Online Cortex » video http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog Thoughts on Science and Technology Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Flight of the Conchords: The Humans are Dead http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/2009/02/15/flight-of-the-conchords-the-humans-are-dead/ http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/2009/02/15/flight-of-the-conchords-the-humans-are-dead/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:26:56 +0000 drknuth http://www.huginn.com/knuth/blog/?p=340 A fun song about the robotic takeover…

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Do you have robot insurance?

Consider Old Glory Robot Insurance, because when they grab you with their metal claws, you can’t break free.  Because they are made of metal, and robots are strong.

Watch the 1995 Saturday Night Live commercial here!
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY

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This is potentially an exciting new medium for the exchanging of ideas.  However, in a world where we have come to believe that everyone’s opinion is somehow worthwhile, this could also be a disaster.  They have imposed some structure which will most likely avert the problems I anticipate here (with only 5 minutes of thought).

BigThink.com has experts providing their opinions along with a set of unanswered questions.  It will be very interesting to see how this progresses—especially in the areas of hot debate.

Kevin Knuth
Albany NY

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The video below shows their exoskeleton in action:

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Here is a video of a Japanese game show involving Human Tetris.
You have to contort your body to fit through the hole.  If you don’t the wall pushes you into a pool of water… yellow water.

Kevin Knuth
Albany NY

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