Ragitsu Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Is anyone else kinda creeped out by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Is anyone else kinda creeped out by that? I go for Sunday picnics and strolls in the Uncanny Valley. The things that make other people feel revulsion or even fear - dolls and robots, mostly - don't bother me in the slightest. That isn't meant to be bragging, mind you: that's just how I'm wired. Perhaps "wired" was a poor choice of words? --- --- --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 hours ago, Ragitsu said: I go for Sunday picnics and strolls in the Uncanny Valley. The things that make other people feel revulsion or even fear - dolls and robots, mostly - don't bother me in the slightest. That isn't meant to be bragging, mind you: that's just how I'm wired. Perhaps "wired" was a poor choice of words? I don't think it's the "uncanny valley" effect that disturbs me. It's that we've built machines with such extraordinary capacities, and we spend our time making them simulate a dance party. It reinforces my impression that our technological advances are now being driven by an obsessive desire for cooler toys. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: I don't think it's the "uncanny valley" effect that disturbs me. It's that we've built machines with such extraordinary capacities, and we spend our time making them simulate a dance party. It reinforces my impression that our technological advances are now being driven by an obsessive desire for cooler toys. A dance routine is simply a way for the developers to show off their creation's agility and coordination. I'm more concerned with how robotics can be abused by a military. Anyhow, speaking of "cooler toys"...I imagine sex bots aren't too far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ragitsu Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Oly crap... You know what's funny? Arnie as Anton Chigurh looks like the literary Conan the Barbarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Native Russian speaker tries his hand at state names. (I can't remember his actual name, but it sounds like the youtuber with the handle "Crazy Russian Hacker") https://i.imgur.com/ub2l432.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Funny story about that meme: There's a widespread belief Kevin Sorbo mistakenly read a direction in the script for the emotion that the line was intended to be said with, "disappointed," as though it was supposed to be said out loud as part of the line. It was so funny that they kept it in the episode. According to Sorbo, he just ad-libbed the word, inspired by Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 12 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Funny story about that meme: There's a widespread belief Kevin Sorbo mistakenly read a direction in the script for the emotion that the line was intended to be said with, "disappointed," as though it was supposed to be said out loud as part of the line. It was so funny that they kept it in the episode. According to Sorbo, he just ad-libbed the word, inspired by Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda. I'll give it this: it fits with the rest of the show's zany 90s attitude. --- --- --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lord Liaden Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Warning: Flashing light may provoke epileptic seizure. But still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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