{"id":1431,"date":"2014-08-15T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T22:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2014-09-17T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T20:47:09","slug":"future-get-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/future-get-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future could get weird&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TweetButton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  data-url=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/future-get-weird\/\" data-text=\"The Future could get weird&#038;%238230;\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/div>\n<p>I have <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p4bZJI-8t\" target=\"_blank\">contemplated<\/a> a time <a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=585\" target=\"_blank\">or two<\/a> the imminent Robot Revolution. \u00a0These next two stories only add to my paranoia. \u00a0Did I say that out loud? \u00a0I mean <em>apprehension<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The first story is about scientists who have taught (programmed?) swarms of micro-robots to act in unison to form larger objects or shapes. \u00a0They even \u00a0title the article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/science-news\/11035500\/Mini-robots-self-organise-into-army.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Mini-robots Self-organise into Army&#8221;.<\/a> \u00a0You know&#8230;like the hordes of androids in the movie <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/rL6RRIOZyCM\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;I, Robot&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0That&#8217;s reassuring.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2722779\/Japans-sex-doll-industry-reaches-level-creation-perfect-artificial-1-000-Dutch-Wife-comes-realistic-feeling-skin.html\" target=\"_blank\">next story<\/a> is about one of those industries that is uniquely Japanese &#8211; the Sex Doll Industry. \u00a0Yes, there is a Japanese Sex Doll Industry, \u00a0Well, they call them &#8220;Dutch Wives&#8221;. \u00a0Read the story if you don&#8217;t believe me. \u00a0No, they don&#8217;t explain why they call the that, and I&#8217;m not sure I want to know. \u00a0They are simply detailed, life like poseable dolls with realistic&#8230;.never mind. \u00a0They&#8217;re not actual robots &#8211; <em><strong>yet<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhoo&#8230;the story is about how the industry has reached &#8220;the next level&#8221; in creating the perfect Dutch Wife. \u00a0The only conclusion I can reach is that we are destined to be taken over by a sentient self-organising army of Dutch Wives with perfect skin. \u00a0And that could get weird.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/future-get-weird\/robot-love\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1434\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1434\" src=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/robot-love.png\" alt=\"robot love\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/robot-love.png 900w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/robot-love-150x66.png 150w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/robot-love-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet I have contemplated a time or two the imminent Robot Revolution. \u00a0These next two stories only add to my paranoia. \u00a0Did I say that out loud? \u00a0I mean apprehension. 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