Since I'm not very agile, as I was watching this, I felt being able to do this must feel similar to what its like to be able fly.
I'm not sure if I'm making sense, but I'm trying to describe the dream of controlling my body to obey my whims, with impossible moves.
To wish to be able to move like this guy, I might as well wish I could fly, both would be awesome.

>> ^bmacs27:

Not nearly as much as Honda has spent on Asimo. I know both groups. I've spoken personally with the director of the Asimo project. The lab I'm in has been a customer of Boston Dynamics since all they made were avatars for virtual environments. Boston Dynamics isn't that large a company, and they don't get that much defense money. They just have smart dudes.
>> ^mxxcon:
>> ^bmacs27:
>> ^mxxcon:
why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.

This is way beyond Asimo.
and it took them how long and how much money?

throughout all the years that they've worked on bigdog, alphadog, (betadog?), littledog, this thing, I wouldn't be surprised if they got ~$50mil

Not nearly as much as Honda has spent on Asimo. I know both groups. I've spoken personally with the director of the Asimo project. The lab I'm in has been a customer of Boston Dynamics since all they made were avatars for virtual environments. Boston Dynamics isn't that large a company, and they don't get that much defense money. They just have smart dudes.

>> ^mxxcon:

>> ^bmacs27:
>> ^mxxcon:
why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.

This is way beyond Asimo.
and it took them how long and how much money?

>> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^mxxcon:
why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.

First, that's Honda. Second, probably because BD wants their robots to perform certain functions that ASIMO cannot. ASIMO is 25+ years old now and still can't reliably climb a staircase that it's been specifically programmed to climb. The BD robots, on the other hand, can figure out how to climb terrain on the fly and do it consistently.
it's 25 years old but I'm if you are talking about department of defense money, they can whip up something much more agile..if they don't already have something like that in their closed labs
ya, it can climb terrain on the fly with 25' tall rigging and cables all around it.

>> ^mxxcon:

why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.


First, that's Honda. Second, probably because BD wants their robots to perform certain functions that ASIMO cannot. ASIMO is 25+ years old now and still can't reliably climb a staircase that it's been specifically programmed to climb. The BD robots, on the other hand, can figure out how to climb terrain on the fly and do it consistently.

>> ^bmacs27:

>> ^mxxcon:
why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.

This is way beyond Asimo.
and it took them how long and how much money?

>> ^mxxcon:

why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.


This is way beyond Asimo.

why don't they just buy technology from toyota's asimo and make it more agile?
it seems like they are reinventing stuff that japanese companies already developed.

>> ^artician:

Music is from the Neverhood game soundtrack.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginarium:_Songs_from_the_Neverhood
I don't think David Kamp (credited for "audio" in this short) was a composer or otherwise with that, so I hope they're not claiming the music as their own.


The audio made by David Kamp for this short was deleted and replaced by audio copypasta by a film student. It would be nice if someone could just find the original film. Here's the youtube description:

Uploaded by helenoir on Nov 12, 2010

As a sound design project I came across this 3D animation called Parallel Parking by Agile Films directed by Yum Yum. Sorry David Kamp I deleted your stuff... but this was a sound design project. All rights to the makers etc. Music by Terry Scott Taylor, and sound effects from Freesound. (Next time I'll do my own foley work)

I'm not going to go as far as saying that mine is better than the original (it's probably worse) but I'm no pro so just chill and enjoy.

Maher has a lifestyle that he doesn't want to be judged for. Much like most of the people here on the sift. The people with the biggest mouths about God are the ones with the most to hide.


I'm glad you mention this as it's important. A lot of people think religion works through fear or love or something - but this, this here is it: shame is the fuel that powers religion. If someone can convince you that they know the truth, but that you are limited by your secret sins - even your thought crimes - then they have power over you forever. You, yourself, will always know exactly how unworthy you are, while you can't know their sins in nearly the same way.

Religion failing you? Your fault. God failing you? Your fault. Doubts? Your fault. Your reason? Always suspect. Leader? Always right, because he has the clear channel.

There's a reason every religion moves towards shame. It works. The ancient Jews had trouble because their rules were almost all outward. People could actually comply with them nearly completely. So they had to expand the rules out again and again, hedging and hedging until everyone was brought back in non-compliance (as that's the space where religion works best).

Christianity solved this problem by focusing on thought crime, and crimes of attitude. Were you really giving that gift in the proper spirit? Did your thoughts stray morally for a moment? These are brilliant - the perfect, impossible to comply with rules. Each person is thus locked in a tidy prison where they believe that everyone else is more righteous (and thus "gets it", because they don't have secret sins like you do), and thus those people (or their text) should be trusted over reason. If you wanted to refute their ideas, your first step would have to be to live perfectly (impossible, and also requires tremendous further investment in the religion to attempt). And you don't have to pound it in directly: the best way to make someone feel shame is to praise the congregation; furthering the implication that everyone is in on the secret but you. If you can, get testimonials.

Again, you want everyone to put up a front that they're "in on it", that they see the emperor's clothes. It's the "everyone else" that keeps everyone going. Nobody wants to break first.

But if you want to see this technique refined to its most pure, and it's most directed, look at Scientology. Watch videos where Scientology leaders are questioned. Their response is often "What's your crime?", with the implication being that it's your secret crimes that prevent you from understanding Scientology (or, especially, make you hate it). And, in Scientology's case, they have an extra twist of the knife: if you're a member, they likely know your "secret crimes" because you told them in some session. The Catholics had something similar going with confession, but they didn't have the same panache.

So, sb, I wonder what your response would be to a Scientologist - maybe one who said your religious experiences are the result of impious Thetans trying to deceive you (maybe you got some wacky Jesus Thetans actually talking to you, who knows)? Really, you'd understand if you went through a few sessions. And all your misunderstandings - the reasons you think Scientology is wrong - are a result of your pride in your own position, the extent to which Christianity faintly mirrors the real truth of Scientology, and how all your secret crimes (which we can all agree you have - it's guaranteed by the Bible, and most other books of religion) distort your thinking. Oh, and how all the psychologists have tried to stop Scientology and hurt its members. PS: don't go to a psychologist for help. Or your family.

That should all sound familiar. Most religions work about the same way. And how do you counter that? You can't directly - because the well is completely poisoned.

And it's the same from idealogues of every stripe and sort. According to someone who loves "Agile Programming", a failed Agile Programming project is the result of not being Agile enough. The opposite idealogue believes the project failed because the spec going in lacked details. Christianity not working for you? Doesn't make sense? You're not Christian enough, or else Jesus would be talking to you (or not, depending on denomination).

Why are you doubting? Because your doubt has pushed out faith. Cant' have faith if you doubt, can't get revelation without faith. You gotta get rid of that doubt man.

End result: you're wrong, we're right, shut up. And tell your friends.

But I suppose all this means I have a secret crime. You tell me, I wonder, is my secret crime a Christian secret crime, a Scientology secret crime, or a crime against Islam? So many things I'll never understand without changing my life first to be able to understand...

>> ^Payback:

>> ^kceaton1:
I'd go with sleight of hand. He literally memorized and shuffled the deck into place. That would be a herculean feat of human agility and acuity.

Not at all, he NEVER shuffles the deck until the cards he wants are out.


You're right. I'm leaning towards a pre-fab deck that is grouped into three sections. The movement and the cards displacement are key though (perhaps mechanism if no one looks at the cards ever), I would think.

>> ^kceaton1:

I'd go with sleight of hand. He literally memorized and shuffled the deck into place. That would be a herculean feat of human agility and acuity.


Not at all, he NEVER shuffles the deck until the cards he wants are out.

I'd go with sleight of hand. He literally memorized and shuffled the deck into place. That would be a herculean feat of human agility and acuity.

I thought I heard him say "Miami" in there somewhere...
Say what you will, dude is pretty agile for having no arms. Hopped up on that counter like it was nothing.

man look at her "flee". So quick and agile. Like a deer, or a black person with that "quick-twitch" muscle.