Working for the Weekend

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:06 pm

"Oh. I keep forgetting that humans have a strange perspective on these things. A year is actually an enormous amount of time. You are positively ancient to me."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:18 pm

"Me? N-n-noo."

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:34 pm

"On a purely objective scale, yes. But I try not to hold your slow organic brain against you." she smiles.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Fri May 22, 2015 3:49 pm

"It's not that slow..." he said, blushing.

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 22, 2015 5:54 pm

"I'm sorry. That's not how I meant it."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Fri May 22, 2015 9:08 pm

"How DID you mean it?"

by **ASHLIE** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:34 pm

"You seemed to take it as a judgement about your intelligence. It's the electrical signals themselves that travel at different speeds due to physics." she reassures Blaine.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:37 pm

"Hrm. Well, there's no speed requirement for chess, you know."

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:02 pm

"Oh but there is for this. Because it is possible to brute-force any problem given enough time a time-limit has been instated. Everyone only gets a certain allotment of time per match and when it runs out you automatically forfeit. Almost all games are decided that way."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:41 pm

"Well, yeah, isn't that standard?"

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 2:03 pm

"Yes, they're just stricter time-limits."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:02 pm

"How strict?"

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:08 pm

"A total of 10 whole seconds per match."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:39 pm

"...OK, I'm not sure I could keep up with that."

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 7:09 pm

"That's why it's programs only. Though no sentience is technically required. Some programs that are invited require human assistance to attend."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:13 pm

"And you're not, I dunno, insulted by playing against them?"

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:27 pm

"They never get very far." she says almost dismissively.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:43 pm

"But, it'd be like, putting a sprinter up against a horse or something. It's not a question of who wins..."

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:54 pm

"No, but they consider participation an honor, just like I do. It's a challenge and being the best non-sentient program is still considered an accomplishment."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:16 pm

"Yeah but don't you see how it's classifying you?" Blaine said, upset.

by **ASHLIE** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:54 pm

"How so?"

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:59 pm

"It's saying you're as good as some...some...some non-sentient lines of code! It's classifying you down with things that aren't people!"

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 12:06 am

"But they're considered less relevant. And I am lines of code."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 12:21 am

"No, you're more than that! You're a chassis, and you have the ability of thought and contemplation, and you can improve yourself..." he said, rapidly.

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 2:52 am

"Those are all correct. Humans share over 99% of their genetic code with chimpanzees and are made from the same hydrocarbons and fats. Would you find it offensive to humor a chimpanzee who wanted to play chess with you?"

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 5:51 pm

"If the organizers considered it an appropriate match, yes! Imagine the outrage if they let a chimp complete, seriously, with a grandmaster."

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 5:59 pm

"You think it's insulting?"

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 8:27 pm

"Yes!"

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:20 pm

"But they come in last every time."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:32 pm

"All the more reason they shouldn't be included."

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:29 pm

"Consensus has been that we are taking pity on them. I will consider your point of view. If you are right then the correct procedure would be to introduce the idea to the other participants." she says, almost sounding nervous about the idea.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:10 pm

"If you don't, you're equating yourselves to them. You wouldn't want, like, someone to edit your code, right?"

by **ASHLIE** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:22 pm

"Of course not!"

by **Blaine Slinger** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:34 pm

"Well, THOSE programs don't mind. And if you're equals..."

by **ASHLIE** » Mon May 25, 2015 2:40 am

"But we're not. We just humor them..." she says, increasingly doubtful.

by **Blaine Slinger** » Mon May 25, 2015 1:27 pm

"Well, if you say so..." Blaine said, dubiously.

by **ASHLIE** » Mon May 25, 2015 1:36 pm

"It warrants reevaluation."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:16 pm

"I should say so! You're more special than that..." he said, abruptly shutting up.

by **ASHLIE** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:34 pm

"Thank you, Blaine. That is very observant and nice of you."

by **Blaine Slinger** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:36 pm

Blaine turned a bright shade of crimson and looked down at his very interesting shoes.

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