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Post by edzepp on Apr 24, 2009 7:03:12 GMT
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Post by orpheus on Apr 24, 2009 7:04:37 GMT
The robots don't seem to heavy do they?
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Post by Amethyst on Apr 24, 2009 7:12:30 GMT
At least, they seem very pivotable.
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Post by eightyfour on Apr 24, 2009 7:49:56 GMT
SCORE for the geek! ;D
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Post by reyo on Apr 24, 2009 7:59:03 GMT
The robots don't seem to heavy do they? Nor do they seem very "intelligent" |
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Post by Casey on Apr 24, 2009 8:25:57 GMT
Nor very "effective"  |
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Post by Ulysses on Apr 24, 2009 8:44:33 GMT
Did anyone else notice that their eyes change from red to green? Not just from last page to this page, but in the first panel the eyes are red, they go browny/beige when Donny turns them off, and when they come back on they're green.
I wonder if that's significant?
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Post by my2k on Apr 24, 2009 9:40:58 GMT
Did anyone else notice that their eyes change from red to green? Not just from last page to this page, but in the first panel the eyes are red, they go browny/beige when Donny turns them off, and when they come back on they're green. I wonder if that's significant? Almost like an electronic appliance of some kind... |
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Post by Yin on Apr 24, 2009 10:52:57 GMT
I figure it's because they don't have to stop the kids now. If the kids are going the (to them) right way, they let 'em go and that's green, and if not, they'll stop 'em- red.
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Post by Ulysses on Apr 24, 2009 11:57:38 GMT
I figure it's because they don't have to stop the kids now. If the kids are going the (to them) right way, they let 'em go and that's green, and if not, they'll stop 'em- red. I do like that explanation, but what about these guys? Perhaps the 'blocking' there isn't as urgent as in the most recent comic... |
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Post by audacity on Apr 24, 2009 12:51:20 GMT
THIS is where Kat gets it!
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Post by Mezzaphor on Apr 24, 2009 13:05:45 GMT
Re: the changing light color, if you look at Doorbot back in chapter 12, his eyes change color as well. They're amber when he's telling Annie that she can't enter, then they turn green when he's convinced that she's a robot and he lets her pass. So I bet the blocker bots' lights indicated something similar.
Better rule-breaking through technology. Kat's a chip off the old block.
I'm impressed Donny invented this device in such a small package. Have keyless car door openers even been invented at this point in time?
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Post by Scheherazade on Apr 24, 2009 13:39:31 GMT
Perhaps the 'blocking' there isn't as urgent as in the most recent comic... That would make sense - in that comic, they're sort of herding students, diverting them, and mostly they're going in the right way. The eyes turn red when it becomes clear that Surma and the others are trying to go the way that is being guarded. |
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Post by Dentrala on Apr 24, 2009 13:47:16 GMT
Donald is so suede and... geeky. O:
Don't we all wish we had friends like that.
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audacity
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Post by audacity on Apr 24, 2009 14:11:03 GMT
Donald is so suede and... geeky. O: Don't we all wish we had friends like that. ...suede?  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuedeEDIT: No offense or anything (I get words wrong all the time)! I'm just wondering what you actually mean! Do you mean suave? |
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Post by Yin on Apr 24, 2009 14:30:34 GMT
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Post by Midnight Meadows on Apr 24, 2009 15:25:09 GMT
Ahah, so the mittens' true purpose is at last revealed.
They are powerful weapons for great feats of shoo-ing!
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Post by todd on Apr 24, 2009 22:15:48 GMT
I hope we haven't upset Tom too much lately, in light of his most recent (at this time) comment on the twitter section of the page.
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Post by mjh on Apr 24, 2009 22:19:16 GMT
The robots don't seem to heavy do they? Nor do they seem very "intelligent" Indeed they don’t. And yet, the funny thing is – and with “funny” I mean: funny for those of us who once used to be active in the natural language understanding subfield of artificial intelligence which I suppose is just me – that as stupid as those robots may act, creating that dialogue would be well outside of the reach of current AI technology. |
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Post by erisa on Apr 24, 2009 22:20:37 GMT
Congratulations! Charm +2!
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Post by warrl on Apr 24, 2009 23:03:05 GMT
I can't help wondering if the robot that said "Ace job, boss" was being sarcastic...
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Post by jimbobbowilly on Apr 25, 2009 4:42:46 GMT
I can't help wondering if the robot that said "Ace job, boss" was being sarcastic... That's a really logical conclusion.  But seriously, the only way that the bot could express sarcasm about the situation would be that it knew what happened and decided to just let the kids go out of some kind of sense of compassion. |
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Post by King Mir on Apr 25, 2009 5:25:48 GMT
Nor do they seem very "intelligent" Indeed they don’t. And yet, the funny thing is – and with “funny” I mean: funny for those of us who once used to be active in the natural language understanding subfield of artificial intelligence which I suppose is just me – that as stupid as those robots may act, creating that dialogue would be well outside of the reach of current AI technology. Where as building robots that are aware of their orientation so that they cannot be fooled by Donald's trick, or Annie's claim that she's a robot is fairly trivial. It is indeed strange for robot to fail to notice it has changed orientation, since orientation is so central to figuring out where to move. Gunnerkrigg robots are stupid, but they have a very human stupidity to them. |
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Post by dork457 on Apr 25, 2009 15:16:32 GMT
this is very irresponsible of the kids they could get hurt!
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Post by todd on Apr 25, 2009 22:16:02 GMT
Yes, but if they didn't investigate, there'd be far less story.
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Post by dork457 on Apr 26, 2009 14:57:49 GMT
Safety first  |
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Post by Xaien on Apr 26, 2009 16:03:46 GMT
Don't worry, i'm sure the glowing purple robots will protect them.... maybe.
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Post by noako on Apr 26, 2009 16:04:43 GMT
Nah they are going to the roof aren't they? Treedog is running in the ground What could POSSIBLY go wrong  |
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Post by kellyrae on Apr 26, 2009 20:53:13 GMT
Donny's powers of deception and trickery are bewildering!!
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Post by warrl on Apr 27, 2009 2:21:40 GMT
I can't help wondering if the robot that said "Ace job, boss" was being sarcastic... That's a really logical conclusion. But seriously, the only way that the bot could express sarcasm about the situation would be that it knew what happened and decided to just let the kids go out of some kind of sense of compassion. How about if that robot figured it out just a moment too late - but ahead of the boss, who is supposed to be in charge? But I was just wondering, not asserting. |
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