i have robot feels

lustfulpasiphae:

curlicuecal:

So I miiiiight have been researching Sony Aibos because some kind of
aibo/aibo plush with AR glasses miiight be a thing I need in my life
(and thanks so much for that weird compulsion, @snarp, @codedredalert).  

And I came across this fascinating article
about people in Japan trying to care for their robot pets now that Sony
has stopped offering support for them.  The owners have meet ups where
they help each other with programming and repairr advice.  Failing
joints are a big problem.  A repair person in Chiba, that started taking
on cases after desperate please from owners “has begun collecting
broken Aibos from owners who have
died, in the hope that their remains can be used to help keep other
robots running.”

And
I think this is just such a fascinating inversion of the more typical
‘immortal robot’/‘transient humans’ stories.  It really makes me want to
see more of this stuff in fics:

  • Pet/companion robots that
    are no longer supported by their manufacturers and their human friends’
    frantic efforts to keep them mobile and functioning.
  • Human-robot
    communities that evolve around group-sourcing parts and repairs and
    work-arounds and strategies for improving quality-of-life for
    non-supported robots.
  • Robots that are
    chimeras of the functioning parts of several failing robots, and have to
    navigate their new meshed identities and now tangled interpersonal
    relationships.
  • Robots that get their programming
    jury-rigged into newer systems they weren’t really designed for and have
    to deal with glitches and malfunctions and dysphoria.  Robots that still don’t have
    official technical support from manufacturers because they’re unapproved
    modifications.  
  • Robots struggling with whether they should they let parts of themselves be re-written to better fit their new bodies.
  • Lines of robots that suddenly have finite lifespans because a necessary part can’t be made or replaced anymore
  • or:
    Robots that suddenly have finite populations, because new robots can
    only be made by taking that limited part from old robots, and now they
    have to decide whether they want to be static immortals or turn over
    through new and better generations like biological beings.  
  • Robot cultures that mix both approaches.  
  • Robot cultures that are furiously divided on the topic.
  • Robots robots robots

omggggg now *i* am having robot feels. “Pet/companion robots that are no longer supported by their manufacturers and their human friends’ frantic efforts to keep them mobile and functioning.” THIS IS HEARTBREAKING

castiean:

murphels:

there is literally no meme popularity rising time frame anymore.

it used to be you could go days without seeing a meme on your dash, and only learn about the meme from other users or see variation memes reblogged before seeing the original meme post.

there’s no wait time anymore, no meme priming. 

a meme happens and the second tumblr figures outs it’s popular, they start churning out variations as fast as they can, filling up dashes not only with new variants, but with the half a dozen of the same post in a row, because everyone you know sees it at the same time and reblogs it immediately.

no wonder so many memes burn out in a matter of days, you’re working these poor memes into the ground. 

you’re burning the meme at both ends.

we live in a throw-away meme society

why invest in a long lasting meme when mass production makes them cheap and disposable

megphail:

c0ffeekitten:

herpowerisherown:

hush-lullabye:

So a Greek mythology headcanon where Aphrodite can appear either male or female, and she looks like a really fucking sexy guy to gay dudes because that’s who they find attractive
And some Greek bro is out with his buddies when she shows up and he’s all “Wow look at how ripped this dude is no homo” and his buddies are all “What the fuck man that’s a beautiful lady” and that’s how he finds out he’s hella gay

OMG you just opened a door to some amazing head canons
How do you see Aphrodite if you’re ace, aro, Demi, pan, bi???

I bet if you’re bi/ pan, she shifts between genders.

If you’re ace, instead of looking super hot, she looks pretty ordinary, but still aesthetically pleasing, and she has a very kind face and a sweet voice and intelligent eyes. So, romantically appealing.

If you’re demi then she starts off at regular pretty level, but gets steadily hotter as you fall for her.

If you’re aro-ace, she’s invisible (and it pisses her off SO MUCH but she can’t do anything about it).

As an aro ace I strongly approve of this unique opportunity to piss off a Greek god without being murdered or getting turned into a tree or some shit