DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] Destroyed by Robots

Fri Feb 8 21:35:29 CST 2008

Isn't destruction of mailboxes a Federal offense?  Is there room in
Guantonomo for robots?

- Robert

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 18:56 -0600, dpa wrote:
> "Robot Owners Step Up To Plate"
> 
> Robot owner/operator The City of Denton called my house this week to
> inquire as to the cost of replacing our mailbox, which DPRGer's will
> remember was destroyed by robots a few weeks ago.
> 
> Being the uber-organized gear-head that I am I of course didn't keep the
> receipt or remember even vaguely how much was paid down at Home Depot
> for the new one.  
> 
> I've moved beyond that, now.  Beyond the trauma.
> 
> However, I thought the list might like to know, especially since I
> bad-mouthed the city when it happened, another data point in the
> evolving field of robot ethics.
> 
> cheers,
> dpa
> 
> 
> 
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