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more about #austinpowers more comments → Dirk Anger: Oh my, there's just so many dieselsweeties strips I could post righ now I can't choose a single one more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I resent you saying that Kirk falls in lust every other week. Kirk never had a 14 day dry spell in his life. more » it must be bunnies: Watching Star Trek as a kid I always felt sorry for Flint. Here he worked so hard to create his girlfriend only to have Kirk come and make her 'die'.... more » 92BuickLeSabre: As an aside, I've found that "They've returned from the dead" is an important signal generally. Alone, and without one of the other factors mention... more » NefariousNewt: One word: rivets. more » Renako: Don't forget that their spines glow red during sex! Telltale sign, right there. more » LittleDragon: What is wrong with dating a robot? As long as he is not trying to kill you to stop you from giving birth to the savior of mankind, I see nothing wrong... more » ThisDudeRufus: Well, that's two xkcd strips in one day. Go for three! Also, no Futurama? more » redqueenmeg: Nobody I've ever dated has been Three Laws-compliant, so I've got that going for me. Which is nice. more » Jack_Burton: Ahem... Cherry 2000? more » jeremedia: Can't forget these too (especially her): [www.stat.osu.edu] more » Barrie Corp: Galaxina (with Dorothy Stratton) wasn't a sexbot. She was a pilot that reprogrammed herself for sex. I know... splittin hairs. However, you did forget... more » neolex: I am, somewhat dissappointedly, surprised there are no killy android sexbots on the list, only killy gynoid sexbots... And then I stopped to realise, ... more » lightninglouie: It's only a matter of time before Lady GaGa's programing goes haywire and she goes on a brutal killing spree. Is no one else concerned about this? more » Belabras: There are also killer sexbots (Boomers in this case) in the anime Parasite Dolls. It's only an ok anime, so if you haven't seen it don't sweat it. Th... more » -
#triviagasm
Six Signs You Might Be Dating a Robot
You've met someone new, and things are going great, but you start to notice something off about them. Could your significant other be a robot in disguise? Check our list for the possible signs. More » -
#eradicatingcamp
21 Ways To Eradicate Campiness From Science Fiction
Ever since the first cheesy monster or goofy robot leered out from the cover of a pulpy magazine, science fiction has struggled to shake off a certain tinge of campiness. No matter how hard creators may try to tell cool stories, that slightly ironic silliness is always lurking just outside the frame. And there will always be science fiction which takes those little hints of camp and amplifies them a million-fold. A little campiness may be fun to get stoned and giggle at, but it also stands in the way of telling amazing tales about the impact of technology on humans. Here's a rulebook for rooting out the campiness from science fiction. More »
