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Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« on: 30 Jun 2009, 13:48 »
I've always been curious as to how AnthroPCs are sold. I thought it would be nice to see a little story arc about how one of the characters shops for a new robot friend.

Even if we never get to see this, it's still fun to speculate: Who do you think buys themself an AnthroPC and what would it be like?

My guess is Penny, who floats into the store on a pink cloud and impulsively buys one programmed like, let's say, Spock. What comes next?
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #1 on: 30 Jun 2009, 14:05 »
In an ironic twist, the Spock-AnthroPC only quotes Hemingway.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #2 on: 30 Jun 2009, 20:07 »
What if Marten wanted a new computer?  Would it replace Pintsize, or would his personality get moved to the new machine?
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #3 on: 30 Jun 2009, 22:29 »
Quote from: Zingoleb on 30 Jun 2009, 14:05
In an ironic twist, the Spock-AnthroPC only quotes Hemingway.


And the Kirk one cites Confucius.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #4 on: 30 Jun 2009, 22:38 »
I imagine Pennelope getting the Amazon AnthroPC, a walking talking Kindle.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #5 on: 01 Jul 2009, 00:05 »
Entirely appropriate.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #6 on: 01 Jul 2009, 05:14 »
AnthroPCs would probably end up being a victim of some sort of touch-sensitive craze like we seem to have these days.

And that would end up in a nasty way.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #7 on: 01 Jul 2009, 07:17 »
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #8 on: 01 Jul 2009, 09:05 »
And the Khan model quotes Melville.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #9 on: 01 Jul 2009, 11:01 »
There must be someone in the QCverse who hoards them compulsively. Something like the equivalent of the crazy cat lady, only with a degree in programming or something. My mind goes to Randall Munroe if he were to exist.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #10 on: 01 Jul 2009, 21:13 »
I would definitely buy an AnthroPC, because I don't have any friends. 8D
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #11 on: 01 Jul 2009, 23:31 »
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Like this?

Yeahthat.

Only in a more... AnthroPC way.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #12 on: 03 Jul 2009, 01:08 »
We know that they compete with pets: Jeph said once that the reason computer-literate Dora doesn't have an AnthroPC is that she has a cat.

Faye has neither. I wonder if that's her intimacy issues at work, or just that she never had time to get one before moving in with Pintsize.
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #13 on: 03 Jul 2009, 01:10 »
That makes me wonder if landlords have agreements in the lease regarding AnthroPC's (like they do with animals).
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #14 on: 03 Jul 2009, 01:16 »
Like this?
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Re: Shopping for a new AnthroPC
« Reply #15 on: 03 Jul 2009, 01:17 »
Aha! I knew I remembered something about that being mentioned somewhere!
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