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I guess the future came around when I wasn’t looking

I am feeling old now.

There is a web page full of photos of politicians shaking hands with robots.

It is also the case that the Aibos, Sony’s discontinued robot dogs, are wearing out. People are holding funerals for broken robot dogs.

Mike Cernovich, disowned » « Ben Ketchum doesn’t seem to be a very nice guy

Comments

  2. consciousness razor says

    I’ll be impressed when there is a web page full of photos of politicians kissing robot babies on the campaign trail. And I still don’t have a flying car.

  3. Chelydra says

    consciousness razor, there’s still a slim chance that flying cars will not only be invented before October 21st, but that they’ll be ubiquitous in California by then.

  4. robro says

    Chelydra — Flying cars have been ubiquitous in California for years. The fly up and down the streets, they fly along the freeways and over the bridges. Sometimes they even fly right off the road. Soon there will be driverless flying cars, and that will be much, much safer. Really.

  5. Bruce Keeler says

    Why exactly is holding a funeral for a dead robot any sillier than holding one for a dead human? Dead people aren’t any more alive then dead robots. Neither derive any benefit from it.

    You may gather I’m not a fan of funerals in general. They seem to accomplish little more than soaking the relatives for gobs of cash.

  7. Amphiox says

    Why exactly is holding a funeral for a dead robot any sillier than holding one for a dead human? Dead people aren’t any more alive then dead robots. Neither derive any benefit from it.

    Funerals have always been about and for the living, not the dead.

  8. opposablethumbs says

    I’d be curious to know whether and to what extent youse think the potentially vast multiplication of connected objects, with potential for hacking etc. really is the problem the article suggests, though? (wot I linked to in #1)
    Mainly because I know there will be some people here who actually understand the issue (as opposed to rambling about sheeple and suchlike).

  9. UnknownEric the Apostate says

    People are holding funerals for broken robot dogs.

    K-9 is saddened by your disrespect. ;)

  12. a_ray_in_dilbert_space says

    Bruce Keeler@5: “You may gather I’m not a fan of funerals in general.”

    The wake on the other hand…

    Identify the movie: “Okay, now let’s go pray and get shitfaced.”