R2-D2 and Metal Mickey are cute but would you want to marry them? It’s not as barmy as it sounds, claims artificial intelligence expert David Levy. He predicts that by 2050 humans will be having long-term sexual and emotional relationships with robots.

Robots are becoming more sophisticated,’ he explains. ‘Technologies are being developed all the time, such as artificial skin, which will make robots more human-like. One Japanese company makes a doll that has electronic sensors in the nipples so if you stroke them, it makes approving sounds.’

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It’s been months since I last post something on my Blog. It’s so easy to forget, or should I say neglect, things sometimes. With such a big gap in between postings I have much to say. That’s always a plus ;).

My laptop stopped working recently for some bizarre reason. I couldn’t use the internet no matter what I tried. Out of pure desperation I asked a question on LinkedIn but even they failed to help me solve the problem. Oh, LinkedIn is a great site professional site by the way. If you haven’t already singed up I suggest you have a look.

I had to part with my stubborn ways (momentarily) and go to a PC repair shop. That’s something I’ve always hated doing. Reason being, they always take forever to fix the simplest of problems and always over charge. “Why didn’t you just get the manufacture to fix it” you asked? Well, dealing with the likes of HP is something I totally resent. The last time I sent my laptop to them it was over three months before they finally fixed it and sent it back to me. Pathetic, I knowK.

Anyways, I think that guy at the repair shop might have conned me. He told me that the reason I was unable to connect to the internet was because I had a “virus”. I don’t believe that at all. I’m very cautious when using the internet and being protected. I’ve had enough run-ins with such likeness to know the dos and the don’ts =). He told me he had to re-install my OS (the thing I dreaded the most) and it was going to cost me. Reluctantly I gave in.

On inspection of my laptop I found out that the guy simply did system recovery and charge me for it – when all I had to do was press f11 on my keyboard when starting up. I knew about that!! I didn’t need him to do that for me!

Now I have to live with the sorrows of losing valuable possessions and being charged for it.

Tip of the day: always try to solve your own problems.