qnr
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:29 PM
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A question on "The Terminator" |
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Edited on Sat Oct-16-04 07:32 PM by qnr
In the introduction to The Terminator they show these robot/mechanical - ummmm - planes or hovercraft. How come they have "running lights" on the tail? Why would other machines need them with all the instrumentation they would supposedly have?
Edit: typo
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:32 PM
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1. They were developed by humans at Cyberdyne |
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I assume they designed them that way.... but an interesting question.
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:38 PM
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Edited on Sat Oct-16-04 07:39 PM by qnr
I was thinking that after they took over, they started designing and building their own, but even if that were the case, there would be a lot of the originals around.
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:33 PM
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2. ever since Arnold's CA stunt - I totally boycott anything Arnold!!! |
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He is sooooo one of them ... just my thoughts.
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:37 PM
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we already owned it, I'm just encoding it to play on my Philips DVD/DivX player
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:45 PM
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5. even after original development and design by SKYnet |
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it is still computer programming, probably has its files on designing aircraft still from the human programmers, and marker lights are a must for humans
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:47 PM
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7. wonder if they still had seats and such? n/t |
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:49 PM
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but terminators could fly them, too
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:13 PM
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15. Sounds like pretty wimpy Terminators {shrug} |
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:16 PM
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18. because they fly aircraft? |
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they have ejector seats, too
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:19 PM
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19. No, that their hydraulics can't hold them up and they have to sit. n/t |
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:20 PM
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20. the seat serves at an ejection unit |
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the pilot (if there is one at the time) canescape from the downed aircraft and continue the fight
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:23 PM
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See what you are saying, but a Terminator should be able to just rip its way out of a crash, or drop/jump through an open hatch rather than needing an ejection seat, prior to an impending crash.
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:29 PM
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22. once again, skynet shows its flaws |
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it's still a program that designs from man-written files
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:30 PM
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:33 PM
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24. and it is a self learning program |
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wich means it will still need outside influences to grow, and with a limited human presence, it will remain in its infancy until it encounters another race from wich to grow (i have submitted a story to darkhorse for a terminator predator comic book and they said they liked it)
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:40 PM
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25. Nice. Congratulations n/t |
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:49 PM
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26. duno if they will use it yet |
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:47 PM
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6. The K3TX (or ..as you call them, hovercraft) are equippted |
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with lights simply as a back-up system for the ground TR-17's sensors. The TR-17 has multiple sensors, so the visible spectrum lights on the K3TX are only used as a "Last Resort" (for bearings).
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:48 PM
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8. Oh. OK, but if you're a TR-17, do other machines refer to you as |
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Edited on Sat Oct-16-04 07:49 PM by qnr
TR, 17, TR-17, or what?
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:49 PM
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10. probably referred to between machines |
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:07 PM
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13. Makes sense. But then, if they're down at the robot DMV, |
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and things seem to be getting too un-automated, do they bitch about being treated like a name, instead of a number?
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:10 PM
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14. there will be no robot DMV |
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the robots will be programmed with proper driving knowledge
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Sat Oct-16-04 07:51 PM
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11. It aids the computers in creating on-the-fly flight paths |
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EDMs (electronic distance meters) constantly record the distance to the other ship and the computers adjust accordingly.
Sounds good to me.
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:06 PM
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12. Well, seems like a little radar ranging would be easier, but what |
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do I know, I'm not a machine.
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:14 PM
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16. Simple. Just like we still have sailing vessels plying the waters now |
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there will still be vehicles in the future that are around today, and will not have the modern advanced collision-avoidance stuff.
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Sat Oct-16-04 08:16 PM
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17. True, carbon-based-lifeforms are easier to crush than your |
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mechanical brethren... makes sense. Gee, what sailing vessels? (Just kidding)
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