A Note, Saved On Ray's Holocomputer
Jan. 11th, 2006 11:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gone_byebyeDear Jane:
I seem to have acquired a killer robot dog. It wasn't my idea, but John Preston came in here followed by one and it nearly killed him before he incapacitated it. I don't believe it's sapient, based on his description. Is there any chance you could help me get the dog reprogrammed to a less antisocial personality? Say, something like a German Shepherd or a Harlequin Dane, or one of the other large breeds known for its loyalty and willingness to accept direction from a human? I'm not sure what to expect from the hardware, as it's currently in several pieces while I start replacing the innards- there's some badly worn out ones. If you can pull it off, let me know. I'd be really grateful.
Thanks, Jane!
-Ray
I seem to have acquired a killer robot dog. It wasn't my idea, but John Preston came in here followed by one and it nearly killed him before he incapacitated it. I don't believe it's sapient, based on his description. Is there any chance you could help me get the dog reprogrammed to a less antisocial personality? Say, something like a German Shepherd or a Harlequin Dane, or one of the other large breeds known for its loyalty and willingness to accept direction from a human? I'm not sure what to expect from the hardware, as it's currently in several pieces while I start replacing the innards- there's some badly worn out ones. If you can pull it off, let me know. I'd be really grateful.
Thanks, Jane!
-Ray
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Date: 2006-01-12 04:46 am (UTC)Jane-
The hardware won't be a problem. I can always reinstall the servos later if I haven't finished by tomorrow.
I don't think its internal computing hardware allows for full speech comprehension, though. The world it comes from basically packed the original with enough processor power to perform some very limited tasks, but perform them insanely well. I had been acting under the assumption that a German Shepherd was about as communicative as it could get. As I already have an AI around the Firehouse- my daughter Ecto, who's what happened when the computer systems in the car achieved sentience- I'm not sure I'd necessarily be any better off with a talking killer robot dog. (Without the killer part. I don't need that except in a purely defensive mode, the same as any other dog.)
Take care,
Ray.