Rubbing It On

would be comfortable on hot summer days

Grumpy Bird

I’m fine with a cuddly cold bimbo Moray to hug.

Steve H

Yeah, it´s abundantly clear her job is not actually as librarian, but as manager. She might HIRE some people to do real librarian jobs, but that´s as close as she will come

Bagge

Almost like running a daycare.

George Wilson

Back in the day we were pretty much all AFPers - alt.fan.pratchett being the Usenet group dedicated to pTerry (technically it still exists). I have friends I've known for nearly 30 years because of that froup.

Chris Crowther

Well, yes, but they think best in binary. Decimal number systems are hard for them

Ethan Searls

I agree --and if Moray were an actual instantiation of The Director, the latter would seem to be a huge ditz.

Ursus Ridens

It seems that a very significant fraction of QC readers are also Disc-heads*. *"Discheads" just looked wrong.

Ursus Ridens

The weirder the better, OldGoat. But, um, how permanent is Moray, anyway. I mean (aside from the possibility of resorption) will she need to have her seawater changed periodically, or something?

Ursus Ridens

Is there an equivalent of Diamond, King of Trolls? The Director?

She isn't trolling though. Because trolls get smarter when you cool them :D

David Howe

Apply directly to the forehead.

Ísabel Pirsic

Wouldn't 🤖 function better at low temperatures? Trolls do with their silica based brains...

Melissa

I don't think the Morays are instantiations of the Director. The whole point of them making the Morays was to have something closer to "normal" people / AIs to communicate with them as the Director's consciousness is too full of abstract science to be able to do that.

David Durant

It's become overly abundant in the *two days* that Claire's been at Cubetown that this isn't a "data job", it's being mayor / COO of a medium sized town. The actual details of her contract would be very interesting.

David Durant

Moray. Apply directly to the forehead.

Daniel Drazen

I read it that Moray started as a specific instantiation of the director but now is her own person as she and the director have diverged and spend more time apart.

David Michaels

This. She got promoted two-three levels before she even accepted the Head Librarian job.

Marc Ducharme

Claire's job is Chief of Staff even if nobody has realized it yet.

Greg Morrow

That's why I said she needed a hug!

Charles Hirst

More than anything else, Moray needs direction. More than just "find out what Claire wants and then see to it", at any rate.

David Paul

She lives in Canada.

Stephen Wells

Seems possible. Probably even likely, given she's gloop...

Chris Crowther

I suspect this is a "hats" thing. She's an autonomous person, but she also acts as a proxy for the Director. When she's acting as herself, she's probably got less authority than Claire would have in her new role. When she's acting as a proxy for the Director, she effectively becomes the Director for that purpose. It sounds like the Director generally just creates a proxy when they need one, but after that it's up to them what they do - they can either return or remain autonomous and find something for themselves to do until they're needed again.

Chris Crowther

Came here to say this. A lot of superconductors need to be really cold for least resistance. Unless Moray’s computation is done with chemicals, which would be more like… neurotransmitters?

Shane Wegner

Isn't Moray technically Claire's boss since she's an instantiation of the Director?

PixelThis

Interestingly this is the opposite to how most computers would work...they generally work better when they're cold. Also Trolls in the Discworld (because their brains are silicon based, obv.)

Chris Crowther

She signed up to handle data, not people. I don't think "mom" was in the job description anywhere, and she's well within her rights to tell people to fuck off and let her do her job imo

Solomon Garland

Moray why do you know that

Dylan T

Was just thinking the same thing! XD

FuryoftheStars

Well technically she's only a toddler, so I don't know how that would work. I mean she was born with adult understanding and vocabulary, but she's less than 2 YO right now.

Opus the Poet

Claire, you signed up as mom, middle management and voice of reason for an entire town full of weirdos, goofballs and individualists. In what universe would that NOT mean a daily wrangling of people´s egos?

Bagge

"...a lot stupider..."? The mind reels.

awgiedawgie

I'm not sure about a love life, but she needs someone to balance her. Her insecurities tear her apart too frequently, so an actual love life might just be worse.

chroniclesoffire

I'm having to use the Urban Dictionary often now, although Shipping News did involve quite a lot of personal interaction.

Charles Hirst

I dunno, I know it's different for AIs but the more I see of Moray the more I think of her like a pre-teen...

David Durant

Moray needs a love life. I hereby ship Moray and Barry the Whale Wanker.

OldGoat

Oh Moray. You're the purest slime girl in existence.

Jaron Mortimer

Moray doesn't have to go to Jupiter - the fridge is close enough.

Sean Kinlin

+100 for a Pratchett reference, says I. Also, you, sir, prodded much buttock.

Sorastro

Moray getting a lot stupider could cause a singulariy.

Chris Heg

... I think we're starting to see why Cubetown is so... Cubetown-y

Nutjob

Massaging bruised eggos would just be messy. And possibly summon demons. Massaging bruised eagles would probably be as bad as summoning demons.

Summer Sudbrink

I read that as "Moray is prone to freezer bum" and I guess it's equally valid.

Ian Mortimer

I am now entertaining the possibility of Claire and Marten opening a library/coffee shop where Claire manages all the written documents and "various studies and experiments" that can't properly be digitally archived. While Marten manages the rumor mill that comes along with people gossiping while getting coffee. He can takes notes and send Claire the list of people that haven't been seen in over a month to find out what they've been doing.

Byron Wright

Reminds me of the trolls in Discworld, except reverse: cold makes them smarter and heat makes them dumber. Silicon brains.

Dave Warren

Moray. I feel for her insecurities. But Zlata is definitely growing on me. I can see it now, Marten establishes a proper coffee establishment, Claire sets up shop in an adjoining space. And neither her or Zlata are too good to pitch in and help when the need arises. Of course, when they swing back to Northampton they all go back to CoD for advanced training.

Michael Boettger

Moray: the anti-Detritus

Coinneach Fitzpatrick