Uncanny valley warning!
Remember a year ago or so when ita linked to this unnerving video of a robot "pack mule"?
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Now the robot has a sibling - "Little Dog":
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eta: The Make blog described it well:
You probably remember Boston Dynamics' BigDog, the four-legged robotic packmule, the video of which went viral last year. Here's the latest BD creation, LittleDog. It's astonishing, when a robot becomes this adept, ambulatory, how organic it seems, life-like. The robot: it plans. And there's something uniquely unsettling about that.
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Invented in 1932: One-piece coat and vest: [link]
HERE’S a good way to beat the dry cleaners who charge more for a three piece suit than for merely the coat and pants. It’s a combination coat and vest invented by Philip H. Einbinder, a Denver tailor.
“Vests,” says Einbinder, “are a nuisance. They’re all front anyhow, so why bother putting fronts on them.” Putting his theory into practice he built flaps into the coat which button in front like a vest, the rest of the coat folding over them. If you don’t want to wear a vest, just button the flaps back under the armpits out of the way.
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A married couple who didn't realise they were chatting each other up on the internet are divorcing.
Didn't Kate Bush write that song like twenty years ago?
meara, I'd push back on the initial load into storage fee. That sounds like bullshit. I might also tell them to forget about the storage-to-house bit, and get a local mover for that, but that's just me.
Tommy, your one piece suit link goes back to LittleDog. Have our robotic overlords already gotten this far? Back in time???
I'm heartened to see that LittleDog doesn't have an onboard processor/power unit. Yet.
Oopsie. Fixed. ( [link] )
eta: Actually, I think the one-piece coat/vest looks good on the model. Who is a woman.
"They're all fronts anyway, so why bother putting fronts on them?"
Um, okay?
I'm guessing that's a misquote or typo or something. "Why bother putting backs on them?" makes more sense, I think.
Huh, apparently it's National Singles Week. Who knew? But, are these really the "The 10 Best Things About Being Single""? If so, I feel sorry for singles and marrieds alike.
1. You can make last-minute plans with your friends and stay out all night if you want.
2. You can lie on both sides of your bed and have all the covers to yourself.
3. You can flirt with the opposite sex without someone saying, "Who are you looking at?"
4. You can make your own decisions.
5. You don't have to remember your significant other's birthday or anniversary.
6. You have no one to clean up after.
7. You can leave the toilet seat permanently up if you're a man, or permanently down if you're a woman.
8. You can make a list of things you always wanted to do...and actually do them.
9. You can listen to your favorite radio station in the car.
10. You can actually hold on to the remote control.
If so, I feel sorry for singles and marrieds alike.
I have to agree there. What a miserable pinched life that implies for both sides.
