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Divernan

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18. I agree - yours is a much more positive headline.

Reply to Adrahil (Reply #17)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 10:40 AM

Jul 2015

But it wasn't a success. It was a heroic and massive effort, for sure, and the hard work could have been honored in the headline, not just the body of the article.

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The DARPA Robotics Challenge Was a Bust [View all] Divernan Jul 2015 OP

Shamelessly asking for 5 recs to keep this thread alive. Divernan Jul 2015 #1

Well, if you're going to remain our humble servant... randome Jul 2015 #4

LOL - for brute strength & endurance, it's robots for the win. Divernan Jul 2015 #5

Look, if you can't even get a robot to rec your post don't try to convince us PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #27

My first DU rec is yours pengu Jul 2015 #2

Thank you so much! And welcome to DU! Divernan Jul 2015 #3

Shoutout to mahatmakanejeeves' earlier post which sank like a stone! Divernan Jul 2015 #6

''Horticulture.'' Octafish Jul 2015 #7

Great comment! I'm still apalled at the way science and tech are mostly ignored by the media! LongTomH Jul 2015 #20

Absolutely. As you know, LongTomH, my unrequited flame is the space program... Octafish Jul 2015 #25

If there was a "sex-bot" catagory judged by porn stars the press would be all over it... hunter Jul 2015 #8

My brother does stuff for DARPA DFW Jul 2015 #9

OT, planning to read your book, which comes with high praise. Divernan Jul 2015 #12

Just bought ablamj Jul 2015 #21

Im hoping for some Dr. Whovian "timey-wimey" stuff! Divernan Jul 2015 #22

Well, everybody got something different out of it so far. DFW Jul 2015 #28

Many thanks for taking the time to share all that with us. Divernan Jul 2015 #29

Well, I'm still keeping my day job DFW Jul 2015 #30

I thoroughly enjoyed it. hunter Jul 2015 #32

The rise (and fall) of the machines pscot Jul 2015 #10

So failur as a public spectacle=failure? Adrahil Jul 2015 #11

The OP link makes point that past failures have led to great progress. Divernan Jul 2015 #13

Yeah, i get it. But I'm not a fan of click-bait, misleading headlines. nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #15

Nothing click bait about mag. w/awards for journalistic excellence. Divernan Jul 2015 #16

Yeah, i know and like the mag, i ahted the headline and implication. Adrahil Jul 2015 #17

I agree - yours is a much more positive headline. Divernan Jul 2015 #18

I didn't find out about it until clips from the finals hiy facebook in my social circle. The Animator Jul 2015 #14

My son won the world robotics championship in Singapore a few years ago.... madamvlb Jul 2015 #19

Wow! Most impressive! Belated congratulations! Divernan Jul 2015 #23

Thank you. madamvlb Jul 2015 #24

KnR. nt tblue37 Jul 2015 #26

Thanks for the link. Quackers Jul 2015 #31