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2012-12-01

by shaenon on December 1, 2012 at 12:00 am
Chapter: Railway Children
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  1. Sandy C
    December 1, 2012, 12:15 am | # | Reply

    “Budda budda”? Is she really firing bullets at a steel door? Isn’t she worried about ricochets–no, of course not. If she were she wouldn’t be in St. Charlie.

    Though I am worried that she’s calling tech support. No proper mad scientist worth their salt would even consider the notion, and all the computer engineers I know are proof. (And yes, they’re barking mad, all of them. What, sane computer engineers? Perish the thought!)

    • Daibhid C
      December 1, 2012, 3:22 am | # | Reply

      I’m not sure how mad Ruby actually is; she’s a scientist, but she probably got into St Charlie on the second half of the “Mad scientists and their creations” line. Either way, as a battle android, I don’t imagine she needs to worry about ricochets. Sweetheart, on the other hand.

    • Daibhid C
      December 1, 2012, 3:22 am | # | Reply

      I’m not sure how mad Ruby actually is; she’s a scientist, but she probably got into St Charlie on the second half of the “Mad scientists and their creations” line. Either way, as a battle android, I don’t imagine she needs to worry about ricochets. Sweetheart, on the other hand…

      • Daibhid C
        December 1, 2012, 3:24 am | # | Reply

        Oops.

    • Prodigal
      December 1, 2012, 9:12 am | # | Reply

      Mad Technical Support is practiced by those who have the genetic predisposition toward becoming a Mad Scientist, but were too lazy to study science in school.

      Also, OW.

      But at least they seem to have left the Hawaiian shirt intact, so good for them on that count.

      • Mason Kramer
        December 1, 2012, 11:03 am | # | Reply

        *Now* your fifteen panels is up.

      • Robert The Addled
        December 1, 2012, 11:22 am | # | Reply

        Not so much too lazy to study, more too lazy to carry thru with the plan/device/conquest.

        Most people have many skills/abilities they choose not to use. I can crochet for example (a dying ability) – but haven’t used it productively since HS – except oddly – to teach granny-squares to an expectant mother among my coworkers….

        • Prodigal
          December 1, 2012, 6:01 pm | # | Reply

          The “has the gene but was too lazy or unmotivated” thing was the definition I offered when I filled out my questionnaire, so it applies to whatever is left of me at least.

    • mnementh
      December 3, 2012, 2:30 pm | # | Reply

      You rang?

      mnem
      *~weuf!~*

  2. Robert The Addled
    December 1, 2012, 6:22 am | # | Reply

    Shooting won’t last long anyway.

    Unless mad physics are involved (inside bigger than outside), or exotic ammo (AM2 in a xmperiumX pellet), budda budda usually means .50 or above for conventional munitions. Even w/ exotics – single shots would be a ‘crack’ sound as the round went supersonic.

    FYI – DU slugs in a Phalanx cannon (fancy USN anti-missle system) fire so fast (multi rotating barrels) that it sounds more like a chainsaw mixed with explosions. Those things are sensitive enough to track (and try to shoot down) seagulls.

    Tech support is, by definiton, mad or on their way to mad. Its the callers who make them that way. As someone that people w/ questions get sent to in the office (BEFORE tech support), it is truly amazing some of the PBKAC issues out there.

    • kag
      December 1, 2012, 11:56 am | # | Reply

      Try to shoot down seagulls? Do they have ablative armor?

      • Robert The Addled
        December 1, 2012, 1:26 pm | # | Reply

        I was on a tour – it was in a ‘test’ mode – unloaded. Kept switching to tracking whichever moving bird was closest. Its a loud chainsaw in that mode. They showed us a film of it in actual operation as well (live fire mode).

        Supposedly they had trouble testing it when it was under development – shredded the towed target, then started working up the cable toward the tow plane.

    • Scott's Folly
      December 1, 2012, 1:32 pm | # | Reply

      Try to shoot down seagulls? Why would you want to stop it doing so? Fish and chips would finally be a safe food choice!

      • Robert The Addled
        December 1, 2012, 5:53 pm | # | Reply

        minor points of DU is expensive, birds don’t slow down 30 mm du rounds, and the fact we were in-port with buildings and other ships across from us.

        Since this was a US base overseas, I’m sure the SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) prohibited live fire in-port.

        Incidentally – A-10’s use similar 30 mm DU rounds in their anti-tank role.

        Both systems have fairly descriptive writeups on Wikipedia.

        • Evil Midnight Lurker
          December 2, 2012, 10:56 pm | # | Reply

          And now thanks to you I’m wondering how insanely destructive these systems would be with willygun ammo added in.

  3. Andrew
    December 1, 2012, 9:12 am | # | Reply

    What, no Grey Poupon jokes?

    • Robert The Addled
      December 1, 2012, 1:31 pm | # | Reply

      I think that requires a drive by and a traffic light.

      I still think a curry sauce would be awesome.

      Ingredients:
      Sheep’s brains 4
      Green chillies 1
      Ghee 2 tbsp
      Small piece ginger 1
      Onion 1 small
      Salt and pepper to taste
      ..
      Cooking Directions.
      1. Clean the brains thoroughly and divide each into six. .

      2. Heat the ghee and fry the ginger in it.Grind the onion with 1 green chili, fry with the ginger..

      3. Next add the pieces of brain and seasoning..

      4. Allow to cook on a very low fire until the brains turn light brown.

  4. Scott's Folly
    December 1, 2012, 1:43 pm | # | Reply

    I wonder if there’s a cylinder of Al2O3.Cr in that arm…

  5. Shadowmehr
    December 1, 2012, 3:34 pm | # | Reply

    It’s a Mad Science facility. Anything made simply would have either ground to dust or used as parts for something far more complex years ago.

    • Robert The Addled
      December 1, 2012, 4:07 pm | # | Reply

      At the risk of a grey-goo catastrophic failure, perhaps a healthy dose of nanomachines to keep everything in semi-working order?

      If only we had a cell phone ringing in the last panel – that would imply that he was the only tech support person. That would require more robust equipment – or there would be greater staffing required.

  6. griffin8aka8evonix
    November 12, 2014, 7:30 pm | # | Reply

    So they DID break the glass

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