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07-21-2009, 12:30 PM
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#1051
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Patch Diva
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winter Wonderland
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Re: A new Venn diagram for.....whoever
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Flower understands me. At any rate, that is the thought I cling to.
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If that's your lifeline, it sucks to be you.
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07-21-2009, 12:47 PM
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#1052
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Southern charmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At the Great Altar of Passive Entertainment
Posts: 7,033
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Where Penske went.
My theory? The Toronto airport. Most likely prowling in the duty-free shops.

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07-21-2009, 01:01 PM
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#1053
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Southern charmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: At the Great Altar of Passive Entertainment
Posts: 7,033
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Company Denies Its Robots Feed On The Dead.
Well, that's a relief.
Wired
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla.- In response to rumors circulating the internet on sites such as FoxNews.com, FastCompany.com and CNET News about a "flesh eating" robot project, Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYPW) and Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) would like to set the record straight: This robot is strictly vegetarian.
On July 7, Cyclone announced that it had completed the first stage of development for a beta biomass engine system used to power RTI's Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR(tm)), a Phase II SBIR project sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office. RTI's EATR is an autonomous robotic platform able to perform long-range, long-endurance missions without the need for manual or conventional re-fueling.
RTI's patent pending robotic system will be able to find, ingest and extract energy from biomass in the environment. Despite the far-reaching reports that this includes "human bodies," the public can be assured that the engine Cyclone has developed to power the EATR runs on fuel no scarier than twigs, grass clippings and wood chips - small, plant-based items for which RTI's robotic technology is designed to forage. Desecration of the dead is a war crime under Article 15 of the Geneva Conventions, and is certainly not something sanctioned by DARPA, Cyclone or RTI.
"We completely understand the public's concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission," stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone's CEO. "We are focused on demonstrating that our engines can create usable, green power from plentiful, renewable plant matter. The commercial applications alone for this earth-friendly energy solution are enormous."
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07-21-2009, 02:56 PM
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#1054
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Patch Diva
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winter Wonderland
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Re: Company Denies Its Robots Feed On The Dead.
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Originally Posted by Gattigap
Well, that's a relief.
Wired
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Why not just call them Cylons and spare us the suspense?
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07-21-2009, 03:49 PM
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#1055
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 18,597
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Rainbow Conspiracy
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07-21-2009, 05:49 PM
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#1056
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Patch Diva
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winter Wonderland
Posts: 4,607
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Re: Rainbow Conspiracy
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
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That woman is so stupid, she killed the board.
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07-21-2009, 07:18 PM
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#1057
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 18,597
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Found.
Fringie's new avatar.
TM
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07-21-2009, 07:19 PM
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#1058
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Appalaichan Trail
Posts: 6,201
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Re: Found.
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Fringie's new avatar.
TM
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Wow. That is spectacularly horrible.
Mazel tov!
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07-21-2009, 07:20 PM
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#1059
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Flyover land
Posts: 19,042
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Re: Found.
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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Fringie's new avatar.
TM
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It's not forgettable enough.
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I'm using lipstick again.
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07-21-2009, 07:28 PM
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Appalaichan Trail
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Re: Found.
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Originally Posted by ltl/fb
It's not forgettable enough.
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Too right.
It has been indelibly seared onto my brain. I think maybe it damaged my cornea, too.
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07-21-2009, 08:07 PM
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#1061
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pop goes the chupacabra
Posts: 18,532
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Re: Found.
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Originally Posted by dtb
Too right.
It has been indelibly seared onto my brain. I think maybe it damaged my cornea, too.
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A palate cleanser?
http://www.zoltanfagyal.com/blog/wp-...-wolf-moon.jpg
I'm not sure this is what Skip Gates meant by "wolf"ing though.
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07-21-2009, 10:01 PM
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#1062
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Moderasaurus Rex
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 33,082
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“It was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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07-22-2009, 04:36 PM
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#1063
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Patch Diva
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Winter Wonderland
Posts: 4,607
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Mom jeans
What kind of fashion board is this? I had to hear about Obama's All Star game mom jeans from The Insider?
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07-22-2009, 06:30 PM
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#1064
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I am beyond a rank!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 17,175
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Re: Mom jeans
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Originally Posted by Fugee
What kind of fashion board is this? I had to hear about Obama's All Star game mom jeans from The Insider?
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I didn't think they were particularly notable, nor really Mom Jeans.
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07-22-2009, 09:02 PM
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#1065
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Classified
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: You Never Know . . .
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Re: Company Denies Its Robots Feed On The Dead.
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Originally Posted by Fugee
Why not just call them Cylons and spare us the suspense?
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This is the scary part: "We completely understand the public's concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission."
WTF?
S_A_M
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