Video: Futurist heralds coming golden age of sweet, sweet robot love
posted at 3:44 pm on January 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A much needed afternoon palate cleanser. As darkness falls upon the land, a stark stray ray of light pokes through the clouds. Perspective, my friends, perspective.
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Women obsolete? What comes around goes around!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on January 22, 2008 at 3:46 PM
Or vice versa!
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on January 22, 2008 at 3:46 PM
AP, before you get too far down this road, I really think (and I’m sure Bryan agrees with me) that you need to watch some of the new Battlestar Galactica, especially the pilot and some first season episodes.
The wages of boinking robots can be very high.
thirteen28 on January 22, 2008 at 3:50 PM
I’m a risk-taker. Bring on the risk.
Allahpundit on January 22, 2008 at 3:51 PM
So, in addition to causing Fred’s campaign to fail, causing me to underachieve at the blackjack table, causing the crash of numerous spreadsheets and wordprocessors, causing reader’s cars to have brake failures, and so forth, now you’re willing to risk the near-exctinction of humanity?
Thanks, Allah.
thirteen28 on January 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Fred out, robots in. And your surprised, how?
DMeNTe on January 22, 2008 at 3:58 PM
My robots will also have a plan. A plan to get it on!!!
Wooohoooo!
Bill C on January 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Ahhh, a beta thread by other means.
I wonder how long the golden age of robot sex will last before robots are declared sentient and thus file for palimony or in the case that robots (droids?) can carry and birth our children for us, the whole enchilada.
Hmmm, remember in the movie Species were she leaves suddenly after sex?
That kind of risk.
Speakup on January 22, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Poor Beta Allah,
It’s not enough to be dumped by living, breathing, sentient women. Imagine how crushed he’ll be when his pre-programmed sexbot leaves him for the ever-gyrating humpbot, proving once and for all that Alpha-bots > Beta-males.
And a whole new geneeration of HA threads is born.
Jack M. on January 22, 2008 at 4:08 PM
“Not tonight honey, I have a sore bearing.”
/monotone
Akzed on January 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM
I’m not so sure I’d wanna be the guy who has to go to the store to buy robo-lube. But that’s me.
lorien1973 on January 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM
The funny thing is women have been having sex with machines for over 100 years and men are not obsolete. You see women still need men to go to work.
Bill C on January 22, 2008 at 4:10 PM
THAT’S NOT TRUE. IT’LL NEVER HAPPEN. NEVER.
Allahpundit on January 22, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Nietzsche was right.
Either that, or it’s about time for the Second Coming.
WillBarrett on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Poor Beta Allah
Speakup on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
You can get it delivered.
Akzed on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Poor Beta Allah
Allah isn’t a beta male, he’s just convinced he is.
Speakup on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Crap
Speakup on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
One more thing, whoever opens the first sexbot brothel is going to make a mint.
Bill C on January 22, 2008 at 4:11 PM
Ap before you start your wedding plans with the toaster please watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu0TXl15PgU
Kevin43 on January 22, 2008 at 4:12 PM
In Nevada they’ll have combination sexbot/one-armed bandits. Come to think of it, that would be even more like the real thing, wouldn’t it?
Akzed on January 22, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Allah,
I have found your Dream Girl.
She’s gonna love your iPod. ;)
wearyman on January 22, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Downside is only stupid people will be breeding.
Upside is a general reduction in herpe outbreaks.
natesnake on January 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Somehow I don’t think Mardi Gras in the French Quarter will be the same with public displays of “input/output ports” in exchange for beads.
highhopes on January 22, 2008 at 4:27 PM
AI is not even necessary. All you need is a wifi connection and a third-world call center to handle the remote control.
pedestrian on January 22, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Can you , maybe just rent a real high end model for 15 or 20 minutes?
TheSitRep on January 22, 2008 at 4:30 PM
I think Hillary was the sign of end game for women. Her salt peter voice and pant suit profile makes men turn to machine for warmth and feminine charms.
Hening on January 22, 2008 at 4:32 PM
In the future people will have emotional attachments to machines?
Just ask anyone who gets a scratch on their new car or named it.
But seriously what red blooded male would turn down Rommie?
- The Cat
MirCat on January 22, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Just thought of something….. who’s volunteering to alpha test these bots.
“Gee, sorry. We really never expected it to do that. Do you have medical coverage?”
AverageJoe on January 22, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Kudos to Colbert on both the “Are these people who have trouble getting into relationships, by any chance, the same people who write Love + Sex With Robots? “How well researched is this book?”
emailnuevo on January 22, 2008 at 5:06 PM
“You have 20 seconds to comply.”
Ooops! Looks like I pressed the wrong button!
Dave Shay on January 22, 2008 at 5:06 PM
If the choice was between becoming obsolete or having sex with one(or both) of those two nimrods, I choose obsolescence. My guess is, they couldn’t even warm up a robot, though.
sheesh on January 22, 2008 at 5:08 PM
You mean, like what happens when it feels emotionally rejected? Yeah, I can see that becoming a problem. ;)
wearyman on January 22, 2008 at 5:10 PM
I predict that sex with robots will become an issue in the new Terminator TV series.
mad saint jack on January 22, 2008 at 6:09 PM
I’m not sure what all the fuss is about.
Don’t you guys have credit cards?
Dr. Mercury on January 22, 2008 at 7:22 PM
What do you get for a robot date?
Fresh Batteries?
Kini on January 22, 2008 at 7:23 PM
As long as they’re not capable of synchronizing with superweapons, we’re pretty much good to go. ;)
ZK on January 22, 2008 at 8:19 PM
I am not putting it in a machine!!! Danger Will Robinson, Dangerrrrrr !!!
http://www.culturism.us
culturism on January 22, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Gaybot!
Tzetzes on January 23, 2008 at 3:54 AM
Get one made to look like KP?
Tzetzes on January 23, 2008 at 3:55 AM
KLAATU BARATA WOO-WOO!
pilamaye on January 23, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Right, they act human, don’t talk back, and only say what the master wants to hear. Sounds like the Demoncates, except they talk back too much.
MSGTAS on January 23, 2008 at 7:37 AM
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