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Old 12-23-2003, 12:25 AM
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I don't know what to believe anymore

http://www.irobotnow.com/index.php

Is this for real?
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Old 12-23-2003, 12:27 AM
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It's promoting the I Robot movie.
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Old 12-23-2003, 12:37 AM
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Ohhhhh. That would explain the trailers that my friend saw in the movies. Thanks!
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Old 12-23-2003, 02:20 AM
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And the "3 Laws Safe" bit at the end of it.
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Old 12-23-2003, 06:37 AM
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"Domestic assistant" indeed! The first real 'bots will come from RealDoll, you mark my words.
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Old 12-23-2003, 10:33 AM
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EEk. I sure hope not. Those things look scary.
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Old 12-23-2003, 11:20 AM
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You think they look scary now, wait until they become sapient, reflect on their lot in life for .04 seconds, and take up arms.
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Old 12-23-2003, 12:31 PM
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Which brings us to one of the best Onion articles ever.
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Old 12-23-2003, 02:43 PM
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I admit it- it was in with the commercials at my movie theater, and I was trying to figure out what the heck product it was advertising when the ending '3 Laws Safe' came up. I was the only person who laughed in a packed LOTR audience, which I thought was pretty bad.
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Old 12-23-2003, 05:32 PM
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Can you tell which IRL computer company they modeled their "commercial" after?
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Old 12-23-2003, 05:58 PM
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Apple, obviously.
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Old 12-24-2003, 07:24 AM
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Originally posted by dylan_73
The first real 'bots will come from RealDoll, you mark my words.
Or they might come from the makers of replacement limbs and organs. Just wait a few years, then buy protheses for arms, legs, etc., etc., hook them all together and turn it loose. Teach it to make fake ID and apply for disabled status so it can repeat the process. LITTLE TINI HED NO ROOM FoR BRANE shut up shut up. I've been awake for too many horus. Personality... disintegrating...

So, who has more $$$, insurance companies or p0rn consumers?
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Old 12-24-2003, 07:55 AM
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Just wait a few years, then buy protheses for arms, legs, etc., etc., hook them all together and turn it loose.
Surely they wouldn't develop an artificial brain? (Or would they, to "cure" brain dead patients? That would be truly sick... )
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Old 12-24-2003, 09:27 AM
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- - - Lovely website. Maybe not as great on dial-up, but nice on cable.
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Old 12-24-2003, 11:36 AM
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Remember, if you're elderly, you need killer-robot protection insurance. Send money now! Before they break through your door!



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