I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited!

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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:25 pm

The holographic projection gave ASHLIE a puzzled look.
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:30 pm

"You use electrical impulses to control your extremities and receive input from them to be processed in a central core. The system is different but the principle appears to be the same to me."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:55 pm

"Are you sayin' you think I should be able to run everything with just my mind alone?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:01 am

"No. I am merely expressing my confusion at the difficulty you seem to have adapting to a similar system. Your suit just reacts to electrical impulses too if you break the system down to it's basics."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:38 pm

"It takes a child about a year to learn how to walk. Baby steps ASHLIE, our squishy human brains need time to learn."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:06 pm

"You are expecting to take a year until you can walk in your suit?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:08 pm

"Nooooo." The suit's head shook slightly, which was an improvement! "I'm just saying it will take a little time for me to get the hang of everything. My brain knows I'm four inches tall and weigh like a pound. Being almost six feet tall and weighing a quarter of a ton will be a bit different."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:35 pm

"I repeat. How odd. Specializing on your shell seems like it would come with no advantage."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:15 pm

"Well, I might just be making conservative estimates so that I don't get too frustrated if things go slower than I want. And I could be thrilled if things go faster." Ronnie said.

"I... what do you mean by no advantage? Can you rephrase that?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:47 pm

"Well, what advantage do you gain from specializing on one system. There is no downside to being compatible with multiple interfaces."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:32 pm

"You mean, possibly controlling multiple drones?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:34 pm

"Or different autonomous systems. Like you are attempting to."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:41 pm

"Um, well... I guess human brains aren't as quick to adapt as AI's." Ronnie said modestly. "Switching suddenly would make things confusing, I think. A standard platform that can be modified and adapted to suit various needs would be easier because the mind wouldn't have to relearn the fundamentals, just the new hardware and ordinance."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:51 pm

"Yet you do not adapt your hardware. Present company excluded."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:26 pm

"Not right now. I'll adapt it later. I can't launch this thing with all guns blazing."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:29 pm

"No but you are working on it. And I understand you are the exception."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:45 pm

"That's not true. There are many people who feel the same way. They call themselves transhumanists."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:52 pm

"I did not say you are the only exception."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:29 pm

"Well, such modifications would be extremely difficult and dangerous to attempt on someone as small as myself. So this is the next-best thing." Ronnie said.

"As for other people, well... flesh has it's benefits."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:38 pm

"It is fragile and self-repair extremely risky and it's self-healing capacities do not seem to outweigh those drawbacks according to my evaluation."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:44 pm

"There are other benefits. I'll, um, tell you when you're older."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:52 pm

"How much older?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:56 pm

"I can't say. Come ask me about it when you fall in love for the first time."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:02 pm

"You have ceased making sense." the robot points out.
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:20 pm

"Yeah, we organics are cryptic like that." Ronnie chuckled. "And maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. I've never been synthetic. I just know that my skin feels very nice."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:47 pm

"Is nice feeling skin a desirable characteristic?" it asks, still confused.
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:57 pm

"Oh yes. Especially for a lady."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:01 pm

"Are you inferring things from the chosen shape of my chassis? It has happened before."
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby Veronica Freud » Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:17 pm

"Well it is feminine is appearance, as is your name." Ronnie said. "Would you prefer I call you something more gender neutral?"
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Re: I8: There's a party in my toolbox and Science is invited

Postby ASHLIE » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:07 am

"I fail to see the difference."
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