Comments on: Evolution of robots http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:04:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JakeVA http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-146850 JakeVA Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:26:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-146850 The translations above are generally correct, but not perfect. “Die Auslese war hart” - the selection was hard “Doch jetzt ist sie da” - but it is now here “die stärkste Technik aller Zeiten” - the best technology of all time “gnadenlos günstig” - mercilessly affordable “Saturn, wir hassen teuer” - Saturn, we hate expensive The grammar is fine. This is how germans talk. Furthermore, "Geiz ist geil" means greed is awesome. "geil" also means, more colloquially, sexy. The translations above are generally correct, but not perfect.

“Die Auslese war hart” – the selection was hard
“Doch jetzt ist sie da” – but it is now here
“die stärkste Technik aller Zeiten” – the best technology of all time
“gnadenlos günstig” – mercilessly affordable
“Saturn, wir hassen teuer” – Saturn, we hate expensive

The grammar is fine. This is how germans talk.

Furthermore, “Geiz ist geil” means greed is awesome. “geil” also means, more colloquially, sexy.

]]> By: Stan9FOS http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145817 Stan9FOS Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:46:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145817 Sexy robot girl speaking german = Who cares WHAT she's saying, I GOTS to get me one of THESE! Sexy robot girl speaking german = Who cares WHAT she’s saying, I GOTS to get me one of THESE!

]]> By: Grump http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145805 Grump Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:10:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145805 In Discworld, luggage eats you! In Discworld, luggage eats you!

]]> By: Crux Australis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145799 Crux Australis Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145799 Haben wir BABloggees wer Deutsches sprechen? Why did you say you want to eat my luggage? Haben wir BABloggees wer Deutsches sprechen?

Why did you say you want to eat my luggage?

]]> By: Jonas E http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145793 Jonas E Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:25:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145793 Perhaps they have misspelled the slogan. They might have meant "Wir hassen Tiere". "We hate animals!" ;-) Perhaps they have misspelled the slogan. They might have meant “Wir hassen Tiere”. “We hate animals!”

;-)

]]> By: LL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145791 LL Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:24:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145791 Now this will be an evidence against the robot creationists... Now this will be an evidence against the robot creationists…

]]> By: Devonian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/comment-page-1/#comment-145743 Devonian Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:25:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/01/04/evolution-of-robots/#comment-145743 And here we see the prehistory of Cybertron... And here we see the prehistory of Cybertron…

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