A Robot Walks Into a Bar and Says…

A bouncer meets a clientele who exposes her to a new line of work. However, easy money comes with a price she might not be ready to pay.

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• It is inevitable that humans and robots will share experiences that are powerful. To call those experiences human is foolish because we are an iteration of existence that happens to be human. I really like the fact that sexuality was focused on fiercely in this short story. Sex to me happens to be something that can be reproduced while a person is alone. I assume that once robots have an interest in sexual endeavors of animals, they will reproduce those activities as many ways as possible to really understand the experience that we can reproduce in a limited way. The night life is also another very smart topic to bring up. As the world changes and humans need to work mundane tasks less and less - the world will become a party place and sex will be served up right next to liquor and music.
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• Laser tayloring is already a commercial process. Just google it .
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• Hi everyone, I'm a high school student and want to earn my medical doctor's degree in otolaryngology-- anyway, my idea is related to homemaking. Could a laser be used to cut pieces of cloth to the proper shape? I have it mentally all planned out; the laser's beam of light would be capable of being blocked by the use of pull in and out panels of different shapes and sizes until the required shape is obtained on the face of the machine. Then turn it face down on the piece of cloth; turn the laser light on. Presto! Where the panels are not blocking the laser light, the cloth is cut by the laser. When the machine is removed, the properly cut piece of cloth would be lying unharmed by the laser on the work surface. This machine woul eliminate the use of elaborate electricity consuming cutting machines abd the more primitive use of manually-operated scissors, possib;y reducing the frequency of repetitive motion injuries, such as carpenter's elbow and more particularly stitcher's wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome. I just want to get you doctors thinking-- and planning. Thanks for reading.
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