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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #50 on: 18 Oct 2016, 10:34 »

Teabags, as such, aren't a problem. The key is if you have at least a decent tea _in_ the teabag.

I have a nice electric kettle and I buy Yorkshire blend from Taylors of Harrogate in England. I could, I'm sure, find better but it's a nice compromise of cost vs quality and certainly blows away cruft like Lipton or Twinnings.

Boil the water & steep for 5 minutes & enjoy. I don't adulterate my tea with sugar, lemon or milk though I understand there are those who like to ruin tea that way.  :-D
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #51 on: 18 Oct 2016, 11:29 »

I stick a teabag in my throat and pour the boiling water straight down my nose. It's the only way to properly appreciate the blend.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #52 on: 18 Oct 2016, 12:32 »

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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #53 on: 18 Oct 2016, 12:53 »

My initial reaction to the tea talk was one of furious indignation. How can some of these people live with themselves?

Then I remembered what I drink at work. Tetley builders brew with a huge mug that was white but is now quite brown and in dire need of a wash.

Putting the milk in first is weird though.

Also the British Standards Institute has published a standard on this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3103.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #54 on: 18 Oct 2016, 13:08 »

Personally, I don't put sugar or milk in it at all. I'm generally of the opinion that if it's a good cup (tea or coffee), it doesn't need anything added.
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« Reply #55 on: 18 Oct 2016, 13:43 »

Honestly there's only one way this discussion should go before the torches and pitchforks are broken out....

Also, you should never use a microwave to make tea; you have no control over the temperature of the water. You're going to end up with incredibly hot water that cools far too quickly, point is you aren't going to get uniformly heated water. Its best to just use an electric kettle or stove-top kettle.

Unfortunately, there is neither of those things in the breakroom only a microwave and instant coffee is a far more vile option than heating up a cup of water and then dunking a teabag in it. 
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #56 on: 18 Oct 2016, 14:01 »

I remembered what I drink at work. Tetley builders brew with a huge mug that was white but is now quite brown and in dire need of a wash.

But does the spoon stand up?
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« Reply #57 on: 18 Oct 2016, 14:18 »

Is it harder to draw "poorly" when you draw well? Because that's the best bad crayon sketch I've seen.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #58 on: 18 Oct 2016, 14:20 »

I use Teabags, but I try to make sure the Tea and Brand are of good quality  (love Twinings Earl Grey myself).  There are weeks due to financial constraints I'm forced to buy the cheapest in the shop, but that's fairly rare.

I ether have it with or without Milk depending on how I'm feeling when I make it.  Two Sugars.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #59 on: 18 Oct 2016, 14:54 »

I use Teabags, but I try to make sure the Tea and Brand are of good quality  (love Twinings Earl Grey myself). 

While I do quite like Twinnings, especially English Breakfast and Assam, I have never been able to enjoy the taste of Earl Grey, but that's the bergamot for me.

And its milk and two small artificial sweeteners in my giant mug.

Of course, its a moot point for me anyway because I have a severe allergy to coffee. Sets off day-long migraines for me.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #60 on: 18 Oct 2016, 15:14 »

I had to quit coffee 'cos it makes me to jittery.  I don't seem to have that problem with a reasonable bit of tea, so tea it is.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #61 on: 18 Oct 2016, 16:09 »

I don't have tea often but I put in a small bit of sugar first, then boiled water, then teabag, stir, take teabag out, then lots of milk. I put in the sugar first it gets dissolved by the hot water and I can start drinking as quick as possible. I have it so weak it's borderline hot milk. I prefer cold drinks but when I'm in the mood for a hot drink, can't beat a nice cuppa.

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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #62 on: 18 Oct 2016, 16:20 »

I use Teabags, but I try to make sure the Tea and Brand are of good quality  (love Twinings Earl Grey myself). 

While I do quite like Twinnings, especially English Breakfast and Assam, I have never been able to enjoy the taste of Earl Grey, but that's the bergamot for me.

And its milk and two small artificial sweeteners in my giant mug.

Of course, its a moot point for me anyway because I have a severe allergy to coffee. Sets off day-long migraines for me.

I think my Signature here gives you a fair idea of what my favorite is  :-D
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #63 on: 18 Oct 2016, 18:11 »

I'm too embarrassed to reveal my tea-brewing preferences in this forum, but I will say hot tea is my go-to remedy when I have a persistent cough. Delicious, and soothes a raw throat like nothing else. Iced tea is good as a summer drink, though best used in rotation with other iced drinks such as plain ice water, juices and lemonade. A good tea doesn't need sugar when served over ice.

Don't really like coffee in anything other than frozen desserts.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #64 on: 18 Oct 2016, 20:34 »

Iced (or even just cold) tea by the gallon (or the litre, if you prefer), all day, every day, no matter the outside temp. Anything but instant. Or Snapple. Sweet or not, but the sweetener must be real-deal sugar. Don't care for restaurant or commercial sweet tea, as it generally is made with cornsyrup in the US, and I have the distinct sensation of drinking glue, and even more unfortunate sensations later.

But, yes, I like cold tea. I say it's my blood type.

Coffee too, but not as much.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #65 on: 18 Oct 2016, 20:41 »


Also, you should never use a microwave to make tea; you have no control over the temperature of the water. You're going to end up with incredibly hot water that cools far too quickly, point is you aren't going to get uniformly heated water. Its best to just use an electric kettle or stove-top kettle.
Sorry but the "incredibly hot water" bit is flatly impossible. If the water is boiling, any of it that's above 212 F / 100 C has left the container as water vapor and will not be involved in the making of tea. Unless of course you're boiling it in a sealed container.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #66 on: 18 Oct 2016, 20:51 »

Iced (or even just cold) tea by the gallon

US gallon, or Imperial?
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« Reply #67 on: 18 Oct 2016, 20:52 »


Also, you should never use a microwave to make tea; you have no control over the temperature of the water. You're going to end up with incredibly hot water that cools far too quickly, point is you aren't going to get uniformly heated water. Its best to just use an electric kettle or stove-top kettle.
Sorry but the "incredibly hot water" bit is flatly impossible. If the water is boiling, any of it that's above 212 F / 100 C has left the container as water vapor and will not be involved in the making of tea. Unless of course you're boiling it in a sealed container.
I prefer my tea made with supercritical water.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #68 on: 18 Oct 2016, 21:53 »

Bubbles didn't have to stop and think about the wording of that letter.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #69 on: 19 Oct 2016, 00:41 »

Bubbles didn't have to stop and think about the wording of that letter.

Nope, it's a vague adaptation of the "Deeply Regret" letter; the one you hope your family never has to have delivered by Western Union, back when they still did such things.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #70 on: 19 Oct 2016, 01:01 »

Pintsize is right about one thing, though: Bubbles is a real 'glass half empty' personality type! You also can't help wonder if that is a letter that she feels that she should have written, wants to write but hasn't been allowed to because she has no sane reason to do so.

This isn't the first time that Jeph has implied that Bubbles is struggling with guilt for something horrible that happened when she was in the service.
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« Reply #71 on: 19 Oct 2016, 02:06 »

Bubbles is simply realistic in this instance. She knows what the consequences of that particular action would be. Realism often looks like pessimism to those who don't bother to think about consequences ahead of time.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #72 on: 19 Oct 2016, 02:38 »

This comic suggests how much more serious the mayhem would be if Pintsize and Bubbles switched chassis. On the one hand we'd no longer have this morose, haunted ex-soldier. On the other, we'd have a lot more collateral damage. And just try wrapping Bubbles' chassis in duct tape and sticking it on a wall.

For Bubbles' part, a stint in Pintsize's oval shoes might do her a world of good. Pintsize can afford not to take life seriously, partly because he's not in a position to do it much damage. A few weeks of that could help Bubbles see humanity from a different angle, and also perhaps to gain an appreciation for the inherent absurdity of existence.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #73 on: 19 Oct 2016, 03:35 »

I have to side with Bubbles on this one.  Pintsize is a self absorbed teenager who can't contemplate a world without his idea of "fun" (and is still surprised that others think differently to him).

{edit} I feel for Bubbles.  She's obviously got some PTSD and he just triggered it because he wanted to justify himself.
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« Reply #74 on: 19 Oct 2016, 04:36 »

{edit} I feel for Bubbles.  She's obviously got some PTSD and he just triggered it because he wanted to justify himself.
Actually,  I think it's Bubbles sense of humour showing.  I doubt she would mention "washing off the entrails" in such a nonchalant manner if it had triggered something; she just likes to troll Pintsize. And, it works!
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« Reply #75 on: 19 Oct 2016, 04:58 »

{edit} I feel for Bubbles.  She's obviously got some PTSD and he just triggered it because he wanted to justify himself.
Actually,  I think it's Bubbles sense of humour showing.  I doubt she would mention "washing off the entrails" in such a nonchalant manner if it had triggered something; she just likes to troll Pintsize. And, it works!

50/50. Bubbles may be doing that thing where you're damaged, but working on it, so you use your trauma in your humor to troll people.
That last panel was reminiscent of letters commanding officers write families about soldiers who die in battle. An experience Bubbles has close to heart. Did we ever learn her rank? Getting a nickname like "bubbles" suggests to me she was a non-com or specialist rather than an officer or grunt.

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« Reply #76 on: 19 Oct 2016, 05:45 »

Bubbles is simply realistic in this instance. She knows what the consequences of that particular action would be. Realism often looks like pessimism to those who don't bother to think about consequences ahead of time.

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« Reply #77 on: 19 Oct 2016, 07:48 »

Iced (or even just cold) tea by the gallon

US gallon, or Imperial?

Perhaps I mistyped and meant "galleon."
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« Reply #78 on: 19 Oct 2016, 09:35 »

Perhaps I mistyped and meant "galleon."
No, can't be. In popular culture tea was traditionally delivered by Clipper ships, not galleons...

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« Reply #79 on: 19 Oct 2016, 12:17 »

Bubbles is somewhat overcontrolled
Pintsize has absolutely no Impulse Control

Seems to balance out in the end.
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« Reply #80 on: 19 Oct 2016, 12:41 »

Bubbles is somewhat overcontrolled
Pintsize has absolutely no Impulse Control

Seems to balance out in the end.

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« Reply #81 on: 19 Oct 2016, 13:21 »

Perhaps I mistyped and meant "galleon."
No, can't be. In popular culture tea was traditionally delivered by Clipper ships, not galleons...

Or an East Indiaman:
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« Reply #82 on: 19 Oct 2016, 13:32 »

I'm too embarrassed to reveal my tea-brewing preferences in this forum, but I will say hot tea is my go-to remedy when I have a persistent cough. Delicious, and soothes a raw throat like nothing else. Iced tea is good as a summer drink, though best used in rotation with other iced drinks such as plain ice water, juices and lemonade. A good tea doesn't need sugar when served over ice.

Don't really like coffee in anything other than frozen desserts.
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« Reply #83 on: 19 Oct 2016, 13:39 »

Perhaps I mistyped and meant "galleon."

Aah, my mistake.
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« Reply #84 on: 19 Oct 2016, 13:46 »

Did we ever learn her rank? Getting a nickname like "bubbles" suggests to me she was a non-com or specialist rather than an officer or grunt.

I had guessed it either had to do with her personality or some instance of her being submerged in water and air bubbles escaping from her armor. Possibly in a manner resembling bubbles caused by a fart.
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« Reply #85 on: 19 Oct 2016, 14:08 »

She might have had a more bubbly personality before the trauma.  IIRC, she received the nickname from members of her unit, so they also may have given it to her in the same way that one would name a snake "Fluffy".
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« Reply #86 on: 19 Oct 2016, 16:53 »

Bubbles is somewhat overcontrolled
Pintsize has absolutely no Impulse Control

Seems to balance out in the end.

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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #87 on: 19 Oct 2016, 21:49 »

New comic! Bubbles is a font of merriment and good cheer.

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« Reply #88 on: 19 Oct 2016, 22:26 »

I'd forgotten that Pintsize was a military chassis before being... Pintsize.
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« Reply #89 on: 19 Oct 2016, 22:29 »

He started off in a civilian body until the cake mix incident.
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« Reply #90 on: 19 Oct 2016, 22:34 »

I'd forgotten that Pintsize was a military chassis before being... Pintsize.

Pintsize was there first.  The military chassis (with laser at first) was a replacement.
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« Reply #91 on: 19 Oct 2016, 22:57 »

I'd forgotten that Pintsize was a military chassis before being... Pintsize.

Pintsize was there first.  The military chassis (with laser at first) was a replacement.

Unclear wording on my part.  "I'd forgotten that Pintsize's current chassis was military hardware before it was Pintsize's" is what I meant.  I apologize for the unclearness.
(The thought of Pintsize being allowed anywhere NEAR being military is, frankly, terrifying.)
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« Reply #92 on: 20 Oct 2016, 00:44 »

I sense that the epilogue of Small Soldiers sort of really happened in the QC-verse. There really was a discussion about the economic, terror and psychological value of the use of small toy-like combat AIs. That said, I wonder if knowing that Pintsize's chassis is the AI equivalent of a cluster bomb will change how people view him.

Oh, IIRC, Pintsize's chassis is a downgraded military design and seems relatively common in the AI-Companion market. One wonders just how long Bubbles has been hiding under the rock of the Skate Park and doesn't know everything about how the world works in the post-emancipation era.

Yes, Pintsize is closed down. They've probably shut him down so they can carry out any disassembly needed to perform repairs without him complaining, loudly, about it.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #93 on: 20 Oct 2016, 01:06 »

Oh, IIRC, Pintsize's chassis is a downgraded military design and seems relatively common in the AI-Companion market. One wonders just how long Bubbles has been hiding under the rock of the Skate Park and doesn't know everything about how the world works in the post-emancipation era.

My understanding is that this basic design was a common standard for AIs. The default. The armed forces decided to develop a military version thinking it would be less intimidating for the public (after all, human soldiers are based on the same design as every other human), however soon saw the error of their thinking. Marten bought this chassis assuming it was a civilian issue, but the laser proved otherwise. Bubbles has met Pintsize before and did not make the observation. Only now has she noticed what a durable chassis it is, and perhaps other telltales.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #94 on: 20 Oct 2016, 01:21 »

Only now has she noticed what a durable chassis it is, and perhaps other telltales.

Sometimes it's the little things you look for; like the difference between the AR-15 and the M16 being the small 1/16" autosear pin hole above the selector.

It is my opinion that Bubbles knows what to look for when it comes to military equipment.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #95 on: 20 Oct 2016, 01:28 »

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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #96 on: 20 Oct 2016, 03:32 »

Is there any danger that the Pentagon will come round and want their chassis back? (For both Bubbles AND Pintsize?)
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #97 on: 20 Oct 2016, 05:24 »

Probably not. Closest analogy I can think of is the Pentagon showing up at your door demanding the return of the military-surplus jeep that you bought from a surplus warehouse a few years back. Legally they've disposed of the equipment and no longer have title to it.
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #98 on: 20 Oct 2016, 05:30 »

Is there any danger that the Pentagon will come round and want their chassis back? (For both Bubbles AND Pintsize?)
Yes, that already happened, but they just wanted the laser back really. And, it wasn't property that the Pentagon had released the title to, more that it had made it to Marten mistakenly: http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=147
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Re: WCDT Strips 3331-3335 (17 to 21 October 2016)
« Reply #99 on: 20 Oct 2016, 05:32 »

This reminds me of Ghost in the Shell where the tachikomas converse about how humans trust them more than the human looking AIs because they don't feel like the tachikomas are trying to replace them.  Perhaps that was the original thinking behind the Pintsize models until they realized if people thought they were too cute they might get killed in the manner that Bubbles alluded to and preferred big intimidating chassis despite the obvious perception people would have. 

I should also add that the only reason Faye would fear an army of Pint Sizes is she knows what he's capable of. 
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