I love Nick… thats his new strategy, from now on when he wants to swear hell play the sound recording of that animatron going SKREEEEEEEEE
(oh, btw, if anyone is interested i drew a picture of the nick XP i put it in the forum under fanart)
So, are we just going to continue not mentioning how CREEPY Nick’s wordfilter is? He’s got a box in his brain determining what he can and can’t say, with absolutely no input from him, and it often actively makes the situation worse. And all because Dr Lee doesn’t like cursing.
I think the filter is actually external to his brain. It’s more like a TV Censor than Mind Control, as we see it hasn’t actually changed Nick’s thoughts.
It was Dr. Lee that connected him to Violet; she could have plugged in the censor while doing it.
Another possibility is that Violet doesn’t actually speak; it just lip-synchs to a generated voice. In that case the brain-signal-to-sound conversion (and censorship) could most easily be done before anything goes to the emitter, be it Violet or speakers in the Osprey. Seems a bit kludgey, but the alternative is to provide a vocal tract with the same sonic characteristics as meat. (How much of Violet is meat, anyway?)
I’d bet it was the military that demanded he be censored. It was probably Dr Lee who gave him the filter so that he wouldn’t just be spouting a stream of BLEEPs.
Plus, he’s much funnier this way!
I had a “revilation” about Frank’s comment. Actually, he’s right. Listen to any drill sergeant, and you’ll hear enough recursive cursing to qualify as reviling in swears.
Much worse – modem sounds were actually MEANT to be audible tones one can get through a phone line. On the other hand, if you ever heard a data CD being played by accident by a music CD player… that’s the sound of entropy itself. There’s a reason those warnings NEVER to try to do that exist.
Now I’m so curious to know how that sounds. Would it damage my CD player if I try it? I was hoping to find a video on the web, but it seems even Youtube isn’t that demented…
Here we are, for the curious: http://youtu.be/IKtGDrtHhPY It’s not really that bad, in my opinion. The buzzy static is less discordant to my ear than the screeching modem tones.
I was fairly certain that a Roc was a fictional bird – There must be an agency suppressing knowledge of them – much like the jetpack suppression agency we don’t know about…
Poor Unity. All her expectations are being crushed. It’s like telling a 3 year old that Santa IS real, but he’s actually a drunk bum that lives under the bypass.
thinking of the age of this site – OLD cake-platter HDDs required a clean room. I’m talking EXTREMELY low data per platter – admittedly more reliable than tape over the years I’m sure tho.
I love Nick… thats his new strategy, from now on when he wants to swear hell play the sound recording of that animatron going SKREEEEEEEEE
(oh, btw, if anyone is interested i drew a picture of the nick XP i put it in the forum under fanart)
Awesome.
May we run it on a Sunday?
Skrillex made a special trip out to sample that sound for their next album.
Fun day to have hyper-sensitive animal ears, eh Unity?
I was also going to comment on that. I love how they’re standing on end
How can you tell?
You can see the individual ear hairs standing up…not to mention what the sound did to her hairdo. Brilliant artwork.
Don’t worry, Gussie. AutoTune will bring that back to the right key. If it can work for T-Pain, it can work for anyone.
Gussie is one of the most adorable characters in the whole Skin Horse arc so far…. Panel 4 is just perfect.
So, are we just going to continue not mentioning how CREEPY Nick’s wordfilter is? He’s got a box in his brain determining what he can and can’t say, with absolutely no input from him, and it often actively makes the situation worse. And all because Dr Lee doesn’t like cursing.
I think the filter is actually external to his brain. It’s more like a TV Censor than Mind Control, as we see it hasn’t actually changed Nick’s thoughts.
Ditto. He can still think “hell” (and the others) so why shoud we assume it’s altering his brain?
Because it is maintained across bodies. If it was just plugged into his vocabulator on the Osprey, Violet would be able to curse.
It was Dr. Lee that connected him to Violet; she could have plugged in the censor while doing it.
Another possibility is that Violet doesn’t actually speak; it just lip-synchs to a generated voice. In that case the brain-signal-to-sound conversion (and censorship) could most easily be done before anything goes to the emitter, be it Violet or speakers in the Osprey. Seems a bit kludgey, but the alternative is to provide a vocal tract with the same sonic characteristics as meat. (How much of Violet is meat, anyway?)
Nah, Nick has a blog: http://zerhakker.livejournal.com/ http://nickzerhakker.wordpress.com/
It’s… Definitely not in his brain. Somewhere between his brain and his vocoder(s), and NOT in the line to his text output / physical fingersd.
I’d bet it was the military that demanded he be censored. It was probably Dr Lee who gave him the filter so that he wouldn’t just be spouting a stream of BLEEPs.
Plus, he’s much funnier this way!
Are you kidding? The military reviles in swears!
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
And I am certain it does not mean what he thinks it means.
“Revels”, possibly?
I had a “revilation” about Frank’s comment. Actually, he’s right. Listen to any drill sergeant, and you’ll hear enough recursive cursing to qualify as reviling in swears.
Actually, they are making all the attempts at eliminating swearing in the Military.
You guys are fun
“SKREEEEEE” – still easier to take than that World of Love song.
For some reason I’m imagining it sounds like a dial up-modem…
Much worse – modem sounds were actually MEANT to be audible tones one can get through a phone line. On the other hand, if you ever heard a data CD being played by accident by a music CD player… that’s the sound of entropy itself. There’s a reason those warnings NEVER to try to do that exist.
Now I’m so curious to know how that sounds. Would it damage my CD player if I try it? I was hoping to find a video on the web, but it seems even Youtube isn’t that demented…
Here we are, for the curious: http://youtu.be/IKtGDrtHhPY It’s not really that bad, in my opinion. The buzzy static is less discordant to my ear than the screeching modem tones.
Brings back memories of putting my Commodore 64 tapes in a cassette player.
You need some really big speakers for it to sound anywhere near as horrific as you remember
I’d say this is closer to the sound: http://youtu.be/ITfKILfsItA?t=55s
Still, in my mind’s ear Gussie’s scream sounds like Milford Cubicle.
Argh! I meant Hubert Cumberdale. I hate not being able to edit or delete comments…
On most CD players, ‘nothing.’ Insufficient playback fidelity combined with cheap speakers that have a low functional output range.
Maybe it’s because this is just what I think of when I hear “SKREE,” but I was imagining some kind of bird, like a screech owl or a roc.
I was fairly certain that a Roc was a fictional bird – There must be an agency suppressing knowledge of them – much like the jetpack suppression agency we don’t know about…
I’ve always found the sound of a dial-up modem comforting, actually. It means you’re connected to the world.
Indeed. And it’s got a beautiful, rhythmic flow to it – almost musical.
Really? I was imagining the screeches from the killbots from the Screamers movies.
(TUNE: “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”, Andre, Schwandt, & Kahn)
This old amusement park land,
Is now a dismal, dreary, and dark land …
Hear Mary swear and Gussie go SKREEE!
Scream a bit at Unity!
Don’t swear, because you’re way cute!
Nick’s envious, he can’t even say shoot …
Now Gussie speaks ca-co-pho-nous-ly,
Scream a bit at Unity!
This whole place is falling apart now …
They won’t repair us …
These robots are losing their heart now,
They smoke and cuss!
Still, Nick insists he’s hating
These girls, whose home is dis-in-te-gra-ting …
Like Gussie does, he wonders, could he
Scream a bit at Unity?
“SKREEE” – the noise berserk killer androids make, if you believe Shirow Masamune.
With or without their clothes on?
Sorry, but it is Shirow Masamune.
Both, generally. Like you said, it’s Shirow Masamune
Poor Unity. All her expectations are being crushed. It’s like telling a 3 year old that Santa IS real, but he’s actually a drunk bum that lives under the bypass.
The ensuing rampage when she discovers whoever is responsible should be epic…
All this discussion, and nobody’s interested in ‘White Room CPU’? Somebody’s slipping…
thinking of the age of this site – OLD cake-platter HDDs required a clean room. I’m talking EXTREMELY low data per platter – admittedly more reliable than tape over the years I’m sure tho.
Damn you, now I’m hungry for cake
I was wondering about that too. The White Room sounds vaguely 2001: A Space Odyssey
I imagine she sounds like Android 14 from Dragonball Z: Super Android 13 Abridged.
Poor Unity’s world is being torn asunder brick by screeching brick.