< 1171324924 0 :Sgeo!n=sgeo@ool-18bf61f7.dyn.optonline.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171326211 0 :ShadowHntr!i=sentinel@wikipedia/Shadowhntr JOIN :#esoteric < 1171326511 0 :tgwizard!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Remote closed the connection < 1171327248 0 :Sgeo!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :AFK < 1171327265 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :MAN LOVE RULES OK < 1171327335 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW < 1171327348 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA < 1171327359 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT < 1171327528 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :FOR A HILLARIOUS PRESIDENT < 1171327531 0 :Sgeo!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :back < 1171327565 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :COUNTRY WESTERN IS RUBBISH < 1171327578 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://youtube.com/watch?v=G6MJVzXbqRU < 1171327604 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE BULLISH < 1171327705 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :MAN LOVE RULES OK < 1171327716 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :THE OLD MAN THE BOATS < 1171327729 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :CAPITAL LETTERS ON MY HAT < 1171327739 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :_Top Gear_ are great < 1171327746 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :*is < 1171327753 0 :ihope!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1171327760 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :never heard of it < 1171327767 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION explains... < 1171327775 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :except for that clip < 1171327805 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :For you Americans out there, _Top Gear_ is a sitcom about 3 guys whose job is to review and rate cars... < 1171327842 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :there are genuine car reviews in the show, but much of it is about the stuff they get up to by claiming expenses off their employer. < 1171328540 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ok, so I lied. < 1171328566 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :It is actually supposed to be a car-reviewing show, and only incidentally a sitcom. < 1171328606 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :now that is what YOU think < 1171329258 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION suddenly wonders why people have pets. Yer stereotypical objective being would see it as a waste of effort for no appaent gain. < 1171329272 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Humans know different though... < 1171329276 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :companionship? < 1171329316 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :your stereotypical objective being would exterminate humans and replace them by more efficient robots < 1171329362 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :bsmntbombdood: yeah, but don't other humans give that? < 1171329369 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :no < 1171329373 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :pets never bitch at you < 1171329375 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :oerjan: I was looking for a more sensible answer. < 1171329389 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :have i ever been known to be sensible? < 1171329395 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :sigh < 1171329443 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :there is probably less effort with a pet than with humans < 1171329459 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1171329468 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :food and a place to sleep and a pet is happy < 1171329487 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hmm, yeah < 1171329557 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :to live with a human, it has to like you < 1171329636 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Same for animals I would have thought. < 1171329670 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ah, but there are plenty of species that are more friendly than humans. < 1171329676 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :individually, at least. < 1171329713 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1171329728 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :animals are less complicated < 1171329738 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :a dog is going to like you even if no chick will give you a chance < 1171329751 0 :bsmntbombdood!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :unless your a total fuckhead < 1171329777 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah, ok < 1171329923 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :The question came up because I was wondering why something of superhuman intelligence would keep humans as pets. < 1171329988 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :you writing an sf story? < 1171330086 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :not exactly < 1171330094 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :... < 1171330122 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hm... would a superintelligent being be able to make humans enjoy being its pets? < 1171330136 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :depends on the definition of "pet" < 1171330140 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :and on the humans < 1171330157 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :i suppose so, since humans worship gods < 1171330204 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :for that matter, maybe we already are pets < 1171330216 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :... If you look after them, give them the correct environment (including other humans of course) and work that they enjoy, they will be perfectly happy. < 1171330236 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :plus insome ways you will understand them better than any humans can < 1171330259 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://fof.durge.org/~sc/Kigdatsi/ < 1171330264 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :perhaps there is an unending chain of pet-owner relationships < 1171330267 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :nah < 1171330293 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :I have been inconsistant over the years, but the above is a collection of things I have written. < 1171330348 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :the messages to and from "Fonori" under "written_cwi" are the most important recent conversation, though they are about a specific scenario. < 1171330353 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :i suppose the possibility of that would depend on whether there is an unending progression of possible levels of intelligence < 1171330359 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes < 1171334417 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid NICK :CRnomiS < 1171334426 0 :CRnomiS!unknown@unknown.invalid NICK :SimonRC < 1171335716 0 :calamari!n=calamari@ip72-200-73-175.tc.ph.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171339442 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"leaving" < 1171343813 0 :ShadowHntr!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"End of line." < 1171344405 0 :Stark!n=chatzill@ip68-1-42-147.pn.at.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171344494 0 :Stark!unknown@unknown.invalid NICK :Starked < 1171344533 0 :Starked!unknown@unknown.invalid PART #esoteric :? < 1171344545 0 :Starked!n=chatzill@ip68-1-42-147.pn.at.cox.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171345090 0 :Starked!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Chatzilla 0.9.77 [Firefox 1.5.0.9/2006120612]" < 1171346092 0 :digital_me!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1171347083 0 :calamari!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Leaving" < 1171348404 0 :anonfunc!n=dholman@adsl-69-106-180-88.dsl.chi2ca.sbcglobal.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171351528 0 :Sgeo!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 104 (Connection reset by peer) < 1171351785 0 :RodgerTheGreat!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT : < 1171353599 0 :clog!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :ended < 1171353600 0 :clog!unknown@unknown.invalid JOIN :#esoteric < 1171372945 0 :helios24!i=helios@2001:6f8:1036:3304:0:0:0:12 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171373389 0 :helios24!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Leaving" < 1171373945 0 :helios24!i=helios@2001:6f8:1036:3304:0:0:0:12 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171374451 0 :helios24!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Remote closed the connection < 1171374508 0 :helios24!i=helios@2001:6f8:1036:3304:0:0:0:12 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171374609 0 :helios24!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Client Quit < 1171379488 0 :helios24!i=helios@2001:6f8:1036:3304:0:0:0:12 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171381076 0 :ShadowHntr!i=sentinel@wikipedia/Shadowhntr JOIN :#esoteric < 1171382503 0 :anonfunc!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT : < 1171383886 0 :tgwizard!n=tgwizard@c-9b3ee155.178-1-64736c10.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se JOIN :#esoteric < 1171383886 0 :RodgerTheGreat!n=Rodger@wads-5-232-13.resnet.mtu.edu JOIN :#esoteric < 1171383886 0 :jix!n=jix@L6076.l.strato-dslnet.de JOIN :#esoteric < 1171384491 0 :nazgjunk!n=htitan@wikipedia/Nazgjunk JOIN :#esoteric < 1171387335 0 :crathman!n=chatzill@69.15.198.171 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171388222 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION is going to meet Kevin Warwick. < 1171389007 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :kewho. < 1171389078 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :RTFW < 1171389231 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :tfwhat < 1171389426 0 :SimonRC!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :Wikipedia < 1171389434 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh pf. < 1171389610 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :i'm not reading that! < 1171389812 0 :oerjan!n=oerjan@hagbart.nvg.ntnu.no JOIN :#esoteric < 1171390048 0 :tgwizard!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1171390076 0 :sebbu!n=sebbu@ADijon-152-1-68-190.w83-203.abo.wanadoo.fr JOIN :#esoteric < 1171390114 0 :sebbu!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi everybody < 1171390128 0 :oerjan!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi < 1171390165 0 :lament!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hy < 1171390544 0 :RodgerTheGreat!unknown@unknown.invalid PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi < 1171390772 0 :UpTheDownstair!n=htitan@wikipedia/Nazgjunk JOIN :#esoteric < 1171391797 0 :nazgjunk!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Success < 1171392262 0 :crathman!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Chatzilla 0.9.77 [Firefox 2.0.0.1/2006120418]" < 1171392341 0 :FabioNET!i=500@217.201.3.125 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171393889 0 :UpTheDownstair!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Success < 1171393893 0 :nazgjunk!n=htitan@wikipedia/Nazgjunk JOIN :#esoteric < 1171394332 0 :flagitious!n=darren@pool-141-156-14-147.res.east.verizon.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1171399035 0 :crathman!n=chatzill@69.15.198.171 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171400151 0 :FabioNET!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"A domani..." < 1171400534 0 :sebbu2!n=sebbu@ADijon-152-1-101-102.w81-50.abo.wanadoo.fr JOIN :#esoteric < 1171401007 0 :helios24!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Leaving" < 1171401423 0 :jix!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Bitte waehlen Sie eine Beerdigungnachricht" < 1171401637 0 :sebbu!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) < 1171402074 0 :FabioNET!i=500@217.201.10.117 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171403388 0 :anonfunc!n=dholman@wifi-c-173-130.dhcp.CSUChico.EDU JOIN :#esoteric < 1171403548 0 :anonfunc!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Client Quit < 1171404814 0 :nazgjunk!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Bi-la Kaifa" < 1171407355 0 :FabioNET!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"A domani..." < 1171407479 0 :NK\_!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :Remote closed the connection < 1171407481 0 :NK\!i=niko@213.151.173.210 JOIN :#esoteric < 1171409596 0 :sebbu2!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"@+" < 1171409763 0 :crathman!unknown@unknown.invalid QUIT :"Chatzilla 0.9.77 [Firefox 2.0.0.1/2006120418]" < 1171410935 0 :anonfunc!n=dholman@wifi-c-173-130.dhcp.CSUChico.EDU JOIN :#esoteric