I remember a poll once that asked 'do you think of yourself as a robot?'
I understood it was a fun 'you might be autistic' type questiion because i had seen similar before and recognised some of the pixels.

I couldn't answer it.

It hadn't said *when*

Walking with purpose i'm a timberwolf mech. My legs go in the direction i'm moving, my torso rotates to track the objective, i don't rotate at my neck.
Driving, i'm a transformer chosing not to stomp traffic today - maybe Prowl, maybe Miirage depending on how much i'd rather be elsewhere.
Coding, i'm a brain in a mainframe.
Manipulating stuff, i'm the robot arm you plugged into the bbc micro at school but with a worn actuator.
Around people i'm a battered C3 protocol droid having a hard time of it.

I explained this to my wife who said it's remarkable how good my protocol droid is that i'm only getting diagnosed at 45.

What robots are you?

#autism #robots #transformers #C3P0 #battletech #mechwarrior #bbcmicro

Happy #StarWarsDay! Here’s the surprisingly connected origins of "protocol" and "droid" (and why blue milk is kind of the thing that glues them together)! https://youtube.com/shorts/ibFTMbTBFAI

#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #language #words #lingcomm #c3p0 #droid #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou #bluemilk

I feel confident ChatGPT got one right:

...R2-D2 would almost certainly win in a fight against C-3PO due to his superior mobility, durability, range of tools and gadgets, and better adaptability in combat situations. C-3PO’s lack of combat abilities and defensive options would make him an easy target for R2-D2's more versatile and robust design.

😁

#StarWars #R2D2 #C3P0 #fight

Happy #StarWarsDay! Here’s the surprisingly connected origins of "protocol" and "droid" (and why blue milk is kind of the thing that glues them together)! https://youtube.com/shorts/ibFTMbTBFAI

#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #language #words #lingcomm #c3p0 #droid #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou #bluemilk

The surprisingly connected origins of "protocol" and "droid". https://youtube.com/shorts/ibFTMbTBFAI

#etymology #WordNerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #c3p0 #droid #starwars

Noir-C3P0 all dialed in for this Star Wars print exchange!

#linocut #C3P0