And here I was just starting to think Unity was acting too smart, and wondering if she had gotten into some brains. After all, she was just recently asking advice on how to remove hunks of flesh and cape from between the teeth.
Well, you might not be wrong. Her enhanced intellect is extremely short-lived unless she’s been really binge eating the brains. And even then, it only lasts a few hours at best.
Wario is the CEO of the greatest game company ever: Warioware Inc. In terms of quantity, no software development company has put out nearly as many games as Warioware.
Wario is the hardest working slacker in the game industry.
We don’t know the motive, though. Why would someone want to stop people from recognising what mad scientists and their creations can do? Why would someone want to create a situation where something sufficiently outré was able to move without trace? Why would someone see robbing the creations of the ability to function in society and the mad scientists of the opportunity to show them all as a price worth paying?
Why would someone experiment on a cure for mad science if they relied on it for a key part of their product development, anyway?
We only know the result — i.e. making non-humans functionally invisible resulted in the death of the non-human rights bill in Vermont. But we don’t know for sure whether stopping non-human rights was the actual goal, or if it was just a convenient byproduct. So the motive — i.e. why does someone want the non-humans invisible? — is still somewhat unclear. And the mechanism — how did someone make the non-humans invisible? — has also not been revealed.
So Unity’s quite right. Finding out either the why (or the how) would be the first step in finding out who.
Too bad I’m rushed today, or I’d put something together about “Wario Wandretti” (and his son Wichael). Although the “Windy 500” sounds like it could be an actual thing.
I’m thinking Skin Horse could probably solve every problem they’ve ever had in, like, a week tops if they just asked Ginny really nicely to build them another brain-o-mat so Unity could work out what the heck they need to do.
Every problem save the problem of how to cope with excessively biting insight, that is.
But that would be too sensible and I’m not sure Ginny would remember how. Otherwise there would be no reason not to just go ahead and mass produce the things and undermine the “Reed Richards is Useless” aspect of Skin Horse. ^_^
I have no doubt she remembers how. She may not have made any official records when she built it (to prevent A-Sig from seizing it), but she is arguably the most intelligent life form on the planet, or at least a close second behind Artie.
But apart from keeping Unity supplied with dietary intellect, she really doesn’t have any reason to build another one. And yeah, the artificial brains did kinda make Unity overly blunt, so Virginia may be reluctant to make another one.
“RUN, FORREST!”
“STOP, FORREST!”
And here I was just starting to think Unity was acting too smart, and wondering if she had gotten into some brains. After all, she was just recently asking advice on how to remove hunks of flesh and cape from between the teeth.
Well, you might not be wrong. Her enhanced intellect is extremely short-lived unless she’s been really binge eating the brains. And even then, it only lasts a few hours at best.
True.
Should I ask about Wario, or be glad I don’t know?
I suspect there are many questions one could ask of Unity that one might find one really didn’t want answered after all.
Read at your own risk.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wario
Wario is the CEO of the greatest game company ever: Warioware Inc. In terms of quantity, no software development company has put out nearly as many games as Warioware.
Wario is the hardest working slacker in the game industry.
she just *provided* the motive (synonymous with ‘goal’). Did she perhaps mean “find the *method* and we’ll find the culprit” ?
I think she means that since they know the motive, they have somewhere to start.
We don’t know the motive, though. Why would someone want to stop people from recognising what mad scientists and their creations can do? Why would someone want to create a situation where something sufficiently outré was able to move without trace? Why would someone see robbing the creations of the ability to function in society and the mad scientists of the opportunity to show them all as a price worth paying?
Why would someone experiment on a cure for mad science if they relied on it for a key part of their product development, anyway?
We only know the result — i.e. making non-humans functionally invisible resulted in the death of the non-human rights bill in Vermont. But we don’t know for sure whether stopping non-human rights was the actual goal, or if it was just a convenient byproduct. So the motive — i.e. why does someone want the non-humans invisible? — is still somewhat unclear. And the mechanism — how did someone make the non-humans invisible? — has also not been revealed.
So Unity’s quite right. Finding out either the why (or the how) would be the first step in finding out who.
Too bad I’m rushed today, or I’d put something together about “Wario Wandretti” (and his son Wichael). Although the “Windy 500” sounds like it could be an actual thing.
The Windy 500 follows the Cowboylympics Bean Eating Finals. Cruely, the very next morning is the 100 meter Mosey.
I like how it’s the telepath facing Unity who says the mundanes are missing out.
I love the action in the background – tells a week of strips in one (partial) frame.
I didn’t even notice it until you pointed it out. Yeah, that’s pretty hilarious! I love Shelby just sitting there with his hands over his ears.
Nah, Wario wouldn’t care about nonhuman rights unless he could make money out of it.
Was that last line sarcasm?
Either yes or no, the line works either way.
Looks like the Tip and Goose Girl are arguing, and Shelby is holding his head in his hands.
Tip is arguing, Goose Girl is just talking normally.
Must be a New Yorker, she’s got the right tone of voice.
Given who he works with (both in AG-I and Annex One), I expect Shelby spends a significant amount of time in that position.
Anyone know why this comic hasn’t been updated since mid-September? I hope Shaenon and Jeff are OK.
Not sure what you’re clicking on, but they’ve been here all along.
And since you commented on the comic from Nov. 29, I really don’t know what you’re looking at.
Mid-September was when the reality blindness started. It’s a joke about that.
I’m thinking Skin Horse could probably solve every problem they’ve ever had in, like, a week tops if they just asked Ginny really nicely to build them another brain-o-mat so Unity could work out what the heck they need to do.
Every problem save the problem of how to cope with excessively biting insight, that is.
But that would be too sensible and I’m not sure Ginny would remember how. Otherwise there would be no reason not to just go ahead and mass produce the things and undermine the “Reed Richards is Useless” aspect of Skin Horse. ^_^
I have no doubt she remembers how. She may not have made any official records when she built it (to prevent A-Sig from seizing it), but she is arguably the most intelligent life form on the planet, or at least a close second behind Artie.
But apart from keeping Unity supplied with dietary intellect, she really doesn’t have any reason to build another one. And yeah, the artificial brains did kinda make Unity overly blunt, so Virginia may be reluctant to make another one.
Yeah, let’s face it – no one really *likes* Unity when she’s smart.
wa ha ha
Wario would need a monetary incentive to do this though, so can’t be him.