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Post by arf on Dec 4, 2015 8:06:34 GMT
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Post by arf on Dec 4, 2015 8:08:44 GMT
...Certainly no competition getting the first post up.
I think Robot's new data may turn out to be 'Ouch!'
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Post by flowsthead on Dec 4, 2015 8:10:37 GMT
Is that a typo in the last panel? "make a log of IF". It looks like an f to me.
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Post by Blitz on Dec 4, 2015 8:13:01 GMT
Is that a typo in the last panel? "make a log of IF". It looks like an f to me. Yes. It is clearly different from the lower case t in the next line. Splap. |
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Post by noone3 on Dec 4, 2015 8:21:26 GMT
Well, the sound hyperefficient, state-of-the-art, experimental biomechanical limb makes... is SPLAP! That one small splap for man... woman... girl... and robot of not clearly determinate gender... |
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Post by west on Dec 4, 2015 8:28:51 GMT
Well damn, he's already a better dancer than me.
If the robots only have, say, proprioception and external sensors to help them manipulate things, a full sense of touch could be the latest addition to the robo-religion.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Dec 4, 2015 8:38:20 GMT
Unrequested automaton facepalm = new forum meme?
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Post by Refugee on Dec 4, 2015 8:54:55 GMT
There is a reason babies are small and weak: otherwise, they'd beat themselves up while they learned to control their limbs.
(Well, OK, they're also small so Mommy can squeeze them out through her pelvis. Very little in biology has a single "reason", which is a big difference from engineering.)
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Post by sotha on Dec 4, 2015 8:55:32 GMT
I think the log will be that Robot understands slapstick.
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Post by keef on Dec 4, 2015 9:30:43 GMT
"Ms" Kat?
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Post by arf on Dec 4, 2015 9:43:15 GMT
I don't think Robot calls her 'Angel' or 'Creator' to her face. In fact, the latter form of address would probably raise Kat's hackles after the 'shipping incident'. Robot is nothing if not diplomatic. Still, for comparison, I'm trying to recall the last time Robot did address Kat directly. |
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Post by haspen on Dec 4, 2015 9:45:15 GMT
That splap is so majestic <3
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Post by erthain on Dec 4, 2015 10:38:44 GMT
I'll be taking that avatar, thank you.
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Post by Druplesnubb on Dec 4, 2015 13:25:16 GMT
Someone needed to, and I'm too fond of mine (as well as the 14 other avatars of frog guy I made).
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Post by intotheether on Dec 4, 2015 13:34:56 GMT
I don't think Robot calls her 'Angel' or 'Creator' to her face. In fact, the latter form of address would probably raise Kat's hackles after the 'shipping incident'. Robot is nothing if not diplomatic. Still, for comparison, I'm trying to recall the last time Robot did address Kat directly. Honestly, I'm trying to recall, but I'm having trouble even thinking of many Kat/Robot interactions of late. The last few chapters have been rather Anniecentric (or else focusing on Kaz/Pat), and even in most of the instances where Robot does appear, he hasn't had many conversations with Kat of late that we've seen on screen. This is probably the most one on one dialogue we've gotten between the two in a while. From what I can recall- The infamous "Torn Sea" panel, in which Kat wasn't present. From "Thread", once again, no Kat present. The last chapter before that where the two were both in for an extended amount of time (insofar as I can tell) is "Changes", and I can't really find a panel where he addresses her directly. I'm not even sure what the last interaction was before that. |
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Post by Bill on Dec 4, 2015 13:53:28 GMT
Guys... the season of Advent (expectation and waiting for Christ) began on Sunday the 29th.
And Christmas is a Friday this year.
We know Tom draws these months in advance, and that he makes page counts line up with certain goals, which occasionally include the date.
I think something big is nine strips away...
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Post by ctso74 on Dec 4, 2015 14:32:58 GMT
Error: 9002, Severity: 23, State: ?
The log file for database 'existence' is full.
Any second now....
I am curious about the log results. Of course, what exactly did the logs show, that the "Love Boat" had. It had a significant etheric presence. Such a log file would be interesting to all parties.
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Post by stclair on Dec 4, 2015 14:46:13 GMT
That's actually amazingly fast. Consider how long it takes a human infant to learn to make similar movements.
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Post by pxc on Dec 4, 2015 14:57:13 GMT
Really glad to have GK back to normal.
SPLAP
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Post by l33tninja on Dec 4, 2015 15:45:35 GMT
That's actually amazingly fast. Consider how long it takes a human infant to learn to make similar movements. you mean to hit themselves in the face? That occurs instantly. |
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Post by Gotolei on Dec 4, 2015 16:25:44 GMT
I don't think Robot calls her 'Angel' or 'Creator' to her face. In fact, the latter form of address would probably raise Kat's hackles after the 'shipping incident'. Robot is nothing if not diplomatic. Still, for comparison, I'm trying to recall the last time Robot did address Kat directly. Honestly, I'm trying to recall, but I'm having trouble even thinking of many Kat/Robot interactions of late. The last few chapters have been rather Anniecentric (or else focusing on Kaz/Pat), and even in most of the instances where Robot does appear, he hasn't had many conversations with Kat of late that we've seen on screen. This is probably the most one on one dialogue we've gotten between the two in a while. From what I can recall- The infamous "Torn Sea" panel, in which Kat wasn't present. From "Thread", once again, no Kat present. The last chapter before that where the two were both in for an extended amount of time (insofar as I can tell) is "Changes", and I can't really find a panel where he addresses her directly. I'm not even sure what the last interaction was before that. Going through the index, pages tagged with both RobotS13 and Kat, seems this is the last time he directly addressed her amusingly enough. " Kat" back in Sky Watcher chapter 18, also "Kat"start of "angel"And for what its worth, seems "Miss Kat" is the name that the other robots generally use. |
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Post by freeman on Dec 4, 2015 16:33:11 GMT
I wonder how the log can be accessed. Via FTP-connection? XMODEM datadump over serial connection? Uploaded to FAT32-formatted USB-pen or CF-card? Printout via lineprinter? Printout via pencil? In a sugarcube? (Note, page after this the Separhs also call Kat both Angel and Creator.) |
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Post by TBeholder on Dec 4, 2015 18:09:42 GMT
Unrequested automaton facepalm = new forum meme? It's new experimental data, too! Kat's journal: "Facepalm was demonstrated to be the most basic motor reflex for humanoid lifeforms." |
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Post by nero on Dec 4, 2015 18:22:44 GMT
I don't know why but Kat appears insensitive to Robot on this page. I would think Paz would be able to help him figure out how to take it slow. I fear that Kat will need the help of a doctor for Robot to learn how to move. I figure this chapter will have some Robot shenanigans and end on something cryptic.
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Post by goldenknots on Dec 4, 2015 18:44:06 GMT
At the moment Robot is tied to the laboratory setup. I'm reminded of when Kat left him partially disassembled while she went off to see Paz with the baby pigeon. (City Face?) Will she get distracted again? At least this time it's just four cables, but there's also the, er, care and feeding of bio-cybernetic appendages. Can they continue to function if disconnected? |
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Post by keef on Dec 4, 2015 21:13:48 GMT
That's what I meant, odd to go back from first name basis to Ms. Kat. I wonder if Kat noticed. |
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Post by Refugee on Dec 4, 2015 21:54:57 GMT
That's what I meant, odd to go back from first name basis to Ms. Kat. I wonder if Kat noticed. I hope so, because it is a sign of deep respect. If this were set in Japan, the robots would have gone from -san to -sama. |
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Post by matoyak on Dec 5, 2015 0:07:53 GMT
That's what I meant, odd to go back from first name basis to Ms. Kat. I wonder if Kat noticed. I hope so, because it is a sign of deep respect. Hmm. This might be a cultural thing. Where I am, "Miss Kat" wouldn't be out of the norm, and not necessarily as a sign of respect. It's just the thing you do. Just like you say "yes ma'am" or "no sir". I mean, I supposed it's a sign of respect in some ways, but when everyone does it and it's just a normal expectation of everyday speech patterns, it loses a "deep respect" connotation. |
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Post by smjjames on Dec 5, 2015 0:42:24 GMT
Robot might be glad she didn't include pain receptors in there, not that he'd know how to interpret said signals.
Also, wouldn't it have been easier to test with a simpler limb so that testing can be done on the signals and stuff and so that Robot can figure out the signals and data?
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Post by kralex on Dec 5, 2015 0:48:09 GMT
As the first step on they long path towards becoming like humans, the robots discovered the facepalm. How fitting.
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