'moving violations'
I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. From, um, a moving vehicle.
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Cheese Man ,'Chosen'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 10:54:22 am PST #4088 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 10:55:18 am PST #4089 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Day month and year?
They want that much precision? Most have just asked me the year.
sarameg - Jan 18, 2007 10:56:28 am PST #4090 of 10001
Day month and year?
More just how old I was and season, where I was going and whatnot. Not exact dates. But I can't remember birthdays, so ...
DavidS - Jan 18, 2007 10:56:42 am PST #4091 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The cat has her knickers in a twist because you're anthropomorphizing coffee makers.
The coffee machine started it!
Animals come with a built in telos. They eat, they fuck, they perpetuate the species. If they're beavers they make dams. Machines are what we make of them. If we play god make them too thinky, then you wind up with Marvin, the Eeyore of Robots. It's only ethical to make them happy machines. Why should they suffer?
OTOH, my coffee machine isn't actually thinking. It's just a billboard.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 10:57:31 am PST #4092 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Why should they suffer?
Because it's funny?
eta:
::makes plans to invent "Three Stooges" robots::
Topic!Cindy - Jan 18, 2007 10:58:28 am PST #4093 of 10001
What is even happening?
Animals come with a built in telos. They eat, they fuck, they perpetuate the species.So do Cylons.
Machines are what we make of them. If we play god make them too thinky, then you wind up with Marvin, the Eeyore of Robots. It's only ethical to make them happy machines. Why should they suffer?Why shouldn't they?
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 10:59:28 am PST #4094 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They want that much precision? Most have just asked me the year.
I've done two so far, and one wanted MM/YYYY and the other MM/DD/YYYY.
Well, fine. I went and submitted a claim for the windshield. I hope it turns out for the not worst. Now to fill out that UI form.
DavidS - Jan 18, 2007 11:00:09 am PST #4095 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Because it's funny?
The implication being that God thinks its funny to watch you suffer, tommy.
[insert apt King Lear quote here]
§ ita § - Jan 18, 2007 11:00:21 am PST #4096 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Machines should suffer because I do.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 11:01:57 am PST #4097 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The implication being that God thinks its funny to watch you suffer, tommy.
You mean He doesn't? Aww... and to think of all those nights alone in my apartment when I intentionally slipped on a banana peel to increase my chances of getting into heaven....