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Post by warrl on Dec 21, 2017 3:14:55 GMT
Kat's computer reminds me of one I saw in another webcomic. Unfortunately, the comic moved from one URL to another several times, and they ALL appear to be dead/stripped.
Anyone know where I can find Planet Karen?
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Post by saardvark on Dec 21, 2017 3:30:20 GMT
so, er, who are all the figures in the background? Robots apparently, but what are they doing? Just watching over Kat's computer? Waiting for...what?
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Post by warrl on Dec 21, 2017 3:35:18 GMT
The walls of that room are mostly lined with non-functional old-model robots just standing there.
By which I conclude the area hasn't had a significant earthquake in quite a while.
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Dec 21, 2017 3:49:21 GMT
The walls of that room are mostly lined with non-functional old-model robots just standing there. By which I conclude the area hasn't had a significant earthquake in quite a while. Or the current Court Robots take care of their deactivated ancestors, standing them back up, and dusting them off. The Bots didn't seem to know about Jeanne's shrine, but they may have been going down into the large chamber for a long time. Some one put the lights down there. It might have been Anja, but it could have been the Bots. |
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Post by mturtle7 on Dec 21, 2017 3:51:10 GMT
WOAH. Okay, I'm aware that there are some computers which are just inherently evil, but this one seems pretty unassuming to me. I mean, it has a bunch of green lights, some big cables, a few unnecessary monitors, and that's all. To me, that seems like the bare minimum to make it look advanced (like the rest of Kat's machines) without necessarily being evil. I'm withholding judgement until we find out what the heck it's for. |
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Post by Refugee on Dec 21, 2017 10:30:33 GMT
That beast is not just "a computer". It does more than compute. Although I suppose it could be an example of how things magically (and somewhat organically) grow in the Court, under the Seed's influence. In fact, a lot of the Court buildings grew that way.
It intrigues me that, even with power coming in on utility poles, there seems to be no provision for cooling--and not just the enclosure. All that heat has to go outside the building.
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I wonder if Tony's means to aim this at his purposes, which involve making contact with his dead wife, or with the beings who took his arm.
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Post by Angry Robot on Dec 21, 2017 18:14:01 GMT
I see Kat has set up one screen specifically to view media from those annoying people who shoot video on their mobile phones in portrait mode.
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Post by TBeholder on Dec 21, 2017 20:05:21 GMT
So is Angel Kat a super villain? Cuz I'm getting definite super villain vibes from this vaguely ominous supercomputer in a basement. It's the Court. Mad science is not worrisome. Lack of mad science could be. |
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Post by keef on Dec 21, 2017 21:50:06 GMT
Given where she's built it I can't help but wonder if it's a purpose built device to analyse the etheric tech in the older robots and the arrow. attaching a motherboard to a CPU with some wires isn't that impressive.
I see Kat has set up one screen specifically to view media from those annoying people who shoot video on their mobile phones in portrait mode. |
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Post by Runningflame on Dec 22, 2017 4:54:20 GMT
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Post by pyradonis on Dec 22, 2017 13:32:08 GMT
The walls of that room are mostly lined with non-functional old-model robots just standing there. By which I conclude the area hasn't had a significant earthquake in quite a while. Or the current Court Robots take care of their deactivated ancestors, standing them back up, and dusting them off. The Bots didn't seem to know about Jeanne's shrine, but they may have been going down into the large chamber for a long time. Some one put the lights down there. It might have been Anja, but it could have been the Bots. The trapdoor was locked and Reynardine had to pick the lock when they first arrived, so I guess the Court robots hadn't visited this place for a while. |
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Post by pyradonis on Dec 22, 2017 13:32:20 GMT
WOAH. Okay, I'm aware that there are some computers which are just inherently evil, but this one seems pretty unassuming to me. I mean, it has a bunch of green lights, some big cables, a few unnecessary monitors, and that's all. To me, that seems like the bare minimum to make it look advanced (like the rest of Kat's machines) without necessarily being evil. I'm withholding judgement until we find out what the heck it's for. Thank you. |
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Post by Jelly Jellybean on Dec 22, 2017 22:18:19 GMT
Or the current Court Robots take care of their deactivated ancestors, standing them back up, and dusting them off. The Bots didn't seem to know about Jeanne's shrine, but they may have been going down into the large chamber for a long time. Some one put the lights down there. It might have been Anja, but it could have been the Bots. The trapdoor was locked and Reynardine had to pick the lock when they first arrived, so I guess the Court robots hadn't visited this place for a while. The Bots may have had a copy of the key, and some of the Bots are probably locksmiths. I assumed Anja locked the trap door, but we really don’t know who locked it. |
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Post by Daedalus on Dec 24, 2017 3:30:02 GMT
Okay, I'm aware that there are some computers which are just inherently evil... That webcomic seems awesome. Is it all online at that site? A quick look at TV Tropes suggests it's also partly a comic book. |
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Post by Trillium on Dec 28, 2017 23:59:35 GMT
That's not just a computer, it's Collosus from the Forbin Project. Of course this time around it's the Donlan Project.
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