BROTM
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I kinda want to see what that plaque looks like now.
Nelson is the only one who can get the 3-D plaque printer to work right.
I think there are two other uses of the tented fingers. One when Claire asks Martin if she should move in with him. But I can't remember the other. Maybe Marigold?
Yes. Actually, several times with Marigold, if I recall correctly, just from my recent archive dive.
Also I love that the acronym literally says "bread m" in German.
That cannot be coincidence
Oh, what a Realizing face. :-)
Roko's police experience: "Just the fax m'am"
"No, seriously, just the fax. Can you hand it to me? From right there behind you? Thanks."
I think there's more to the 'all cops are trigger-happy bastards' thing than really meets the eye. Cops in America are basically facing a population that can (and will) be carrying firearms, and will open fire on cops if they get the chance. So the state of mind "I have to be ready to shoot first" makes some sense, especially as police officers don't actually have a great chance of both getting the bad guy in any given firefight without being shot themselves. It's a sad and sorry state of affairs that leads to people being shot who were not in and of themselves being aggressive or even dangerous (Justine Damond, an unarmed white Australian woman, called the cops, then got shot when she went to greet them) because of police officers having hair-triggers and shooting first.
Australian police, on the other hand, tend to be courteous and willing to de-escalate, because they know that they are carrying lethal weaponry (and also non-lethal options) and the chances are low that the other person will be armed with a firearm.
QC still having a pretty negative stereotype about police...
As does pretty much everyone. Maybe if they stopped shooting unarmed black guys we might look on them a touch more favourably
I dunno, it's always good to have some leverage!
@Jeph I just wanted to say I think you are doing awesome with these inter-robot dialogues and robots mixing with people! Thanks man! Happy to support!
STAND BACK! BEEPS ASSERTED HERSELF!!!
Step away from the Soul Mirror!
And I thought BROTM meant "Babe Robot of the Month".
i like big fax and i cannot lie you other printers can't deny
semaphore it is then
QC isn't ideal if Fax machines still exist. ARGHAGRHGRAHSGRIY#GRIQUGIQUWIQUE!)@)!*@EHh
I DO NOT LIKE FAX MACHINES AND AGENCIES THAT INSIST ON FAXES
Well, now we know that the QC universe is a dystopia; advanced robot AIs still have to deal with faxes.
The only things we can depend on are Jeph and faxes.
Has Beep and the rest of the office offered her training in any other way to operate? You go with what you know how to do.
Frankly, I think her cop training would come in handy when dealing with bureaucracy.
Beeps is the bomb
No, she'd doing her due diligence assessment on someone that is working with one of her clients. If she hadn't been completely checking things out, Roko should be fired (out of a cannon) for NOT doing her job. Especially with someone that has trust issues and body form issues.
Yeah, this is an inherently antagonistic relationship here. They've already denied May the new body she needs multiple times. If they could be trusted to be reasonable about this May wouldn't need Roko in the first place.
Wellll, sheeit ...
I'm still thinking they end up finding out they're up against a glorified PERL script.
And how do you feel about thinking they end up finding out they're up against a glorified PERL script?
Why are your robots so cute?
Because they're female, and Jeph has perfected (except in full profile, which still looks a bit weird) the art of drawing cute ladies.
I'VE DONE THIS. 🤦♀️
I like Beeps
Called it. Sort of. Well I was thinking it anyway.
Beeps continues to be adorable.
I think Roko may be giving Bubbles a run for her money as my favorite character.
And she’s single!
It me.
Yup. Roko learns her lesson. As expected.
Guess Beeps is more insightful than many of us ever thoughts. Good for her.
In my experience with the bureaucracy, Roko's combative mindset probably would have served her better....
punching a paper bag is generally unproductive. not sure what experiences you've had, but combative usually results in your case/issue/etc. going to the bottom of someone's in-tray, in my experience.
I love this so much
Exactly what I was saying yesterday. Glad she came to that conclusion
In fairness, she is presumably taking on other agents of the state? So this might be a reasonable mindset to have.