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Microsoft Robots to Watch Kids
Archangel Michael writes "Microsoft announced today that is testing a new toy / robot
to watch over kids. My question is, if the toy BSOD does it take the
kid with it? Now we are letting inanimate objects raise our kids! When
will it end?"
Awesomo loves you!
I find laziness to be an excellent motivator.
Unless this "robot" is a block of cheese, it's probably going to be fairly animate.
I'll form my OWN solar system! With blackjack! And hookers!
The teddy bear sitting in the corner of the child's room might look normal, until his head starts following the kid around using a face recognition program
Does anyone else think that this could be the scariest thing ever? Especially if they make a clown version?
I'm not stressed. I'm just terribly, terribly alert.
I give it two months before someone can boot Linux on it, and in 6 months they could do it without needing to solder...
Do you think Bill Gates will keep a universal robot remote control in her bra like Mom?
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www.n1ywb.com
You've obviously never hired a teenage babysitter...
"My experience is that XP itself is incredibly stable.
:-)
Congratulations on getting a post that included this sentence to be modded "Informative"
1) A robot may not use a non-Microsoft product or through inaction, allow a human being to use a non-Microsoft product.
2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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Michael Jackson announces a sudden decision to become a cyborg.
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That job would belong to television thank you very much. Why every one of my 9 kids here in the trailor park wuz done raised good on TV. How many slashdotters remember the jingle sung by a cowboy on CBS, "After the messegez, weee'll be rigghhht back"... Inanimate objects have been raising our kids for 50 years.. and it shows.
meh
Are You Sarah Conner
Well Im here to babysit your child.
you can Download driver updates at MSky.net
Thank you for updating The babysiters web browser Please reboot me
Ill be back
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
Then you, sir, are using the wrong Screensaver.
Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.
We've been waiting 20 years for the 2005 equivilant of Teddy Ruxpin, who scared the shit out of kids everywhere back in the 80s. The day has finally come!
It would be cool if it didn't suck.
...At least this robot might create the opportunity to go play outside...
yeah. What you going to do? chain your kid to the robot and spring for the extra nice mag wheels to drag the little fecker into the "big blue room" on command?
That's what inevitable means.
I've NEVER seen 2000 or XP produce a blue screen of death EVER...
Because Microsoft replaced the technology on win 2k and xp with Gray Screen of Shutdown.
New source of child porn? >.>
just my 2 bytes
"Except for any refund elected by Microsoft, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, if the Robot wrecks everything you own and KILLS YOUR FREAKIN' KID."
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Heavens to mergatroyd!
yes.
My experience is that XP itself is incredibly stable. Infinitely more so than 95 or 98.
A three legged stool with one leg missing and a bad woodworm infestation standing on the back of an enraged bull being sodomised with a cheese grater in an earthquake zone is more stable than 98 or 95.
_O_
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Microsoft Parent 2086?
Just imagine the Slashdot posts by then:
"Thats what happens when you deregulate the robotics market. The fact they license by number of children is unfair!! What if one of my kids is a clone!?!? I want my kids to be raised by an open source father."
You just don't get blue humor.
Ha ... and I wonder how many of them have "only told their teddy bears" where the bodies are?
Yell & scream & rant & rave... it's no use... you need a shaaaave ~ Bugs Bunny
Everybody knows all robots from Momcorp run on alcohol.
Can I beat it with a stick?
Do you have stairs in your house?
Marques Johansson
Since when is the BSOD a dead horse? Its a evil satanic horse, but a living one, with glowing red eyes, just waiting to eat your data.
It doesn't work man! I did the registry entries, rebooted and I am pressing ctrl. Then I tap ScrLk once, then t[NO CARRIER]
All your child are belong to us.
I am defenseless. Use your button. Mod me down with all of your hatred.
But your parent is an anonymous coward!
"It looks like you are trying to go to the bathroom. Would you like help with that?"
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
1. Start regedit. (If you are unfamiliar with regedit, please refer to this FAQ)S ervic es\i8042prt\Parameters
2. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
3. Create a new DWORD value and name it CrashOnCtrlScroll
I have an idea!
3. Create a new DWORD value and name it CrashOnRMouseClick
That should make the end users run for the hills. Geeks would never know!
MICROSOFT ROBOT ATTACKS FIREFOX USER
(ap) A brief but violent incident between a new Microsoft 'nanny' robot and an Internet user was reported today.
"I had just activated the nanny robot and placed it next to my keyboard when I tried to access the Internet for further instructons" said the victim. "Suddenly the robot attacked me, biting my hands and trying to chew off my fingers. I just barely escaped. I had to beat the robot to death with my baseball bat. The only thing I can imagine why it attacked was because I was using the Firefox browser, and not Internet Explorer."
The visibly-shaken victim's injuries were treated at a local hospital, and he was released. Microsoft had no comment, other than to say there will be a patch issued soon.
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The child has performed an illegal operation and will be terminated.
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You had a ROCK? Lucky bastard! I had to walk up hill, both ways, through the snow to get snow, and it melted before I could pretend it was a truck, and I LIKED IT!
Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
No I am not!
Oh, wait
Danger Will Gates, Danger DANGER!