Recent content by Aeson

I've seen some odd things on my job. Tonight I found not one but two flashlights on the road. Both of them were turned on. One was in a neighborhood, the other was on the road the neighborhood entrance connects to, but a little ways down. They're the same type of flashlight but different colors...

Yeah, I'm gonna need that back. They charge us for lost tools. You keep the blood and clumps of brain and hair. Oh, and go ahead and ignore those stories about missing coeds on the news.

Can I nitpick the fact that people nitpick media?

Must be nice. Grumble grumble still paying for an ER visit in October grumble grumble.

Same. My genes do not pass Go and does not collect $200.

That was George's nod to Steven Spielberg. A little Easter egg for fans.

I learned two new things about the dog. 1: he doesn't like water. 2: he doesn't like being picked up. Bonus lesson; dogs don't always land on their feet. I picked him up and he squirmed out of arms and fell to the floor and landed on his back/side. 😟 I felt terrible. I was trying to hold on...

I remember a time when some fast places tried offshore call center order takers. I don't think it went over well. I have dealt with the AI drive-thru also. It was a surprise at first but like you said went better than some human interactions.

Sorry dude, not even a droid wants to hear about your D&D character.

Let's get real nerdy. This could be the ultimate GM. Sound effects, soundtrack, different voices. Encyclopedic knowledge of ALL of the rules for every edition of every game. A built in dice tower. Put the die in the mouth and it could come out where the belly button should be. I probably...

A walking talking Thermos, now we're talking innovation. Keep hot things hot, and cold things cold.

And intimate companionship doesn't have to mean sex. Ask someone that's ace. A biographer shared a story about George Burns. After Gracie's funeral George said he didn't think he could sleep alone. Bobby Darren went home with him and slept in the bed with George. It wasn't sexual, it was...

I think I might want to add one caveat to what I said. Giving the robot a child like appearance could have more limited value. There could be a need for some regulation there, but even then I'm hesitant to call for it preemptively.

I can think of medical uses. Human like body temperature could mean warm hands. The robot checks your pulse with a cold hand might cause your heart to race. A more human appearance can put a patient at ease. How about feeding time in a nursery? Body warmth for the baby is important. A robot can...

Pyramid scheme? How's that...what?