Sean Champ

@schamp120.bsky.social

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Gust in the wind

The Original Blue Men? From the Twilight Zone, A Matter of Minutes. Two blue-clad figures pause while constructing reality, in a discussion with the foreman.
Covert art for X4: Foundations (Manual). Two spacesuit-clad figures walk along a wide gantry within a spacey setting of structures, ships, stars, and a nearby planet.
Bob Dylan "Maggie's Farm" pulp novel mashup print, by Todd Alcott Graphics at Etsy. "He wakes up in the morning, folds his hands and prays for rain - he's got a head full of ideas that are driving him insane!" Maggie's Farm [lyrics] by Bob Dylan.
Album cover for PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, via Wikimedia Commons
Dave's not here, man, from Cheech & Chong
Homer Simpson, with gloves and goggles on, handling a radioactive sample at a facility in the Simpsons' Springfield
Google search query, chatgpt: what if boston dynamics made a banana sales cart. AI Overview: A Boston Dynamics banana cart would be a fusion of over-engineered robotics, dynamic balancing, and viral marketing—a stark contrast to a traditional street vendor's stall . Instead of a cheap, wooden stand, it would be a sophisticated, possibly unsettling, autonomous machine with a flair for the dramatic. Design and functionality The chassis: The cart's foundation would likely be a modified version of the agile wheeled robot, Handle, which is designed for warehouse work and can navigate uneven terrain. This base would allow for rapid movement across city sidewalks, but its self-balancing capabilities would be notoriously twitchy, leading to frequent, exaggerated lurches and sudden, fluid shifts in weight. The banana arm: The banana-dispensing mechanism would be an appendage similar to the Spot Arm, which provides dexterity and reach for manipulating objects. The robotic arm would delicately select the perfect banana, present it to the customer, and accept payment through a touchscreen interface. This precision would be both impressive and slightly unnerving for a simple transaction. Self-correcting bananas: The cart would possess an advanced, almost paranoid, self-correction protocol. In a reference to an earlier viral video, if a rogue banana peel caused the cart to slip, the robotic platform would perform a lightning-fast, full-body maneuver to regain balance, then use its arm to meticulously clean up the offending peel and dispose of it. The "banana stand" aesthetic: The banana display would be simple and starkly functional, a far cry from a traditional, colorful fruit stand. The bananas would be organized with ruthless geometric precision on a rotating pedestal, lit by a clinical white light. A small speaker would play a loop of a disembodied, synthesized voice repeating, "Would you like to buy a banana?". [abridged]
The Bit, from Tron (1982)
Trending at Bluesky (Screen capture): Marco Rubio; Alien Enemies Act; Mike Waltz; Xbox Prices; Kamala Harris; Warriors vs Rockets
Reciprocal of the square root of the variable 'a': One over the square root of 'a' equals the square root of 'a' over 'a'