Good news: the replacement fans for Cent's video card arrived today. They'll probably be installed tomorrow, and hopefully she'll be back to rendering!
EDIT: Spoke too soon. I won't go into detail because we're all extremely frustrated right now. Updates will be made as they become available.
UPDATE: We got the wrong fan replacement kit, and the fact was discovered only after the shroud had been removed from the video card and everything seemed to be on track to replace the fans and get things back up and running. Another fan kit has been ordered, but again is being shipped from fucking China, so now we're looking at a delivery window from October 17 to November 6. Crossing my fingers that this one also gets here remarkably fast (it was only like nine days for the last one, surprisingly), but it still means that we're out of pages for now.
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CentComm is looking hopeful she'll be able to avoid another hug, but I think Leo is just messing with her. (He probably knows she hates it) She does manage to stay unnoticed in the corner as long as she possibly can!
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I like how the camera angles show how CentComm is trying to keep from attracting attention and stay in the background. It clearly shows how she feels about all this!
Oh he KNOWS how she feels about it. Why else would he explicitly ask her about it. I gotta feeling gramma and grampa are the tag team from hell as far as Centcom is concerned.
He's gonna make her think that she's avoided another hug, and then - BAM - An unexpected hug will happen, just to annoy her a little bit, but just as much to acclimate her a bit more to humanity.
Actually, that's not way too hot -- it's about as much as graphics cards are typically specified for. If it got much hotter than that, it would be bad though :-)
127°C actually IS way too hot. You can heat the components when not under power to those temperatures, and higher (as when soldering), but the semiconductor junctions' ratings rapidly degrade under those conditions under power. A junction could be derated to half its current carrying capacity under that condition. When that happens, switching speeds get sluggish, as slew rates become unreliable, junction impedance increases, and a point is reached where it cannot overcome circuit capacitances. Circuits will start to stumble and crash, and permanent damage can occur. When the fans are operating correctly, they never reach that high a temperature. :D
@megados while there is a lot of hearsay about what temperatures are "safe", I tend to trust the manufacturer's specifications. These vary of course between brands and models.
Older nVidia cards were specified for 105°, while more recent ones are slightly <100°. For AMD, I'm unable to find any actual specs online -- but I have found several mentions of 120°, and I'm pretty sure I read similar numbers in the past. (I think it used to be even more at some point, but that was long ago...)
So yeah, 127° is certainly too high -- but depending on the exact card, not necessarily by much.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion; my statements are based on direct experience with LSI semiconductor devices. I think Sheela has worked with this kind of stuff too. As temperature increases, the semiconductor junctions' capacity deteriorates quickly, and those last 20 degrees start an exponential degradation of junction performance. Additionally, as degradation takes place, and at high switching speeds, switching transistors' operating conditions can allow the device to experience a lengthened slew rate, resulting in the device remaining too far within it's linear range, which causes more heat, and thermal runaway can cause catastrophic failure.
Yes devices can operate at those temperatures for short periods, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.
Aaanyway, Centcomm and Marcus Ramesy (and Rose too), know what they gotta have! My opinion is irrelevant
Re: the alt text -- I don't know why there would be a lot of speculation about Leo's exchange with Dolly. It seems perfectly reasonable and in-character to me.
Does Leo's complexion in panels 2 & 3 seem a bit ... sallow(?) to anyone else, or is it just me. It appears much more ... typical in panels 1 & 4. If it isn't just me, was this on purpose?
My observation about Leo's and Athena's complexion is that either Daz Studio or the models Cent is using don't allow for giving a realistic aged look. Leo's face is smooth like a twenty something and Athena's face hits that uncanny valley more than the other characters.
This isn't a criticism of Cent's work rather it is an observation of the limits of the tools she has to work with. Maybe by Genesis 10, models will have more powerful aging morphs.
Do Leo and Dolly not get along? They were polite to each other but seemed very distant. Leo had more to say to CentComm - though CentComm might've rathered he not joke about such things.
That's a good guess, Megados. My personal guess is that Dolly and Leo may have had words when Calliope first Married.
Leo not approving of Calliope marrying a Waster, and Dolly sticking up for Calliope over her choice with Fallon.
That being said, there is probably a gazillion stories about the history between Dolly and Leo, so I think I'm gonna wait for this one to reveal itself.
For all extents and purposes, Dolly can be considered Leo's Defacto Mother-in-Law, Sister-in-Law, and Daughter-in-Law. That's enough to make any relationship touchy. She's also looking a whole lot more human than she has in the past.
You mean Supervisor Timmson? (See self-named pages, presently at http://datachasers.thecomicseries.com/comics/287/ ) I don't think there was any hint though of her being infuriated with Dolly... I suspect Captain Tamara is the one you are actually after. (See "Memory Shards 08", presently at http://datachasers.thecomicseries.com/comics/1118 )
re alt text: I think this goes back to Leo securing Dolly's services. Leo has always been very direct and to the point, he was a leading councilor. His wife is the Diplomat.
My take on the first panel...
Leo: Dolly. (I see that you went and took care of the situation.)
Dolly: Leo. (I made the family a promise.)
Leo: Thanks. (Long winded emotional discussion that strong unemotional guys can't make.)
Dolly: Of Course. (You hired me and I always do what I promised when taking care of your children. I'm not letting Calliope backslide any more either.)
Two things one centy has protocols that won't let her hurt the Taylors ifthehugher rights?
Two re centys card......I can imagine just breathe rose......and blow up somethinno one will miss.....like one of Jupiter's moons it has over 70 who'd notice one missing
It seems interesting that Cent is based on a sex bot frame and yet hates hugs. Things that make you go Hmmmm.
Complements to the creators of this fine comic. You do outstanding work.
On a overheating note, I have an out side desk fan blowing air into my computer to help keep it cool. I thought you might use the idea to shave a few more degrees of your poor over worked graphic card.
Very true but a sexbot frame would at least have the necessary senses of touch, pressure and temperature, and have them calibrated to scales very near biological human. She could experience a hug. Had she chosen a different frame, a combat model for example, her senses would likely be calibrated to something like proximity to structural failure. Nothing short of being molested by a murderturd would even register. We organic types are stuck with a fairly narrow sensory range. It would be a mistake to presume that AIs and androids would NECESSARILY experience the world as we do.
It's been explained that they don't necessarily experience senses the same as humans, but just because CentComm may have equivalent senses, doesn't mean she enjoys certain sensations. Put another way, humans all have similar senses, but some of them don't like hugs either. It's a matter of preference, rather than one of capability, I think.
Indeed, there are humans who don't welcome or enjoy hugs. Aside from the purely psychological & emotional reasons, Cent may find hugs to be overstimulating, the abundance of sensory data diverting too much processor info from "more important" data or taking too much memory (or even just oversaturating a link not intended for such). Whichever way it goes, it amounts to the same thing. Discomfort. She allows it only because she doesn't want to hurt the hugger(s).
And yet People on this blog continue to talk about the brainless puppet in the room as if it is Cent-Com. If Cent-Com is discomforted by anything that is being done to it's puppet, it needs but cut the link. I thought to remind people of that. Perhaps I was too obscure.
Actually, that's kind of what I was talking about. Her link may not be designed to handle the sensory data or she just doesn't feel fully comfortable with it, but just disengaging (& leaving a ragdoll behind) would be emotionally hurtful to those she is dependent upon.
If you mean 'tmi', both comics seem to be on a forced hiatus at the moment so it has become a test of fan loyalty. Since DC's comment section is very active and intellectually stimulating while tmi's is hard to find and not story related, it's not all that surprising.
Perhaps so but none of the other unlikely leaders seem to have shifted much and tmi has had only 3 (somewhat) story related updates since mid-August. My money is on this comment section.
I do. C.G.I is maybe 1 step up from T.R.'s stick figures (and waaaay beyond anything I can do) but he is a competent, interest holding story teller. Other conics with similar story skills are in the 25-35 range. The one that really puzzles me is 'Not a Villain'. Comic reading gamers must be a much larger niche than I thought 'cause it's got nothing else.
@knuut I don't share your assessment at all: NAV is actually a coherent, fascinating, well-told story unfolding bit by bit, complete with drama, character development etc.; my only complaint being that it moves too slowly, having too much lengthy exposition and action scenes -- as opposed to TMI's chaotic succession of random silly adventures leading nowhere. Apart from decent writing, pretty much the only thing that one has going for it is humour. (Unsurprisingly -- considering that it was originally a SitCom, before the author ran out of ideas, and rather than calling it quits, started jumping through genres in a frenzy like a dadaist on LSD...)
CentComm is looking hopeful she'll be able to avoid another hug, but I think Leo is just messing with her. (He probably knows she hates it) She does manage to stay unnoticed in the corner as long as she possibly can!
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I like how the camera angles show how CentComm is trying to keep from attracting attention and stay in the background. It clearly shows how she feels about all this!
'cause he's sneaky like that!
@alt text speculation: I guess he is thanking her for informing them...
Older nVidia cards were specified for 105°, while more recent ones are slightly <100°. For AMD, I'm unable to find any actual specs online -- but I have found several mentions of 120°, and I'm pretty sure I read similar numbers in the past. (I think it used to be even more at some point, but that was long ago...)
So yeah, 127° is certainly too high -- but depending on the exact card, not necessarily by much.
Yes devices can operate at those temperatures for short periods, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.
Aaanyway, Centcomm and Marcus Ramesy (and Rose too), know what they gotta have! My opinion is irrelevant
:D
Does Leo's complexion in panels 2 & 3 seem a bit ... sallow(?) to anyone else, or is it just me. It appears much more ... typical in panels 1 & 4. If it isn't just me, was this on purpose?
This isn't a criticism of Cent's work rather it is an observation of the limits of the tools she has to work with. Maybe by Genesis 10, models will have more powerful aging morphs.
Leo not approving of Calliope marrying a Waster, and Dolly sticking up for Calliope over her choice with Fallon.
That being said, there is probably a gazillion stories about the history between Dolly and Leo, so I think I'm gonna wait for this one to reveal itself.
whom, IIRC got the additional manpower she desperately needed thanks to Dolly...
She's just trying to be cool.
My take on the first panel...
Leo: Dolly. (I see that you went and took care of the situation.)
Dolly: Leo. (I made the family a promise.)
Leo: Thanks. (Long winded emotional discussion that strong unemotional guys can't make.)
Dolly: Of Course. (You hired me and I always do what I promised when taking care of your children. I'm not letting Calliope backslide any more either.)
My guess is that she needs between $200.00 and $250.00 more. If the rest of you can come up with $100.00, I will come up with the remaining $150.00
I've already discussed this with Terri, you can ask her. This offer is real. Let's get her the new Video card she needs this week.
I will be posting this comment again on wednesday in case anyone misses it.
Two re centys card......I can imagine just breathe rose......and blow up somethinno one will miss.....like one of Jupiter's moons it has over 70 who'd notice one missing
Complements to the creators of this fine comic. You do outstanding work.
On a overheating note, I have an out side desk fan blowing air into my computer to help keep it cool. I thought you might use the idea to shave a few more degrees of your poor over worked graphic card.
.. oh well .... I still have tuna, all is good. :)
As far as other comics' rankings go, I don't understand some of it either, but I mostly talk about DC down in here. :)