the future of music....and HUMANS!

[marguerlucy]

NPR made me cry twice this morning, first with their tale of the almost-endangered polar bears (NOOOOOO) and then with THIS:

Comments

[mrhabits]

If Honda could put a soul in a robot, I think we'd be ok! It's the soulless machine-man aspect of robots that worries me.

I guess I am saying I am pro-Robocop, but anti-Terminator.

Either way, I've been stockpiling magnets just in case

Viva la resistance!

[marguerlucy]

So your fear is more that some person will develop soulless robot armies.

Therefore, robots are just a bad idea from start to finish. If they are soulless, they are manipulated by evil dictators. If they have souls, they may think second thoughts about being manipulated by evil dictators - however, they may pull a Flight of the Conchords "The Humans Are Dead" and destroy us for our detructive tendancies.

I'm having bumper stickers and teeshirts made for our cause.

[mrhabits]

But what if they are adorable and friendly, a la C3PO*? We might be missing out. Also some crap about the power of friendship maybe? ("Power of friendship" is secret Human Resistance code for jury-rigged microwave oven EMP mines.)

* Not R2D2, though - R2 was clearly a dick and a half.

PS
Robo-racism aside, I am still going to go watch Wall-E because it looks adorable

[marguerlucy]

That's because Pixar can do no wrong.

....I hope I didn't just jinx anything.

I like the new pic, is that a short haircut I see??

*SNORK*

[galinda91]

That is the sound a Slurpee (TM) makes as it shoots out my nasal passage. Ah Liz, you are my favorite crazy person.

Re: *SNORK*

[marguerlucy]

as it was spoken by a crazy person, i will take that as a true compliment.

[marguerlucy]

RIGHT????
don't you see the irony, that we have destroyed the humans because of their destructive tendencies, don't you see - do you see what we did there?

Yes. So? SILENCE. DESTROY HIM.

BYOO-BEEPBEEDEE-BY00

[octotoes]

You will enjoy this: ASIMO FAILURE

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6141033925422744332&q=asimo+stairs&ei=aYYrSIfMMZv0qgPvpo28CQ&hl=en

so if a soul-less robot attacks, all you have to do is run up the stairs. But then again that thing on his back doe slook very much like a Jetson-esqu jet-pack. I can't wait for the flying demo.

[marguerlucy]

oh my god, it was sort of terrifying just to watch it walking.

[abbey147]

only watch this if you are prepared to scream for days and days.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6141033925422744332&q=asimo+stairs&ei=aYYrSIfMMZv0qgPvpo28CQ&hl=en

no seriously. days and days.

[marguerlucy]

ITS HORRIFYING.

[marguerlucy]

THEY HAVE SPEED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAcgSi6pzv4&feature=related

well sort of.