Man-Shaped Robots Harass Britain Once Again 54
NotRicky writes:
The UK's terrible string of luck with violent robots continues. The man-shaped metal monstrosities that have plagued the country at seemingly random times throughout history rose up once more yesterday. No one yet knows their source, or what phenomenon — natural or man-made — keeps drawing them to that area of the world. While initial reports indicated trillions of dollars worth of damage and countless lives lost, the re-establishment of communications paints a much more hopeful picture. The British government remains quiet about the situation, politely refusing foreign aid and letting one of their intelligence agencies direct efforts to restore order. Reporters and camera crews are having difficulty documenting the situation — it's not clear whether this is due to interference from the government or simply the chaotic nature of the robot uprising. A medical professional on the scene was quoted as saying, "It's simple, really — even the flattened brick you call a computer can undelete, can't it?"
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I suppose it takes a few trying to get started again before getting the hang of it..
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I came here for ponies.
Slashdot got bad. The ponies are the stallions of what was right about this place. Yet they still choose not to return.
I will return next year, in seek of ponies.
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A great April 2nd story would be how Slashdot drove its readership away with bad April Fool's jokes.
That would be even harder to believe than an April Fool's joke claiming that slashdot still had readers before today.
Re:Please stop, these aren't funny. (Score:4, Funny)
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I think I've figured it out. (Score:3)
Perhaps Dice outsourced the /. April Fools jokes to Trevor Noah.
Great (Score:1)
Great, April 1st is here again... the day a bunch of idiots come out of the woodwork to complain about some people having a little bit of fun for one out of 365 (and 1/4) days.
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I didn't click any links (Score:3)
I didn't click any links but my guess based on the summary was Cybermen
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I was hoping it was the Cybernaughts [wikipedia.org], but nooooo... Slashdot went the cheap and easy route.
yay robots! (Score:2)
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Cyberman sympathizer detected! EXTERMINATE!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
What an idea! (Score:2)
Pictures of the aftermath (Score:1)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new... [telegraph.co.uk]
Those ain't robots (Score:2)
Just be glad it's not... (Score:2)
oversized salt-shakers shrieking, "Exterminate!"
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aren't they usually referred to as "pepper-pots" :) not that i know if/what difference there is..
This is why one should be prepared (Score:2)
Robot Insurance.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/old-glory-insurance/n10766 [nbc.com]
For when the metal ones decide to come for you.
Can't be true ... (Score:2)
Currency (Score:2)
>> trillions of dollars worth of damage
Pounds, dear boy. Pounds! We're still not quite just another US state yet.
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Only US-owned assets were destroyed. No big loss.