blogging – Page 23 – Linda Nelson

via Japan’s robot hotel opens its (automatic) doors – CNN.com.

What a trip it would be to go to a hotel run by robots. It’d be like visiting a different time period or an alternate universe. How many times have you watched a sci-fi movie and wondered what it would be like to live in that world.
I wonder what the error rate would be? Would there be humans behind the scenes making sure your vacation went smoothly?
Do you have to tip a robot? How much would you tip them?

ROW80 Check-in:

I did a bit of writing today, early this morning. About 1k worth. Not too shabby for someone who hasn’t been doing that much work on their work in progress. The rest of the time was spent doing research and gathering ideas.
My goal for tomorrow will be to write a minimum of 300 words. A paragraph or a few sentences, which ever happens, happens.
I also got a bit more done on that quilt I’m working on. I would have gotten more done had my bobbin not shelled off in the middle of the row I was working on. I’m doing one inch diagonal lines in both directions to make a diamond pattern. I do plan to post photos when its done.

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Charon compared with Eris, Pluto, Makemake, Ha... — Charon compared with Eris, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, Orcus, 2007 OR 10 , Quaoar, their moons and Earth. All to scale (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The hype is up on Pluto. Apparently they have found mountains on the surface of the tiny planet. I don’t know why they are so excited about the finding. Isn’t there a mountain range of some sort on our own moon. So, the planet must have some movement of it’s solid surface, whatever that may be.

I want to know why they changed the planet’s status from being a planet of our solar system like I had been taught in school back in the 70’s and 80’s.

Next they are going to tell us that there are inhabitants on the planet. Little stardust fairies are living underground waiting to board their spaceships to travel too our world and rob our resources. Oh hold on, we’re doing that to ourselves anyways.

Tell me, what happens if we continue to remove all the oil from within the earth? Will it collapse on itself? I’ve heard that they fill these wells back up with water, but I can’t imagine that water staying put. It eventually evaporates, doesn’t it?

Pluto is so far away from the sun. I find it hard to believe that anything could live in those kinds of conditions. Except for maybe the Others from the Game of Thrones. They like it cold, don’t they?

I’m on book 4 of the Game of Thrones, and still waiting to find out where the Others come from. Could be it is a portal from the planet/start dust Pluto.

I like GRRM writing. I love the books. My favorite characters are Tyrion, Arya, Jon Snow, and of course Daenerys Targaryen. I’m really hoping that the rumor of Jon Snow’s death in the last episode of Season 5 HBO series isn’t true. Did they kill Ghost? Don’t they have to kill the beast to kill the warg?

I see there is a new book out. Book 6. I will find it hard to believe that there will be anyone left alive when I get to that book.