Farrah Bostic digs robots
Well, close enough. I like things that REMIND me of robots, including robots themselves, which are an obvious reminder. Robotic things, homages to robots, references to robots - those all work. But I also like rockets. And ray-guns. (Also, the sound the doors on the Enterprise make when they open and shut. Touch-screens. Video phones. My iPad.) Basically, the stuff that symbolizes what we used to think the future would look like. Some of it's here already, and I think that's pretty cool. Ok, that's enough.Look around
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The robots have moved!
Yes. You can now find all the roboty goodness at http://www.remindsmeofrobots.com…
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5 fun roboty things
1. I haven’t pondered much today about our inner robot natures, but I did see this article and the attendant video about new TRON toys coming soon. I mean, ZOMG, the light cycles actually ride up and down t walls and when … Continue reading
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In which I decide to become a comic book nerd
The other day, I sent my friend AO this email: i have an idea. it’s for the robot blog. i want you to tell me how to begin my comic book/graphic novel education and then i want to blog our … Continue reading
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i lose my mind: human-machine interface, and the singularity
Today brought the pleasure of sitting in a location with cable television. On the cable television was a selection of cable news channels. I’m sure there were other things on the cable television, but I was mesmerized by the crawls … Continue reading
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“never let me go”
I spent two weeks last summer in London. I was working there and staying at the Threadneedles Hotel in The City (which, in London, is in fact the name of the district, not a euphemism for people coming from across … Continue reading
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social network fail
to quote my friend josh - at what point will we see “Something is aesthetically wrong”? Posted by Farrah Bostic via email from reminds me of robots
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Music is the best
I remember seeing a rerun of The Twilight Zone when I was a kid that scared the bejeezus out of me. My parents turned down the volume and suddenly it was funny, not scary; cheesy, not serious. Music and sound … Continue reading
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zomg so cute
via rotobox via tomopop via io9 [yes, i will chase down multiple links for the cuteness! especially when that cuteness has a robotique sensibility! can i - dare i - call them LOLbots? Noooooo!] Posted by Farrah Bostic via email from reminds me of … Continue reading
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a passing fancy: sexbots
sexbots are common scifi gags. … just wanted to let that sentence sit there for a minute. how are you feeling? okay if i continue? good. seriously, we’ve seen a lot of them, they’re an old idea – as a … Continue reading
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A letter regarding “79 Jewels”
“It is important to the typical STAR TREK fan that there is a tomorrow.”“STAR TREK says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and adventurous as any time man … Continue reading
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