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CMU Girls Technabob Vid Clip

The girls of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are undoubtedly some of the dopest chicks you’ll ever encounter. Not only do they do they possess mad algebraic skillz and could probably kick your ass in World of Warcraft, they have the only finest taste in tech blogs…

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June 18th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! author: technabob

automated voice response system gets an attitude

just plain fun | robotics

Daniel vs. Robophone

Ever feel like telling one of those stupid voice-recognition phone systems exactly where it can stick option number 2?

Carnegie Mellon alumnus, humorist and robotics author Daniel H. Wilson stars in this humorous video clip of what happened when he got a little too snarky with Diane, the voice behind an Automated Voice Response (AVR) system…

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February 1st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

robot laughs its shiny plastic ass off

robotics

Speecys SPC-101C Robot

I’ve certainly seen my share of stupid robot tricks in my day, but this is the first time I’ve seen one have a hysterical laughing fit.

Sure, the $3,000 Speecys SPC-101C programmable robot can walk and dance around, but more importantly, it’ll laugh at your bad jokes if you train it properly…

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September 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

idrink therefore iam

design | media players

iDrink Bottle Opener by Sonic Design

The brilliant minds of industrial design firm Sonic Design came up with this design for an iPod-inspired bottle opener called the iDrink.

In keeping with Apple’s DRM (Drinker’s Rights Management) policies, the iDrink opener will only open bottles which have been purchased from the iDrink store (99 cents each)…

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September 7th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

mario’s real life: not a pretty sight

just plain fun | video games

This clip features the real life story of the famous plumber’s addiction to those little magic mushrooms…

The video, by P0YKPAC is a sad, sad tale, but the (mildly NSFW) clip is really quite funny. Mario’s struggles with the “stuff” lead him down a path of self destruction and it all ends with tragic consequences…

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May 3rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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