The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for August 18, 2021

Is that Bender signing the cast?

Yeah, that’s never going to mend itself. Just unbolt the old and bolt on the replacement. Must be an American hospital….

That’s either 630 decimal or 626 depending on whether that’s a 1 or a 0 under the strap

Meanwhile, two 1950’s vintage robots have a moment in the hospital…

Translation: “Danger, Will Robinson!”

Obviously not a Boston Dynamics machine.

Mr. Roboto visits Robby the Robot !

01000111 01000101 01010100 00100000 01010111 01000101 01001100 01001100 00100000 01010011 01001111 01001111 01001110

The Signer: I just got a (new) heart myself. I am told this is what you do when you care. My surgeon was a real Wiz. How about yours?

… Say … Is there an oil can in here?

Yep! That’s all we are in this world…just a number…..

Well, they are bi.

his prose is so robotic…

Why is he writing that he had his bolt torqued by that guy’s sister?

Is 10-in/lb a lot of torque?

Seems less than hand tight.

Kind of crude to write that on a cast.

Wouldn’t he digitally sign the cast?

Nasty hardware problem.

I can’t believe they’d let him print that!

Of not a very good lot today, this is the tops!

New type of firmware.

There are only 10 kinds of people… Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.

630 or 626? Can’t see the 3rd place bit. Luckily, there’s not but 10 options.

That would be the replacement part number.

Well, he’s not going to be able to go to church with THAT written on his cast!

That’s the binary equivalent of “get well soon”.

Funny bit. It bytes.

Just as our bodies are able to heal from injuries, obviously these robots have that capability. The cast is there to keep the injured limb immobile while millions of nanobots race to the rescue.