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On 09/02/2018 11:19, Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> Is it one enormous LCD screen upon which they are
> acting, for there does not seem to be any illumination
> patterns on the actors which one wold expect if being
> projected from above?
> 
> Bearing in mind that Korea is one of the foremost
> producers of LCD screens?

I'm not watching it but, while a front projection would probably show 
indications on people between the screen and projector you allude to, 
there is a technique of back projection which wouldn't.

Of course the screen could be an array of small screens with no 'edge' 
so you can't see the joins. The image is broken into 'tiles'- each 
displayed on a small screen.

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On 2018-02-09, Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is it one enormous LCD screen upon which they are
> acting, for there does not seem to be any illumination
> patterns on the actors which one wold expect if being
> projected from above?
>
> Bearing in mind that Korea is one of the foremost
> producers of LCD screens?

Oh, its faked like the Moon landings :)

I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea


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On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:

> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea

They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.

John Savard

Quadibloc wrote:
> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>
>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and
S.Korea
>
> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of
> China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.
>
> John Savard

I thought it was just two kinds of things:  heavy duty washing machines
and solar panels.

/BAH

On 2/9/2018 1:35 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
> 
>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea
> 
> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.

Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to. But we can 
all feel much safer knowing that such "heroic allies" are on "our" side.

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:19:53 -0600, Dave Garland
<dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:

>On 2/9/2018 1:35 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea
>> 
>> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.
>
>Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to. But we can 
>all feel much safer knowing that such "heroic allies" are on "our" side.

During the Korean War there was a certain amount of sentiment to the
effect that the whole mess should be given back to Japan.  One wonders
what Asia would look like today if that had happened.

On 2018-02-10, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:19:53 -0600, Dave Garland
><dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2/9/2018 1:35 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea
>>> 
>>> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.
>>
>>Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to. But we can 
>>all feel much safer knowing that such "heroic allies" are on "our" side.
>
> During the Korean War there was a certain amount of sentiment to the
> effect that the whole mess should be given back to Japan.  One wonders
> what Asia would look like today if that had happened.

The south korean government after WWII was essencially the former
Japanese puppet government. So, yes, Asia would be the same as it is
now.


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On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:19:55 AM UTC-7, Dave Garland wrote:

> Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to.

Canada is a member of NATO! We're all in this together, fighting against the 
evil Commies!

Admittedly, our current Prime Minister is the son of Pierre Trudeau, who verily 
fawned in hero worship over the bloody tyrant Mao Tse-Tung (aka Mao Zedong), but 
regardless of transitory politics, _some_ Canadians are more sensible!

Or our _previous_ Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, would never have held office.

John Savard

On 10 Feb 2018 20:02:28 GMT, ma...@mail.com wrote:

>On 2018-02-10, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:19:53 -0600, Dave Garland
>><dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2/9/2018 1:35 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>>> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea
>>>> 
>>>> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.
>>>
>>>Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to. But we can 
>>>all feel much safer knowing that such "heroic allies" are on "our" side.
>>
>> During the Korean War there was a certain amount of sentiment to the
>> effect that the whole mess should be given back to Japan.  One wonders
>> what Asia would look like today if that had happened.
>
>The south korean government after WWII was essencially the former
>Japanese puppet government. So, yes, Asia would be the same as it is
>now.

You mean the Japanese _wouldn't_ have eaten North Korea for breakfast
and then spent the rest of the century chewing up China?

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:27:57 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:

>On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:19:55 AM UTC-7, Dave Garland wrote:
>
>> Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to.
>
>Canada is a member of NATO! We're all in this together, fighting against the 
>evil Commies!

What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?

>Admittedly, our current Prime Minister is the son of Pierre Trudeau, who verily 
>fawned in hero worship over the bloody tyrant Mao Tse-Tung (aka Mao Zedong), but 
>regardless of transitory politics, _some_ Canadians are more sensible!
>
>Or our _previous_ Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, would never have held office.
>
>John Savard

On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:

> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?

So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks like 
history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off the 
bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is 
sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business 
leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or anything 
troublesome like that.

But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the 
Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the 
credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors. And 
this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to 
countenance.

John Savard

On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:29:20 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
<jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:

>On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>
>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>
>So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks like 
>history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off the 
>bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is 
>sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business 
>leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or anything 
>troublesome like that.
>
>But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the 
>Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the 
>credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors. And 
>this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to 
>countenance.

Yeah, yeah, we are supposed to die for your causes.

Grow a pair and come down here and enlist.

On 2018-02-10, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10 Feb 2018 20:02:28 GMT, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>
>>On 2018-02-10, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:19:53 -0600, Dave Garland
>>><dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2/9/2018 1:35 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:59:48 AM UTC-7, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I think that the US has imposed heavy taxes on imports from China and S.Korea
>>>>> 
>>>>> They should impose heavy taxes on imports from the People's Republic of China, but not on our heroic allies of South Korea or Taiwan.
>>>>
>>>>Since you're from Canada, I'm not sure who "our" refers to. But we can 
>>>>all feel much safer knowing that such "heroic allies" are on "our" side.
>>>
>>> During the Korean War there was a certain amount of sentiment to the
>>> effect that the whole mess should be given back to Japan.  One wonders
>>> what Asia would look like today if that had happened.
>>
>>The south korean government after WWII was essencially the former
>>Japanese puppet government. So, yes, Asia would be the same as it is
>>now.
>
> You mean the Japanese _wouldn't_ have eaten North Korea for breakfast
> and then spent the rest of the century chewing up China?

Part of the Red Army drove through the Japanese twice, before WWII,
and in 1945. The Japanese army remained in Vietnam, under US orders,
for a while after the Surrender, to stop the commies from taking
power before the French returned. Fanatical, suicidal bravery is not
always a good tactic. 


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Quadibloc wrote:
> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>
>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>
> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
like
> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
the
> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
anything
> troublesome like that.
>
> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the
> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the
> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
And
> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
> countenance.

Russia wants a seaport.

/BAH

jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>Quadibloc wrote:
>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>>
>> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
>like
>> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
>the
>> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
>> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
>> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
>anything
>> troublesome like that.
>>
>> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the
>> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the
>> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
>And
>> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
>> countenance.
>
>Russia wants a seaport.

Like they don't already have a bunch:

Vladivostok.
Murmansk
St. Petersburg
NOvorossiysk
Sochi

Then there's Syria.

On 2/11/2018 11:06 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>
>>>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>>>
>>> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
>> like
>>> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
>> the
>>> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
>>> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
>>> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
>> anything
>>> troublesome like that.
>>>
>>> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the
>>> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the
>>> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
>> And
>>> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
>>> countenance.
>>
>> Russia wants a seaport.
> 
> Like they don't already have a bunch:
> 
> Vladivostok.
> Murmansk
> St. Petersburg
> NOvorossiysk
> Sochi
> 
> Then there's Syria.
> 

Russia also swiped Konigsberg... in the Northwest corner of Poland...  a 
Baltic Sea port.  The Russians call it Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad 
Oblast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:28:18 -0600, Charles Richmond
<nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

>On 2/11/2018 11:06 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>>>>
>>>> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
>>> like
>>>> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
>>> the
>>>> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
>>>> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
>>>> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
>>> anything
>>>> troublesome like that.
>>>>
>>>> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the
>>>> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the
>>>> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
>>> And
>>>> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
>>>> countenance.
>>>
>>> Russia wants a seaport.
>> 
>> Like they don't already have a bunch:
>> 
>> Vladivostok.
>> Murmansk
>> St. Petersburg
>> NOvorossiysk
>> Sochi
>> 
>> Then there's Syria.
>> 
>
>Russia also swiped Konigsberg... in the Northwest corner of Poland...  a 
>Baltic Sea port.  The Russians call it Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad 
>Oblast.
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast

But many of those are only warm weather sea ports. And Vladivostok is
on the other side of Russia from Moscow.

On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:28:18 -0600, Charles Richmond
<nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:

>On 2/11/2018 11:06 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>>>>
>>>> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
>>> like
>>>> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
>>> the
>>>> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
>>>> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
>>>> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
>>> anything
>>>> troublesome like that.
>>>>
>>>> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on the
>>>> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine the
>>>> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
>>> And
>>>> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
>>>> countenance.
>>>
>>> Russia wants a seaport.
>> 
>> Like they don't already have a bunch:
>> 
>> Vladivostok.
>> Murmansk
>> St. Petersburg
>> NOvorossiysk
>> Sochi
>> 
>> Then there's Syria.
>> 
>
>Russia also swiped Konigsberg... in the Northwest corner of Poland...  a 
>Baltic Sea port.  The Russians call it Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad 
>Oblast.
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast

However none of these address the real issue, that they don't have an
ice-free Atlantic port that can't be easily closed by a potential
enemy.

On 2018-02-11, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:28:18 -0600, Charles Richmond
><nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
>
>>On 2/11/2018 11:06 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>>>
>>> NOvorossiysk
>>> Sochi
>>> 
>>> Then there's Syria.
>>> 
>>
>>Russia also swiped Konigsberg... in the Northwest corner of Poland...  a 
>>Baltic Sea port.  The Russians call it Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad 
>>Oblast.
>>
>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad_Oblast
>
> However none of these address the real issue, that they don't have an
> ice-free Atlantic port that can't be easily closed by a potential
> enemy.

A relation of mine died aa few years ago from conditions caused by
being on a ship going to Murmansk thatwas sunk in 1943.


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Scott Lurndal wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> writes:
>>Quadibloc wrote:
>>> On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:44:33 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>
>>>> What commies have a presence in the North Atlantic these days?
>>>
>>> So now Russia is fascist instead. Of course, with Donald Trump, it looks
>>like
>>> history is repeating itself: while Communism led to a Red Scare right off
>>the
>>> bat, Mussolini and Hitler were not considered a threat by many in what is
>>> sometimes termed "The Establishment", community, religious, and business
>>> leaders; after all, they weren't stirring up trade union militancy or
>>anything
>>> troublesome like that.
>>>
>>> But by attacking Georgia and the Ukraine, as well as putting pressure on
the
>>> Baltic nations, make no mistake about it, Russia is seeking to undermine
the
>>> credibility of NATO so as to gain the power to intimidate their neighbors.
>>And
>>> this, quite properly, is a thing the United States should not begin to
>>> countenance.
>>
>>Russia wants a seaport.
>
> Like they don't already have a bunch:
>
> Vladivostok.
> Murmansk
> St. Petersburg
> NOvorossiysk
> Sochi

Not during the winter.
>
> Then there's Syria.

To be determined.

/BAH

No one is to die. Find better ways to wage war. Ambulatory drones, for example.

On 2/12/2018 5:18 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
> No one is to die. Find better ways to wage war. Ambulatory drones, for example.
> 
Our drones vs. their drones, may the best drone win? It might be 
better, but will the meatbags honor the outcome?

On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:26:01 -0600, Dave Garland
<dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:

>On 2/12/2018 5:18 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>> No one is to die. Find better ways to wage war. Ambulatory drones, for example.
>> 
>Our drones vs. their drones, may the best drone win? It might be 
>better, but will the meatbags honor the outcome?

War is about achieving your objectives and preventing the enemy from
achieving his.  It's not a game in which whoever kills the most wins.

Drones shooting up drones is not going to achieve objectives.

Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from 
a facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the 
things human soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 9:06:19 AM UTC-7, Quadibloc wrote:
> Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from 
> a facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the 
> things human soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included.

...thus, although they wouldn't have vat-Maoris inside, they might well look 
like the Sturmtruppen from the Sternkriegen movies.

John Savard

On 2018-02-13, J  Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:26:01 -0600, Dave Garland
> <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2/12/2018 5:18 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>
>>> No one is to die. Find better ways to wage war. Ambulatory drones,
>>> for example.
>> 
>> Our drones vs. their drones, may the best drone win? It might be 
>> better, but will the meatbags honor the outcome?
>
> War is about achieving your objectives and preventing the enemy from
> achieving his.  It's not a game in which whoever kills the most wins.

A lot of people are going to be very disappointed to hear this.

> Drones shooting up drones is not going to achieve objectives.

Unless you're a drone manufacturer.  :-)

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J. Clarke <jclarke...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:26:01 -0600, Dave Garland
> <dave.g...@wizinfo.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2/12/2018 5:18 PM, Quadibloc wrote:
>>> No one is to die. Find better ways to wage war. Ambulatory drones, for example.
>>> 
>> Our drones vs. their drones, may the best drone win? It might be 
>> better, but will the meatbags honor the outcome?
> 
> War is about achieving your objectives and preventing the enemy from
> achieving his.  It's not a game in which whoever kills the most wins.
> 
> Drones shooting up drones is not going to achieve objectives.
> 

Yes, but it will keep their drones from shooting your people.

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Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
> Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from 
> a facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the 
> things human soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included.
> 

I Saw a couple of really creepy robots on tv today - four-legged, about the
size of large dogs. One had a "hand" where the dog's head would be and the
other was headless. Still a bit awkward, but the one with the hand opened a
door so they both could go thru.

-- 
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On 13/02/2018 22:18, Peter Flass wrote:
> Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>> Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from
>> a facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the
>> things human soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included.
>>
> 
> I Saw a couple of really creepy robots on tv today - four-legged, about the
> size of large dogs. One had a "hand" where the dog's head would be and the
> other was headless. Still a bit awkward, but the one with the hand opened a
> door so they both could go thru.
> 

Google for Boston Dynamics.

The sort of toys we'd rather be programming than old dull financial
systems or real-time comms.

On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:18:11 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:

> Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>> Ambulatory drones. Robot bodies, walking on two legs, controlled from a
>> facility not unlike a call center... and doing most of the things human
>> soldiers would do. Holding and controlling territory included.
>> 
>> 
> I Saw a couple of really creepy robots on tv today - four-legged, about
> the size of large dogs. One had a "hand" where the dog's head would be
> and the other was headless. Still a bit awkward, but the one with the
> hand opened a door so they both could go thru.

I thought that was really creepy too. Would have been better if they had 
something that resembled a head. And the gait was more spider-like (but 
with four legs).

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