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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
05/13/09

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And you know someone is gonna try to hve sex in one.
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
05/13/09

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These will be useless if they don't have their own track or streets to run on. They are aware of themselves but what about the thousands of other cars with human drivers?
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OMG! Ponies!
05/13/09

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Poor Jesus... need a hug?

I rode 150 miles on the train today for a court appearance that took 5 minutes. I took a subway, 3 different LIRR trains, and walked two miles. In a suit! And while I got to have bacon while waiting for the 12:21 train, it doesn't make up for the fact that I was in the ass end of Long Island.

Don't bitch about L service to me.
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kevipants!
05/13/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Do you take this trip every single day? Or was this a one time thing?
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OMG! Ponies!
05/13/09

@kevipants!: Not every day (thank goodness).

But some of my cases are venued in Suffolk County and the courthouse is in Riverhead. There's only a handful of these cases left on my list.
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bosskev
05/13/09

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I do not understand the need for a Robot Taxi. I don't own a robot. No one I know owns a robot. And even if I did own a robot, why the hell would I want to give it taxi rides?
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admoseremic
05/13/09

@bosskev: Well if you don't own a robot at least you're avoiding the Robot Tax.
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OMG! Ponies!
05/13/09

@admoseremic: But not the Tax Robot.

Why did they even invent a Tax Robot?
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Pessimippopotamus
05/13/09

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Oh god. Imagine a traffic jam full of these. Making them personal means that every single lazy ass (everyone) will take one and you won't be able to get anywhere. Grids of squares just static on the streets.
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Hello Mister Walrus
05/13/09

@Pessimipposaurus: How would this be different from people taking regular taxis or driving?
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Pessimippopotamus
05/13/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Because we know that a large portion of people don't drive because it's not convenient. And Taxis cost a lot. It really depends on how affordable and comfortable these robot taxis are.
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Hello Mister Walrus
05/13/09

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These would be great personal kidnapping devices. Or secret harvesters for my meat-processing factory.
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