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January 19, 2011

First Police Battle with Robot - the Rest of the Story

RAD Robot 2.0 The first robot versus robot battle has taken place on an American street. (Exactly on December 2nd, 2010.)

Well, not exactly a battle; just sort of.

Actually, just close enough to talk about.

The pic to the left shows what the menace actually looks like. It does not have enough butt to hurt anything.

 

As robot stories go, this one got a boatload of coverage. Besides bouncing around the Internet in general, the number and scope of comments and forum posts was nothing short of massive. As usual, some of the comments are infantile, but a lot of them are quite clever and well worth checking out.

I don’t do breaking news. However, after the dust settles, there are some stories that demand further analysis. More than a few sites simply stole the original content from Denver Post. So, if you want the facts plus links to interesting commentary, keep reading.

The links below originally came from a series of Google Alerts for "police +robots." The Alert is configured for "Everything" and "All Results." As you can see, Google Alerts may not work the way you would expect. Out of about 147 thousand links returned by Google Search, the Alert fetched less than one hundred related to Coor's Field. Yes - the key words are different, but only one hundred links?

Google Alert for Robot + Coors Field
(BTW, this Alert often returns articles that do not contain one of the key words. All we can do is file this under ?duh?, as Google does not always respond to complaints.)
To get oriented, here's a map showing the location of the The Device.

Coors Field

Next, to emphasize just how dangerous this little monster is, watch this short video:

You can see some close-ups of the menace here. It’s OK that the police totally ventilated the critter on the bridge, because it was obsolete anyway. What you really need to worry about is the state-of-the-art Rad 4.0. The latest version looks like he can run. And it's twice as tall. We also need to consider the possibility that this was an intelligence exercise so that the coming robot army could gauge police response.
BTW, the Rad Robot Blog has nothing to do with RAD Robots.
You can see a nice night slide show, from the air, of the bridge pier and police blocking the streets here.

Of course had a lot of silliness posted about this silliness.

Here is the raw information from the Denver Post enhanced with some intel gathered from secret sources:
  • A “suspicious device” was reported at 3:27 pm, Dec. 2, 2010.
  • Police Spokesman Matt Murray provided little information to the public.
  • The incident happened next to Coors Field.
  • The device is actually a remote control toy, but was glued to the base of a pillar.
  • The pillar supports a footbridge that connects a parking lot to the stadium.
  • The foot bridge is just northwest of 20th and Wazee streets.
  • Police held people back 100 yards in case it was bomb.
  • The device was almost tiny - only 8” tall.
  • They closed 20th Street between Blake Street and Chestnut Place and rush-hour commuters were forced to detour.
  • The device was examined by a robot then destroyed by the bomb squad at about 5:30.
  • Denver resident Justin Kent, 26, asked: "Are you serious?"
  • Police have not been able to determine who put the robot on the pillar or their motives.
  • Murray admitted the incident was "a whole lot of nothing" but said that police actions towards the tiny robot were necessary to "render it safe."

After the reporters went home, the story was swept under the rug. As of a month later, there were no follow-up posts.

Here are two of my favorite links; there are many more below.

  • Bot Junkie said : “After the remains of the robot were cleaned up, the citizens of Denver went about their lives, slightly more confused than they were the day before.
  • Historiann called it a "misfit toy," and added "Thank goodness state and local governments got all of that federal grant money after 9/11 to purchase anti-terrorist equipment and beef up their bomb squads!"
    There are interesting comments here, like: "If we outlaw toy robots, only outlaws will have toy robots."

A number of sites pointed out that this was reminiscent of (but not really quite the same as) the Great Boston Bomb Scare

Most of the links below were chosen because of the comment content. Note that some of the article titles are a study in creativity all by themselves.

First, a short intermission. The first two links provide a little extra treat.
Let’s Roll Forums - Robot Terror Alert - No comments, but the second post at this link is an absolute must read.
and,
My Madison (Forum) - Robot Blown Up by Police in Denver - 9 Comments; be sure to check out the "NEVER FORGET" graphic in the second comment.

Now for a collection of chatter on the story:

These posts have a number of comments

. . . but don’t mention the original story source:

Few or no comments

But these have cool titles:

Ridiculous, even stupid, comments:

Just a small sample of posts followed only by ?...?

Posts with no comments.

This is given only as a dishonorable mention. Specifically, of Lazy Webmasters who did not take the time to hunt down the original article. Especially since it was super easy to find. For the most part, they did not even bother coining a catchy title.

 

That's all for now.

Somewhere, someone might be saying
"I regret that I have but one robot to give for my country."

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January 10, 2011

Time To Protest - Join Twitter

The criminal conspiracy known as the Democrit-Repuglican Party has been exposed again.

In addition to helping inform the general public that the Iraq War is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions, and therefore totally illegal, now Wikileaks  followers are being investigated for practicing freedom of speech.
Wikileaks on Twitter

I did not have a Twitter account.

Untill today. Now I'm a Wikileaks follower.

Here's my first tweet:
My First Tweet

To get a better idea of what's going on, read this article on Bloomberg News. There is also a revealing analysis at Salon. Here's a fascinating quote from the Salon article:
Jacob Appelbaum [is] . . . an American citizen who has never been charged with any crime: afraid to return to his own country, and then deciding to do so only with ACLU lawyers meeting him at the airport. (Emphasis mine.)
As things stand at the beginning of 2011, FEMA has enough space to keep all Wikileaks followers in "protective" detention. If that sounds strange, remember that American citizens have been illegally rounded up several times. (O.K., Herr Lincoln's detention was allowable under the Constitution, Article I, Section 9.) Note also that the 637 thousand followers is less than the number of police officers in America.

Check out this video:

To get an idea how much this video upset the status quo, read this article on Ning Poleshift. Assuming that freespeakers will be taken to the nearest FEMA camp, here's a map so that your distant relatives can (perhaps) visit you. (Your immediate family will join you, which is why the camps have playground equipment.) They say that one camp in Alaska can hold two million people. I hope they don't find out that I hate the cold. (Whoops, too late.)

Spooky

So, perhaps if several tens of millions of people become Wikileaks followers, prehaps only the really dangerous people (which I'm not) will be rounded up due to lack of space. To become a real supporter of free speech, and not just someone who gives lip service to the First Amendment, get a Twitter account here.

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December 2, 2010

Royalties Pledged to Help a Friend In Need

Storm Over Wheelchair  

This is a plea to the masses. I'm begging for assistance. A friend of mine needs a hand.  

I am the sole caregiver for a disabled person who has no living family. Over the years my friend has maxed out their credit cards, primarily for prescription and other medical costs. Wall Street's looting of the US Treasury caused their income from a trust to disappear. With their only current income from SS Disability, they are now in default.  

I am financially unable to offer more that a little help. I  have a secure place to live and I get by, but simply don't have enough extra disposable income to be of additional assistance.

However:  

I wrote Presidential Inauguration Speeches primarily for my own information and amusement. I have now decided to pledge the after-tax royalties to pay my friend's credit card debts. Now I need get some on-line help spreading the word.


The alternative is for my friend to sell their (modest) house, which may result in becoming a ward of the state in a nursing home.  

In addition, I will donate 90% of any extra after-tax royalties to a non-profit that specializes in disability assistance. (Organization to be determined - your suggestions are welcome.)  

Can anyone provide any thoughts or ideas on this? You can leave your ideas here. I have a friend who works in a non-profit that assists disabled and other low-income persons. So suggestions about 'programs' won't help; everything possible has been looked at. There are no viable options.  

Please help, any positive comments or ideas would be welcome.  

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November 26, 2010

Announcing the Black Book of Skynet Counterintelligence

 

Black Book of Skynet Counterintelligence
I have a special treat here for all you general paranoia sufferers, especially conspiracy theorists and technophobes.  

You should be paranoid; they are watching you. They are also taking notes.  

Yes, there really is a Skynet. This evil entity, thought by most to be only Hollywood fiction, is the real life Big Brother component of The Cloud.  

As The Robots Are Coming points out, Skynet is the actual coordination system for the armada of autonomous robots that will be coming for your children and pets. It's only a matter of time.  

This eBook contains the following sections:
  • The REAL Skynet
  • Counterintelligence Basics
  • Skynet Resistance
  • Motives Unknown
  • Just For Fun

The Black Book is another free eBook; there are no strings attached. All you have to do is download the manual and check to be sure you are not being followed. Then take your laptop into the closet and enjoy.  

Go to this link to get your copy now.  

 

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I usually close with a joke. Skynet, however, is no laughing matter.  

That's all for now. Be sure to come back to visit.

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