Topic: WCDT: 2490-2494 (15-19 July, 2013) (Read 68096 times)

~~cesariojpn~~ · « **Reply #50 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 22:49 »

I don't get the new strip.

Rghfrgl · « **Reply #51 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 22:50 »

Not the maid Dale was hoping to wake up to.

K1dmor · « **Reply #52 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 22:52 »

Quote from: cesariojpn on 15 Jul 2013, 22:49

I don't get the new strip.

Theory:
She's an AI; Dale's companion. She doesn't have a physical body, so she projects herself using the AR of the glasses.
And the NOPE was because of her maid uniform, something she doesn't wear usually but wanna surprise him.

Overkillengine · « **Reply #53 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:03 »

Quote from: K1dmor on 15 Jul 2013, 22:52

Quote from: cesariojpn on 15 Jul 2013, 22:49
I don't get the new strip.

Theory:
She's an AI; Dale's companion. She doesn't have a physical body, so she projects herself using the AR of the glasses.
And the NOPE was because of her maid uniform, something she doesn't wear usually but wanna surprise him.

Or it is the first time she has made her self known to him as an entity other than as his glasses.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #54 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:24 »

I'm going with K1D's theory.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #55 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:32 »

If this 15 day arch is going to be about Dale, then I'm going to be super excited

Wimblesaurus · « **Reply #56 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:34 »

Two theories.

A. Marigold told Hannelore that Dale left, and Hanners called in a favor to get Station to fuck with Dale.

B. Dale was associated with the creation of Station's AI.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #57 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:35 »

15 days?

KOK · « **Reply #58 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:37 »

So, in order not to see what is projected on his glasses, he covers his head with the duvet?

Loki · « **Reply #59 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:39 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 15 Jul 2013, 23:35

15 days?

Jeph prewrote the next 15 strips.
https://twitter.com/jephjacques/status/356856964950663168

KOK, I think that would be an automatic reaction. People are used to being able to hide what they see by covering their eyes.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #60 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:43 »

That doesn't mean they're about the same thing.

K1dmor · « **Reply #61 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:48 »

When he finished the first 10, he said they're part of one story: Tweet

Sorflakne · « **Reply #62 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:51 »

Now I really want a pair of Dale's glasses.

mtmerrick · « **Reply #63 on:** 15 Jul 2013, 23:52 »

Dale, you are officially awesome.

Toe · « **Reply #64 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 01:08 »

Maybe it triggered a flashback...

Delator · « **Reply #65 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 01:46 »

Quote from: Wimblesaurus on 15 Jul 2013, 23:34

Marigold told Hannelore that Dale left, and Hanners called in a favor to get Station to fuck with Dale.

I think it's much more likely that Marigold simply hacked Dale's glasses herself.

St.Clair · « **Reply #66 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 01:50 »

Or Momo did.

Akima · « **Reply #67 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 02:42 »

Bluemeido can't be projected by the glasses, or Dale hiding his head would have cut her off. In fact, if she interfaced through his glasses, there would be no need for her to be visible to us at all. Perhaps it is a "translation convention" like our being able to see Gaius Baltar's "Head Six".

ankhtahr · « **Reply #68 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 02:46 »

Maybe the Glasses AI customized itself based on searches done by Dale. So now he woke up to the beginning of what he saw yesterday.

Mlle Germain · « **Reply #69 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 03:02 »

Quote from: Tulpa on 15 Jul 2013, 17:27

Darkling beetles, I take it?

Yup. Tenebrio molitor, I didn't know how they were called in English, though.

Quote from: K1dmor on 15 Jul 2013, 22:52

Theory:
She's an AI; Dale's companion. She doesn't have a physical body, so she projects herself using the AR of the glasses.
And the NOPE was because of her maid uniform, something she doesn't wear usually but wanna surprise him.

To me, the new comic did not make much sense either, but this is a good theory. I'm going with that.

Edit:

Quote from: ankhtahr on 16 Jul 2013, 02:46

Maybe the Glasses AI customized itself based on searches done by Dale. So now he woke up to the beginning of what he saw yesterday.

I just saw this. That makes a lot of sense, too!

ZoeB · « **Reply #70 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 03:32 »

Quote from: Akima on 15 Jul 2013, 06:42

It's going to happen soon. Expanding and contracting like that, "she's gonna blow!!".

I hope no lifeforms are too close. Even bacteria. All part of the performance Art that is the Universe, I know, but still.

Skaltura · « **Reply #71 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 03:44 »

I've seen enough Hentai to know where this is going ...

Tulpa · « **Reply #72 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 03:56 »

Or he just doesn't want to wake up this morning?

Quote from: Mlle Germain on 16 Jul 2013, 03:02

Quote from: Tulpa on 15 Jul 2013, 17:27
Darkling beetles, I take it?
Yup. Tenebrio molitor, I didn't know how they were called in English, though.

The beetles I have are related.

Quote from: Skaltura on 16 Jul 2013, 03:44

I've seen enough Hentai to know where this is going ...

Ghost hentai? I think I might've seen that one.

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #73 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 04:17 »

Quote from: ZoeB on 16 Jul 2013, 03:32

Quote from: Akima on 15 Jul 2013, 06:42

It's going to happen soon. Expanding and contracting like that, "she's gonna blow!!".

I hope no lifeforms are too close. Even bacteria. All part of the performance Art that is the Universe, I know, but still.

There is a non-zero chance that a few bacteria (assuming they have some earth-style protections like sporulation) would actually survive a nova and be blasted into space on chunks of planetary debris.
I think it would be interesting to find one.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #74 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 04:27 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 15 Jul 2013, 23:24

I'm going with K1D's theory.

I will as well, because it makes sense ATM.

KOK · « **Reply #75 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 04:41 »

Quote from: ZoeB on 16 Jul 2013, 03:32

It's going to happen soon. Expanding and contracting like that, "she's gonna blow!!".

And when you say "soon", you mean within the next million years or so.

Zebediah · « **Reply #76 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 04:56 »

Also tweeted by Jeph:

Quote from: Jeph Jaques on Twitter

It's gonna be frustrating to watch people speculate about this story since it's already written and I don't think anyone will guess right.

Don't know where this is going, but my guess right now is that Dale has never seen this particular function of his glasses before. Whoever or whatever Jeannie turns out to be, he hasn't met her until now.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #77 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 05:31 »

Dammnit Zeb, now I have the I Dream of Jeannie theme stuck in my head....

Border Reiver · « **Reply #78 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 05:33 »

Zebediah, unless Mr. Jacques has alreadydone so, I believe you have named the projection.

You are now responsible for the care and feeding thereof.

jwhouk · « **Reply #79 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 07:00 »

I'm voting for AI interface, and this is the first time it has greeted him as such.

And there's a whole bunch of reasons why she didn't dissipate when he ducked back under his pillows, but the simplest one suggests that she's not being projected from his glasses.

Also - I suspect "turning on his glasses" had absolutely nothing to do with her. In fact, the glasses might be the reason why he got the glasses in the first place - so she couldn't see her anymore.

Mr_Rose · « **Reply #80 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 07:05 »

Oooor she's entirely within his glasses, as any good AR overlay should be, and we're just seeing the world partially from his PoV for a moment.

DSL · « **Reply #81 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 07:17 »

So Jeph tweets it's gonna be "frustrating" watching everyone speculate on how this story will go, since he has it written already.

In his shoes, I would find it entertaining as hell.

EDIT: Nothing stopping him from tweaking it, I suppose ... but I hope for his sake and the sake of the strip he resists, unless it's to resolve any dissatisfaction of his own with what's already in the can.

TimO · « **Reply #82 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 07:51 »

Quote from: Mr_Rose on 16 Jul 2013, 04:17

Quote from: ZoeB on 16 Jul 2013, 03:32
Quote from: Akima on 15 Jul 2013, 06:42

It's going to happen soon. Expanding and contracting like that, "she's gonna blow!!".

I hope no lifeforms are too close. Even bacteria. All part of the performance Art that is the Universe, I know, but still.
There is a non-zero chance that a few bacteria (assuming they have some earth-style protections like sporulation) would actually survive a nova and be blasted into space on chunks of planetary debris.
I think it would be interesting to find one.

... assuming that we aren't already the remnants of one!

Luckily, Betelgeuse is far enough away to not be a problem from a survival point-of-view. 30 parsecs is probably far enough to be safe, and Betelgeuse is a good 200 or so, so that's a pretty good margin of safety.

It would be rather cool to see a super nova from this close up, but I'd be happy with one in this Galaxy, a bit closer than SN1987A was, or even that dim, but visible in the northern hemisphere!

TimO · « **Reply #83 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 07:55 »

As regards whether Dale's "maid" is visible or not, since he apparently doesn't see her until he puts his glasses on, she is presumably part of the AR overlay. Of course, a smart enough AR system, would know that with his head covered he can't see anything, so exclude things from his vision, unless he's enabled a specific mode for that purpose (eg an AR "X-Ray" mode for seeing inside of operating equipment).

SJCrew · « **Reply #84 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 09:03 »

Another one of those laugh-out-loud comics. Thanks for the morning kneeslapper, Jeph.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #85 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 09:35 »

Am I the only one who doesn't know why todays comic is supposed to be funny?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #86 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 09:39 »

Nope. That's not to say it's not, but I'm not sure why it is.

jesslc · « **Reply #87 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 10:20 »

Quote from: TimO on 16 Jul 2013, 07:55

As regards whether Dale's "maid" is visible or not, since he apparently doesn't see her until he puts his glasses on, she is presumably part of the AR overlay. Of course, a smart enough AR system, would know that with his head covered he can't see anything, so exclude things from his vision, unless he's enabled a specific mode for that purpose (eg an AR "X-Ray" mode for seeing inside of operating equipment).

Actually we have no idea if she's there before he put his glasses on or not. In panel 2 his eyes are still closed, and she would be standing off screen in panels 1, 2 and 3. But I think the flow from panel 3 to panel 4 is meant to imply that she shows up when he turns his glasses on.

Personally I like ankhtahr's hypothesis:

Quote from: ankhtahr on 16 Jul 2013, 02:46

Maybe the Glasses AI customized itself based on searches done by Dale. So now he woke up to the beginning of what he saw yesterday.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #88 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 11:44 »

A crackpot hypothesis about the last panel - the reason Jeannie doesn't want him to turn over is because it will block her projection.

Quote from: Border Reiver on 16 Jul 2013, 05:33

Zebediah, unless Mr. Jacques has already done so, I believe you have named the projection.

Zebediah, you're not supposed to name it. Once you name it, you start getting attached to it.

Emoroffle · « **Reply #89 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 12:45 »

I've been in Dale's situation before. Though in my case it involved powerful prescription drugs. I should probably mention that yes they had been prescribed to me.

Mad Cat · « **Reply #90 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 13:33 »

So… Dale's Anthro PC is entirely virtual and runs as a software agent in his glasses.

… and looks incredibly like Momo.

Ikestorm · « **Reply #91 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 13:34 »

Pretty sure the maid is a trap- There's absolutely no chest present, just pure flat dude chest rocking.

Would explain Dale's reaction, and would fit into Jeph's writing style of not giving a fuck about sexuality, only interesting characters.

Loki · « **Reply #92 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 13:40 »

As a courtesy, I'll assume that you don't know that the word you used is derogatory. Please note this forum is LGTBQI friendly and as such we'd rather not have such words around here, because real people are being hurt.

Also, sorry if this constitutes backseat modding already.

pwhodges · « **Reply #93 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 14:39 »

Quote from: Ikestorm on 16 Jul 2013, 13:34

There's absolutely no chest present, just pure flat dude chest rocking.

Either you're looking at a different picture from me, or you've a very limited idea of the real-life range of sizes of women's chests.

As for your first remark, I don't see that a projection can be other than it appears to be, by its very nature (and, as Loki said, to bring up that thought in human company is likely to be offensive).

Emoroffle · « **Reply #94 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 14:49 »

Yep, there's definitely boobs there. Speaking for us small chested girls out there I say "fer shame".

Kugai · « **Reply #95 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 16:41 »

There is a ghost in Dales shell

So, when can we expect the Betelgeuseians to arrive?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #96 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 18:03 »

Ghost in D Shell.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #97 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 18:16 »

We know Dale has at least one anime poster on his walls.

I don't know of any blue skinned maids in anime. (Or at least there's no porn of them yet.)

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #98 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 18:27 »

Welcome, Perfectly Reasonable!

She may be blue because she's a hologram: Jeph's holographic projections are blue.

FunkyTuba · « **Reply #99 on:** 16 Jul 2013, 19:35 »

Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Jul 2013, 14:39

Quote from: Ikestorm on 16 Jul 2013, 13:34
There's absolutely no chest present, just pure flat dude chest rocking.
Either you're looking at a different picture from me, or you've a very limited idea of the real-life range of sizes of women's chests.

Welcome Ikestorm!

Here's a NSFW (at least in most US workplaces) tutorial on how to draw women's chests...

http://sephiramy.tumblr.com/post/26594484273

It might be enlightening to the casual reader and useful to anyone interested in drawing anatomy.

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