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this seemed harsh ten years ago, but in 2025? it's quite calm and measured (deadspin.com)
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[–] self@awful.systems 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

you know I fucking hate the classism implicit in the common telling of the hitchbot story

“wow! this robot made it just fine through the richer parts of Europe and Canada but the instant it touched Philadelphia they tore it apart!” good. they had better things to do than engage in your weird fucking roleplay.

[–] swlabr@awful.systems 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Philly, where robots go to die

[–] flizzo@awful.systems 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know more than one robotics company that has been sent to a bitter death at the hands of the Schuylkill

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 5 points 1 week ago

Really, the clue was right there in the name all along.

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 6 points 1 week ago

It is a city that looked at Gritty with deep skepticism until they realized how much everyone else hated him, at which point he was elected mayor for life I think? Iconic.