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Story beginning: What would you do?

Started by Varaj, March 09, 2006, 09:15:07 AM

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Xavier Lang

#15
March 09, 2006, 03:37:32 PM
Goal #1 - Prevent my nation/world from panicking.  

Spin the coma recover as positive as possible.
Keep the most advanced infection cases under survelliance.  Show them the structures and see if any of them have an ideas or feelings about them.
If we get nothing from showing them pictures/video, bring one or two of the advanced infected to the site of the construction and see if we get anything.

Take some of the structure for testing.  What is it?  What are its basic properties since its purpose is beyond anything but guesswork at this time?

Try and find some infected individuals that I have a significant phsychological data on and begin reevaluating them looking for changes on a regular basis.
 

Varaj

#16
March 10, 2006, 10:27:38 AM
Coma victims show slight changes in psych profiles.  To a one they report show signs of better mood and increased energy.  Almost borderline manic.
They also show a remarkable resistance to disease.  From all appearance severe nanite infection is beneficial.

Study of the small areas of the structure appear to show nanites configuring themselves into some sort of solid state device.  Gates and pathways are apparent.  Some of the large enough to handle large amounts of power.
Was anybody suggestion let the structures grow?
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Varaj

#17
March 10, 2006, 10:28:24 AM
Quote from: CyberzombieI don't know if you'd want to go to this much trouble, but this would make a nice, informal, short PbP scenario.  You could have players take the roles of different parts of the government and react to the scenario.

Might be more than you want to do, but it would be fun.  :)

Tempting.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Limper

#18
March 10, 2006, 10:44:18 AM
Are the infected eating a lot more? If the nanites are building then they need material and the elevated mood and metabolism would be pretty unusual.
 

Varaj

#19
March 10, 2006, 10:54:00 AM
Quote from: LimperAre the infected eating a lot more? If the nanites are building then they need material and the elevated mood and metabolism would be pretty unusual.

Slight increase in appetite and slight change in foods appearing to need specific mineral and metal content.  It is suspected that specialized nanites harvest molecules from items they touch for prolonged periods.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Gunhilda

#20
March 10, 2006, 11:01:07 AM
Quote from: VarajWas anybody suggestion let the structures grow?

This was our suggestion.  We are more curious than paranoid, though, so we would make a lousy government official in a horror flick -- we would not stick to the stereotype.

We would analyze it, largely because we are certain we could not destroy all the nanites and that they could just start building another one (or more than one).  Better to figure out what it is -- the world as we know it has already ended; we need information on what world we are in now.
 

Limper

#21
March 10, 2006, 11:33:08 AM
Quote from: VarajSlight increase in appetite and slight change in foods appearing to need specific mineral and metal content.  It is suspected that specialized nanites harvest molecules from items they touch for prolonged periods.

Do they exit the body harvest and return?
 

Varaj

#22
March 10, 2006, 11:37:36 AM
Quote from: LimperDo they exit the body harvest and return?

More grab molecules that are in skin contact.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Limper

#23
March 10, 2006, 11:41:20 AM
Quote from: VarajMore grab molecules that are in skin contact.

So eyeglasses, rings and watches are an accessory of the past for these people.
 

Varaj

#24
March 10, 2006, 11:43:05 AM
Quote from: RedcapThis was our suggestion.  We are more curious than paranoid, though, so we would make a lousy government official in a horror flick -- we would not stick to the stereotype.

We would analyze it, largely because we are certain we could not destroy all the nanites and that they could just start building another one (or more than one).  Better to figure out what it is -- the world as we know it has already ended; we need information on what world we are in now.

The objects are phone booth in size with a sliding door type mechanism.  Best anaylsis gives a we have no idea for the end functionality.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Varaj

#25
March 10, 2006, 11:45:07 AM
Quote from: LimperSo eyeglasses, rings and watches are an accessory of the past for these people.

Decay rate is very, very slow.  Nanites seem to be mostly built from carbon molecules so organic food provides much of the growth needs.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Limper

#26
March 10, 2006, 11:52:17 AM
Quote from: VarajDecay rate is very, very slow.  Nanites seem to be mostly built from carbon molecules so organic food provides much of the growth needs.

There could be substantial economic impact if it required certain food items that didn't get much love before this happened. Just an interesting sidebar that makes these things seem more real to the participants.

A players family could have gotten rich off of selling something that was suddenly in HUGE demand or from the stocks of a company that did.
 

Varaj

#27
March 10, 2006, 11:52:23 AM
One year into from contact infection rate of humans is assumed to be 100%.  Estimated number of coma victims is still about 1% or 60 million humans. Non-Humans are assumed to have a similar infection rate.  No animal with a brain/body ratio much smaller than humans appears to suffer from coma like symptoms.  Most primates and many whale species to have a similar coma rate.  Large whale kills are reported from drownings.
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Varaj

#28
March 10, 2006, 11:53:19 AM
Quote from: LimperThere could be substantial economic impact if it required certain food items that didn't get much love before this happened. Just an interesting sidebar that makes these things seem more real to the participants.

A players family could have gotten rich off of selling something that was suddenly in HUGE demand or from the stocks of a company that did.

Very good point.  Metal rich vegetables that nobody likes soar in price. :)
  1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
   2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
   3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Limper

#29
March 10, 2006, 12:04:27 PM
If everyone is healthier there could be a crash in the medical industry.
 
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