20 Questions Part 242

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Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Wattsthematter » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:48 pm

Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:42 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm

This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."
Umm... my guess was Von Neumann probes
I wonder who this theory was named after :?

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:46 pm

Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:42 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm

This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."
Umm... my guess was Von Neumann probes
I don't think that would qualify as a single character.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by DiplomacyandWarfare » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:42 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm
Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:02 pm

Von Neumann probes aren't known to exist outside of conspiracy theories, but are unrelated to entertainment.
This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."
Umm... my guess was Von Neumann probes

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:37 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:28 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm
 Free guess: Clippy
Clippy-letter.png

Clippy the Office Assistant is correct!
I tried looking for a crossover Clippy/Gladiator meme, but couldn't.

Another excellent pick by the QM.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Wattsthematter » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:35 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:28 pm
Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm
 Free guess: Clippy
Clippy-letter.png

Clippy the Office Assistant is correct!
Damn, what a guess

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:28 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm
 Free guess: Clippy
Clippy-letter.png
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Clippy the Office Assistant is correct!

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Keepitfun01 » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:26 pm

Robocop

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm
Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:02 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm
 “Not originally for entertainment and fictional” is really throwing a wrench in this
Von Neumann probes aren't known to exist outside of conspiracy theories, but are unrelated to entertainment.
This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Wattsthematter » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm

Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:02 pm
Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm
 “Not originally for entertainment and fictional” is really throwing a wrench in this
Von Neumann probes aren't known to exist outside of conspiracy theories, but are unrelated to entertainment.
This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by DiplomacyandWarfare » Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:02 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm
 “Not originally for entertainment and fictional” is really throwing a wrench in this
Von Neumann probes aren't known to exist outside of conspiracy theories, but are unrelated to entertainment.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:52 pm

Spartaculous wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm
 Free guess: Clippy
Hominidae, you'll appreciate that I guessed that without fully appreciating this:
Hominidae wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:39 pm
 It looks like you've had 19 questions answered. Would you like to get some free guesses in (those of you who haven't already) before I answer the last one?

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:41 pm

Free guess: Clippy

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by sweetandcool » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:39 pm

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm
 “Not originally for entertainment and fictional” is really throwing a wrench in this
That's why I'm guessing Astro Boy.

I don't think this means that it can't be the character of a cartoon or something. I think the response is referring to the character in regards to its setting.

Astro Boy was not created (in story) as an entertainer. But then he got sold off to the circus and became an entertainer.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Wattsthematter » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:33 pm

“Not originally for entertainment and fictional” is really throwing a wrench in this

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by DiplomacyandWarfare » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:18 pm

This was originally in a conditional depending on my (as of yet unanswered) question, but:
Free guess: Von Neumann Probes

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by sweetandcool » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:51 pm

Free Guess:

Astro Boy

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Hominidae » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:39 pm

Not Cleatus.

(Passed questions do not count towards the 20.)
mwgi wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:39 pm
 Does it have some robotic part?
No.

It looks like you've had 19 questions answered. Would you like to get some free guesses in (those of you who haven't already) before I answer the last one?

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:26 pm

kingofthepirates wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:06 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:19 pm
kingofthepirates wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:38 pm
Not sure if he’s definitively a robot or something else… if someone pipes up about this before hominidae answers, please let me know.
He literally has the word "robot" in his name.
Yes, though one could argue since he is a cgi mascot, he isn’t exactly a robot
That would be utterly nonsensical semantic silliness. We know this entity is fictional. By your suggested interpretation, Bender is not a robot, R2-D2 is not a robot, Wall-E is not a robot. Similarly, Tom is not a cat, Jerry is not a mouse, Foghorn Leghorn is not a bird, Porky is not a pig, Daffy Duck is not a duck, etcetera.

This would be ludicrous.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by kingofthepirates » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:06 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:19 pm
kingofthepirates wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:38 pm
kingofthepirates wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:37 pm
 Free guess: Cleatus the Football Robot
Not sure if he’s definitively a robot or something else… if someone pipes up about this before hominidae answers, please let me know.
He literally has the word "robot" in his name.
Yes, though one could argue since he is a cgi mascot, he isn’t exactly a robot

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

by Spartaculous » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:38 pm

mwgi wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:39 pm
 Does it have some robotic part?
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