
Are you a lineman for the county?
I'd just like to offer a little defense for Marten here. He is a guy. We aren't very observant. A guy's vision works kind of like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Waive something interesting in front of our face and we are all over it. Wear a different shade of lipstick? Yeah, that kind of stuff is invisible to us.
Yes, a coworker experimented with this and wore the same outfit every day. None of the men noticed, but the women did.
I'd just like to offer a little defense for Marten here. He is a guy. We aren't very observant. A guy's vision works kind of like the T-Rex from Jurassic Park. Waive something interesting in front of our face and we are all over it. Wear a different shade of lipstick? Yeah, that kind of stuff is invisible to us.
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On-Topic: Hmmmh - Either it's Jeph's drawing style, or sweaters don't really suit Bubbles' amazing physique. Could also be me ...
He literally only owns one necktie
Sounds boring. Can you work your way up from being a line inspector to being a triangle inspector?That would be inspection of things in plane sight.
Of course, no one asked Pintsize...
Notes on today's comic:It's a pre-Internet cat meme (https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=950&bih=914&q=hang+in+there+cat&oq=hang+in+there+cat&gs_l=img.3..0l10.970.4846.0.5398.21.18.2.0.0.0.264.2147.3j9j3.15.0....0...1.1.64.img..4.17.2167...0i10k1j0i10i30k1j0i10i24k1.0iFLKiKNu4A#imgrc=_)
2. Why is the kitten hanging from the branch?
Of course, no one asked May...
Notes on today's comic:6. Why does the sign out front say "Ron Bros Reatlors"? Is it too much to expect someone to spell "Realtors" correctly on the front of their own Realtor business?
1. Either Marten has finally figured out how to tie a tie, or Faye or Bubbles already knew how to do it.
2. Why is the kitten hanging from the branch?
3. Where's the 10th Rule of Good Realty? On the back of the paper?
4. May will be disappointed, but not as much as Pintsize.
5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?
6. Why does the sign out front say "Ron Bros Reatlors"? Is it too much to expect someone to spell "Realtors" correctly on the front of their own Realtor business?
5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?
Of course, no one asked May...
I really, really hope that Jeph has maquettes of his characters, or at least notes and things about their exact proportions and sizes that he can refer back to, because it's crazy trying to figure out what size Bubbles is.
5. Now that the lease is signed, it's time to name the establishment. Peaches and Bubbles Robot Clinic? Bubbs and Faye AnthroPC Specialists? Whitaker Bubbles Associates? Bots R Us?There was a poll, and suggestions, on that in another thread (https://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,33703.msg1377993.html#msg1377993).
Here's a thought. Do AIs have surnames?
Here's a thought. Do AIs have surnames?
Here's a thought. Do AIs have surnames?
Historically, surnames started to appear (at least in Europe) to differentiate between members of the same family/clan with similar (or identical) given names. Usually, the name refers to a trade or is a patronym of some sort.
Dora gets to name it, and she wants to call it 'Assbutts, Inc'.
We could charge perverts a ton of money
Glad I'm not the only one to think May would totally be down to have the ability to crap espresso... considering her earlier face-sitting enterprise. The two could be combined for a rather niche espresso barIt's not an entirely new idea. (https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/35/1a/71/351a71ce517399843148daf59f5f5ff7.jpg) (Note: link NSFW)
It's a bit on-the-nose, but Bubbles' evolving dress style reflects her inner journey to being human. She started out walled-in with a fortress of armor. Now she's making a clumsy attempt at civilian dress. Someday, when her inner humanity is better established, she'll have outfits that don't clash.
Background (https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/there-are-four-common-types-of-german-surnames-which-one-is-yours/)China is famous for having relatively few surnames shared by a very large population, but Chinese surnames work pretty much the same way. An exception is the surname Ma among the Hui (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_people) people, which is derived from the sound of the first syllable of Muhammad. My surname is geographical, referring to the Warring States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_period)-era kingdom from which, presumably, my ancestors came. Of course a lot of people lived in that kingdom, which is why my surname is one of the famous Old Hundred Names (http://www.char4u.com/content/old-hundred-names/).
I reckon May might be right into that - "Hey, more income!"
(And of course, if May wouldn't do it, Pintsize would jump at the chance...)
It was Faye doing it, and it's not the first time she's called someone a "pervert". It might be the conservative upbringing showing through.It's in reference to a rather unhygenic paraphilia, so technically speaking 'pervent' is a completely apt descriptor.
Quote from: FayeWe could charge perverts a ton of money
For shame, Jeph! Judging others for their sexual foibles? Not kosher!
I knew someone would say that.
Yes, it is possible that they chant bros, not merely because they are bros in the usual sense of being partying guys at a college fraternity, but also because they are literal brothers, also happen to be fraternal twins, and on top of that, happen to have the surname Bros. And if that isn't enough, their father happens to be the very realtor we saw today, that is theoretically possible Mister Madness, I respect your headcanon. :lol:
I am surrounded by madness and evil. :roll:I do like to live up to my name at times. :-D
Same :parrot:I am surrounded by madness and evil. :roll:I do like to live up to my name at times. :-D
Also, a thought; perhaps they should go dual language on the store sign, English and Binary, as a sort of eye-catcher.Binary isn't a language any more than denary is. In the context of signage, its more like an alternative alphabet.
Also, a thought; perhaps they should go dual language on the store sign, English and Binary, as a sort of eye-catcher.Binary isn't a language any more than denary is. In the context of signage, its more like an alternative alphabet.
That seems a bit pedantic.More fun that way...
What about hexadecimal?Same problem as binary really, information density (assuming you mean hex as in a display like 0074006800690073000D000A). If you use the standard hex representation to display unicode then each character is represented by 4 characters from a very small subset of the latin alphabet. I think I'd want something better if I were an AI.