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chia

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2. These robot dogs are some of the most creepy, dystopian harbingers of the future I can think of.
Tue Feb 8, 2022, 04:50 PM
Feb 2022

Yes, I saw the Black Mirror episode, too. It's called Metalhead, if anyone wants to check it out.

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Excellent idea! George II Feb 2022 #1
These robot dogs are some of the most creepy, dystopian harbingers of the future I can think of. chia Feb 2022 #2
The great proposition long touted and realized about robotics/invention Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #5
Metalhead and White Bear were the most terrifying episodes in Black Mirror. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #9
I haven't seen the newer episodes, but so far, I agree with you on those two. chia Feb 2022 #13
The newer episodes are not quite as dark. Tommy Carcetti Feb 2022 #14
Oh, interesting, okay. I'll have to watch them one of these days. I guess San Junipero was respite chia Feb 2022 #16
This seems like a dry run for other missions, including apprehension, combat, etc. Simple dameatball Feb 2022 #3
I agree. I also believe Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #6
Good analogy. IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 2022 #11
Graft from the administration of TFG Auggie Feb 2022 #4
I'm just picturing wrapping wire around its legs poli-junkie Feb 2022 #7
Well check out a little more extensive footage on this video around the 2:10 mark Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #8
Woah -- it takes a kicking and can right itself. poli-junkie Feb 2022 #10
It's just beginning Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #12
Yep, just like the Terminator movies. poli-junkie Feb 2022 #15
I don't know that our future holds something exactly along those lines or not but I do believe Uncle Joe Feb 2022 #18
Yeah, but that looked like a nudge, not a kick Auggie Feb 2022 #19
This "dog" is exactly how I imagined the critters in the Nick Petrie novel "The Breaker" looked. dameatball Feb 2022 #17
Thats awful I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #20
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