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Ian David

(69,059 posts) Tue May 8, 2012, 10:00 AM May 2012

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How To Survive A Robot Uprising (aka Robopocalypse)

Forget the zombie apocalypse--the real threat is an imminent Robopocalypse, a robot uprising! We at Epipheo care about your survival. That's why we interviewed Daniel H. Wilson to find out exactly how to survive a robot uprising. Daniel is the world's foremost authority on the subject and NY Times bestselling author of the book, "Robopocalypse."

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This is why my life insurance policy has a robot clause...

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/Old-Glorympg--/229049

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How To Survive A Robot Uprising (aka Robopocalypse) (Original Post) Ian David May 2012 OP

Read the book and loved it. Way more realistic than the terminator-robopocalypse. DetlefK May 2012 #1

''Outstanding in every way.'' -- Dexterous Mammal Octafish May 2012 #2

"OUT OF BEER" HopeHoops May 2012 #3

"Make me some chocolate chip cookies." longship May 2012 #4

If you hear two Roombas muttering to each other, run for it. tclambert May 2012 #5

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. Read the book and loved it. Way more realistic than the terminator-robopocalypse.

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 10:44 AM

May 2012

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

2. ''Outstanding in every way.'' -- Dexterous Mammal

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 11:11 AM

May 2012

Stanislaw Lem was on to them from way back.

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

3. "OUT OF BEER"

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 11:46 AM

May 2012

- I need one of those fridges!

longship

(40,416 posts)

4. "Make me some chocolate chip cookies."

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 02:08 PM

May 2012

Oops! Doh!

tclambert

(11,085 posts)

5. If you hear two Roombas muttering to each other, run for it.

Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2012, 03:40 PM

May 2012

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