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rojo
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Hmm, perhaps I should; that thing looks impenetrable. I'm sure my cat(s) would be safe from harm in there. I'd better order one for each of them. *nods*
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For some reason, this made me laugh my head off. Perhaps it's John's vivid imagery of a horse covered in steel protective plates for protection from a bomb blast. Or maybe it's the fact that I took the title of the book at face value, never questioning why a book would have a title like that, and then look for what it could possibly mean that would make sense, perhaps because that would be less funny than the nonsensical version that was so humorous to me in the first place? I can't be faulted here for the misinterpretation; this was found in the 'weird book room', after all... In any case, this shouldn't deter me from bombproofing my cats anyway, should it?
Now, I'm lol at the thought of trying to train a cat not to be afraid of loud noises... :nut:
jhnbrbr
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I was looking for a copy of the humorous poem "The Flying Bum" in which is horse does get blown up by a bomb, but i couldn't find it. We're all ignoring Mat's theme of technology and inventions (including Mat) but I suppose you could say that the horse was technology for many centuries, revolutionising transport and agriculture and warfare. Very convenient for us, but it's easy to forget that the horse was originally wild and free until man came along to exploit it.
And in those days man seemed a harmless thing enough. No whisper of prophetic intelligence told the species of the terrible slavery that was to come, of the whip and spur and bearing-rein, the clumsy load and the slippery street, the insufficient food, and the knacker’s yard, that was to replace the wide grass-land and the freedom of the earth. (H.G.Wells "A Story of the Stone Age")
And in those days man seemed a harmless thing enough. No whisper of prophetic intelligence told the species of the terrible slavery that was to come, of the whip and spur and bearing-rein, the clumsy load and the slippery street, the insufficient food, and the knacker’s yard, that was to replace the wide grass-land and the freedom of the earth. (H.G.Wells "A Story of the Stone Age")
jhnbrbr
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Time for another musical interlude ...
... and why was Herr Bach visiting the patents office?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAGjxr05V0
... and why was Herr Bach visiting the patents office?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAGjxr05V0
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marval
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I love the Bach, now to the subject technology and inventions.
Here are some funny inventions.
Here are some funny inventions.
http://www.hacksomnia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mad-scientist.png
http://www.hacksomnia.com/2009/04/10-weird-and-funny-inventions/
I wonder if you can hear the music while running in those trainers?
I wonder if you can hear the music while running in those trainers?
Actually, Mat was waiting for the right moment to post. Here's a bunch of informations on nano tehcnology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITy14zCvI8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITy14zCvI8
jhnbrbr
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I would be interested to know what other men here think of the "hands-free urinal" invention. It seems to have some sort of robotic hand. How does that grab you?
Mat - that was absolutely fascinating! I thought nano technology just meant doing things in miniature, but there's so much more to it. Must be a great field to work in.
Mat - that was absolutely fascinating! I thought nano technology just meant doing things in miniature, but there's so much more to it. Must be a great field to work in.
Soubasse
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
My wife has the only other hand in the world that is permitted to go "grabbing" there, so the thought of a robotic hand does not exactly grab me at all!
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Contratrombone64
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LOL @ jhnbrbr
Dorsetmike
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Do you know this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU&feature=related
It's a famous track by famous saxophonist - John Coltrane.
Here's the same track performed without the saxophonist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjONQNUU8Fg
I know it's soulless but it just goes to show what people are capable of.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU&feature=related
It's a famous track by famous saxophonist - John Coltrane.
Here's the same track performed without the saxophonist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjONQNUU8Fg
I know it's soulless but it just goes to show what people are capable of.
marval
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I loved your video Mike I am amazed what robots can do, but I prefer John Coltrane.
Mind you if you are too lazy to cook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSKMGurrPI
Mind you if you are too lazy to cook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSKMGurrPI
jhnbrbr
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It is amazing what robots can do, but they haven't had much impact on everyday life, not in the way science fiction writers of the past were fond of predicting. We have special purpose robots for welding car bodies or doing bomb disposal work but as far as I know there's no general purpose robot which looks, sounds and moves like a human, and meets you with a drink when you get home from work, and tells you dinner will be ready in ten minutes. Perhaps there never will be?
The robot saxophonist doesn't have "soul" but is that just because the software/harware isn't yet sophisticated enough? Or is "soul" an indefinable somthing which a machine can never have? It's an interesting question.
The robot saxophonist doesn't have "soul" but is that just because the software/harware isn't yet sophisticated enough? Or is "soul" an indefinable somthing which a machine can never have? It's an interesting question.