Cyborg Theory, Class #1

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

*closes the door and the windows and turns on the powerpoint*

Introduction to Cyborg Theory – Class #1



barefoot_tahiri
bent_bender
can_be_more
carter_i_am
cerulean__eyes
chief_tyrol
cyloninyourhead
emo_padawan
kawalsky
leeadama
magitekboy
pyramid_is_life
radekzelenka
sharon_valerii
sogothcally
sparkplugfelix
thehurleyabides
valentine_tart
whitedeathpod

Note to students: If you are playing multiple characters and are enrolled, therefore, twice in the class because you love me OMG!, please think this through a bit as the homework will therefore be doubled with you. You can, however, crash the class if the discussion is getting interesting and you want to add another characters perspective.





There will be no lecture today as it’s our first class. I would like everyone to do the following:

1) Introduce yourselves to the class by saying your name, fandom, and something really interesting about yourself.

2) If you are cybernetic, artificial intelligence, a robot, or a human-form robot of any variety, please state this at this time. If you are unaware of your synthetic state, please see me after class.

3) Introduce yourself to a student in the class that you haven’t met yet or haven’t had the chance to have a conversation with yet. I’d like my students to get to know one another.

If you need a discussion topic outside general small talk, please discuss the issues of humanity creating machines to bear the brunt of hard labor and what this does to the blue collar human workforce.


For homework, and I wish to have this by Wednesday in my inbox, I would like you to research on the internet for a recent news article on cybernetics, artificial intelligence, or something to that effect and send me the link to the article. We will be discussing these articles next Monday.

Now. Get to it. *smiles kindly*

Comments

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

Shelley Godfrey. I enjoy planning the destruction of the human race observing humanity.

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

*rolls his eyes and walks over to Six*

Must you distract me while I'm in class? And isn't the schoolgirl look a litle much?

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

Excuse me? Have we met?

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

Look, if I'm to get any work done here I can't have you sitting here...like that.

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure who you are, but you are being very rude to someone you hardly know.

If you have a problem with me, please remove yourself somewhere else.

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

What kind of game are you playing now? Just what are you trying to prove?

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

Games?! I don't even know you! I am very disturbed by your behaviour and will have to report you to the professor if you do not stop immediately!

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

*grabs your arm*

Will you just be a good little figment of my imagination and disappear until I am done with classes? I'll give you all the attention you want later.

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

Let go of me at once! You are obviously in need of mental help and I desire NONE of your attentions, now or later!

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

Will you please stop with the hysterics? Just who are you trying to impress?

[pyramid-is-life.livejournal.com]

*grabs Baltar by the collar*

HEY!

The lady said to let her go! Now, you can remove your hand or I can remove your hand.

It's up to you.

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

*blinks*
*looks at "Shelley"*
*looks at Kara*

You...you can see her?

[pyramid-is-life.livejournal.com]

What? Of course I can see her! Gods, I thought you were supposed to be intelligent...

[replicarter.livejournal.com]

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

There-there's been a dreadful mistake. I'm terribly, terribly sorry....

*lets go of Shelley's arm and back away*

Ohhellshe'sreallyhereandIcan'ttellanyonenotthatthey'dbelievemeanyway

[cyloninyourhead.livejournal.com]

Yes, I believe there has been! If you would keep yourself and your deluded fantasies far, far away from me in the future, I would be most appreciative!

[cyloninmyhead.livejournal.com]

I hate you. I really really hate you. If only you weren't so hot and good in bed.

Indeed, madam, I will keep my distance from you. My apologies for this...confusion.

Oh my gods what the hell is she doing here???