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Chi for Robots?

Started by Ghost Whistler, August 31, 2010, 10:55:13 AM

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Ghost Whistler

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September 01, 2010, 03:35:33 AM
Quote from: flyingmice;402166Chi Squared

-clash

Added: Apologies for the multilingual pun, but a Mandarin-Greek-Statistics pun was irresistable. Besides, Chi (Greek) is X, the unknown, the X-treme, the X-factor. It is perfect.

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Ghost Whistler

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September 01, 2010, 03:38:14 AM
Quote from: Spazmodeus;402241Cultivated
Heuristic
Induction

Technobabble that allows them to operate far beyond their design parameters.  Nobody knows why it works, it just does.

There is something appealing about a robot mindset that views chi in this way.

I wanted it to be something different, because robots are different (they are robots, not people!). So something suitable to the robot paradigm. Something that is finite - they burn it off and have to refuel in some fashion ("this oil bath is going to feel so good").

In a science fiction setting (that i again return to...like the proverbial moth to the flame) where chi is real (as is kung fu and robots who have their own inner power).
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September 01, 2010, 09:25:57 AM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;402283

Oh, they laughed at me at the university, too, but you'll see! You'll ALL see! I'll have the last laugh yet! Come, Feinman! To the LabORatory!

-clash
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