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Kicking Robots
- oxfeed65261 10mo agohttps://archive.ph/Ecmai https://archive.ph/Ecmai ‘You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It’s an epistemological method you often see deployed by small children, who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of answering important questions about the world. Questions like “How solid is this thing?” and “Can I knock it over?” and “If I kick it, will it kick me back?”’
- a3w 10mo agoHaving been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one rule of physics: "Using force is always right. But can I apply enough force"
- 9dev 10mo agoRelatedly, if force doesn’t help, try more force!
- moffkalast 10mo agoViolence is not the answer. It is the question. The answer is 'yes'.
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- stronglikedan 10mo agoThat one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that case it was the robot kicking him!
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- bitwize 10mo agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjCWfuvYxQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKjCWfuvYxQ Obligatory.
- 1970-01-01 10mo agoRobots are the slaves we deserve. I am free to shoot them, light them on fire, and disassemble them for fun. Call the police if you don't like it. Have me arrested. Prove in a courtroom that this is cruel behavior.