Tales of the Parodyverse - And the occasional big win.

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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 02:43:14 am EST (Viewed 4 times)

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Well, devils are known to lie.

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What a coincidence, so do humans.

Coincidence?

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I'm assuming that Dr Lia's tech has a more robust version of the whatever-makes-thinking-machines-think-for-real chip that doesn't need to reboot as much.

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For Dr. Lia's strategy, I stole a page from Apple's older Macintosh machines pre-1990. What they did was have part of the operating system in ROM (firmware), and part of it on disk. What that did was make it boot brand-new from the ROM, but eventually the data on the disk would override the ROM until it wasn't really necessary anymore. You could literally pull the chip out of the computer, and it would still run just fine.

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In this case, Anna and Nena's firmware initially only had basic rules that governed their emotional response, but they don't need that anymore - it's now integrated into their software and thought processes. They learned how to make decisions the same way humans do. So basically Dr. Lia took the longer road of android evolution, and it's paying off in that they are not affected by exterior factors anymore.

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In other words: She got rid of the chip.

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Why? Because she believed it to be a crutch that limited the ultimate brain development of her androids.

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Naturally, that made her a loon in the industry, because "this is the way it's always been done", and she was breaking those rules.

So it's a virtual interface? That's very close to what humans presumably have that makes us self-aware.

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- At a loss · killer shrike · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:46:11 pm EST
  - Re: At a loss · HH · Thu Dec 15, 2016 at 05:37:46 am EST
- Not dead. Just replying via verbal medium for the most part. · Rhiannon · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 10:54:47 am EST
  - You forget the art-form that is the public message board reply · HH reminds you that many characters and round robins have begun that way · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:18:37 pm EST
  - Logical observation, but this is the Parodyverse · J. Jonah Jerkson · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 02:44:36 pm EST
    - The Schloss · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:21:34 pm EST
  - Wierd random thought · Rhiannon · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 12:10:40 pm EST
    - So you suspect... · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:24:19 pm EST
- Somebody's building a wall, and the Parodyverse is paying for it · killer shrike · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 08:02:10 pm EST
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  - We will make the Parodyverse great again. · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 02:38:21 am EST
  - Re: Somebody's building a wall, and the Parodyverse is paying for it · Visionary · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 08:43:37 pm EST
    - Re: Somebody's building a wall, and the Parodyverse is paying for it · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 02:39:31 am EST
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        I think this may be the first time I've written him. (no text) · Even then HH borrowed some dialogue from a Vizh e-mail. · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 06:10:26 am EST
- Re: Untold Tales of the Parodyverse #356: The Sky Is Falling - Parts One to Four · J. Jonah Jerkson · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 07:58:00 pm EST
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      - Cheating is the game · HH · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 10:05:07 pm EST
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  - Well, Vizh and I were discussing who to blame. · HH thanks you for volunteering · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 01:42:51 pm EST
    - I pass the blame onto Nats, or ManMan, or both! · Al B. Harper · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 11:06:58 pm EST
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        Nah, it's easy. See - I just did it. · Al B. Harper · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 04:21:13 am EST
        
        You just tried it. There is no try. · HH · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 08:31:28 am EST
        
        Yes Yoda. · Al B. Harper · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 02:50:53 am EST
        
        To be Yoda one need not be, the truth to perceive. · HH · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 03:35:18 am EST
        
        Yes Dali Lama. · Al B. Harper · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:10:33 am EST
        
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        Who brings a shovel to a gun fight? · HH · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 03:30:30 am EST
        
        Off the top of my head? · Visionary · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 08:13:00 pm EST
        
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        True enough · Visionary · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 08:56:33 pm EST
        
        The truth hurts. Especially on the top of the cranium. · HH · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 03:50:54 am EST
        
        Hey, I've been around Lisa enough to know that it hurts everywhere. · Visionary · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 10:13:43 pm EST
        
        Point to where on the Pooty doll she hurt you. · HH · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 11:30:58 pm EST
        
        Mostly in my pride and psyche. · Visionary · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 08:46:19 pm EST
        
        I'm not sure where those are on the stuffed bear. · HH · Thu Dec 15, 2016 at 05:58:22 am EST
        
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        On states and fruit · Al B. Harper · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 05:26:27 am EST
        
        Re: On states and fruit · HH may wander off into a bit of comics trivia here · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 06:41:09 am EST
        
        Very interesting · Al B. Harper · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 07:34:28 am EST
        
        Well researched. · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 10:40:36 am EST
        
        That's that sorted then. (no text) · Al B. Harper · Thu Dec 15, 2016 at 06:41:19 am EST
        
        Re: I'll bring a shovel. · Al B. Harper · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 11:14:33 pm EST
        
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  - The first thing that Tech Support will tell you is that almost nobody does that before calling them. (no text) · HH · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 02:43:15 pm EST
    - *text inside* · L! · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 02:57:07 pm EST
      - Also... · HH · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 03:34:35 pm EST
        
        Re: Also... · Visionary · Fri Dec 09, 2016 at 12:01:50 am EST
        
        Re: Also... · HH · Fri Dec 09, 2016 at 12:50:14 pm EST
        
        Re: Also... · Visionary · Fri Dec 09, 2016 at 08:50:06 pm EST
        
        Re: Also... · HH · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 01:38:06 pm EST
- The real question is...did the roaches survive? · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 01:38:29 pm EST
  - They usually do. · HH · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 02:51:08 pm EST
    - I guess they'll be the sole residents of what's left of the building, then. · Anime Jason · Thu Dec 08, 2016 at 04:25:26 pm EST
      - Well, they are supposed to surive the nuclear holocaust (along with the telesales people) · HH · Fri Dec 09, 2016 at 12:43:53 pm EST
        
        Were they selling radiation insurance? · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 10:29:07 am EST
        
        With certain small-print exclusions, obviously. · HH · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 02:08:54 pm EST
        
        Of course, it would be hard to collect when the company is nothing but ash. · Anime Jason · Sat Dec 10, 2016 at 03:22:59 pm EST
        
        A mere techncality. · HH · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 03:26:03 am EST
        
        I'm sure they have an equally worthless extended warranty for that. · Anime Jason · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 11:26:05 am EST
        
        For an additional fee. · HH · Sun Dec 11, 2016 at 10:04:59 pm EST
        
        Might be more than the policy itself! · Anime Jason · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 11:56:39 am EST
        
        Insurance is just gambling with tragedies · HH · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 06:46:20 pm EST
        
        Not much gambling left with the world destroyed. · Anime Jason · Mon Dec 12, 2016 at 08:30:36 pm EST
        
        Want to bet? · HH · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 03:21:21 am EST
        
        Not if the planet is destroyed. · Anime Jason · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 10:43:36 am EST
        
        All life is a lottery. · HH · Tue Dec 13, 2016 at 07:13:42 pm EST
        
        That explains all the losses. · Anime Jason · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 12:00:01 am EST
        
        And the occasional big win. · HH · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 02:43:14 am EST
        
        Still waiting for mine... · Anime Jason · Wed Dec 14, 2016 at 10:19:05 am EST