Re: Keamy unswayed by Smokey?

On Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:29 -0700 (PDT), "copeab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<copeab@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 12, 10:45 am, Jim Gysin <jimgy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Sun, 11 May 2008 21:51:54 -0700 (PDT), "cop...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > <cop...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On May 11, 4:38 pm, Jim Gysin <jimgy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > On Sat, 10 May 2008 23:46:43 -0700 (PDT), "cop...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > <cop...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > On May 10, 11:47 pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > > The characters have a very matter-of-fact attitude toward
Smokey:  It's
> > > > > > big, and it can get angry, so we better keep out of its way. 
That's all.
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> > > > > Except for Locke, who wants to know what is is.
> >
> > > > > Given the smoke monster's previous attacks and it's relative
> > > > > ineffectivness vs Keany's men, it's possible it can really only
deal
> > > > > with one intruder at a time.
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> > > > That would explain a few things.  And since it singled out Locke
and
> > > > pursued only him in a scene that included Kate and Michael in an
earlier
> > > > season, you may be onto something here.
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> > > I'm not sure if this is a physical limitation or a psychological
> > > limitation of Smokey, though.
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> > A psychological limitation suggests that Smoky is capable of
independent
> > thought beyond perhaps some basic programming built in, and I'm not
> > prepared to buy into that.  Or are you suggesting that the
psychological
> > limitation would apply to Smoky's handler(s)?
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> I'm thinking of something very basic like single-mindedness. Once it
> attacks someone, it ignores everyone else unless someone really
> manages to annoy/distract it.

Ah.  Sloppy code-writing, in other words.  Or maybe the nanobots need
more processing power.  (I'm still putting my money on Smoky being a
nanocritter of some sort.)

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Jim Gysin
Waukesha, WI