Topic: WCDT 2957-2961 (11-15 May 2015) (Read 25164 times)

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #100 on:** 13 May 2015, 17:06 »

Quote from: NilsO on 13 May 2015, 04:26

perhaps worn as a hat:

A HAT? Ha!
Try "Mohawk"

(I wonder if both movies are on Blu-Ray yet.)

Radium_Coyote · « **Reply #101 on:** 13 May 2015, 18:00 »

Quote from: A Duck on 12 May 2015, 12:30

I'm pretty sure nobody ever knew how to "adult". Ever.

Late reply, but: I'm pretty sure just about everyone at some point has felt like Calvin's dad when their house got broken into: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2010/06/23

Method of Madness · « **Reply #102 on:** 13 May 2015, 19:36 »

It would appear that Momo's arc is over for now. I liked it

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #103 on:** 13 May 2015, 19:37 »

I guess Jeph is cool with smut shaming now.

Zebediah · « **Reply #104 on:** 13 May 2015, 19:58 »

Good night, Momo.

PopuluxeCowboy · « **Reply #105 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:12 »

Today's strip gave me some good feels. It's a nice positive way of thinking for Momo.

wlewisiii · « **Reply #106 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:14 »

Electric Sheep? Well at least Jeph's androids read of them if not dream of them... Sweet Dreams, Momo.

PopuluxeCowboy · « **Reply #107 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:15 »

Today's strip gave me some good feels. It's good to see some positive thinking in a web comic.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #108 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:22 »

Maybe this has been asked before, but why do robots need sleep?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #109 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:39 »

I don't think they do need sleep, but it beats sitting up all night thinking.

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #110 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:48 »

Jeph said something once to the effect that anything intelligent needs rest and consolidation time.

Truec · « **Reply #111 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:54 »

So... who was Momo narrating to all day?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #112 on:** 13 May 2015, 20:55 »

Us. The readers of her future memoir, that is.

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 May 2015, 20:48

Jeph said something once to the effect that anything intelligent needs rest and consolidation time.

In comic source?

Is it cold in here? · « **Reply #113 on:** 13 May 2015, 21:35 »

It was some Q&A somewhere, and my memory fails at exactly where.

In-comic, I can't remember a discussion of why robots need to sleep, but of course I'm not the grand master of archive fu here.

celticgeek · « **Reply #114 on:** 13 May 2015, 21:44 »

After his date, Pintsize went into power saving mode.

Kugai · « **Reply #115 on:** 13 May 2015, 22:06 »

Commander Data approved this Log Entry.

BenRG · « **Reply #116 on:** 13 May 2015, 23:27 »

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"I do not normally read smut!"

Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Still, it would be rude to press the issue, so I'll let this one drop

Seriously, worry about misunderstanding and conflict does seem to be a preoccupation for Momo. Yet, she's full of annoyance at human behaviour. Pintsize may joke about turning into a destructive kill-bot but I think that it's Momo who actually has to continually tell herself not to become one!

Still, she is an optimistic woman and I think that this keeps her strong. She's also got the support group and May to remind her that AIs aren't so perfect.

improvnerd · « **Reply #117 on:** 14 May 2015, 00:49 »

Old saying:

You like someone "because".
You love someone "in spite of".

ZoeB · « **Reply #118 on:** 14 May 2015, 02:40 »

Goodnight. Momo.

Love, Zoe

NilsO · « **Reply #119 on:** 14 May 2015, 04:37 »

Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 13 May 2015, 20:48

Jeph said something once to the effect that anything intelligent needs rest and consolidation time.

It was in this Q&A, so I guess it is canon.

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Sleep is an integral part of proper brain function- it’s the time when your brain “defragments” itself, so to speak. It seems likely to me that any sort of AI would require a similar kind of “down time” (your brain is actually just as active when you sleep).

Also, good night, Momo! I have really enjoyed taking part in this day of your life.

jheartney · « **Reply #120 on:** 14 May 2015, 07:46 »

Couple of stray notes:

• In the past 29 strips, Faye has appeared once. This contrasts with the extremely Faye-centric strips that came before that. Meanwhile, Marten has appeared once in the past 9 strips. I think this may be some sort of record for the two main cast members being absent.

• In today's comic, Momo relaxes while watching the stars. May did the same thing here. Maybe they're not as different as Momo likes to think.

NilsO · « **Reply #121 on:** 14 May 2015, 09:08 »

Quote from: jheartney on 14 May 2015, 07:46

Couple of stray notes:

• In the past 29 strips, Faye has appeared once. This contrasts with the extremely Faye-centric strips that came before that. Meanwhile, Marten has appeared once in the past 9 strips. I think this may be some sort of record for the two main cast members being absent.

• In today's comic, Momo relaxes while watching the stars. May did the same thing here. Maybe they're not as different as Momo likes to think.

Yes, back to Faye, please! Although I really enjoyed the Momo arc. As for Marten: If he can appear without Claire, it is OK. But I think I have had enough of Claireten for a while.

Watching the stars is probably a common trait to both humans and AIs (provided you can see them, the light pollution is terrible these days). I would not put too high significance in Momo and May both watching the stars.

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #122 on:** 14 May 2015, 17:27 »

Quote from: ZoeB on 14 May 2015, 02:40

Goodnight. Momo.

Sleep tight, don't let the software bugs byte.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #123 on:** 14 May 2015, 17:48 »

Well (plug and) played.

jwhouk · « **Reply #124 on:** 14 May 2015, 20:42 »

And now... it's May's turn.

celticgeek · « **Reply #125 on:** 14 May 2015, 20:49 »

Hmmmmm. Momo's days started happily and ended somewhat sadly. May's day seems to have started sadly and ended more happily. An attitude difference, I think.

CaptainFish · « **Reply #126 on:** 14 May 2015, 20:51 »

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Edit: The Momo day felt like the set up to something, but most of the set up was known so I didn't get much out of it. Using it to contrast May's life, that we don't know as much about, is just perfect. Also, more May!

I like May. c:

PopuluxeCowboy · « **Reply #127 on:** 14 May 2015, 20:59 »

If Momo was doing narration for her eventual memoirs, then I like the think that May is doing narration for her eventual robot holocaust manifesto.

emilygrrl · « **Reply #128 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:08 »

Oooh, I hope Jeph does Pintsize's day next!

ASB84 · « **Reply #129 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:09 »

So, I know a few of us have expressed a desire to see some of the cuteness toned down a bit, but "Prolapse Monthly" might be too far in the other direction! Hashtag, Be Careful What You Wish For.

In any event, I laughed, partly because of just how happy May looks in that last panel. While I'm keen to see the dangling plot threads picked up, I'm fine with the idea of a week of May internal monologues, too. There's a fair bit of humour to get out of the contrast with Momo, so I'm hoping it runs for a few strips.

Perfectly Reasonable · « **Reply #130 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:25 »

Quote from: emilygrrl on 14 May 2015, 21:08

Oooh, I hope Jeph does Pintsize's day next!

I'll pass, thanks. I think Pintsize's day can be summed up by #2331:

"Do you have any idea how much pornography there is on the internet?"
"Ugh, no."
"Neither do I. BUT I INTEND TO FIND OUT."

Indicible · « **Reply #131 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:29 »

Looks like Winslow's and Pintsize's running dildo found its way into the world and its place in it...

cesium133 · « **Reply #132 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:31 »

Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 14 May 2015, 21:25

Quote from: emilygrrl on 14 May 2015, 21:08
Oooh, I hope Jeph does Pintsize's day next!
I'll pass, thanks. I think Pintsize's day can be summed up by #2331:

"Do you have any idea how much pornography there is on the internet?"
"Ugh, no."
"Neither do I. BUT I INTEND TO FIND OUT."

*Pintsize browses internet for porn*
ERROR: Disk space low!
Pintsize: "Marten probably won't miss his files... del /F C:\Users\marten"
*Pintsize goes back to downloading porn*

Sorflakne · « **Reply #133 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:44 »

Now this will be an interesting couple weeks.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan · « **Reply #134 on:** 14 May 2015, 21:57 »

I'm pretty sure Jeph has read The Player of Games, maybe that's why I can't help but get the feeling that she's a Mawhrin-Skel waiting to meet her Gurgeh. If this were a different strip I'd hope to see her blossom into the air superiority fighter jet she really is inside, but I think she's going to have to learn to appreciate meatsacks.

DonInKansas · « **Reply #135 on:** 14 May 2015, 22:07 »

Call me a freakshow, but I want to know more about the happy waving dildo.

QuestionableIntentions · « **Reply #136 on:** 14 May 2015, 22:10 »

Quote from: Daniel Patrick Moynihan on 14 May 2015, 21:57

maybe that's why I can't help but get the feeling that she's a Mawhrin-Skel waiting to meet her Gurgeh.

That would imply she is some sort of special agent.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan · « **Reply #137 on:** 14 May 2015, 22:27 »

Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 14 May 2015, 22:10

Quote from: Daniel Patrick Moynihan on 14 May 2015, 21:57
maybe that's why I can't help but get the feeling that she's a Mawhrin-Skel waiting to meet her Gurgeh.

That would imply she is some sort of special agent.

It's not directly analogous, but at the time Mawhrin-Skel meets Gurgeh, he's been kicked out of Special Circumstances for being a fuck-up and lost most of his chassis's original capabilities. He feels like an amputee and desperately wants to feel whole again. May wants similar abilities beyond her current chassis, can't get them, and is generally considered a fuck-up. If an opportunity arose to blackmail Hanners into uploading her into one of her mom's invisible planes, maybe she'd go for it.

Actually what I really want now is a spin-off where May forces Steve out of retirement and they go to work for the USDOKYA.

ZoeB · « **Reply #138 on:** 14 May 2015, 22:55 »

Quote from: jheartney on 14 May 2015, 07:46

• In today's comic, Momo relaxes while watching the stars. May did the same thing here. Maybe they're not as different as Momo likes to think.

Or, more to the point, not as different as May does.
She tries to be the Evil Twin, but without the Evil, just prickly.

Omega Entity · « **Reply #139 on:** 14 May 2015, 23:11 »

Never google prolapse, as a warning. I have actually seen them (two of our chickens have had them before), and they are -not- pretty.

Which makes me cringe even more at that particular magazine.

"I only read it for the articles, I swear!"

BenRG · « **Reply #140 on:** 14 May 2015, 23:23 »

I suppose that this is Jeph's way of drawing a comedic contrast with Momo's suboptimal but content life. May just reminds us just how much worse life could be, especially in the field of front-line retail! At least we know why she was sticky that time - That slushie machine looks like it dreams of being Mount Vesuvius!

FWIW, I don't expect Jeph to continue this next week. He's just playing it for laughs.

So, is that May's fetish, or is she one of those people who get entertainment from laughing at atypical bodies?

Endellion · « **Reply #141 on:** 14 May 2015, 23:25 »

It's May! Hi May!

Unfortunately I get the feeling that this is going to be a one strip day, it's Friday and it's during the day, not the start like in Momo 's arc.

Half Empty Coffee Cup · « **Reply #142 on:** 14 May 2015, 23:33 »

That is, perhaps, the most earnest smile I've seen out of May... and it's from reading Prolapse Monthly.

I think that just solidifies my opinion that we could all use a little more May here and there.

Tova · « **Reply #143 on:** 14 May 2015, 23:47 »

This is going to be like a week of Yelling Bird, only canon.

Thrillho · « **Reply #144 on:** 15 May 2015, 00:45 »

Quote from: Omega Entity on 14 May 2015, 23:11

Never google prolapse, as a warning. I have actually seen them (two of our chickens have had them before), and they are -not- pretty.

Which makes me cringe even more at that particular magazine.

"I only read it for the articles, I swear!"

Porn that centres on such an event actually exists.

Oh God, does it exist

mikmaxs · « **Reply #145 on:** 15 May 2015, 01:02 »

Normally I come on here to complain about something, but I am LOVING the anthro-PC perspective bits we're getting, as well as the lighthearted break from the depressing stuff.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #146 on:** 15 May 2015, 01:14 »

Quote from: Gareth on 15 May 2015, 00:45

Oh God, does it exist

I was going to ask you if you hadn't confirmed it.

pwhodges · « **Reply #147 on:** 15 May 2015, 01:30 »

You're both sick: one for asking, the other for knowing!

katsmeat · « **Reply #148 on:** 15 May 2015, 01:44 »

Are paper porn mags still a thing? I assumed the internet killed them about a decade ago.

BTW... this is for anybody who foolishly Googled 'Prolape'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOnSDaJCCdE

snubnose · « **Reply #149 on:** 15 May 2015, 01:51 »

Quote from: katsmeat on 15 May 2015, 01:44

Are paper porn mags still a thing? I assumed the internet killed them about a decade ago.

Well I dont know, BUT these are for (a) underage boys and (b) old men. The first group probably is gone as customers now, but the second group probably still hasnt figured out the internet. At least in part.

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