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Post by Jeff Gerke on May 22, 2009 8:50:44 GMT -5
One U.S. soldier recently did. He ran a long way, under constant machine gun fire, to retrieve his robot that had been knocked out by enemy fire. www.livescience.com/technology/090521-terminator-war.htmlAnother brought his smashed up robot in for repair--in tears--and didn't want a replacement. He just wanted his precious "Scooby Doo" patched up again. Amazing. I love the idea that humans develop attachments for their robots. It's a crazy reversal to the theory that robots are expendable and humans will be made more safe if the robots are there. It's not hard to think of SF stories that show humans willing to do all kinds of things to save their robots. Assuming no sentience among robot-kind, I think it says a lot more about the human than it does about the robot. Jeff |
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Post by dizzyjam on May 22, 2009 11:01:52 GMT -5
Fascinating. It certainly gives me some ideas. Whether I can work them out into a story or not will be determined by time. Thanks for sharing that with us.
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Post by Nova on May 22, 2009 12:44:33 GMT -5
It really is very interesting, i specificly think of a story in a future were at birth humans are given a robot campanian that remains with them for life, toddlers learn to play along side there robots. As they grow up there robot becomes a valuable partner in there carreers Ones relationship with there robot becomes a sacred brotherhood, in somes cases like a second marridge.
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Post by Spokane Flyboy on May 22, 2009 16:50:44 GMT -5
This has been common for decades. Ships, cars, planes, boats, houses, tools. I know I almost cried when I put a huge dent in the side of my car on a two foot concrete post that was in my blind spot. When you spend a lot of time around an immaterial object, you eventually become fond of it. Think of how many tools you've named. Once you've named it, it definitely becomes personal.
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Post by torainfor on May 22, 2009 17:44:01 GMT -5
Alas, it's been done. Anakin disobeys Ben's direct order to rescue R2 in the Clone Wars series. Takes several episodes to do it.
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Post by Divides the Waters on May 25, 2009 0:41:12 GMT -5
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Post by J Jack on May 25, 2009 18:25:08 GMT -5
Recently I saw a preview for a new movie with Bruce Willis called surrogate, and it's about people who live their lives through robots, so the question in my mind isn't would I risk my life for a machine, it's how long until we become too obsessesed with technology and it becomes our downfall. (I.E. Angels and Demons Camerlengo Ventresca's impassioned speech, I Robot, so on and so forth)
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Post by Christian Soldier on May 26, 2009 18:52:19 GMT -5
I know I've become overly attached to my own car... or my weapon for that matter. I almost cried the first time they made me switch weapons. That was without naming her, btw.
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Post by Spokane Flyboy on May 26, 2009 19:03:21 GMT -5
I know I've become overly attached to my own car... or my weapon for that matter. I almost cried the first time they made me switch weapons. That was without naming her, btw. This reminds me of "Full Metal Jacket" and the Gunny Hartman. "Tonight, you pukes will sleep with your rifles. You will give your rifle a girl's name because this is the only ***** you people are going to get... You're married to this piece. This weapon of iron and wood. And you will be faithful. Port, hut!" And later on in that scene with the recruits chanting: "This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my rifle and myself are defenders of my country, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen." |
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Post by dizzyjam on May 26, 2009 22:57:09 GMT -5
Now you've got me remembering their chant when marching about rifles and guns. You know, for all the cursing that took place in that movie, it really wasn't a bad one. I rather liked it.
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Post by Spokane Flyboy on May 26, 2009 22:59:50 GMT -5
Now you've got me remembering their chant when marching about rifles and guns. You know, for all the cursing that took place in that movie, it really wasn't a bad one. I rather liked it. It's an incredibly quotable movie, foul language and all. I still sometimes quote the vulgar insults Gunny Hartman hurled at the trainees. |
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Post by tris on May 29, 2009 18:21:32 GMT -5
It's a running joke at our house that I get more attached to robots than people...my hubby's never let me live it down that in an episode of RipTide I got more upset when the robot got pushed overboard than when the heroes got beaten up!
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Post by kirstymca on May 30, 2009 13:54:32 GMT -5
Could it be because we have deep within us (even for those who don't actually believe it) the realisation that for humans death is not the end? But when a machine dies, it's gone forever.
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Post by dizzyjam on Jun 1, 2009 11:20:21 GMT -5
Now you've got me remembering their chant when marching about rifles and guns. You know, for all the cursing that took place in that movie, it really wasn't a bad one. I rather liked it. It's an incredibly quotable movie, foul language and all. I still sometimes quote the vulgar insults Gunny Hartman hurled at the trainees. Heh-heh-heh! Yeah, I remember those. Too bad we'd get in trouble quoting them here. I wonder if Jeff likes that movie as much as we do? |
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Post by dizzyjam on Jun 1, 2009 11:21:39 GMT -5
Could it be because we have deep within us (even for those who don't actually believe it) the realisation that for humans death is not the end? But when a machine dies, it's gone forever. Hmmmm....good point. |
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