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browascension April 12 2009, 03:46:01 UTC
I enjoyed it for many reasons.

I'd have preferred flags with less information on them. If the flag just said, "Destination: Elm & 3rd" would people pick it up and carry it there?

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faustin April 12 2009, 05:57:48 UTC
could a human-like object traverse sidewalks and streets along with us, and in so doing, create a narrative about our relationship to space and our willingness to interact with what we find in it? More importantly, how could our actions be seen within a larger context of human connection that emerges from the complexity of the city itself?

I stopped reading after this lovely bit; I'll believe that this guy could catch a taxi, or play an engineer on TV, but I'm skeptical of any higher competence.

Pardon le critique.

Though, it might be amusing to write fraud and con jobs targeted at pomo literary critics.

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reichart April 12 2009, 06:01:18 UTC
I think you may have misunderstood...

First, I think it is a woman. Second, this is a social experiment, not a technology piece. It is about Humans, not robots...

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faustin April 12 2009, 07:03:54 UTC
That it's a social experiment doesn't surprise my hasty judgment.

And yes - I surmised that it's about people getting involved in a playful experiment of instructions on what to do with a funny wooden doll, from the tidbit I saw and browascension's comment.

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reichart April 12 2009, 07:23:53 UTC
"funny wooden doll,"

When did you become an old man :)

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snarkyshark2 April 12 2009, 18:50:15 UTC
The question is, would an anthropomorphised dolphin-robot reach its destination faster than an anthropomorphised shark-robot?

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integreillumine April 13 2009, 00:29:30 UTC
Dolphin, totally!

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reichart April 13 2009, 01:05:54 UTC
Unless the destination was to kill your enemy who just happens to be swimming...

Or you could direct it towards the kids swimming a "little too far out".

Of course, you would want the Dolby surround sound anthropomorphised shark-robot playing the theme from jaws...

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integreillumine April 13 2009, 02:42:54 UTC
ha!

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dredpiratebunny April 18 2009, 15:53:15 UTC
that is awesomely cool.

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