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[westrim]

Okay, here's a thread and a poll. Some of them I had scifi references in mind for, but decided that was distracting.

[Pilchard123]

Does a 10-foot LASER pole count?

[Loki]

Why is "spathe hammer" not an option? 

[ThomasEll]

You missed off battle spatula 

[westrim]

Fine, I went with it and put the weapons IN SPACE, and added the above suggestions. Blame Loki. 

I thought about doing something regarding Sam, but nothing had many options. I wonder if we'll see her dad's response to her going to the coffee shop. By the way, my opinion about her truthiness is that she did nothing wrong. She said she was visiting friends, and Faye at least definitely qualifies (Dora is Doraing the relationship as usual). He knows shes with friends, but not where those friends are (thus her "sort of"), and that seems to be par for the course.

[Masterpiece]

If you add Cael Hammer, then I'd be willing to vote too.

[ankhtahr]

What's "Warhammer 40k" supposed to mean? That's a game, not a weapon. If you put in "Chainsword" instead though…

[Loki]

It's Westrim's thread, we're just along for the ride.

Whining and complaining "are we there yet?" and poking the other passengers the entire way.

[Mr_Rose]

The correct answer is, and always will be:
"WWWAAAAAAAAGGGGGH!!!"

[Border Reiver]

What's "Warhammer 40k" supposed to mean? That's a game, not a weapon. If you put in "Chainsword" instead though…

I believe he's referring to the hammer that features prominently on the front cover of the main rule book.

[TheEvilDog]

It could also be a Thunder Hammer...or a Power Mace/Hammer.

A Daemonhammer always works too.

[GarandMarine]

Ahahahahahah! The Spear of Destiny! Now to gather my armies for we are invincible!

[Masterpiece]

If you add Cael Hammer, then I'd be willing to vote too.

Hmm, having just used it, I find that I'd rather use an Army Carbine than a Cael Hammer. I'd compromise for a Breakers' Bow.

[Is it cold in here?]

Practical education and confidence building under the supervision of more-or-less adult friends is something a parent should prefer over whatever the hell Sam would get up to with her 12-year-old friends.

I bet they could build a wicked trebuchet.

[Loki]

Practical education and confidence building under the supervision of more-or-less adult friends is something a parent should prefer over whatever the hell Sam would get up to with her 12-year-old friends.

* Loki thinks: "IICIH sounds pretty reasonable."

I bet they could build a wicked trebuchet.

* Loki thinks: ...

[Redball]

And a piano to fling, and a field to fling it in.

[Kugai]

The correct answer is, and always will be:
"WWWAAAAAAAAGGGGGH!!!"

[DrBear]

How bout a metal foot (to the mantenna?)

[mustang6172]

War ladle isn't an option?

[henri bemis]

I will forever love the battle spatula. 

Watching the livestream right now, for the first time, and it's enchanting.  (also, I've had adult beverages, but it IS enchanting!  I love watching people draw).

[sha'mad conde]

I had to Google the word "fib." Is that an Eastern US word? It doesn't exist out here...

[Is it cold in here?]

Now that you mention it, I don't think I've heard it since moving out West.

[Loki]

Comic's up!


It introduces an interesting concept.

[KOK]

No Claire, your are not.

[Is it cold in here?]

Jeph had said earlier that AnthroPCs don't "do religion", so he must have meant they don't do doctrine and ritual.

[westrim]

It is my experience that creators of puns are aware that they are bad, but hoping for at least a groan of acknowledgement. The silent treatment Claire keeps getting is painful to watch.

[Sidhekin]

I dunno, "distributed devotion" sounds like a ritual to me.

[Is it cold in here?]

It is fascinating that the sense of mystery humans feel about how they came to be is also felt by beings who know how they were invented and by whom.

[J]

well, I thought it was funny

Jeph had said earlier that AnthroPCs don't "do religion", so he must have meant they don't do doctrine and ritual.

or he changed his mind

[pwhodges]

The alternative to distributed devotion might have been a devotion server, I suppose.  Or maybe there are devotion control servers to coordinate the distributed devotions by running a devotion balancing algorithm.

[GarandMarine]

Yesh... just stop Claire, please. <3

[Sidhekin]

Distributed devotion orchestration service?

[Loki]

No Claire, your are not.

I think she is at least in this case.

If robots decide to picket something for religious reasons, is that a distributed devotion attack?

Warning - while you were typing 2 new prayers have arrived in this thread. You may wish to review your sign of devotion to the comic.
Nah, thanks.

[Vurogj]

I loved today's ClairePun (tm), and would totally have made it myself. It feels to me like that "laugh dammit" pose might be affecting the reception of her puns though. Just drop the pun like it wasn't even there, then wait...

[ChaoSera]

Jeph had said earlier that AnthroPCs don't "do religion", so he must have meant they don't do doctrine and ritual.

That's one option. The other one, which I think is true, is he just forgot he wrote that.

[CompSarge]

I must have an awful (read: awesome) sense of humor, 'cuz Claire cracks me up everytime. Maybe it's the beat face she makes; I almost always hear Eric Idle's "eh, eh?" whenever she makes it.

[Adjamemnon]

I had to Google the word "fib." Is that an Eastern US word? It doesn't exist out here...

Not that far east, though; Colorado/Wyoming person here and I've heard the term.

[bhtooefr]

Wait, people in the US don't know what "fib" means? 

[ZoeB]

I thought Claire's bon mot was rather good.

[deathwing107]

They were talking about robot religion in this comic (best way I could put it). The first thing this made me think of was the line Legion says in Mass Effect 2 when you first talk to him. He asks Sheepard "Does this unit have a soul."

[DSL]

Well, I think Claire's hilarious. And adorable. But Vurogj is right: Proper deployment of a pun is to act as though it wasn't even there, and wait for folks to realize it after the fact. Delayed gratification, and all that.

[Zebediah]

Jeph had said earlier that AnthroPCs don't "do religion", so he must have meant they don't do doctrine and ritual.

It's also possible that this is a new development. The Singularity is a recent event in the QCverse, and AI society may be evolving rapidly. So this may be something that has begun since the last time the subject was addressed.

[Tova]

Her puns are clever - she needs to work on her delivery...

[Method of Madness]

Their reaction (looking at her silently, then moving on without any acknowledgement) strikes me as needlessly mean. And yet it's not the first time it's happened, even if it always seems out of character for most of the people who do it.

[Border Reiver]

Generally, I find that the best way to deliver puns, or similar forms of humour is to deliver the line absolutely straight, and then move on without going for acknowledgement.

That of course and not trying to fit them in as aften as possible in conversations.

[Method of Madness]

One of the most interesting things in the comic, I think, is how Momo says that some AIs "choose" to believe. What a strange concept.

[techkid]

Maybe it's the beat face she makes; I almost always hear Eric Idle's "eh, eh?" whenever she makes it.

That face usually gets me laughing more than the actual pun. I love it

[Lostdreams]

Given Emily's reaction last time, I was expecting a segue.

edit for full idea

Panel 1:  From distance, a large cluster of what appears to be tiny aircraft are seen amongst clouds.

Panel 2:  The heads of Pintsize, Winslow, and Momo in the foreground with propellers, jets, derigible style balloons, airfoils, etc. lounging about in the clouds.  Other bot heads float in the background and the Roombas are seen blasting by.  Momo and Winslow have a discussion about faith.

Panel 3:  Momo and Winslow continue their discussion while Pintsize is now seen calibrating a telescope.

Panel 4:  Momo turns to ask Pintsize if he has found anything. (implying the telescope)

Panel 5:  Pintsize infoms her of the improved view of nude beaches from their current altitude (as he turns the now calibrated telescope downward)

This should totally be a thing.

[DSL]

One of the most interesting things in the comic, I think, is how Momo says that some AIs "choose" to believe. What a strange concept.

Sounds quite human to me.

[JRDelirio]

It is fascinating that the sense of mystery humans feel about how they came to be is also felt by beings who know how they were invented and by whom.

Momo states the AI sentience seems to be an "emergent" phenomenon, like the human: they know how, when and under whose supervision they were physically created (like we have a pretty good idea of how we physically evolved) but can't point out one specific assembly or coding step or runtime subroutine (or finite, defined, sets thereof) that leads to the prsesence of sentience, it's "just there" -- so AIs may feel there must be some inherent universal intelligence that is manifested though an indwelling among individual beings.  Not necessarily supernatural but a "greater power" nonetheless.