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2018-02-26

by shaenon on February 26, 2018 at 12:01 am
Chapter: The Hundred Dresses
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  1. Robert Nowall
    February 26, 2018, 12:04 am | # | Reply

    Is she still hopped up on brains right now? ‘Cause I thought it was Smart Unity that came up with this scam…

    • Daniel Maxwell-Ross
      February 26, 2018, 12:16 am | # | Reply

      Normal Unity came up with the dual-operator idea, then went to go get some brains so she’d have the ability to implement it.

    • awgiedawgie
      February 26, 2018, 12:23 am | # | Reply

      That’s why she calls it “Brainless Me’s idea” — because she thought of it before she got smart. She’s still hopped up on brains now, which is why she’s smart enough to question whether it was really a good idea.

      • awgiedawgie
        February 26, 2018, 12:25 am | # | Reply

        What we really need is a way to get Sweetheart smart enough to question whether it’s a good idea.

        • GREEM
          February 26, 2018, 1:34 am | # | Reply

          It’s not that she’s not smart enough. It’s that she’s too preoccupied with social standing to question whether or not it’s a good idea.

          • s854
            February 26, 2018, 11:39 pm | #

            Greem: And she’s invested too much into the “impress the Transgenic League with Virginia’s drones” idea to realise that it’s almost certain to fail dismally, and wouldn’t impress them much even if it worked.

  2. Max
    February 26, 2018, 3:09 am | # | Reply

    Well, technically, it’s not really misrepresenting the tech either – that would be “two separate drones” maybe, not “two separate caps”. What they’re trying to demonstrate is that a drone can be an effective stand-in, not that any of the SH staff is a particularly smooth operator…

    • Daibhid C
      February 26, 2018, 6:40 am | # | Reply

      The point of the two helmets isn’t so that Tip can provide smooth lines to make Sweetheart look good… Well, okay, it isn’t just about that. The main problem they’re trying to gloss over is that you can’t use the helmet for long before it shorts out. So, yes, they’re misrepresenting the tech.

      • awgiedawgie
        February 27, 2018, 12:18 am | # | Reply

        It’s only misrepresentation if they try to tell them that it’s only one operator. If they go ahead and tell them that it’s gonna take two to make it work, then at least they’re being honest — even if it’s not particularly impressive.

        • Shikome Kido Mi
          February 27, 2018, 1:33 am | # | Reply

          I don’t get the impression they’re going to share that detail, though.

  3. Robert Nowall
    February 26, 2018, 9:46 am | # | Reply

    One can try and fail, baby,
    Two can make that drone so real.
    One can move the arms and legs,
    Two can make the sales pitch spiel.
    One can get a foot in door,
    Two can do the interview.
    One could short it out with a bark,
    Two might find they have a clue.

    It takes two, baby,
    It takes two, baby,
    Know itโ€™s true, just takes two
    It takes two, baby,
    It takes two, baby,
    To make the drone come through, just takes two.

    —“It Takes Two,” Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston.

  4. Gemma
    February 26, 2018, 10:40 am | # | Reply

    Sweetheart. This is one of those zany plans. The former will lead to the latter.

  5. OneUniverse
    February 26, 2018, 11:31 am | # | Reply

    When can we get a set of helmets to run certain world leaders?

    • Bruce A Munro
      February 26, 2018, 8:39 pm | # | Reply

      You sure they aren’t already being run remotely? ๐Ÿ˜€

  6. Bruce A Munro
    February 26, 2018, 2:17 pm | # | Reply

    Unity, after eating the brains of several IT workers you’re in no position to cast moral aspersions.

    (Admittedly, they were A-sig employees and therefore probably evil, but still…)

  7. kag
    February 26, 2018, 2:48 pm | # | Reply

    I know how to evaluate plans where you lose your hat. Plans where you end up with extra hats confuse me.

    • OneUniverse
      February 27, 2018, 1:02 pm | # | Reply

      Remember, the one with the best hat is in charge!

  8. Shadowmehr
    February 26, 2018, 7:32 pm | # | Reply

    Wow. This strip is highly symbolic of something about human (and semi-human) nature. I’m not sure exactly what it’s symbolic of, by it is by a long shot.

  9. WJS
    August 4, 2019, 8:08 am | # | Reply

    Is it just me, or is Smart Unity getting better each time we see her? I certainly like the idea that as she grows up her usual self gets smarter (I’m pretty sure she’s better than she used to be) and her smart self gets more personable.

  10. Knuckles
    February 7, 2022, 9:20 am | # | Reply

    There are too many CEOs with this kind of mindset.

    Heck, there are too many middle managers with this kind of mindset.

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