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Okay? Are you going to elaborate on why you think Quirky Japan Story #428 qualifies as a "Social Woe"?
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First off, that's a tabloid.
Second, it was a show/demonstration and had no legal standing.
In other news, the sky is blue, the sun is still burning, and my knee still hurts.Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst. - Starship TroopersComment
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So a Japanese electronics company put on a demonstration of its technology.
And...?"Nam castum esse decet pium poetam
ipsum, versiculos nihil necessest"Comment
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Next up?
There have been people marrying objects for, well, centuries.
We've got a lady who married the Berlin Wall... a guy who married a sim game character... another woman and the Eiffel Tower (which is apparently female)... and let's not forget the guy who married a cardboard cutout of himself in a dress.Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - DresdenComment
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Originally posted by Andara Bledin View Post
Oh, but this is a robot/robot wedding. Or more accurately, this is a press stunt by a robotics company."Nam castum esse decet pium poetam
ipsum, versiculos nihil necessest"Comment
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It was between this, or "Grab Bag".Originally posted by Gravekeeper View Post
You'd figure the Japanese would be working on better uses for robots (like they usually do), rather than see if they can have them go through a wedding ceremony.Comment
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What? Just because one manufacturer is exploring social constructs with robots doesn't mean that the rest of the Japanese robot industry isn't working towards more practically useful robots. That's like saying that, because Lamborghini makes ridiculously impractical supercars, the car industry isn't focused on making cars with better uses.Originally posted by mjr View PostComment
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I could be wrong but I viewed this more as a PR activity, to bring awareness to the maker of the groom robot, than it was meant to be some kind of social commentary. Kind of like how mattel will issue releases about what Barbie is 'doing' in her new job or her relationships. People don't understand that mean that mattell wants dolls to have person status or be allowed to get married or divorced or whatever, it's just advertising.Comment
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and yet somehow you leaned towards Social Woes?Originally posted by mjr View Post
Yes, I'm sure the time planning a PR stunt has set back robotics in Japan by *decades*.
Seriously, what the hell is your problem here? I'm genuinely confused as to what your point is or why you posted this at all.Comment
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No, what the hell is YOUR problem? Who appointed you Fratching police? If you have such a big problem that's what the report button is for!Originally posted by Gravekeeper View PostComment
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OK people, enough! Knock it off with the personal attacks! Any more of this, and the thread will be shut down and infractions will be handed out!--- I want the republicans out of my bedroom, the democrats out of my wallet, and both out of my first and second amendment rights. Whether you are part of the anal-retentive overly politically-correct left, or the bible-thumping bellowing right, get out of the thought control business --- Alan NathanComment
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I'm sure that the researchers are doing that. The marketers aren't, though. Why would they?You'd figure the Japanese would be working on better uses for robots (like they usually do), rather than see if they can have them go through a wedding ceremony."Nam castum esse decet pium poetam
ipsum, versiculos nihil necessest"Comment
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Ya know, in addition to what Mike said - just so some of you know: Just because the mods aren't a huge presence over here doesn't mean we're not around.
The rules are RELAXED on Fratching, not non-existent. Enough is enough with the personal attacks.
All of you have been here long enough to know better.Comment
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