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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Mmm what to call my home automation box. ( no I'm not caliing it jarvis. Stop suggesting jarvis. fuck jarvis)

Current top contender is either ORAC or Trantor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

George, a nickname for aircraft autopilot.

Zora, USS Discovery's ship computer.

Athena, the computer for Watchpoint Gibraltar, Orca, and match announcer in Overwatch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i called mine orac 🤷‍♀️ because who wouldn't 🤭

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The craw is Orac would be highly insulted at being utilised thusly. Marvin is just begging for suicidal appliances, and Holly is out for broadly similar reasons.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Idk wtf that is but i have a strong urge to kill it with fire

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

from a 1981 sci fi called "Heartbeeps" heh.

Fuckit I'm calling my irrigation controller 'TORG'.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

pretty sure that's the robot from Intergalactic 🤭 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Awful, awful film. Great for drinking games.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That would only inflame the desire in its heart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

that looks like the worst Dr Who villian evah

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Depends. Evil - HAL, Friendly - R2D2

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AM

HAL9000

Marvin the Paranoid Android

The Red Queen

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Red Queen is another contender, i'll admit - but i feel going for murderous AI may be begging for trouble.....

AM is RIGHT the fuck out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago