Comments on: p. 146 (Chapter 5)

By: Stewart

Stewart — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:19:46 +0000

Aba…cuses, I guess. I’m pretty sure it’s Greek, and the -i is a Latin thing.

@insectoid, I’d forgotten about that image, lol.

By: Insectoid

Insectoid — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:58:03 +0000

D’oh. Strikethrough didn’t work

By: Insectoid

Insectoid — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:57:00 +0000

@Tara: “You probably don’t need it…”
Oh, but formatting is very useful for linking to previous pages, among other things (that link chosen because I still can’t stop laughing…), and for fiendish puns comedic effect.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:49:23 +0000

Oh man, I’m so slow in responding to the comments this week!

@Insectoid: Some of the basic HTML code will work in the comments. You probably don’t need it, but for those that do (like me!), here is a site that lists a number of the common HTML codes you can use in comment sections like this one. For those more familiar with HTML, this page lists all the codes that will work with WordPress.

@Andrew: Yeah, you’re right… not a lot of robots. The explanation for why that is might well just boil down to the fact that I’m much happier drawing people than machinery! Should robots have a place in the Galaxioverse? I will have to ponder that.

@Kev: That does happen sometimes.

@Stewart: A long time ago I named their little tablets “Abacus” (Abacuses? Abacusi?). Given the way technology is vastly overreaching my ability to imagine the future, I’m beginning to think that name was a good choice.

As much as I enjoy reading all the plot speculation, I’m trying not to give away any spoilers. You guys are making it really difficult for me to keep biting my tongue!

By: Stewart

Stewart — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:15:20 +0000

Oh no! Aria’s Kindle has a proximity alert!

By: Kev

Kev — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:24:12 +0000

Is Aria looking a litte (lot) more anime this week?

By: Andrew Crisp

Andrew Crisp — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:12:06 +0000

The broken arm, maybe… but not the bug bite I don’t think. Maybe it’s because I’ve watched too many Outer Limits episodes, but “seemingly innocent cut/scratch” sometimes evolves to “killer disease/parasite/mutation”… >_>

By: Prestwick

Prestwick — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:23:45 +0000

@Andrew: Disorientation due to shock from broken arm and bug bites? They haven’t stopped to check that properly yet have they?

By: Andrew Crisp

Andrew Crisp — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:53:50 +0000

@Prestwick – part of me thinks that Patty may not really be into such philosophical battlegrounds right now – she’s “spaced out” at least twice since that bug bite in Chapter 4, and I have to wonder just what’s going on with her, medically speaking.

That and the fact that she was the only person directly attacked, makes me wonder if there’s a connection between the bugs, the vast devastation, and the reason why the locals are so hostile…

@Nate: while I’m cringing at the thought of robots with names like “Headsquisher” (calling Arnold S.!), I do have to wonder… why *aren’t* there more robots in the Galaxioverse?

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:04:58 +0000

Why do I think that the 22nd century equivalent of ‘boots on the ground’ will be ‘bots on the ground’?

Because those dear little iRobots ( http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=171 ) are so cute.

Roomba… Scooba… Packbot… Negotiator… Intimidator… Headsquisher…

They haven’t built those last two yet in this timeline? Oops, better get the Titormobile recalibrated. Darn Kerr metric black holes keep coming out of alignment.

Carry on about your daily lives.