We’re not really sure whether this one passes the irony test, or, failing that, whether it passes for clever or super-stupid. As the entire message is, in fact, written in stone, it proves itself wrong and thus pretty pointless . . . but then again, the word “nothing ” is written in stone right here, so if read literally, the statement is technically correct . . . and pretty pointless.
All we can say for sure is that there’s somebody out there with a chisel and way too much free time.
Maybe it's a bizarre zen koan of some kind. It's without a doubt insufferably cute, and something only a dead guy could get away with.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't consider the possibility that whoever is responsible for this is buried underneath it . . . and it would be terribly crass for us to claim that the world is better off without him.
DeleteThis is the sort of thing one could show to a robot -- a TV or movie robot, that is -- if you needed to destroy it but could not do so with conventional means and weapons.
ReplyDeleteIt concerns us that you're unwilling to say anything about its effectiveness against dangerous real-world robots, such as ASIMO, Mr. Data, or Hedonismbot. What aren't you telling us, Doctor??
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