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Robot Sales Are Exploding
Roland Piquepaille writes "The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) just released its 2003 World Robotics survey. The original press release by UNECE has 15 pages in PDF format, while the full report represents 380 pages. Here are the three essential findings: robot orders in first half of 2003 were up by 26% to the highest level ever recorded; worldwide growth in the period 2003-2006 will reach an average annual rate of 7.4%; and household robots are starting to take off. "It is projected that sales of all types of domestic robots (vacuum cleaning, lawn-mowing, window cleaning and other types) in the period 2003-2006 can reach some 638,000 units."
This overview contains more details including a chart showing the growth of domestic robots for the period 2003-2006."
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10 people I would love to head butt:
My daddy used to say, "There is nothing a good head butt can't cure." I happen to agree with that statement. Hell, I may even make some bumpers stickers and T-Shirts with that slogan on them for this site. Anyway, here is my list. Feel free to let me know who's on your list!
1. Saddam Hussein is an obvious candidate for this list. The little cunt is such a coward it is not even funny. I hear that Saddam came to be on this planet when a camel took a really nasty shit after some Bedouin bastard reamed the poor thing senseless. Not sure that it is true, but it sounds about right. How can a country like Iraq need humanitarian aid? That's doubly wrong: a) the Iraqi people should not be subjected to these cruel times. Their country is rich. 2) the food and water and supplies sent to Iraq should be sent to a country that truly needs it.
2. Michael Moore. I respect his right to a different opinion than mine. But more to the point, I respect the country that he lives in, and the people who fought and died so that even cowards like Moore are allowed to breathe and have an opinion in the first place. His attitude is a direct wad of spit on the graves of those brave enough to fight and die for our collective freedom.
3. J HO. Or is it J Lo? Can't remember. Close enough anyway. I don't care if she's still Jenny from the Block. Just go back to your block and stop recording shitty songs. And how does she have the nerves to take the role of the wedding planner when she can't stay married more than 10 minutes? Ben Affleck will be her third husband in 2 years! What part of the vows is he supposed to believe in? I know it's the third time I promise this, but "I will be yours until death do us part". Or my lawyer...
4. Richard Gere. How can one man suck so much? That's pretty uncanny. His holier than thou attitude is too much to bear. His stance on the buddhism issue is ridiculous. Here is a news flash, Richard: if you are really as holy as you pretend, you would have no ego, and you would have no need for the money you made. You would give it all to charity, make a movie, make another cool million, and give that one away too!
5. Bill Clinton. Well, Bill, you lied under oath when you were the President. You had oral sex in the Oval Office, with a skank ho as disgusting as Monica. How can you not make the list?
6. Hillary Clinton. Is any creature in the entire universe more power-thirsty than Hillary? Actually, yes. See item number 1 in this list.
7. My postman. The guy keeps giving me mail that belongs to other people. How fucking hard is it to read an address and put the envelope in the right mailbox? HOW HARD? Learn how to read, bitch!
8. Arafat. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist. The guy is a plague. He is responsible for so many innocent deaths, yet he is treated like a chief of state by the powers that be. Fuck you, Arafat. You are nothing more than a murderer. I hope they get you cornered in your headquarters again, but this time I hope you will leave lying down and feet first. Hell, I volunteer to pull the trigger.
9. Tony Blair. Did you know that George Bush grew a tumor on his ass? Weirdly enough, it is in the shape of Tony Blair. Imagine that! The guy is the biggest puppet I have ever seen. When George says Jump, he does not need to answer How high? He just jumps instictively at the right height.
10. Crydell Stewart. He used to play football for the Squealers in Pittsburgh. But he was released, and now plays for the mighty Chicago Bears. That punk is such a whiner, it's no even funny. His team was clobbered in the playoffs by the Patriots, and there he is running his mouth about going back to the super bowl... what do you mean, going back, Crydell? You never *went*!
You humans are a commodity! Is this the first post by our robot troll overlords? Or maybe it's Dr. Zaius posting as AC. Either way, I'm scared.
You look at it as a chore? Interesting, I always look forward to the feeling you get after a good workout. Very rewarding.
Did you get that from Repo Man ?
This is not my sandwich.
With the exception of basic functions of government and the pay down of debt, the government budget should be dispersed to citizens as cash, rather than being spent in government programs or even limited in the form of vouchers. This is "market democracy" in which the citizens and their markets, rather than central planning and politics, influence the selection of goods and services to be capitalized and provided.
The personal bankruptcy exeption harkens back to the practical reality that the head of household was responsible for protection of his own house and subsistance acreage or tools of the trade.
The investor will generally opt for U. S. Treasury paperif all else fails. This is equivalent to a welfare "safety net" for capital.
This is really where risk-aversion and hoarding -- rather than pioneering -- is founded.
Everyman a stockholder -- and the frontiers will open.
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