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    Peter Thiel —

    Banksy Doppelganger Selling Robot Book

    Faster, Starbucks Robots!

    Finally, My Opportunity For The "F'n Robots" Tag Is Here

    Starbucks Robot Martian Commenter Approves

    Obama Robot Rules Over Reeducation Camp

    Robot Prius automatically drives you to Berkeley

    The Google Armada Is Coming

    Abuse and annoy employees from comfort of your own home

    The Future Of Advertising: 'Brand Presence,' Robot Dancing
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/18/09

    In reply to Peter Thiel —
    For those wishing to register a formal complaint regarding Mr. Thiel's claim, please call Klondike 5-9371.
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    11/18/09

    In reply to Peter Thiel —
    What if your computer expertise is such that you're able to make computers do what they don't want to do? I think the robotic uprising will not be kind to you, either.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/18/09

    In reply to Peter Thiel —
    I know you want to write a comment that begins with "I, for one..." Resist the urge. It is not funny.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08/14/09

    In reply to Banksy Doppelganger Selling Robot Book
    robots are almost always good to see
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    08/14/09

    In reply to Banksy Doppelganger Selling Robot Book
    Nice rack. Of robots.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    08/05/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    Uh, I used to work there back before it sucked, and the baristas basically no longer scoop coffee. Haven't in years. Efficiency reasons.
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    "Would you like your receipt so you could see how much we ripped you off?"
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    Image of Thoidythoidnthoid Thoidythoidnthoid
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    Here's how my typical exchange goes with my local SBucks barista. See if you can spot opportunities to improve efficiency.
    "Hi, I'd like a medium ice coffee."
    "Grande?"
    "Ok, grande."
    "Sweetened?"
    "No unsweetened."
    "Room for milk?"
    "Ok - room for milk. Otherwise I can just pour some out in your trash can, like I normally do."
    "Could I get your name?"
    "My name?"
    [Wags Sharpie]
    "Ok. Thoidythoidnthoid."
    "Could you spell that?"
    "t-h-o-i-d-y-t-h-o-i-d-n-t-h-o-i-d"
    Barista writes for a minute, then:
    "COULD I HAVE A GRANDE SWEETENED WITH ROOM ICE COFFEE FOR THOIDYTHOIDNTHOID PLEASE?"
    Other barista: "GRANDE SWEETENED WITH ROOM ICE COFFEE FOR THOIDYTHOIDNTHOID!"
    "I wanted that unsweetened."
    1st barista: "RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COULD I HAVE AN *UN*SWEETENED WITH ROOM ICE COFFEE FOR THOIDYTHOIDNYTHOID PLEASE"
    Other barista: "Make that an *UN*SWEETENED WITH ROOM ICE COFFEE FOR THOIDYTHOIDNYTHOID"
    1st barista: "How would you like to pay for that?"
    "With money."
    [We fumble with money, change.]
    "Have a great day."
    "I will. With what's left of it. And by the way, why is your boss sitting over there taking apart and putting together a Mr. Potato Head?"
    "Beats the fuck out of me."
    [I step aside to wait for my coffee.]
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    Image of maddoxhair maddoxhair
    08/04/09

    @Thoidythoidnthoid: you could have had exact change.
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    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    08/04/09

    @maddoxhair: you could have ordered a smaller cup size.
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    Image of maddoxhair maddoxhair
    08/04/09

    @Thoidythoidnthoid: you could have just said your name was thoidy.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    08/04/09

    @hilikusopus: Just like no-brow Teresa did!
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    Image of Thoidythoidnthoid Thoidythoidnthoid
    08/04/09

    @maddoxhair: I'm going to spend the weekend taking apart and putting together a Mr. Potato Head so I can be a more efficient customer.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/04/09

    @Thoidythoidnthoid: Hmm, judging from our laser scans of your retinas, it appears you lost concentration on the nose assembly. We will now apply an electric shock to your testicles.
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    Image of JacquesPaysan JacquesPaysan
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    I actually look forward to the day I'm replaced by a robot.
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    Image of dandles dandles
    08/04/09

    @JacquesPaysan: Yeah, really. Why they hell can't they get a robot to do my job? Or at least get some automaton I can remotely control from home. What the hell is taking so long?
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    Image of moneyries moneyries
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    Hamilton that's the best intro paragraph I think I've ever seen you write. Can I get that tattoo'd, or do you have an AP-Tattoo per word policy I should watch out for?
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    Image of malvones malvones
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    I simply won't be satisfied until my frappuccino is served up by a Dalek
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    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    08/04/09

    @malvones: that doesn't sound safe. they would at the very least spit in your coffee.
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    08/04/09

    @malvones: PERCOLATE! PERCOLATE! PERCOLATE!
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    Image of malvones malvones
    08/04/09

    @DennyCrane: VANILLA SOY LATTE FOR JENNY VANILLA SOY LATTE FOR JENNY *flails wildly*
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    Er, I'd rather they not shell out the money for robots and instead make the cost of a frappucino less than my monthly car payment. Thanks!
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    08/04/09

    @DahlELama: The Starbucks in Penn Station has, no joke, *eight* counter employees in the mornings. They end up running around like chickens with their heads cut off; there are too many of them, they all *feel* busy because there are a lot of customers, but only a few of them actually do all that much. There's one or two registers open, one person doing drinks, and one person taking orders pre-register. What are the other four workers for?
    There's your $5 frappuccino, right there.
     Reply
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    Image of gonzosmom gonzosmom
    08/04/09

    In reply to Faster, Starbucks Robots!
    The robots are in the Disney "How to Look 'I Drank the Kool-Aid' Happy" training. Class is run by B. Stepford.
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    Image of britneyspearstears britneyspearstears
    06/05/09

    In reply to Starbucks Robot Martian Commenter Approves
    HA!
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    Image of Fry_Bread_Power Fry_Bread_Power
    06/05/09

    In reply to Starbucks Robot Martian Commenter Approves
    I hate it when doctors order healthy interaction with other people.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    06/05/09

    @Fry_Bread_Power:


    That's not a prescription--that's a contradiction in terms.

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