All it needs is a mini-fridge and it is absolute perfection.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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Miracleman - May 02, 2008 9:12:36 am PDT #5986 of 25501
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
tommyrot - May 02, 2008 9:23:48 am PDT #5987 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
All it needs is a mini-fridge and it is absolute perfection.
Nah, there's still other abilities that would make it more perfect.
- Feed the cat
- Fix your computer
- Night watchdog (note: will not detect giant killer millipedes)
- Using wifi, go online and make airline reservations, etc.
- When highspeed internet is down, pick up phone, immitate sound of modem to dial into ISP, engage in chat with ISP tech rep to fix your broadband.
- Make appointment for broadband to be fixed, then let repair person in (thus satisfying the "someone must be home" requirement).
Miracleman - May 02, 2008 9:25:25 am PDT #5988 of 25501
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Those are nice, I guess.
But I am a simple man. Beer and games is close enough to "perfect" for me.
Jon B. - May 02, 2008 10:00:06 am PDT #5989 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I don't get the moving across the room bit. If you've got a 5.1 dolby system plugged into it (one of it's "features"), how do you control the mess of cables?
Connie Neil - May 02, 2008 10:14:48 am PDT #5990 of 25501
brillig
I don't get the moving across the room bit.
Because if they hadn't built in the ability to move around, the first geek to buy one would have reversed engineered it to move around and made a killing in the aftermarket.
Sean K - May 02, 2008 10:28:27 am PDT #5991 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I don't get the moving across the room bit. If you've got a 5.1 dolby system plugged into it (one of it's "features"), how do you control the mess of cables?
It was an optical out for Dolby 5.1. No mess. One cable.
Not that this necessarily makes the situation any better, if you're plugging in to a 5.1 system, but I think you put the R2 unit into position, then plug in your optical cable. Otherwise you just use the virtual surround housed in the droid.
Jon B. - May 02, 2008 11:21:48 am PDT #5992 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think you put the R2 unit into position, then plug in your optical cable.
So you impress everyone by using the MF remote control to put R2 into position.
. . .
Then you get up out of your recliner to plug in a cable.
Smoooooth...
tommyrot - May 02, 2008 11:24:55 am PDT #5993 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or, you know, you get one of those rotary Imperial computer ports, and have R2 connect to that for the surround sound.
Laga - May 02, 2008 11:27:14 am PDT #5994 of 25501
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'd like it to toss me my light saber.
Miracleman - May 02, 2008 11:29:11 am PDT #5995 of 25501
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I'd like it to toss me my light saber.
I'd like it to toss me a beer.
...and a lightsaber.