RE: The Dimensional Federation
03-05-2013, 05:44 AM
Truthspring 4K8
(Serial No. TS4K8100018)
Marketing Blurb: Truthspring units are renowned the worlds over for spreading the Word of Concept, and the 4K8s are the best version yet. With 40% more computational capacity, they can interpret the Word better than ever, interpreting in seconds passages that used to take monks years just to comprehend. The Truthspring 4K8: Spread the Word.
Unit History:
- 4008: Purchased by government of Matchbook Colony.
- 4009: Rescued by fire brigade from Matchbook Colony Town Chambers. Determined not to be cause of colony-wide fire.
- 4010: Repaired in accordance with church warranty policy, resold to Marinos Undersea Laboratory.
- 4013: Rescued by fire brigade from Marinos Undersea Laboratory. Determined not to be cause of laboratory fire.
- 4014: Repaired in accordance with church warranty policy, resold to Dimensional Federation.
- 4017: Rescued by diplomats from Dimensional Federation policy meeting. Determined to have only minor impact on Federation inefficiency.
- 4017: Tuned up, returned to Dimensional Federation.
Maintenance Notes:
- 4010 (Smith-Thomson, hardware): The unit's essential systems were repaired or replaced (the warranty does not cover upgrades to 4K10-model parts, so stored 4K8 parts were used), the minor fire damage to its chassis was not covered by warranty. The minor disruption in its vocal systems did not prevent the unit from working, so it was therefore not covered by the warranty.
- 4010 (Venna, software): The unit shows a distinct preference for the earlier, more... fatalistic passages of the Word. It's not the most tactful unit around, but since it never disagrees with or violates the Word, there's officially no breach of acceptable personality variation there. Only routine cache-clearing was performed.
- 4014 (Smith-Thomson, hardware): The unit's essential systems were repaired or replaced (the warranty does not cover upgrades to 4K14-model parts, so necessary replacements were re-fabricated to 4K8 specifications). Because the fire damage to the unit's chassis couldn't be distinguished from previously-present fire damage, the warranty could not be applied. The unit's vocal unit was scratchy at best, but it was still understandable (though it could've been re-used to narrate Noir films, since it sounded like someone who'd smoked four packs a day for years on end), so the warranty did not apply.
- 4014 (Venna, software): The unit's set a new benchmark for the cynicism section of the personality analysis, and its logs indicate that its sarcasm subroutines are among its most accessed. It's got practically no restraint as far as speaking its mind goes, but I haven't been able to catch it out on violating the Word. It'll go so far as to take two seemingly-conflicting passages to within centimeters of contradiction, but it won't ever actually cross the line.
- 4017 (Al-Coolidge, hardware): Strictly speaking, there were no in-warranty tasks to perform (and even if there were, we don't exactly keep parts around for models this old). The client was heavily recommended to get the nearly-malfunctioning vocal systems replaced, but they didn't want to pay.
- 4017 (Venna, software): The unit's slightly more cheery than the last time I saw it, but it seems that that's all at the expense of the people it's advising. It characterizes them mostly as "bureaucratic damned politicians" and seems to derive great satisfaction from annoying them solely by operating within its bounds. It seems to have taken a liking to me, explaining that it doesn't mind "decent, hardworking people". It is, evidently, the "presumptuous jackasses" irritate it and deserve endless sarcasm.
(Serial No. TS4K8100018)
Marketing Blurb: Truthspring units are renowned the worlds over for spreading the Word of Concept, and the 4K8s are the best version yet. With 40% more computational capacity, they can interpret the Word better than ever, interpreting in seconds passages that used to take monks years just to comprehend. The Truthspring 4K8: Spread the Word.
Unit History:
- 4008: Purchased by government of Matchbook Colony.
- 4009: Rescued by fire brigade from Matchbook Colony Town Chambers. Determined not to be cause of colony-wide fire.
- 4010: Repaired in accordance with church warranty policy, resold to Marinos Undersea Laboratory.
- 4013: Rescued by fire brigade from Marinos Undersea Laboratory. Determined not to be cause of laboratory fire.
- 4014: Repaired in accordance with church warranty policy, resold to Dimensional Federation.
- 4017: Rescued by diplomats from Dimensional Federation policy meeting. Determined to have only minor impact on Federation inefficiency.
- 4017: Tuned up, returned to Dimensional Federation.
Maintenance Notes:
- 4010 (Smith-Thomson, hardware): The unit's essential systems were repaired or replaced (the warranty does not cover upgrades to 4K10-model parts, so stored 4K8 parts were used), the minor fire damage to its chassis was not covered by warranty. The minor disruption in its vocal systems did not prevent the unit from working, so it was therefore not covered by the warranty.
- 4010 (Venna, software): The unit shows a distinct preference for the earlier, more... fatalistic passages of the Word. It's not the most tactful unit around, but since it never disagrees with or violates the Word, there's officially no breach of acceptable personality variation there. Only routine cache-clearing was performed.
- 4014 (Smith-Thomson, hardware): The unit's essential systems were repaired or replaced (the warranty does not cover upgrades to 4K14-model parts, so necessary replacements were re-fabricated to 4K8 specifications). Because the fire damage to the unit's chassis couldn't be distinguished from previously-present fire damage, the warranty could not be applied. The unit's vocal unit was scratchy at best, but it was still understandable (though it could've been re-used to narrate Noir films, since it sounded like someone who'd smoked four packs a day for years on end), so the warranty did not apply.
- 4014 (Venna, software): The unit's set a new benchmark for the cynicism section of the personality analysis, and its logs indicate that its sarcasm subroutines are among its most accessed. It's got practically no restraint as far as speaking its mind goes, but I haven't been able to catch it out on violating the Word. It'll go so far as to take two seemingly-conflicting passages to within centimeters of contradiction, but it won't ever actually cross the line.
- 4017 (Al-Coolidge, hardware): Strictly speaking, there were no in-warranty tasks to perform (and even if there were, we don't exactly keep parts around for models this old). The client was heavily recommended to get the nearly-malfunctioning vocal systems replaced, but they didn't want to pay.
- 4017 (Venna, software): The unit's slightly more cheery than the last time I saw it, but it seems that that's all at the expense of the people it's advising. It characterizes them mostly as "bureaucratic damned politicians" and seems to derive great satisfaction from annoying them solely by operating within its bounds. It seems to have taken a liking to me, explaining that it doesn't mind "decent, hardworking people". It is, evidently, the "presumptuous jackasses" irritate it and deserve endless sarcasm.