Well, here’s another one to file under “Skynet is coming”. Scientists are developing satellites that have “human desires”. This will be quite handy when our robot overlords need some integrated command and control .
Spokeo Fun search!
A lot of chatter is being generated as to the info aggregator Spokeo. I’m not going to droll on about the dangers of such a site, or loss of privacy, or any of that. Personally, I removed my results from Spokeo and several other such engines. But Spoke can provide entertainment as well.
What nobody has mentioned elsewhere is the fun that can be had by searching for people thought long dead, or even imaginary on Spokeo. Beyond that, there must be great satisfaction in creating a fake identity on the web so strong that it shows up as real. Let’s set an example:
Mickey Mouse: There are 592 listings in the U.S. for Mr. Mouse. There are only 172 listings for Minnie Mouse. Having perused as many of these as I could, I can only conclude that Mickey is now residing at a gas-pump in Anaheim. You’d think the folks at Disney could at least find a proper home for the little fellah.
Richard Nixon: While there are 577 Richard Nixons to be found in the good ole USA. It’s comforting to know that the ghost of Nixon still resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Having found this, I refuse to Email Dick. I’m afraid I’d get a response.
D.B. Cooper: Ever since bailing out of an airplane with $200k the legendary thief has not been found…until now. Unfortunately, though he appears to reside in Portland Oregon, his address is still listed as “unknown”. One slippery character, indeed.
and the list goes on, and on , on… there are 38 Adolph Hitlers, 2 Little Mermaids, 24 Genghis Khans. Boggling. I’m even having a crisis of faith after finding out that there are no fewer than 488 Jesus Christs in the US alone. Not to mention the creepy 28 results for “Louis Cypher”.
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You can run, but you can’t hide…err…
Just in case you had any idea of outrunning our future robot enslavers….here comes a development in robot mobility designed to quash such silly dreams
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/robot-runs-on-human-like-legs/
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Good Robot, BAD Robot
Ok, so the way I see this is that our future robot overlords will have two basic genotypes. The first will be friendly, helpful, social robots who will take care of all our needs. These will lull us into a sense of false security.
The second type will be descended from battlefield models. They will be driven by an acute sense of self-preservation, armed with state of the art weapons, and skilled in deception. Don’t believe me, well, file this one under “Skynet is Coming” as well.
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We thought they were our friends..
File this under “Skynet is coming”. A robot has been created that can sense basic emotion and display basic emotion. My only thought…when they sense fear, that’s when they’ll make their move!
These will look cute in jack-boots
Sure, it starts as alittle toaster on legs. Pretty soon it’s armies of android enslavers.
Ride on Elevator Turns into Haitian Boat Outing
Attention all persons working in the building: THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELEVATOR ALONG IN JUST A MOMENT.
Let me be clear about this, as some of you apparently don’t realize that THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ELEVATOR ALONG IN A MOMENT.
This means that we should follow a few basic rules of etiquette when waiting for or boarding an elevator.
1) There is a maximum occupancy rule for a reason. If the door opens and there are already 8 people on board it is not acceptable to smile cutely, make a comment about there always being room for one more, and force your way in to the already tightly packed sweat box. Even if you’re the hot chick from the law office on the 3rd floor. Especially you, hot chick. My fantasies about you don’t involve plummeting to my screaming demise in an overloaded death chamber.
2) If the door opens and there are people on-board DO NOT stand there and hold the door open for your co-workers who have not even left their offices yet. It freaking rude. If I could manage to figure out how to do so I’d shut the door on your arm.
3) Unless you are handicapped (and by this I don’t mean so fat you have to use a cane, Barbara) do not use the elevator to go just one floor.
4)Remember, this is not the last chopper out of Saigon. It’s not the last boat out of Haiti. It’s an elevator.
Armed Autonomous Robots!
well, not quite, but I can still file this article under “Skynet is Coming”
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This is a great one, and completely in line with my prediction that we will make wonderful slaves for our coming robot masters.
DARPA scientists are creating robots that can change their shapes to change their functionality. They may even create robots that can “FLOW LIKE MERCURY”. We’re Doomed!
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