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69. Zappa Sy Borg

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Tue Sep 15, 2015, 08:01 PM

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Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys [View all] DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 OP

WTF? RandySF Sep 2015 #1

... Marr Sep 2015 #2

Someone has Seen Armitage III one too many times... (nt) LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #3

She's talking about Roxxy, but... TreasonousBastard Sep 2015 #4

Yes, she's taking a very one-sided view. DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #5

Hey! I've seen that sexbot before! She was a staffer in the Bush Administration... hunter Sep 2015 #6

The most competent member of the administration. DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #9

"If you build it, they will ............. left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #7

Hah! DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #8

^^Win. Orrex Sep 2015 #19

Has she seen some of the toys available? And not just dolls, particularly those designed... Humanist_Activist Sep 2015 #10

Perhaps she'd be willing to make an exception for those. DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #11

And some of the heavy duty ones need their own generator. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #35

"I'm just afraid I'll come home one day and find you screwing the toaster" Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #12

Yeah, I love that movie. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #13

Robosexuals! icymist Sep 2015 #14

Ohhhhhh mmyyyyyy yessss NuclearDem Sep 2015 #82

Instead of banning them, they should require fail safe manual releases Jamastiene Sep 2015 #15

Do NOT, whatever you do... jmowreader Sep 2015 #16

Who knew that a reciprocating saw was so versatile? Orrex Sep 2015 #18

Such a reciprocating saw blade is not a DIY project jmowreader Sep 2015 #21

I hate you for telling me that. Orrex Sep 2015 #22

Every dullard has a "brilliant" idea hifiguy Sep 2015 #38

What could go wrong? Orrex Sep 2015 #17

She must be a conservative. And, as you say, a busybody. nt raccoon Sep 2015 #20

Ban dildos that have batteries too! Oh, how those poor things must feel! Baclava Sep 2015 #23

The campaigner is fairly open with her moralizing. Xithras Sep 2015 #24

Well said. DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #25

Victorian prudery has never gone away. hifiguy Sep 2015 #29

The Victorians were less prudish than the stereotypes say DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #39

Probably. hifiguy Sep 2015 #42

Having just watched Dorian Gray Sep 2015 #26

That's a great show. DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #40

It was really enjoyable! Dorian Gray Sep 2015 #74

That's another great one DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #80

Oh lordy lu, hifiguy Sep 2015 #27

Congress can't stand competition. Octafish Sep 2015 #28

Robotic Lives Matter nykym Sep 2015 #30

When all restaurants are Taco Bell, MineralMan Sep 2015 #31

Does that include B-OB? Maeve Sep 2015 #32

Hey, don't knock B.O.B. Warpy Sep 2015 #34

Get a grip, Kathleen Warpy Sep 2015 #33

How about ones that look like children? jberryhill Sep 2015 #60

Inanimate objects that can't feel pain? Warpy Sep 2015 #61

I suppose jberryhill Sep 2015 #62

they do--she's "14"--I don't know how to post photos or I would n/t zazen Sep 2015 #79

Please do not post that photo. nt msanthrope Sep 2015 #81

Lots of slippery slope arguments in that article. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #36

I see what you did there. Pretty subtle. nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #55

I wish I had seen it. I would have made adjustments. GoneOffShore Sep 2015 #73

West World... just sayin'. MerryBlooms Sep 2015 #37

Anyone want to invest on a dating site for cheating robots? bluedigger Sep 2015 #41

This bot will probably turn up, too hifiguy Sep 2015 #44

We can call it Patchy Halogen Glassunion Sep 2015 #83

There was an engineer from Racine Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #43

Bravo! DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #48

There is always someone or a group out there to tell "you are doing it wrong." Rex Sep 2015 #45

So. No Orgasmatron then, eh? longship Sep 2015 #46

Love Machine... Tom_Foolery Sep 2015 #47

The first sexbots will be remote controlled, not AI. hunter Sep 2015 #49

A whole new spin on "Danger Will Robinson." kairos12 Sep 2015 #50

Carlos Danger? nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #56

But it's ok as long as they're all around robots who are just fully functional like Data, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #51

Fully functional Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #52

Data to Yar? tblue37 Sep 2015 #57

Yep Tree-Hugger Sep 2015 #58

True dangers to robot sex. mainer Sep 2015 #53

Bazinga! pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #59

strange w0nderer Sep 2015 #54

H.L. Mencken has already answered that question hifiguy Sep 2015 #63

love the quote w0nderer Sep 2015 #65

Sound. hifiguy Sep 2015 #66

coolness w0nderer Sep 2015 #68

Well. Robots are taking "jobs" away from humans (male and female)... madinmaryland Sep 2015 #64

:/ Go Vols Sep 2015 #67

Zappa Sy Borg PufPuf23 Sep 2015 #69

There's a valid concern for this in relation to sex dolls that already exist puzzledeagle Sep 2015 #70

OMG, that's really disturbing DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #71

That's so gross and sad. n/t prayin4rain Sep 2015 #76

Listen to Futurama: Don't date robots!!! Initech Sep 2015 #72

She has a point when she says this: Shankapotomus Sep 2015 #75

Busybodies always have problems with the pursuit of happiness thing. :) Hortensis Sep 2015 #77

People like Dr Kathleen Richardson must lead unhappy lives liberal N proud Sep 2015 #78