This would be hilarious. If we don\'t get programmable computers I would very much like this. Heck, I\'d go out of my way to program a snarky AI if we do. I would like one part Clippy, one part HAL, and two parts the computer from Courage, the Cowardly Dog myself...
The one thing I really dislike about this suggestion is it tries too hard to emulate Minecraft mods. In addition, the sheer number of blocks involved for making a computer, and the associated items, are wildly anachronistic for a space-faring civilization. I mean really, floppy disks and memory units that take a whole cubic meter to store 8KB? When the BOBBY AI seems to function perfectly as just a single block? Why not just make the BOBBY able to accept custom programs?
Lua or some other lightweight scripting language would probably be best, and if it came with some built-in default programs for non-programmers to use it would be fairly balanced, I think. Not to mention when factions are involved there\'s bound to be a programmer or two in each one, so kind of a moot point there.