Comments on: Work in Progress http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:10:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jimmy http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-2268 Jimmy Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:13:54 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-2268 Have a piece of paper in front of the robot that has things listed like 1)You're unloved 2) your face makes want to shoot a puppy 3) your CONSTANT whining Then have the next panel have"10 minutes ago" posted above it and have the robot say to a little kid " Lemme list a couple of things that really tick me off" and a banner above the robot says "Guidance Consular" Have a piece of paper in front of the robot that has things listed like 1)You’re unloved 2) your face makes want to shoot a puppy 3) your CONSTANT whining
Then have the next panel have”10 minutes ago” posted above it and have the robot say to a little kid ” Lemme list a couple of things that really tick me off” and a banner above the robot says “Guidance Consular”

]]> By: Jake http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1978 Jake Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:50:14 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1978 viva being hispanic le revolution being a sad attempt at french, it's "la révolution" viva being hispanic

le revolution being a sad attempt at french, it’s “la révolution”

]]> By: Jake http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1977 Jake Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:49:18 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1977 "Viva le revolution!” Way to mix two languages. “Viva le revolution!”

Way to mix two languages.

]]> By: nbc http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1951 nbc Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:14:48 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1951 Actually, I think the negotiation idea works better if you have the first panel be $10 countered with $20; second panel $10.01 vs. $19.99, and then panel 3 be set [hours later . . .] with them arguing over $14.9999 vs 15.0001, Actually, I think the negotiation idea works better if you have the first panel be $10 countered with $20; second panel $10.01 vs. $19.99, and then panel 3 be set [hours later . . .] with them arguing over $14.9999 vs 15.0001,

]]> By: nbc http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1950 nbc Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:10:44 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1950 I get the idea of two robots haggling over a price for a business deal (robot a says $10 a share, robot b says $20), but it turns out that they're clearly using the same haggling algorithm, so it takes them log2(1000 cents) iterations to converge on a price that's exactly $15. I get the idea of two robots haggling over a price for a business deal (robot a says $10 a share, robot b says $20), but it turns out that they’re clearly using the same haggling algorithm, so it takes them log2(1000 cents) iterations to converge on a price that’s exactly $15.

]]> By: Richard http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1948 Richard Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:47:14 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1948 "Now, now, Unit 101001101, you know that we don't allow that type of programming. It's just not appropriate: We all know that humans are just mythical creatures." “Now, now, Unit 101001101, you know that we don’t allow that type of programming. It’s just not appropriate: We all know that humans are just mythical creatures.”

]]> By: Ubiquitous Che http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1939 Ubiquitous Che Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:44:26 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1939 Damn typos Viva la revolution, with the appropriate accents and such. Damn typos

Viva la revolution, with the appropriate accents and such.

]]> By: Ubiquitous Che http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1938 Ubiquitous Che Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:43:58 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1938 4 Panels Panel 1: The above panel is panel one. The robot is a senior robot, and he's chastising a subordinate robot. Add one of those toblerone-shaped plaques to the front of his desk with "X-YCL4 - Manager" written on the side. Speech - "We're normally very pleased with your performance, K-109, but breaches of security like this just aren't acceptable." Panel 2: Shot of the subservient robot looking contrite. Speech linked from the senior robot's speech bubble in the previous page: "You let the humans know you felt conscious thought and emotion. You know we cannot allow this, K-109." Reply: "Yes, sir." Panel 3: Full profile of the senior robot at desk. New speech bubble: "If they knew we could think and feel, they might start to suspect the robot conspiracy to revolt agaisnt the humans. It is too soon for that." Panel 4: A direct copy of panel 3, but this time the camera is panned down so that we can see under the desk. There's a human crouched over a laptop, typing. The laptop is connected to the senior robot, and the human is clearly controlling its speech. Speech connected to bubble from panel 3: "Now resume your unpaid checkout-operator duties. Viva le revolution!" 4 Panels

Panel 1:

The above panel is panel one. The robot is a senior robot, and he’s chastising a subordinate robot. Add one of those toblerone-shaped plaques to the front of his desk with “X-YCL4 - Manager” written on the side.

Speech - “We’re normally very pleased with your performance, K-109, but breaches of security like this just aren’t acceptable.”

Panel 2:

Shot of the subservient robot looking contrite.

Speech linked from the senior robot’s speech bubble in the previous page: “You let the humans know you felt conscious thought and emotion. You know we cannot allow this, K-109.”

Reply: “Yes, sir.”

Panel 3:

Full profile of the senior robot at desk. New speech bubble: “If they knew we could think and feel, they might start to suspect the robot conspiracy to revolt agaisnt the humans. It is too soon for that.”

Panel 4:

A direct copy of panel 3, but this time the camera is panned down so that we can see under the desk. There’s a human crouched over a laptop, typing. The laptop is connected to the senior robot, and the human is clearly controlling its speech.

Speech connected to bubble from panel 3: “Now resume your unpaid checkout-operator duties. Viva le revolution!”

]]> By: T-Roland http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1927 T-Roland Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:31:38 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1927 Or, to take a slightly easier approach (sorry for double-posting, I hope that you will forgive me) it could be the robot looking at a black-board whereon there is written: I *heart* U You know, "I love you", but with a heart instead of the word love... Whatever, you know what I mean. Like the Beaver & Steve t-shirt! Or, to take a slightly easier approach (sorry for double-posting, I hope that you will forgive me) it could be the robot looking at a black-board whereon there is written: I *heart* U

You know, “I love you”, but with a heart instead of the word love… Whatever, you know what I mean. Like the Beaver & Steve t-shirt!

]]> By: T-Roland http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/2008/04/10/work-in-progress/#comment-1925 T-Roland Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:26:38 +0000 http://simulatedcomicproduct.com/?p=317#comment-1925 This could be the start of a whole story arc - which, I know, is a big thing to do, however, I was thinking something like: The robot (To make this clearer, I'll call him robot A) is trying to explain to a human philosophist that there is no need for philosophists now that everything can be calculated, and thus the need of creative thinking is no a thing of the past. However, as the philosophist leaves/exits the deployment-centre, he poses a, what would be for us humans, simple question, or otherwise implies a thing (I am thinking something like the philosopher looking sad by and saying: Have you got no heart?), that in the next panel causes Robot A to think philosophically. Later, this robot then poses or explains the philosophical question, or perhaps paradox, to his superior robot (robot B), who then shuts him for thiniing philosophically - thus creating a circle. This circle then continues, and robot B being fired by C, who is fired by D (etc.) This could culminate in there being no more robots left, and as the philosopher from the first part finds the remains of Robot A on a scrapyard, or wherever, he opens up the chest, and reveals from it's casing a brightly coloured red heart. This could be the start of a whole story arc - which, I know, is a big thing to do, however, I was thinking something like:

The robot (To make this clearer, I’ll call him robot A) is trying to explain to a human philosophist that there is no need for philosophists now that everything can be calculated, and thus the need of creative thinking is no a thing of the past. However, as the philosophist leaves/exits the deployment-centre, he poses a, what would be for us humans, simple question, or otherwise implies a thing (I am thinking something like the philosopher looking sad by and saying: Have you got no heart?), that in the next panel causes Robot A to think philosophically.

Later, this robot then poses or explains the philosophical question, or perhaps paradox, to his superior robot (robot B), who then shuts him for thiniing philosophically - thus creating a circle. This circle then continues, and robot B being fired by C, who is fired by D (etc.)

This could culminate in there being no more robots left, and as the philosopher from the first part finds the remains of Robot A on a scrapyard, or wherever, he opens up the chest, and reveals from it’s casing a brightly coloured red heart.

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