yeah, right...

oh. my. god.

the terminator is coming. or something similar. even though iRobot (the company which makes Roomba, the self-propelled vacuum cleaner) denies it, they're bringing the future right to our doorstep.

they make a little robot which currently disarms road-side bombs, searches caves, etc. in iraq and afganistan, and they are now planning to arm it with a taser.

the company denies this is going to lead to any futuristic-type problems. and how many times have we heard, "that's not our intention," "we have no plans to do that," "there's no way we'll allow that to happen," and then the end result has gotten way out of hand.

middle eastern madmen must be laughing with joy. i just shake my head and think it's best i'm heading into the twilight of my years. knowing man's ingrained propensity for violence, the murder and mayhem of the future is going to get very strange.