Post by peashooter on Apr 29, 2008 20:03:18 GMT -5
Man, I hadn't seen that before, and luckily my cable company just got it on demand. Yes. EXACTLY like Fido.
I will willfully drop this proposition if through my own observation I realize that the zombies are in fact acting on free will, or are still acting upon their base instincts, utilizing what they have remembered from their previous lives to achieve whatever they intend to.
However, I cannot take the same stance that zombies will not hoard together.
The direct correlation to a zombie groaning to the ferals heading straight for the source of the groan. They may not 'all' go to it, but it is quickly learned that when facing large groups of survivors, the zombies will also group up, as it becomes the best chance they have of getting in and serving their needs.
It is therefore, assuming these needs are basic, as previously assumed, the problem of altering these needs persists. The 'zombie shock collar' from the movie Fido seems like it could be a decent solution, however, far too expensive. I spent two weeks working with on of Urban General's pet zombies, attempting to teach it to go outside, fetch a paper, and bring it back, but I had numerous miscalculations on the searching capabilities of zombies as well as their speed and barricade climbing capabilities. The research was abruptly stopped when a roaming death squad came by and killed all of our test subjects. Stupid, Arrogant, Bastards. Thought they were doing me a favor... Don't worry, I did 'THEM' a favor that night. In the name of science.
So here I am now. I have once again reformed my theory of the zombie workforce in light of new data, referenced my iwitness reports of zombies dancing, and even attempting intellectual conversation in the limited speech they have formed. If these actions can be observed as genuine attempts at intelligence, it 'would' be slavery. So I 'will' continue my research in private, and hey, who knows? I could be dead wrong. (pun intended.)
I will willfully drop this proposition if through my own observation I realize that the zombies are in fact acting on free will, or are still acting upon their base instincts, utilizing what they have remembered from their previous lives to achieve whatever they intend to.
However, I cannot take the same stance that zombies will not hoard together.
The direct correlation to a zombie groaning to the ferals heading straight for the source of the groan. They may not 'all' go to it, but it is quickly learned that when facing large groups of survivors, the zombies will also group up, as it becomes the best chance they have of getting in and serving their needs.
It is therefore, assuming these needs are basic, as previously assumed, the problem of altering these needs persists. The 'zombie shock collar' from the movie Fido seems like it could be a decent solution, however, far too expensive. I spent two weeks working with on of Urban General's pet zombies, attempting to teach it to go outside, fetch a paper, and bring it back, but I had numerous miscalculations on the searching capabilities of zombies as well as their speed and barricade climbing capabilities. The research was abruptly stopped when a roaming death squad came by and killed all of our test subjects. Stupid, Arrogant, Bastards. Thought they were doing me a favor... Don't worry, I did 'THEM' a favor that night. In the name of science.
So here I am now. I have once again reformed my theory of the zombie workforce in light of new data, referenced my iwitness reports of zombies dancing, and even attempting intellectual conversation in the limited speech they have formed. If these actions can be observed as genuine attempts at intelligence, it 'would' be slavery. So I 'will' continue my research in private, and hey, who knows? I could be dead wrong. (pun intended.)