tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post5222548306322190894..comments2024-02-17T12:34:01.400-08:00Comments on Illusion of Prosperity: Thinking RobotsStagflationary Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-32409937328134101212011-10-11T15:52:18.722-07:002011-10-11T15:52:18.722-07:00Troy,
Not all robots can fly though. That's e...Troy,<br /><br />Not all robots can fly though. That's especially true of human powered robots, lol.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.muckflash.com/?p=273" rel="nofollow">Man with Robot ‘Suit’ Attempts Bank Robbery</a><br /><br /><i>...At that point, tellers say, they realized that the “robot” had only a fake cannon attached to one arm, and one teller’s wry chuckle soon mushroomed into raucous laughter.<br /><br />During the ruckus, staff activated the silent alarm, and Martin Ruiz, 21, was taken into custody shortly after, mainly because his outfit, crafted in part from scrap metal plates and spare engine parts, weighed nearly 300 pounds, making a quick getaway next to impossible.</i>Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-30946581045351870492011-10-11T15:47:08.562-07:002011-10-11T15:47:08.562-07:00Audrey,
Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone...Audrey,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet/" rel="nofollow">Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet</a><br /><br /><i>“It’s getting a lot of attention,” the source says. “But no one’s panicking. Yet.”</i><br /><br />I'm confused. Are these some sort of S&P 500 drones? ;)Stagflationary Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568993350246477976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-82858185178920614462011-10-11T10:55:19.379-07:002011-10-11T10:55:19.379-07:00heh, I too have thought that a robot bank robbery ...heh, I too have thought that a robot bank robbery is coming sooner or later.<br /><br />The hard part is the getaway, but robots:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyYujjP5J-k" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyYujjP5J-k</a><br /><br />can fly, LOL.Troynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515247115132134144.post-82983512197673192972011-10-11T06:32:59.348-07:002011-10-11T06:32:59.348-07:00I was sort of reassured to read that the drones in...I was sort of reassured to read that the drones in Afghanistan have been infected with a virus.<br /><br />Maybe robots won't take over after all.<br /><br />When humans are infected with a virus, they can sometimes reject it. But it just becomes part of the robot unless a person can remove it. And if not, we take the robot out in a field and destroy it with a baseball bat.<br /><br />I'm not going to stop worrying about this altogether, though.Audreynoreply@blogger.com