Now I will have to vacuum floors poorly myself!

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I find these linguistic differences fascinating, particularly having grown up in Louisiana. Of course, I embrace all the pronunciations and descriptors from my youth, and if you ever want me to threaten your life, just try mispronouncing “pecan“.

Having opened up a retail store for robots in 1985 (I’m serious), I’m naturally interested in all things robotic. I have started seeing advertisements for a new humanoid robot called Neo, and I instantly knew it was not ready for prime time. Check out this hilarious overview: