dagblog - Comments for "A future for drones: Automated killing"

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jollyroger — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:43:10 +0000

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Can't get embedded video to work

Mr. Wolraich, white courtesy phone please, paging Mr. Khan, G. Khan, to admin. kiosk asap.

That is to say, I'm delighted I'm not the only one...

I'm picturing him wielding a

Verified Atheist — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:58:41 +0000

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I'm picturing him wielding a knife intoning, "A slice becomes a slab becomes a slob."

Really?! Hmmmm. Richard with

EmmaZahn — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:18:02 +0000

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Really?! Hmmmm.

Richard with a gun is a scary thought but Gene is more menacing.

Hmm. Can't get embedded video

Red Planet — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:27:39 +0000

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Hmm. Can't get embedded video to work, but here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1BdQcJ2ZYY&feature=related

Flight of the Conchords

Affirmative. I touched one. It was dead.

I'd watch that movie if

Verified Atheist — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:54:47 +0000

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I'd watch that movie if Richard Simmons were the villain.

There are probably hundreds

EmmaZahn — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:53:22 +0000

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There are probably hundreds if not thousands of sci-fi stories using the same trope. The Terminators e.g. as the article notes. I was reminded of a movie about a bullet drone keyed to personal DNA, Gene Simmons was the villain; Tom Selleck, the hero. Cannot recall the title.

There's a sci fi short story

Donal — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:47:29 +0000

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There's a sci fi short story like that. A humanoid robot is sent to eliminate political strongmen - anyone with a great deal of personal power. Upon his return, he decides that now his creators have a great deal of personal power.

Too funny.

EmmaZahn — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:43:55 +0000

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Too funny.

ALL HUMANS LOOK ALIKE. ALL

Verified Atheist — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:42:28 +0000

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ALL HUMANS LOOK ALIKE. ALL HUMANS ARE ILLOGICAL. ALL HUMANS MUST BE ELIMINATED.

Scary. Scarier: Did you read

EmmaZahn — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:35:06 +0000

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Scary.

Scarier: Did you read the part about facial recognition applications? Take out a couple of lines of software and imagine the genocidal possibilities.