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January 30, 2006
Monday
 
 
A computerized Jeeves
Johnathan Pearce (London)  Science & Technology
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The Japanese are working on a robot that can operate as a butler. Hmm. If they can create a character that can talk like Stephen Fry portraying Jeeves, make the perfect gin and tonic and do my ironing, I might consider one. Second thoughts: I'd probably be irritated as hell with the thing after a while.

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Presumably, you'd be able to turn the voice off. Or change it, or something.


Posted by Scott Wickstein at January 30, 2006 11:11 PM

If he were to make the hangover cure that Jeeves's clients find "invigorating after a late evening," than I'm in.


Posted by jk at January 30, 2006 11:56 PM

At least its a Jeeves. Imagine a cybernetic Bertie Wooster.


Posted by Julian Taylor at January 31, 2006 12:25 AM

jk - tomato juice on the rocks with half a jigger of vodka. A lot of lime or lemon juice. Absolutely no Worcestershire sauce under any circumstances. It's too sweet. But Tabasco to taste. Salt and pepper. Takes two (in other words, a jigger of vodka in toto with the other ingredients in proportion) to get desired effect, but works.

I will now shimmer out.


Posted by Jeeves at January 31, 2006 01:09 AM

I don't understand "sick of" and "gin" in the same paragraph.

- Josh


Posted by Wild Pegasus at January 31, 2006 02:15 AM

Mmmm...tabasco sauce. Condiment of the gods.


Posted by James Waterton at January 31, 2006 10:05 AM
One Promet went to a complete standstill during the demonstration and had to be hung from special equipment to be recharged.

Sounds more like the Stephen Milligan of the robot world, although without the auto-erotic asphyxiation and the self-bondage. Perhaps they might consider making a roboTory version, rather than a Jeeves?


Posted by Julian Taylor at January 31, 2006 02:50 PM

James Waterton - agreed. Tabasco sauce and lemon or lime juice squeezed over absolutely anything savory will improve it a hundredfold. Well, maybe not Marmite or Vegemite, but anything else.


Posted by Verity at January 31, 2006 05:57 PM

Please don't diss vegemite. I love vegemite.


Posted by Scott Wickstein at February 1, 2006 02:34 AM

Scott - duh. So do I. I said it wouldn't go that great with a squirt of lime juice and a dash of Tabasco sauce. I love Vegemite. What is your point?


Posted by Verity at February 1, 2006 03:32 AM

I just hope the robo-butler doesn't look anything like this.


Posted by Alan K. Henderson at February 1, 2006 07:35 AM
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