Someone outfitted a Boston Dynamics SPOT mobile robot with a silly fake horse head, and suddenly the future of robotics looks a lot less frightening.
As esteemed futurist Jim Dator said, “Any useful statement about the future should seem ridiculous at first.”
“He’s dead, Jim.” (via Laughing Squid)
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Yesterday, five department stores in the cities of Lindsay and Whitby, Ontario, Canada, had to temporarily stop calling customers because each item scanned in the registry appeared as Mr. Potato Head. “A point of sale download error caused item names to appear incorrectly,” said Cathy Kurzbock, department’s external communications manager. […]
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From Imperator Cuts, The Nice Guys meets Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. No wonder, but I bet you would prefer this to the original.
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We are in the middle of 2020. So … how is the year going for you so far? Yes … we can guess. But while there’s a lot about 2020 that we can’t directly control, perhaps a little retail therapy can help you feel better. Sure, the 39 items we put together can bring a smile to your face. […]
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When accelerated children used to bounce a basketball through the kitchen or practice their footwork with a soccer ball in front of the television, exasperated parents often sent them outside to play. But these days, sending kids might not be the best course of action. Despite all the changes, many budding youth […]
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When you sit down to play a new AAA video game like The Last of Us 2, you will probably assume that it was created by game experts with incredible levels of artistic and technical talent. And … you would be right. The main developers are craftsmen of the highest level, spending literally thousands of man-hours creating the best games […]
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