Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 29, 2024

It’s a start.

Artificial intelligence is better than genuine stupidity…..

“Danger, Will Robinson, danger”

He seems to have a pratfall every other day!!!

Calvin is the founder of sky net

Can you take a dump for me, over there.

Calvin does not lack confidence nor modesty as to who he thinks he is…or at least who he’d like to be!

Betcha this arc will end with Calvin being sent to his unmade bed.

Rossums Universal Robots. 1920 I think. The first use of the word robot, and a play about robot revolution. The word itself derives from the Czech word “robota,” or forced labour, as done by serfs………

“With Folded Hands…” by Jack Williamson

As I have mentioned before, when Bill Watterson stated for the first time that he does not see Hobbes as part of Calvin’s imagination – that was in 1989 but I did not read about it until 1992 and Watterson would state again that he does not see Hobbes as part of Calvin’s imagination in The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book in 1995 – he explained that he does not think Calvin would imagine someone who argues with him. He stated of Hobbes, “I think he is more real than any kid would make up.” Today’s strip illustrates this point very well. If Calvin DID imagine Hobbes, he would probably imagine Hobbes to be very respectful like the robot that he and Hobbes are trying to create.

…..let’s try humility!!!!!

Let’s hope Calvin never gets near the White House!

Never get off the drawing board.

Respectful. A word Cal had to look up but doesn’t use in practice.

Robots should apparently be everything that Calvin isn’t.

He could end up inventing a robot like Marvin in “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.

Don’t forget Asimov’s Laws of Robotics.

Calvin’s device will be in use tonight during the interview.

You just wonder how blown away Calvin would be today by Atlas, Spot, Figure 02, and Unitree H1.

A coffee can is too small, they’ll have to use a bucket

Calvin should sell this robot to young Master Sedgwick … no, wait, he already has Jarvis…

Why does the robot look like its old school

I’m tellin’ ya, Calvin has the makings of a brilliant scientist!

“First, please consider buying these items.”

A future Tim Cook, hmmmm, he knows how to serve master well I think … ;-)

LOL… "Grand Exalted Master "… Calvin does have delusions of grandeur.

That doesn’t sound quite as powerful as the Grand High Exalted Mystic Ruler of the Raccoon Lodge!

That’s a Honeymooners reference. :-)

I do believe he’s on to something.

Kind of like when everyone was getting PCs and many people programed them to say ‘what is thy bidding my master’ when starting up.

Calvin thought it sounded neater than “Grand Poobah”