In viewing the video about the droid, I definitely found it to be uncanny. The supernatural characteristics of the droid were uncomfortably strange, however, fascinating as well. I felt as though I was watching Star Wars and Child's Play (Chucky) at the same time. Creepy. It was strange because when the droid spoke, it appeared that the movement of her mouth was further ahead of what she was actually communicating. It was like watching a foreign movie when the voice seem to be put in later. In other words, the droid's movement was unnatural (no emotion or expression), not convincing or realistic; unlike humans. Even though the droid was strange, its ability to even attempt to portray human-like behavior was fascinating. I know that artificial intelligence has been around since the ancient times and with the steady advancements of technology, it wouldn't surprise me to see one of these things walking around. The question is, though, would we know the difference?
I am not really sure what to think about the pencil sharpener. The pencil sharpener was for sure an upgrade from the manual ones we used in grade school. The old school sharpeners would eat your pencil if you didn't take it out in time. It doesn't appear that you would have that problem with this model. Actually, some of the features include an unique two-step sharpening process with auto-stop when the point is achieved. The problem I have with this pencil sharpener is it requires a lot of work just to sharpen a pencil. I mean you have to put the pencil in one side to sharpen it then put it in the other side to make it pointy. It almost doesn't seem worth it. I guess if you like a very sharp point, and don't mind the extra work of dual sharpening then this may work for you. I will just stick to using mechanical pencils.
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