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RealDoll, after almost 20 years of selling "the world's finest love doll," is developing an animated, robotic, artificially intelligent head that can be switched onto existing RealDoll bodies. The purpose, according to RealDoll's founder and CEO Matt McMullen, is to "arouse someone on an emotional, intellectual level, beyond the physical."
If you haven't heard of RealDoll before, the company makes expensive ($5,000-$10,000, £3,200-£6,400) but very realistic sex dolls. The dolls (which come in male and female varieties) have fully poseable skeletons, silicone skin, and are roughly the same weight and size as a real human. The dolls have interchangeable faces and orifices.
The reality that Westworld and AI imagined decades ago has arrived. What are the ethical implications? Would you be willing to use one?
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 16 2015, @03:51PM
It may be that it will not play on linux.. will not work without UK ip, and will not work with VPN UK ip address so i guess it is not linux compatible?
Pity....
do i have to go see if it is on torrents and download illegally??? Is that what you want Corporations? Is it? Really????
Jen?... Jen??? I have a nice pair of red pumps for you! Size two sizes too small!!!
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(Score: 4, Funny) by VLM on Tuesday June 16 2015, @05:28PM
You writing about the robot or GAA's TV show? Reads likely either way.
We're gonna be having conversations like: "The goatse adapter is DRMed to only work on windows 8.1, appropriately enough, and if thats not bad enough it also wants to install ASK toolbar"
I can't wait to see the Apple iSexRobot which will probably come with a black turtleneck sweater and when it doesn't work you'll get press releases about holding it wrong.
(Score: 2) by Rich on Tuesday June 16 2015, @08:19PM
I can't wait to see the Apple iSexRobot ...
Apple doesn't need to ship such a thing. With their pricing you get completely screwed over before you've even dropped your pants.
(I own a fully decked-out RMBP)
(Score: 2) by present_arms on Tuesday June 16 2015, @08:26PM
Hola extension will get around geolocation fairly well :)
http://trinity.mypclinuxos.com/
(Score: 2) by Tork on Tuesday June 16 2015, @11:12PM
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 2) by archshade on Wednesday June 17 2015, @05:48PM
It may be that it will not play on Linux.
I use the channel 4 catch up service regularly on Linux with no real problems. One small issue I had to enable hal service. Need certain JS and Flash. I do have a UK ip though
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday June 17 2015, @09:59PM
I have the flash...will have to check js. Thanks!
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(Score: 2) by archshade on Wednesday June 17 2015, @10:35PM
I have allowed JS from the following domains.
Although the real key is starting the hal service (I'm using arch and needed to install it from yaourt). Without hal the video just loads forever. Also just in case I am using palemoon, but have tried it with chromium w/pepperflash and that also worked.
YMMV HTH