#android police

[forgottenbones]

Why I refuse to upgrade.

[scipunk]

Blade Runner (1982)

[lowkeytheunicorn]

Lineup of a few of my favorite characters that I noticed had a similar... vibe...?

[jofiah]

once again hit by the "you must be THIS mechanical-looking on the surface to be a real robot otherwise you're just Basically a Human" take

so disturbing to see this especially in trans circles where I feel like I'm being told that I'm not valid because I don't look a certain way at a glance. like are you going to make me take off my chassis to prove there are motors under there or what? that sounds an awful lot like anti-trans rhetoric you fucks

[lildoodlecat]

funniest thing to me replaying dbh is when androids connect to exchange info at service desks and such everyone else just stares while their LEDs show them processing but Connor is like *blinkblinkblinkblink*

[rawringxd]

Just a little guy… He doesn’t take his LED out cuz he’s lowkey scared to

[slippery-minghus]

System Breach Sunday 🟡

#8

Threat assessment protocols fizzled sharply at the edges of his vision, ready to take action—but there was nothing he could do. Detective Reed was an ally. Any act of defiance, any harm to a human without explicit orders…

>WARNING: STRESS LEVELS RISING - 43%

Connor focused on his objective. “The Lieutenant is due to arrive shortly, Detective,” he supplied, tone modulated to register as calm and even, unaffected. With a possible lead to uncover in the deviant’s notebook, the statement was based more in truth than the vague excuse he’d offered Detective Collins. The sooner he could placate Reed, retrieve the notebook, and get back to work—the sooner he would have a reason to summon the Lieutenant.

Gavin all but cringed in contempt, nose wrinkling as he peered down at Connor. “Sure he is,” Reed replied, rolling his eyes.

Decidedly, Connor did not refute the Detective’s apparent skepticism. His stress levels were still on the rise, and the efficiency of the supplemental charge entering the port at his wrist was beginning to suffer. Even with his threat assessment protocols pushed as far into the background as he could manage, Connor’s overtaxed system would tip back over into draining power if he did not resolve this exchange soon.

This time, he chose a tone that was pleasant, perhaps even supplicating. Appeasement projections deemed it to have the highest chance of success. “Thank you for stopping by, Detective. If I may have the notebook back, I would like to return to work.”

Connor had hardly finished speaking before his algorithms stuttered in recognition. He’d made the wrong choice.

Reed grinned, but it wasn’t kind. Far from it. “Oh, this?” he asked, making a show of examining the notebook, as if he had not been aware of what he was holding. His grin widened. It was nothing like that moment in the alley, but Connor remembered the deviant, the predatory look it gave, and—

Reed slapped the notebook a few times against his open palm, before waving it at the android. “So what do we have here? A clue from the hunk of plastic you and Lieutenant ‘Jack Daniels’ still can’t get your act together enough to catch?” He thumbed through the pages, only to click his tongue in disgust, “The fuck even is this, your deviant Little Miss Teen Angst, or some shit? This its diary?”

Connor remained silent. It was a gamble, but there was a chance that refusing to engage would persuade Reed to lose interest.

Finally, for the first time since the interaction began, it seemed Connor had chosen the correct course of action. Gavin had hardly paused long enough to allow the android to speak anyway, instead finding further amusement in the deviant’s notebook. Before long, the Detective’s sneer of disgust gave way to a poorly stifled laugh.

Reed turned the book to show Connor the reason for his amusement, continuing to snicker in revulsion. Across the open pages was a spread of pasted in photographs, neat and uniform; each was of a human face, displaying varied expressions of physical pain. Connor’s databanks were quick to supply the collection of films and television episodes the images had been sourced from, but he was no less perplexed by the sight.

“What a joke!” Gavin barked a garish laugh. He contorted his expression mockingly, mimicking an image of a woman crying in distress—only for his face to fall a moment later, dark and angry. He slammed the notebook shut. “If Fowler had just listened to me, he’d have agreed that this isn’t even a fucking case. But no, it’s the top investigation for the walking fleshlight Cyberlife sent to steal our damn jobs. Unbelievable.”

Reed huffed through gritted teeth, still seething. He ran a hand through his hair. “I’d have caught the piece of trash already, but whatever, take your time, the fucker’s only killing androids anyway. Not even worth the damn recycling fee.” With a noise of disgust, Gavin dropped the notebook into the wastebasket beside Connor’s desk and stiffly wiped his hands. “Shame about all your dead friends though,” the Detective chuckled, giving a dismissive wave as he turned to walk away.

Connor’s stress levels dropped so sharply at Gavin’s departure that he nearly lost control of his expression and posture.

[nerds-yearbook]

The second volume of Marvel's Robocop was published with a cover date of March 1990. The issue introduced Urban Kurs (Carver), Dek Kyng, Detroit Steel (Bad Bud Rad, Vinegar Ray), NixCo (Mr Darkstone, Professor Kryton), New York Slam (Dracco), Powky Yule, Media Break (Ronald Toler, Anita Krake), Scorch Blaine, and Joe Kube. They were created by Alan Grant and Lee Sullivan. ("Kombat Zone" Robocop 1 vol 2, Marvel Comic Event)

[rraaaarrl]

as I was saying. women.

[thekingofgear]

why is the headstock to thoms Yairi Dy88 different than every other Yairi Dy88 I see pictures of?

For those who don't know, the K.Yairi DY-88 is an electro-acoustic guitar that Thom used on tour during the OK Computer era. He had two of them, but donated one to a homeless-support charity auction in 2004. The lack of sound-hole on the guitar means it won't feedback at high volumes, which makes it useful as a touring instrument. He seems to have first purchased one in around 1996, after the band's touring gear was stolen in October of 1995. Thom was perhaps most notably seen with the K.Yairi during Paranoid Android and No Surprises on Later... with Jools Holland in 1997. He also played one heavily during the 1997 Glastonbury festival, including for Karma Police.

However, it's worth noting that Thom likely used other acoustics in studio for OK Computer — particularly for Climbing Up The Walls, since that song features Thom singing into the soundhole of an acoustic (Nigel recently confirmed that Thom did so on the recording, not just at live shows).

A photo of Thom and Colin performing in the late-1990s.

Headstock Inlays: K.Yairi vs Alvarez

In the late-90s photo seen above, the headstock shape looks pretty standard, comparing it to others on Reverb. The main difference is the headstock inlays. DY-88 instrument sold under the Alvarez brand simply have that company's logo inlaid on the headstock (as seen in those Reverb listings). Instruments sold under the Yairi brand have "K.YAIRI" inlaid at the top, and Yairi's triangle logo inlaid underneath. In addition, Yairi switched to a larger version of their inlay at some point in the 1990s. In the photo above, Thom's guitar has the latter inlays.

For most models, it's just a marketing difference. Alvarez is a USA-based brand/distributor, so guitars made for US market have that logo. According to some, instruments sold in the USA were marked as "Alvarez", while those sold in the UK and other regions were branded "K.YAIRI". If you dig around, you can also find instruments made for the Japanese market with the K.YAIRI inlays, including this eBay listing for a model called the YD-88S. But you can also found Alvarez-branded guitars sold in Japan, such as this YD-88 CTM with super simple fretboard inlays.

You can also find versions of the 88 with a rounder headstock shape sold by both brands. The official YD-88BK webpage shows an instrument with the K.YAIRI markings and the rounded shape. The "BK" in the model number stands for "black", and you can find maple ("M") and sunburst ("SB") versions as well.

Thom with one of his Yairi guitars during Radiohead's session for the BBC in May, 1997 (photo by Tom Sheehan, edit by qwerrie). Note the "pointy" fingerboard inlays.

Fingerboard Inlays: Round vs Pointy

The fretboard inlays inlays add even more confusion. Thom's guitar has "pointy" triangular inlays along one edge of the fingerboard, with triangles at both edges at the twelfth fret. But at least two other inlay patterns were used on these guitars, seemingly at the same time. The other patterns are noticeable in some of the listings that we linked to above. Here's a used listing in the USA for a black DY-88 with the same "pointy" fingerboard inlays as Thom's guitar, but with Alverez branding. Here's a used listing in Japan for a YD-88 with the same fingerboard inlays but with the K.YAIRI headstock inlays (it also features an aftermarket Roland MIDI modification — that guitar must've had an interesting life!). So the fingerboard inlays aren't specific to any region.

Model Number: YD-88 vs DY-88

You may have noticed that some of these are listed as "YD" rather than "DY". Here's a used listing in Japan for a black, 1993 YD-88 that looks identical to Thom's instrument, with both the K.YAIRI branding and the "pointy" inlays. This is one of few listings that shows an actual photo of the official model number, and it's listed as YD-88BKN. Presumably these same instruments were exported to the UK as well. But it's believable that Thom could've bought the guitar in the UK or when touring in Japan. So it seems likely that Thom's guitar is in fact a K.YAIRI YD-88, rather than a DY-88.

However, I can't find any consistent difference in the specs between the YD and DY version. So it may also have been regional marketing, just like the brand inlays on the headstock.

Needless to say, this company created quite a few aesthetic variations over the course of the 90s, but ultimately they all seem to be the same instrument.

This clipping from a 1993 Japanese catalogue highlights the YD-88BKN on the far left.

Thom playing a K.YAIRI guitar at the 1997 Glastonbury festival. Note that it has the smaller, angled version of the K.YAIRI logo.

[eosomit]

HEAVEN IS CORRECT

[callme-adam-iguess]

I

AndroidStan

[marcusrobertobaq]

DBH fanfic mfs got a obsession with DPD post-canon. It's a corrupt police place, bro. Their high ranks are in the pockets of the mayor and CyberLife.

Connor is outta DPD in "Last Chance". A captain can't do shit like "i want this man back" and this is it. They got a Chief. Connor is now a terrorist in CL's view (deviant who killed his guards and got an army with stole androids). Connor was in the DPD cuz CL wanted.

Hank loses his badge if he hit Perkins (parallel to him quitting the force if hostile), getting him back means the cops are indeed corrupt. Hank shouldn't even be in the force to begin with. I doubt a cop with his disciplinary record and "drinking issues" don't get suspended irl. Unless your path is "Connor got Jericho location from Chloe" or neutral/tense, Hank's is out.

The 200k RK900s are for the state department, they won't get deviant if they ain't active in the moment of the revolution and i doubt CL gonna let y'all touch 'em until there ARE LAWS sayin' all androids got the right to be autonomous. Unless u gonna make some of 'em look for the deviant Connor, they ain't got opportunity for deviation. They ain't in CL tower, probably in another warehouse.

It's not logical partnering an android with Reed. Fowler choose Hank cuz they're friends and he trusted Hank to do the job. An android would probably be partnered with Ben cuz he seems more "efficient". But like i said, the only reason Connor is in DPD is cuz of CL and i doubt he would want to go back there.

The DPD mfs u can think about in post-canon is Gavin, Ben, Chris, Tina etc. They still in the city. Just remember Detroit gonna be in android's hands for a couple of weeks, don't matter if u had a Demonstration or Revolution.

If u can make an fanfic justifying all these topics and still use the "DPD detectives" formula, congratulations, you are the 1%. But plz, for the love of god, leave your major game events in the description so i can get which direction u took.

[netrunnerconduit]

Eyyyy! It's preview season for the next set of NSG Netrunner, which means... new fics by me!

[americanrecord]

idk when radiohead became like the main soundtrack for this book, but umm

[dan-sek]

"Time to execute the plan, let's go!""

Some practice of the police android, I'll upload more of her soon.