I had thought of doing more. Not along that line, but that's interesting
too. Sent it to my mate near Melbourne - along with a cartoon where Putin
says "I want you to move your borders away from my troops" (Private Eye)
-- and he seemed to chortle, which isn't easy in txt. I'll see. Thanks for
the enthusiasm and idea.
On 26 April 2014 22:52, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Like the idea of Big G's robot conspirator, L. Well, rather the passive
> manequin as co-conspirator I suppose, coming to be far-seeing, practical at
> planning stages. Big G taking advice from the shop floor. I foresee a
> series of these. How eyes were limited to front-seers etc. Or a series on
> the first failur models or the streamlined post-humans.
>
> Bill
>
> > On 27 Apr 2014, at 12:23 am, Lawrence Upton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hands on head! said God and the robot complied.
> >
> >
> > No, said God slowly, surveying the robot's work; I cannot imagine that
> > working.
> >
> >
> > What about, said the robot, at the top corners?
> >
> >
> > I don't see how that would work, said God.
> >
> >
> > Have the bit underneath the head stick out a bit at the sides and then
> put
> > the hands there. I mean, went on the robot, on the end of something.
> Maybe
> > something like the legs, flexible and muscled, but thinner; and then the
> > hands on the end. As with the feet.
> >
> >
> > Feet! said God. Huh. They're just to make it stable. Oh ok try it, try
> it.
> >
> >
> > The robot shuddered briefly and the virtual mannikin beside it assumed
> the
> > shape of a human being.
> >
> >
> > Oh! said God. Not bad at all. OK, print that.
> >
>
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