I remember wondering about basically that concept. [Tilts head and looks skyward as flashback begins]. “With the purchasing media quickly becoming an oudated concept, we need some Medicis to support all the Da Vincis not getting paid for their output. Of course since this is on the internet we wouldn’t need just one big patron…”
Really, it’s a wonder this wasn’t invented earlier.
I was trying to get
All my daily tasks met,
So I said, “Hey, Bubbles, hon …
Get Moustachio wound,
‘Cause this weapon of sound
Needs a cautious brief test run.”
She seemed a bit nervous,
She kept saying “Service
Is my only joy,” to me!
I was scratching my head,
But Moustachio said,
“Good sir, it seems quite plain to me!”
”There are
Only five words,
Only five words spoken,
Only five short words, you see!
Only five words,
Only five words spoken,
Not a patch on Bi-na-ry!”
I’m not worried about the coffee date and do you know why? Because I’m bisexual, and while we may not care what fun bits someone were going out with has we want them to have them. Bubbles doesn’t have fun bits, at least not fun bits my Kandy Kluge can interface with, I do! So until Shannon goes on record saying that U.N.I.T.Y can enjoy robot style sexytimes I’m not worried.
oh – this is totally the wrong place for my post (it refers to Narbonic) and it I may be earning myself a Slowpoke avatar because I don’t watch the show and have no-idea if everyone else knows about this, but …..
…… does Shannon know there is a kitten named “Ser Pounce” in Game of Thrones?
I do hope so (and that GRRM would make mention of it if so) – but I could see it as a coincidence. “Sir Pounce” is such a perfect kitten name that it must have existed before Narbonic. (Though I’m glad to discover that Ser Pounce, in print, definitely postdates the Kate-bane, so it could be!)
Bubbles, you serve water, which is important, but even more important, you present a positive role model that is sadly unique among your peers. Don’t jeopardize this great work and the future of a generation of impressionable youth for an ephemeral romantic dalliance that isn’t likely to work out as hoped. I trust that in the end, this test will only gird your resolve and your acumen in resisting the subtle seductions of sloth.
bubbles can only say five words, U.N.I.T.Y interface with bubbles that way either. Service, only, my, is, joy. That’s not enough to have a real conversation with. Unless you have a machine brain, whereas the intellect structure of her nanomachine consciousness is more likely to be closer to a biological organisms neurology.
Hey, Groot gets by just fine with only 4 words (technically 6 if you count the “we are” instance of “I am”) and most of his teammates understand him quite well.
Shaenon, have you heard of Patreon?
http://www.patreon.com
Here’s a comic that explains the concept: http://tinyurl.com/nk9b93n
I was hoping someone would set up a site like this, always wanted to be a patron of the arts.
I remember wondering about basically that concept. [Tilts head and looks skyward as flashback begins]. “With the purchasing media quickly becoming an oudated concept, we need some Medicis to support all the Da Vincis not getting paid for their output. Of course since this is on the internet we wouldn’t need just one big patron…”
Really, it’s a wonder this wasn’t invented earlier.
Joy.
Service Service.
My only.
Is.
Service Service Joy Joy, Service Service Joy Joy…
Brita requires coffee? She really is a water filter.
Coffee date with Unity
hmmm ….. “Water Cooler needs Coffee”
Now there is the beginning of an interesting “Skin Horse background characters” variant of the classic Gauntlet game, no?
Complex binary on the other hand…
I do all my mathematics in complex binary tensors. It is still more intuitive than simple quintary. (I do see the appeal, though.)
She is so adorable. I love that Shaenon can’t ever get rid of characters she makes <3
The water cooler is really one of Jeff’s. He loves her.
Me too.
OH! Your avatar is Bubbles, not a strangely feminine Nicklet- Nick/Violet, because I just realized that my portmanteau nickname never caught on.
Always had a soft spot for balanced Balanced ternary. Even simpler than binary for subtracting and rounding.
Angry Bubbles is so cute.
How long does it take to wind Moustachio?
(TUNE: “Gimme Three Steps”, Lynyrd Skynyrd)
I was trying to get
All my daily tasks met,
So I said, “Hey, Bubbles, hon …
Get Moustachio wound,
‘Cause this weapon of sound
Needs a cautious brief test run.”
She seemed a bit nervous,
She kept saying “Service
Is my only joy,” to me!
I was scratching my head,
But Moustachio said,
“Good sir, it seems quite plain to me!”
”There are
Only five words,
Only five words spoken,
Only five short words, you see!
Only five words,
Only five words spoken,
Not a patch on Bi-na-ry!”
Weird seeing Bubbles with Nick’s body language in panel 3.
Hope M. Doesn’t get over-wound in all the noise and confusion. But even so, without his legs, what could possibly go wrong?
I’m not worried about the coffee date and do you know why? Because I’m bisexual, and while we may not care what fun bits someone were going out with has we want them to have them. Bubbles doesn’t have fun bits, at least not fun bits my Kandy Kluge can interface with, I do! So until Shannon goes on record saying that U.N.I.T.Y can enjoy robot style sexytimes I’m not worried.
the most fun bits are the ones in the mind. and bubbles seems to have one of her own
Paraphrasing Mary Callahan Finn, a Spider Robinson character– Bubbles has fingers and a tongue, anything beyond that is just gravy.
Well that’s fine for Unity, but it’s unclear how she can reciprocate.
Depends just how much “joy” Bubbles gets out of “service”. Some people really enjoy giving to others.
oh – this is totally the wrong place for my post (it refers to Narbonic) and it I may be earning myself a Slowpoke avatar because I don’t watch the show and have no-idea if everyone else knows about this, but …..
…… does Shannon know there is a kitten named “Ser Pounce” in Game of Thrones?
Which I assumed was kidnapped (kitten-napped?) from Narbonic…
I do hope so (and that GRRM would make mention of it if so) – but I could see it as a coincidence. “Sir Pounce” is such a perfect kitten name that it must have existed before Narbonic. (Though I’m glad to discover that Ser Pounce, in print, definitely postdates the Kate-bane, so it could be!)
Wait…
I was just looking up Sir Pounce, and what else was in the last panel?! I wonder… I mean, a couple strips later, someone else asks about what happened to it, and SUPPOSEDLY “Helen liquified it with her cellular destabalizer. Dave mistook it for a Crush and drank it.” But I’m suddenly having my doubts. (And thinking I need to reread Narbonic.)
Bubbles, you serve water, which is important, but even more important, you present a positive role model that is sadly unique among your peers. Don’t jeopardize this great work and the future of a generation of impressionable youth for an ephemeral romantic dalliance that isn’t likely to work out as hoped. I trust that in the end, this test will only gird your resolve and your acumen in resisting the subtle seductions of sloth.
Everyone deserves a break.
Can Bubbles change the order of her vocabulary? So for example can she say “Only service”?
Wind Moustachio? A thorough (and upset) ‘bot is going to wind Moustachio?
Uh-oh!
Oh! Oh! Does this mean we get to see Tigerlily again, if Bubbles winds him too hard?
I’m not sure why Bubbles is poinging in panel 2, but it’s almost as adorable as her “storming off” pose in panel 3.
bubbles can only say five words, U.N.I.T.Y interface with bubbles that way either. Service, only, my, is, joy. That’s not enough to have a real conversation with. Unless you have a machine brain, whereas the intellect structure of her nanomachine consciousness is more likely to be closer to a biological organisms neurology.
Poinging is something that hyperactive ferrets do, so I’m confused by that sound effect.
I’m kind of surprised Moustachio doesn’t prefer a more Babbagesque decimal system, frankly.
She may only have 5 words, but her body language speaks volumes. Pay attention to the whole, and she is a very eloquent water cooler.
Not that I don’t think that Dr. Lee shouldn’t sneak into the office and download Shakespeare into her CPU, but still, she’s doing very well so far.
Can she change her tone of voice? She seems to have a questioning tone. Tone of voice can speak volumes, too.
This gives interesting new meaning to “water cooler talk”.
I still wonder if she could learn a sign language. It would probably be more useful than people trying to learn her language.
Hey, Groot gets by just fine with only 4 words (technically 6 if you count the “we are” instance of “I am”) and most of his teammates understand him quite well.
Apparently I don’t grok math very well today! How I managed to miscount “I am Groot” as 4 words is a bit frightening to consider…