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Skynet, Judgement Day & Our New Robot Overlords

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I think Skynet is starting to take over. First the PlayStation network goes down and now Verizon 4G LTE is down. We lost our MPLS at work for a couple minutes yesterday. I'm pretty sure this is how it all starts.
 
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muffler dragon;1912776; said:
Never even heard of "4400". I'm slipping* on my science fiction films.

*unless it sucked. :wink:
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The 4400.

4,400 people who had disappeared over the past 50 or so years all suddenly re-appear at once on a lake shore. All are the exact same age as when they disappeared and have no memory of where they've been.

They then start to develop special powers.

It was a actually a pretty good show. Mix Heroes with Fringe (but predating both) & shake liberally. No one ever saw it because it was on USA (and was just ahead of the curve of the current crop of sci/fantasy/mystery shows).

Super powers, time travel, government conspiracies, mysterious puppetmasters orchestrating it all from behind the scenes...what's not to like?
 
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Muck;1912782; said:
The 4400.

4,400 people who had disappeared over the past 50 or so years all suddenly re-appear at once on a lake shore. All are the exact same age as when they disappeared and have no memory of where they've been.

They then start to develop special powers.

It was a actually a pretty good show. Mix Heroes with Fringe (but predating both) & shake liberally. No one ever saw it because it was on USA (and was just ahead of the curve of the current crop of sci/fantasy/mystery shows).

Super powers, time travel, government conspiracies, mysterious puppetmasters orchestrating it all from behind the scenes...what's not to like?
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It sounds delicious actually. Give me some Fringe (and anything like it), and I'm hooked.
 
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AKAKBUCK;1912800; said:
Take it to the Gay Marriage thread, buddy.
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No need for that.

Anna Torv (a.k.a Olivia):

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another step closer to Judgement Day

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/...d-and-elderly-gets-global-safety-certificate/

A robot suit that can help the elderly or disabled get around was given its global safety certificate in Japan on Wednesday, paving the way for its worldwide rollout.

The Hybrid Assistive Limb, or HAL, is a power-assisted pair of legs developed by Japanese robot maker Cyberdyne, which has also developed similar robot arms.

A quality assurance body issued the certificate based on a draft version of an international safety standard for personal robots that is expected to be approved later this year, the ministry for the economy, trade and industry said.

The metal-and-plastic exoskeleton has become the first nursing-care robot certified under the draft standard, a ministry official said.

Battery-powered HAL, which detects muscle impulses to anticipate and support the user’s body movements, is designed to help the elderly with mobility or help hospital or nursing carers to lift patients.

Cyberdyne, based in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, has so far leased some 330 suits to 150 hospitals, welfare and other facilities in Japan since 2010, at 178,000 yen ($1,950) per suit per year.
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