Extrapolation of the Babbage Engine

What the laptop might have looked like if it was invented in the early 1900s:
http://www.datamancer.net/steampunklaptop/steampunklaptop.htm

I want my laptop to start with a key!

No participation while NOT under the influence...

This is classic.

My-Robot

Remember Will Smith in I-Robot? Well, at least, remember the robot?

I bought the video when I was wandering past the Samsung TV shop in Burwood Westfields. They were playing the final cool battle scene on a giant TV and I was so inspired I nipped across to the video store opposite and bought a copy. As an aside I also did the same thing when the Samsung store was playing the final battle scene from Narnia. I mentioned this to the guy in the video store and he told me they provided the Samsung store the videos they played free of charge (but I digress).

Anyway, I figured the I-Robot story was just science fiction and I'd never see commercialy available humanoid robots in my life time. Then I saw this:



Honda has gotten to this from nothing in 20 years. I expect I'll be alive in another 20 years so maybe I will own a household robot one day.

For a more detailed look at Asimo's abilities, check this out.

Nearly there

Woo as they say Hoo

this -


plus this -



plus this -

The idea is those with the money or connections can access this secret highly illegal facility where they can basically fulfill their greatest fantasies. Most people assume that means sex—and on an occasion it does, because that is a lot of people's fantasies—but it's basically scenarios. They can basically reenact scenarios of romance, adventure or anything perfectly, because they become the person that you want them to be—they become that person. They don't act like that person, they are not a robot pretending, they become that person, and then they forget all about it. The problem is the character of Echo, Eliza Dushku's character, stops forgetting. She doesn't completely remember, but she does realize she is a person, and that she might have been a person before she did this, and she doesn't know what that is.


equals Harry wetting himself.*


it's called Dollhouse.

there's also a post and thread on Whedonesque.

you know it's going to be good, so you know it's going to be canned, but at least there's going to be seven episodes. seven! that's almost whole DVDs-worth! ForBattle will never leave the house!



* and I mean that in a caring, supportive way.
probably more supportive once he's changed his pants.

POST 666

Very fitting for some Halloween pictures I took last night. I got home at 7pm from work after getting up at 4:30am so was very tired and not really in the Halloween spirit. But did mange to drag myself out with Rob and co. My costume was dog drool covered cargo pants and a pop lid plastic bottle of white wine.

There’s nothing quite like a last minute invite...

AJ is turning 3 - so come and celebrate with us this Saturday, November 3, at Ryan Park, Stanmore (Sydney, yes Sydney). Bring picnic stuff for a relaxed afternoon of frolicking squealage and nasty blue birthday cake.

We’ll kick off around 11am continuing through until nap time (2ish)

And even though it’s gruesomely late notice we would be completely stoked to see you……

If you feel the urge to buy a present: AJ likes sparkling whites, crisp chardies and Versace. Or planes, trains, automobiles, Bob the builder, Fireman Sam, Postman Pat or any other bloke with a job.