tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post7824788872410387426..comments2023-04-02T02:53:47.062-06:00Comments on StellaCommute: More Disturbing Than Helpful?Stella Commutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-48090355267047656822007-03-22T12:17:00.000-06:002007-03-22T12:17:00.000-06:00Hey, Dan, thanks for writing. You don't address th...Hey, Dan, thanks for writing. You don't address the issue of involuntary accessorization by co-workers. I think that silly hats are a real risk with this device -- perhaps you could add a shake-off mode, like a dog getting out of the bathtub?Stella Commutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-22366225033124599272007-03-22T11:22:00.000-06:002007-03-22T11:22:00.000-06:00Hey,Thanks for posting about our device!The device...Hey,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting about our device!<BR/><BR/>The device isn't nearly as weird "in person" as you would expect. After a few seconds of talking to the person "inhabiting" the Giraffe, you forget you're talking with a robot. Just like after a few seconds of using a telephone you forget that you're talking to a little plastic box!<BR/><BR/>As for sneaking up behind people using the Giraffe, sure you COULD, but why would it be any more tempting than doing it in person?<BR/><BR/>Sorry, no robot sounds. But it IS open source, so if you really wanted them, you could add them yourself ;)<BR/><BR/>In any case, if you want to learn more about the Giraffe, checkout our <A HREF="http://www.headthere.com" REL="nofollow">website</A>.<BR/><BR/>Dan Sandberg<BR/>Cofounder, HeadThere IncAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-55707449445857766692007-03-14T20:06:00.000-06:002007-03-14T20:06:00.000-06:00Thanks for writing, Anne Z! The more I think about...Thanks for writing, Anne Z! The more I think about it, the more troubling it seems to me. I wonder if it makes little robot sounds -- I would want to be able to make the sound of little servos firing or something.Stella Commutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193457061446129580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402933484666365667.post-42070273571805009072007-03-14T19:44:00.000-06:002007-03-14T19:44:00.000-06:00Oh my god, that is so weird!Oh my god, that is so weird!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com