Comment Re:Oh Bother! (Score 1) 219
They have already. http://www.google.pl/search?q=zombie+whores+of+frankenstein
They have already. http://www.google.pl/search?q=zombie+whores+of+frankenstein
If the ownership is social, it means no one is responsible. THAT was the problem with communism. If those robot's can't repair themselves, no one will repair them.
Exactly this. I'm a programmer. If my software has errors, I have to fix them and it's not client who is paying for this... Also clients check if application works correctly. If something doesn't work, they don't pay until it works as stated in documentation. Rather simple isn't it?
When compared to a donkey or mule, 4 legged robots have a long way to go. I live in Colorado and have done pack trips with animals. Here's what comes to mind:
- Animals are cheaper and can self replicate.
BigDogs won't be working day and night, animals need food (and water) constantly. They can self replicate, but it takes awfully long and takes animal out of service.
- Animals walk almost silently. Anything that stomps can be heard for miles.
Donkeys also make sounds. They are pretty noisy too.
- Animals can run pretty darn fast, and can cut and quickly dodge.
Try to convince a donkey to run 20 miles.
- Animals auto detect nearby predators and have more sensitive hearing.
BigDog doesn't need to fear predators, also it won't try to escape at first sight of a predator. It can run predators over.
- Animals usually can auto-refuel themselves using locally available materials.
Not in deserts.
- Animals can be a real buddy.
Soldiers also bond with their bomb disposing robots and give them names.
- Animals blend in a bit more in a rural setting.
With 200lb of payload? You can just cover bigdog with some masking, it won't move and can look like a pile of hay.
- You can eat your buddy if you are starving.
You can lit a fire using fuel from bigdog and eat locally available materials.
Yep, I understand. Hence "But if this holds on, not for long.". Sorry for not being clear enough.
Used coffee is cheaper than oil. Essentially free as it's waste product. But if this holds on, not for long.
(Failing that, I heard they were going to make a computer simulation of it first to "test" it. It would be great if they could use some commonly used engineering program like Pro-E or Solid Works and build the model in that. Then we could all play with it!*)
Probbly someone will do it in minecraft...
Different people are good at different things, even if they're working in the same industry. In the music industry, a sound engineer might not be able to actually play any instruments, but that doesn't mean he can't be great at recording, mixing down volume levels etc.
True that, I have one song which I like very much, but if I had source, I could probably do MUCH better mixing, even without professional studio.
Why no sound? Don't all objects about to die a fiery death in atmosphere make those "whooosh" sound? In films everything in space makes some sound...
Yeah, but here in Europe we have chip-and-pin cards. With mag stripe... In mall cashier scans the mag stripe and then inserts card into chip reader...
The rule on staying alive as a program manager is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.
