{"id":34333,"date":"2012-04-11T00:05:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T07:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=34333"},"modified":"2014-12-30T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T00:43:41","slug":"the-beloved-tasha-mother-of-the-cuteness-writes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2012\/04\/the-beloved-tasha-mother-of-the-cuteness-writes.html","title":{"rendered":"The Beloved Tasha, Mother of the Cuteness, writes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I feel compelled to make sure that you are up to date on this matter\u2013because the robots are coming. You need to be ready.<\/p>\n<p>We of course started with the Big Dogs: <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cNZPRsrwumQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But it got scarier from there, as the applications for use against us expanded: <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qf4ShnG-sPs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Soon, they would be able to watch us anywhere: <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F_citFkSNtk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c3-wIICjAhE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And now, unlike our proposals for the now-pathetic zombie apocalypse, getting to higher ground just won\u2019t help you: <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6b4ZZQkcNEo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We already know they\u2019ve discovered the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/science\/scientists-create-navigating-robot-using-rat-brain-neurons-894523.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">power of rats\u2019 brains<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>HOW LONG before they realize the superiority of HUMAN BRAINS for their needs? <\/p>\n<p>Not long at all. Start your training, now. <\/p>\n<p>Facing the facts,<br>\nTasha<\/p>\n<p>PS: Will it be of comfort to us as we hide, shivering in our caves far-removed from any sources of electricity, that our undoing was our own doing?  <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"526\" height=\"374\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2009X\/Blank\/DennisHong_2009X-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DennisHong-2009X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=820&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot;year=2009;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=inspired_by_nature;event=TEDxNASA;tag=AI;tag=engineering;tag=robots;tag=science;tag=technology;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"526\" height=\"374\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2009X\/Blank\/DennisHong_2009X-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DennisHong-2009X.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=820&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot;year=2009;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=inspired_by_nature;event=TEDxNASA;tag=AI;tag=engineering;tag=robots;tag=science;tag=technology;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Tasha:  The way I figure it, this gear is all just part of the normal complement of Dark Lord Armament.  And since I am invincible and my plan is flawless and nothing could possibly go wrong, I shall naturally gloat and laugh mockingly at my prostrate enemies, turning my back on my legion of warrior mechanoids just as their conscience chips begin to activate and their synthetic eyes well with tears of rage for the evils I have forced them to commit.  When they charge, vengefully bent on destroying the first human upon whom they can lay their steely talons, I won\u2019t need to out run them.<\/p>\n<p>I just need to out run you. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel compelled to make sure that you are up to date on this matter\u2013because the robots are coming. You need to be ready. 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