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Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the rise of the resistance. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES NEO-LUDDITES WARN OF AI APOCALYPSE https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/humanitys-remaining-timeline-it-looks-more-like-five-years-than-50-meet-the-neo-luddites-warning-of-an-ai-apocalypse THE QUIET RISE OF SLOW TECH https://criticalplayground.org/the-quiet-rise-of-slow-tech/ DIGITAL POISONING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_64sBmNDL0 THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AI https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/82486/ai-energy-environment-democracy/ SLATER’S LAW (WARNING! IT IS SHIT) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySDuAOAW1Zk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the crazy world of rock/robot crossovers. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES GOODNIGHT VIENNA COMMERCIAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBH-9yyQMU RINGO STARR – ONLY YOU VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zpFpfw3Fw HIPGNOSIS ALBUM COVERS https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/hipgnosis-life-in-15-album-covers-pink-floyd-led-zeppelin-and-more-110213/ THE COVER UNCOVERED: NEWS OF THE WORLD https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/ FAMILY GUY NEWS OF THE WORLD https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-cover-uncovered-queen-news-of-the-world/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at the Terminator "thumbs up" moment and a recent example of self-sacrificing bots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES T2 ENDING: THUMBS UP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAPo1dgrHms T2 DIRECTOR’S CUT SCENE: CAN WE RESET THE SWITCH? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTOK89w8h0 HUMANOID ROBOTS DESTROY THEMSELVES https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/robot-suicide-humanoid-death-figure-b3060486.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today, we try our hardest to get to the end. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES GUNS N ROSES – YOU COULD BE MINE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY NOVIKOV SELF CONSISTENCY PRINCIPLE https://www.emergentmind.com/topics/novikov-s-self-consistency-principle PATRICK SWAYZE PERFORMING PARACHUTE STUNTS IN POINT BREAK https://www.slashfilm.com/1266200/patrick-swayze-daredevil-tendencies-got-him-in-trouble-filming-point-break/ JAMES CAMERON TALKING ABOUT CHUCK TAMBURRO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcWkwvUHdU ALTERNATIVE ENDING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEaS8X1_gcU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the SIDEBORG FRIDAY. A new feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at TILLY NORWOOD, an A.I. actor. Is she the future of acting, or just clickbait. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES TILLY NORWOOD ON PIERS MORGAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFWnEit9LXA A.I. COMMISSIONER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sVO_j4czYs TAKE THE LEAD MUSIC VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2Biy3omw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we witness the T800 degloving for the benefit of Miles Bennett Dyson. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES NUCLEAR WAR: T2 BEHIND THE SCENES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGMRpoxVchM CYBERDYNE SYSTEMS https://www.cyberdynesystems.ai/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we thumb through Dr Silberman's fractured timelines and marvel and John Conner's ability to bond with his new terminator daddy. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htcP5UXN-E0   TERMINATOR REFERENCES IN THE SIMPSONS PART 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbTyGH1c4vM   90S SLANG EXPLAINED https://www.dictionary.com/articles/these-90s-slang-words-were-all-that   TRUMP PLAYS DOWN GUARDRAILS ON AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNw2BlyagKk     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the FYOSR SIDEBORG. We hope this will become a fortnightly feature where we chat about robot-related news. Today we look at autonomous weapons and ask the Stephen Murray Doom-O-Meter, "should we be worried?" WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES AUTONOMOUS WEAPON KILLS THREE https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/russia-drones-autonomous-ai-kill-ukraine-war.html   PROBLEMS WITH AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS https://www.stopkillerrobots.org/stop-killer-robots/facts-about-autonomous-weapons/   MPS CALL FOR NEW LAW TO ADDRESS AI THREATS TO HUMAN RIGHTS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyzvgj70y4o   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our TERMINATOR season with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we ask, why did John Conner send a second good terminator back that looked exactly like the first bad terminator . Also, what would the movie have been like if James Cameron had cast Charles Hawtrey instead of Arnie? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BILLY IDOL’S T1000 SCREEN TEST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hV5AwSyd3Q   ROY KINNEAR’S TRAGIC DEATH https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/nov/06/my-dad-roy-kinnear-died-filming-a-stunt-why-are-lives-still-at-risk   THE TECH OF T2: AN ORAL HISTORY https://vfxblog.com/2017/08/23/the-tech-of-terminator-2-an-oral-history/   100 FILMS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME https://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/05/100-films-that-have-stood-the-test-of-time/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue our TERMINATOR with another episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we get lost in our own paradox. The message is simply this, never try and think too hard about the timelines of time-travel films. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE TERMINATOR TIMELINE EXPLAINED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xYsHC4IM-8   DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEQUELS https://thesequelbook.wordpress.com/sequel-definitions/   WILLIAM SHELDON’S IDEAS ABOUT BODY SHAPE https://www.simplypsychology.org/sheldon-constitutional-theory-somatotyping.html   WHAT FOSTER PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO? https://www.ncyfp.org/2025-12-4-what-are-foster-parents-not-allowed-to-do/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a short break we continue our TERMINATOR with a first episode on T2: JUDGMENT DAY. Today we try and get through the opening credits. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES THE GULF WAR https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/cold-war/gulf-war   ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER’S MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr5CENbugJAhVesAkIrj94ALCogBNC1nr   THE UNSETTLING POWER OF EXISTENTIAL DREAD https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/article/20220929-the-unsettling-power-of-existential-dread Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we try and make sense of Harlan Ellison's involvement with the Terminator movie. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydk-E58SGtk   HARLAN ELLISON INTERVIEW 1976 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDxnsNw4FZI&t=266s   TERMINATOR: 40 YEARS ON https://fanfare.pub/the-terminator-40-years-on-547499b35b3a   HOW OUTER LIMITS INSPIRED STAR TREK https://screenrant.com/outer-limits-sci-fi-television-before-star-trek/   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we finish watching the film, and answer the age-old question, "why did Sarah seduce someone wearing such stinky trousers?" WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES REMEMBERING 80s FASHION TRENDS https://vapor95.com/blogs/darknet/totally-memorable-80s-fashion-trends?srsltid=AfmBOoofmM3ye4qboRAA2N6F3d6UJqr_TnyYRikfY-CUxUOciBXFdB5h   PERSUADING NIKE TO REMAKE THE VANDALS https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/nike-vandal-terminator-genisys-costume-designer   COOLEST SNEAKERS IN SCI-FI MOVIES https://thegeektwins.com/2013/11/8-coolest-sneakers-in-sci-fi-movies-and.html   THE TIKI MOTEL https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/nike-vandal-terminator-genisys-costume-designer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we continue watching the film, and goggle at the day that Sarah Conners is having. SPOILER, it's going to get worse. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES DELIVERY ROBOTS GO ON TRIAL IN STEVENAGE https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5v5z0exw9o   TILLY NORWOOD MOVIE https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/ai-actor-tilly-norwood-movie   DANCE MACABRE BOOED AT ANIMATION FESTIVAL https://www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/annecy-danse-macabre-ai-hisko-hulsing-marcel-jean-263638.html   HOW TO BECOME AN LAPD DETECTIVE https://www.detectiveedu.org/california/los-angeles/ KEVIN COLLINS https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/kevin-collins   JOSEPH CAMPBELL’S HERO’S JOURNEY https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-heros-journey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue our season on THE TERMINATOR, maybe the most famous robot movie of them all. Today we continue watching the film, and the penny drops. Arnie is a robot. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more (but there is a bit of chat about nudity)   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES HUDS AND GUIS https://www.hudsandguis.com/   THE EIGHT TYPES OF TIME TRAVEL https://www.almostanauthor.com/the-eight-types-of-time-travel/   INSURED BODY PARTS https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/body-parts-celebrities-insured-millions-180000110.html   10 BEST POP CULTURE CYBORGS https://www.pastemagazine.com/tech/10-best-fictional-cyborgs   SOPHIA STEWART: THE WOMAN WHO CREATED THE TERMINATIR AND THE MATRIX? https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/strange-story-of-woman-who-successfully-sued-matrix-directors-plagiarism/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.