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Just now, Sir Punicpunch said:

Synthoid? Never really hear that one. Other than synths in Fallout 4.

Golden age SciFi term - Robot was coined in the 1920s and was originally used for synthetic but artificial lifeforms in a story by Karel Capek. The term android also doesn't imply a nonorganic, but was originally used for both synthoids and mechanical human-shaped artificial lifeforms.  Asimov (who also invented the "three laws of robotics" and the idea of a positronic brain) popularized the term robot for his mechanical men, and the idea of synthoids became much less common (although they have had a bit of a revival, starting with bladerunner :D)

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Oh, interesting. Two other people plus Punic have posted since I left.

19 minutes ago, CypherHoof said:

Instead of it's original meaning - of a synthoid or clone? :D

17 minutes ago, Sir Punicpunch said:

Synthoid? Never really hear that one. Other than synths in Fallout 4.

9 minutes ago, CypherHoof said:

Golden age SciFi term - Robot was coined in the 1920s and was originally used for synthetic but artificial lifeforms in a story by Karel Capek. The term android also doesn't imply a nonorganic, but was originally used for both synthoids and mechanical human-shaped artificial lifeforms.  Asimov (who also invented the "three laws of robotics" and the idea of a positronic brain) popularized the term robot for his mechanical men, and the idea of synthoids became much less common (although they have had a bit of a revival, starting with bladerunner :D)

Now you're starting to sound like my humanities class. Here's my thoughts: A cyborg is a human trying hard to be a robot and an android is a robot trying hard to be a human.

Though the definition of cyborg, the one I was taught, was a lot more general: even if you wear something as simple as a watch or glasses, you're a cyborg.

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Just now, Ganaram Inukshuk said:

Oh, interesting. Two other people plus Punic have posted since I left.

Now you're starting to sound like my humanities class. Here's my thoughts: A cyborg is a human trying hard to be a robot and an android is a robot trying hard to be a human.

Though the definition of cyborg, the one I was taught, was a lot more general: even if you wear something as simple as a watch or glasses, you're a cyborg.

Cyborg is human w/ metal parts. Android is robot that looks like a human.

Clean cut, done.

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2 minutes ago, Sir Punicpunch said:

Cyborg is human w/ metal parts. Android is robot that looks like a human.

Clean cut, done.

Well, I wanna share to you the definition of cyborg I was taught, but I can't find it anywhere, but it's not just metal parts. Basically, if that non-biological component affects you in a way that changes how you behave, and you act accordingly with said component, that's cybernetics. The broadest definition includes driving a car or wearing glasses or foofing with your phone all day.

It's probably weird that my humanities class had an entire segment on robots and AI.

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Seems like you get some kind of VATS upgrade if you hand over the android.

(And a plasma rifle if you don't)

Hmmh..

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12 minutes ago, Sir Punicpunch said:

That meme was dead when I found it.

Dental?

Removing the rest of my wisdom teef and repairing a bunch of others.

Also, you have bug eyes. (Please tell me you've seen it and got annoyed by it.)

5 minutes ago, Titans08Mariota said:

Does anyone here live in Houston, tx?

Mojave Desert.

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Just now, Ganaram Inukshuk said:

Removing the rest of my wisdom teef and repairing a bunch of others.

Also, you have bug eyes. (Please tell me you've seen it and got annoyed by it.)

How dare you?

...Do I really?

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1 minute ago, Sir Punicpunch said:

How dare you?

...Do I really?

"You have bug eyes" : 2017 :: "We are number one" : 2016

Fidget spinners : 2017 :: Hoverboards : 2015

Intel : AMD : 2015 :: AMD : Intel : 2017

There's probably a few others I haven't accounted for.

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Just now, Ganaram Inukshuk said:

"You have bug eyes" : 2017 :: "We are number one" : 2016

Fidget spinners : 2017 :: Hoverboards : 2015

Intel : AMD : 2015 :: AMD : Intel : 2017

There's probably a few others I haven't accounted for.

Oh, it's a meme.

Cool, never heard of it.

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Just now, Sir Punicpunch said:

Oh, it's a meme.

Cool, never heard of it.

Dangit, I wrote it wrong. I meant this:

"You have bug eyes" : 2017 :: TheLegend27 : 2016 :: "Head on, apply directly to the forehead" : Early 2010s or late 2000s

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