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Irish_Dem

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15. Yes times have become nihilistic since our childhood era.

Reply to csziggy (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 05:17 PM

Apr 2021

Yes I knew he wrote straight science books, but I never read them.

Yes Star Trek gave me the same feeling about the wonderful evolution of humankind.
Not going so well as you point out.

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The French army is testing Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot in combat scenarios [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

gee, who is surprised by that? Weaponized robotics was the goal irisblue Apr 2021 #1

Of course, if a robot cannot kill or maim what good is it? Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #2

Time for the 15 most shocking deaths by robots soothsayer Apr 2021 #5

Maybe show the enemy that episode of Black Mirror and then release the robot hounds soothsayer Apr 2021 #4

Calling Issac Asimov. We need you stat. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #3

no damn lie irisblue Apr 2021 #6

Right, times never change. We have not changed much since 1415. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #8

Yes, his Three Laws and the Zeroth Law that he added later would be good csziggy Apr 2021 #10

Right. I was an avid Asimov fan in childhood. Had the laws memorized. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #11

I'm re-reading the Foundation series csziggy Apr 2021 #12

I read all of early Asimov. You have read all of his work! Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #13

When I was a kid our small local library had a lot of non-fiction Asimov books csziggy Apr 2021 #14

Yes times have become nihilistic since our childhood era. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #15

Even with the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis csziggy Apr 2021 #17

The young people today are depressed too. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #18

You're right - I think we need to help the younger generation make plans csziggy Apr 2021 #19

Yes I am more and more wanting to throw down the gauntlet and fight the GOP. Irish_Dem Apr 2021 #20

My nieces and nephews seem to have pretty up beat attitudes csziggy Apr 2021 #21

It's only a matter of time. LudwigPastorius Apr 2021 #7

I wish they wouldn't use the term "dog" for this. kskiska Apr 2021 #9

This will be a great way for the French Army to send the white flag to the enemy! twin_ghost Apr 2021 #16