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Tech Republic: Giant robots are stupid. CrunchGear: STFU

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2008-02-07 02:52:15 by Matt Hickey in CrunchGear
...stupid. Read that again: he claims that giant robots are stupid. It is time for a mechanical jihad, readers His reasoning is that bipedal robots are stupid because other means of motivation are superior, which might be true. He says that robot hands are stupid, because whats a giant robot going to grab with them? And then that the sizes are...
 
Tags: robots, stupid, giant robots, bipedal robots, tech republic, stupid tech republic, robot, robot hands, robot overlords
 
 
 
 
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Two-thirds of AT&T customer representatives are stupid/liars

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2008-02-07 19:44:05 by willpark in IntoMobile
...stupid or they're liars A recent test conducted by the Consumers Union found that two-thirds of AT&T customer representatives either lied about AT&T's termination fees (which are now pro-rated ), or were too stupid to know the truth The group made 12 calls to AT&T and were provided false and inaccurate information from 8 representatives....
 
Tags: representatives, att customer representatives, att, att unity customers, att announces international, att customer reps, stupid, verizon beats t-mobile, htc
 
 
 
 
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Three-People Snowboard Is Even More Stupid than It Sounds [Pointless Inventions]

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2008-02-27 11:44:25 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...stupid, b) appear in the media looking stupid, c) wear fur coats and hats while sticking their tongues out. Doesn't it seem stupid to you? It will after you see it in action, including the ride with the three-people at the end of the video That guy smiling in the photo is Butch Brady, of Jackson, while the guy behind him is Eric Sweet. And...
 
Tags: stupid, guinness world, guinness, world, fur coats, eric sweet, guy, butch brady, snowboard
 
 
 
 
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Sphere Lounger, a Stupid Carousel for Adults

2008-03-07 11:37:58 by C. S. Magor in The Uber-Review
 
...stupid plastic horses that go around in circles. The sphere lounger was built with the same kind of logic, but without the fun. You stick it in your garden, you sit in it and it rotates; manually. While it keeps you safely out of the suns harmful ways in a semi-outdoor setting, you would think that for the astronomical price tag this thing...
 
Tags: sphere lounger, stupid, stupid plastic horses, price, astronomical price tag, karat douche bag, suns harmful, cool music, toys
 
 
 
 
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Japan's Stupid Robot Contest [Robots]

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2008-04-14 15:55:00 by Jason Chen in Gizmodo
...stupid robots as well. Meiwa Electronics' annual Stupid Robot Contest is a place for inventors to showcase their stupidest inventions, as long as it follows three rules. 1. It must be mechanical 2. It must be completely useless from a societal point of view 3. It must make people laugh The guy above plays a flag game and falls down, but the...
 
Tags: robots, giant war robots, stupid robots, annual stupid robot, guy, meiwa electronics, completely useless, people laugh, tokyo mango
 
 
 
 
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What a Tornado Taught Me About Our Stupid Obsession With Gadgets (And Why We Still Love Them) [When Tornadoes Attack]

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2008-06-21 11:00:00 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
 
...stupid, but death by glass and Bugle impalement has to beat just glass, right? And, as stupid as this sounds, I didnt want to be the only one ducking and covering the mens room One girl called her family. I reached into my pocket to call my wife, and realized Id left my phone in the car. The wind was picking up now, a lot, and after seeing my...
 
Tags: gas station bathroom, gas station, tornado, station, bathroom, giant tornado, gas, time, citys tornado sirens
 
 
 
 
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Total and Utter Crap: Gizmodos Stupid CES Prank on Motorola and Us Bloggers

2008-01-11 08:02:48 by Judie Lipsett in Gear Diary
 
...stupid-ces-prank-on-motorola-and-us-bloggers I first found out about Gizmodos stupidity on ValleyWag a little earlier today; the post read Whats the difference between a blogger and a journalist? Nothing, says CNETs Rafe Needleman. But hes concerned that Gizmodos sophomoric prank , using a TV remote control to turn off video screens at the...
 
Tags: ces, tv remote control, tv, post, bloggers, post author, gizmodos sophomoric prank, tv-b-gone clickers, video
 
 
 
 
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Stupid Product of the Week, USB Aroma Radio + Speaker

2008-02-12 15:47:03 by C. S. Magor in The Uber-Review
 
...stupidest thing that I come across. Where shall I begin, it is a radio with a USB power source. I get some kickass radio over the Internet, I dont need a radio that is only going to play me the latest J-Pop sensations. The stupidity does not stop there. It is, unfortunately, just getting started, because the USB Aroma Radio is a mashup of...
 
Tags: radio, usb, kickass radio, usb radio, usb aroma radio, usb oil burner, power, usb power source, usb brando
 
 
 
 
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Hawks are stupid, think WowWee FlyTech Dragonfly is real

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2008-02-22 17:00:15 by Peter Ha in CrunchGear
...stupid and/or blind or WowWees flying robot is the technological marvel they claim it to be. Ive seen it in action multiple times and for anything to fly that isnt meant to fly, its pretty impresive After investigating the story below from a local Long Island newspaper, WowWees Customer Service Department determined that it has received 45...
 
Tags: island, stupid andor blind, kids flytech dragonfly, action multiple times, actual prey, island newspaper, consumers flytech dragonfly, prey, res copy