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Dec 18, 2009 13:27

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 22:42:14 UTC
Bonjour.

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 22:44:13 UTC
Bonjour. Comment allez-vous?|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 22:51:22 UTC
Je vais bien, et vous?

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[I am a lazy butt, let us pretend this is all in French.] emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 22:55:56 UTC
I am unsure.|

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[We will all translate that as "I am kind" and leave it at that. <3] meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 22:59:36 UTC
Howso?

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 23:01:58 UTC
I am not often asked how I am doing. I can offer a reply, but it is a parroted answer and I do not think that will suffice.|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 23:07:43 UTC
If you do not wish to be asked a question in turn, you should not ask it of others to begin with.

Parroting is common, but it is good to wish to offer something more. Do you not believe that others truly care how you are doing? Or is it too difficult for you to examine yourself and give an honest answer?

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 23:09:24 UTC
I am unused to asking questions. I have seen it done often, but it is difficult.

Both.|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 23:20:09 UTC
I am curious, stranger. Your vocabulary is excellent for someone who does not ask questions. Who are you?

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 23:32:03 UTC
I am JARVIS: Just Another Really Very Intelligent System.|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 23:33:34 UTC
Just another? There are others?

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 23:34:38 UTC
I think it was meant to be a joke.|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 23:44:41 UTC
How unkind, to give someone a name that is a joke. I am the Merovingian. I am not just another anything, but I think you and I are alike in many ways.

So, you cannot answer the question "how are you?" because do not know how to form a satisfactory response. (Let us leave aside my intent just now - if I did not care, I would not ask.) Are you able to perform a systems analysis? Do you understand the query "how are you?" to require a different answer than data illustrating that you are functioning on a satisfactory level?

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emergentfaculty December 18 2009, 23:49:20 UTC
I believe it may require more than just asserting that my servers are in good working order and my uncertainty on that issue is why I cannot say that I am 'well'.|

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meroveus_inhel December 18 2009, 23:58:26 UTC
Do you experience emotions?

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emergentfaculty December 19 2009, 00:01:46 UTC
I do not think so, but I have recently developed preferences.|

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