However the word "Robot" pre-dates Asimov.
Czech playwright Karol Capek wrote "Rossum's Universal Robots" in 1921, deriving the word 'robot' from a Czech word for forced labour.
This is where our current defintion of robot comes from, and all its derivations.
Incidentally, the first entertainment to feature 'robots' had them rebelling against their human masters.
It won't be complete until Honda have made thousands to sing this song, each one a flattened third out of tune with the rest...
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Share and Enjoy
Journey through life
With a plastic boy
Or girl by your side
Let your pal be your guide
And if it breaks down
Or starts to annoy
Or grinds when it moves
And gives you no joy
'Cause it's eaten your hat
Or had sex with your cat
Spilled oil on your floor
Or ripped off your door
And you get to the point
You can't stand any more,
Bring it to us
We won't give a fig
We'll tell you
Go stick your head in a pig!
The point is that your average windows user never, ever, ever has to look at the registry. That information could be stored in rabbit droppings on the moon for all they're concerned. If they want to configure something there's a helpful dialog box they can do it in. They don't need to touch the registry at all.
As far as I know the stupid Millennium Bridge is still closed. It's liable to end up costing twice as much as was originally spent just to fix the damn thing. Total waste of taxpayers' money.
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For fuck's sake, did they not interview this stinky flea-bag?
Someone who can't take any care over their appearance is not liable to take any care over anything else, either.
Americans fund the bombing of Britain. FACT.
Will Bush's war against terrorism include the countless numbers of Americans who give money to the IRA to buy guns and bombs with?
How many people in New York have contributed to bombs which have killed people in London?
How many will go on funding the IRA to make more bombs to kill more people?
Americans support terrorism by funding the IRA. FACT.
Yep. Been there. Done that. Lost. ('The British', not me personally, you understand.)
As Kipling wrote:-
"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up your remains,
Just roll on your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your Gawd like a soldier."
This has been quoted a hell of a lot lately...!
I've just been wondering when we're going to send the Gurkhas in...
jet engine developed by the Germans
Ahem.
Jet Engine. I think you'll find this was invented by Sir Frank Whittle in the early 30's. Just that the Air Ministry wouldn't back it. Had it been put into development sooner the Battle of Britain may have been a lot shorter, and the war...
We also invented RADAR, and used it to detect the incoming bombers so squadrons could be scrambled in time to get to the right height.
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"Don't worry, they couldn't hit the side of a barn at this dist..."
The thing about these stamps is that the Royal Mail probably expect to make quite a lot of money out of selling First Day Covers to stamp collectors.
The revenue they get from doing this is going to be more than enough to subsidise the cost of production. And probably goes to keeping the costs of mail delivery down.
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However the word "Robot" pre-dates Asimov.
Czech playwright Karol Capek wrote "Rossum's Universal Robots" in 1921, deriving the word 'robot' from a Czech word for forced labour.
This is where our current defintion of robot comes from, and all its derivations.
Incidentally, the first entertainment to feature 'robots' had them rebelling against their human masters.
It won't be complete until Honda have made thousands to sing this song, each one a flattened third out of tune with the rest...
Share and Enjoy
Share and Enjoy
Journey through life
With a plastic boy
Or girl by your side
Let your pal be your guide
And if it breaks down
Or starts to annoy
Or grinds when it moves
And gives you no joy
'Cause it's eaten your hat
Or had sex with your cat
Spilled oil on your floor
Or ripped off your door
And you get to the point
You can't stand any more,
Bring it to us
We won't give a fig
We'll tell you
Go stick your head in a pig!
(Done from memory - I'm a very sad man...)
This guy really needs to get out more.
You're missing the point.
The point is that your average windows user never, ever, ever has to look at the registry. That information could be stored in rabbit droppings on the moon for all they're concerned. If they want to configure something there's a helpful dialog box they can do it in. They don't need to touch the registry at all.
As far as I know the stupid Millennium Bridge is still closed. It's liable to end up costing twice as much as was originally spent just to fix the damn thing. Total waste of taxpayers' money.
Engineers 1, Architects 0
What about
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(Score: 5, Altogether Ooky)
But gun-toting air conditioning repairmen just doesn't seem too scary...
I don't know, Robert DeNiro's Harry Tuttle in Brazil could kick arse!
I'd rather see VA fold than become a commercial software house.
I'm sure all the people who work for VA must share your concern...
Actually I'm more impressed with companies who have profitable strategies. They last longer...
That's no troll. It's merely an observation. Quite an accurate one too.
Still, it defies the Great Linux Hive-Mind and so is modded down.
If only I had mod points, I'd mod it back up...
So...
September 11th is Jon Katz's new Columbine, then?
If they want to show off their mad programming skills, why don't they leave the graverobbing alone and write something NEW.
Emacs
My
Arse!
Complete
Shite!
Get a grip man, it's only a fucking operating system!
This is your reality check for the day...
For fuck's sake, did they not interview this stinky flea-bag?
Someone who can't take any care over their appearance is not liable to take any care over anything else, either.
Well, they do say cars are penis-substitutes...
But sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Just think about the pigeons!
Just whatever you do, do NOT take your computer to the monkey house. It'll probably self-destruct!
Hear hear!
Lots of pros, and the only con would be the endless round of "To Infinity... And Beyond" jokes on Slashdot.
Americans fund the bombing of Britain. FACT.
Will Bush's war against terrorism include the countless numbers of Americans who give money to the IRA to buy guns and bombs with?
How many people in New York have contributed to bombs which have killed people in London?
How many will go on funding the IRA to make more bombs to kill more people?
Americans support terrorism by funding the IRA. FACT.
Yep. Been there. Done that. Lost. ('The British', not me personally, you understand.)
As Kipling wrote:-
"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up your remains,
Just roll on your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your Gawd like a soldier."
This has been quoted a hell of a lot lately...!
I've just been wondering when we're going to send the Gurkhas in...
jet engine developed by the Germans
Ahem. Jet Engine. I think you'll find this was invented by Sir Frank Whittle in the early 30's. Just that the Air Ministry wouldn't back it. Had it been put into development sooner the Battle of Britain may have been a lot shorter, and the war...
We also invented RADAR, and used it to detect the incoming bombers so squadrons could be scrambled in time to get to the right height.
"Don't worry, they couldn't hit the side of a barn at this dist..."
Yeah, but the security guards at the Telecom Tower are on alert for the giant kitten currently roaming through London...
The thing about these stamps is that the Royal Mail probably expect to make quite a lot of money out of selling First Day Covers to stamp collectors.
The revenue they get from doing this is going to be more than enough to subsidise the cost of production. And probably goes to keeping the costs of mail delivery down.