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The Top 5 Technology Panics of 2009

Posted by timothy on from the top-five-beats-top-10-hands-down dept.

destinyland writes "An A.I. researcher lists the Top 5 Technology Panics of 2009 — along with the corresponding reality. There's exploding iPods, the uproar over 'bombing' the moon, and even a flesh-eating robot. But in each case, he supplies some much-needed perspective. 'These incidents are incredibly rare ... the rocket stage weighs around two tons, while the Moon weighs in at a 73,477,000,000,000,000,000 tons... and desecration of the dead is against the laws of war — and plant matter is a much better fuel source anyway.'"

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  1. Not even worth... by LukeWebber · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...a "first post" post.

  2. The entire Internet is a panic then? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In the "sexting" one, it mentions this quote: "[the cell phone's] portability and user friendliness -- makes it extremely easy to get and send pornographic images of anyone."

    So the entire Internet is a panic then?

  3. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Every comment so far on this article has been modded down at least once. Who the fuck gets mod points around here anymore? Slashdot is quickly outliving it's usefulness.

  4. Not Worth a Nigger Penis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not even worth a giant nigger dick. No, not even an erect one.