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Alpha 1

Cuparius — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:23:35 +0000

The Award for Most Redundant Name for a Robot in a Film or Television Show goes to Alpha 1 from the episode “Alpha” of the television show, The Flash. Alpha 1 tells us that her name stands for “Artificial Lifelike Prototype Humanoid Android One.” That could almost be a new game… called Alpha 1.

Rule Number 1. Make an acronym of an existing word.
Rule Number 2. Make it as redundant as possible.
Rule Number 3. Make it robot appropriate.

Example: Beta 2: Brainless Experimental Test Automaton Two

Alpha 1 is the newest addition to Robots in Film and Television.

Computers, Robots, and Questionable Vocabulary

Cuparius — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:25:48 +0000

I’ve added a new subsection to the words section of the Cuparium. Odd Reference is where I collect certain surveys, lists, glossaries, and other informational miscellany that appeal to me. Such are my time-squandering powers:

The first two started as surveys here and in my LiveJournal site. If you wish to comment or suggest additions, the Cuplog versions are here for robots and here for computers; Mr. Cooper’s Journal versions are here for robots and here for computers. Confused? Fear not. All mirrors are hyperlinked to one another.

If you wish to make comments or suggestions for my new dictionary of science fiction and fantasy swearwords, that page did not start as a survey, so please feel free to comment here, or in the swearword announcement at Mr. Cooper’s Journal.

As for this lexicon of speculative foul language, I was prompted partially by an appreciation for any sign of creativity in a form of human expression that has become increasingly barren. To be honest, I enjoy venting my harsher emotions in a manner that surprises, confuses, and yet doesn’t quite descend to a level of crudity that ought to be beneath me. ‘Tis a fine way to promote lexicography, too!

Robots in Film and Television Survey

Cuparius — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:05:59 +0000

Here, at last, is my Eventually Famous Robot Survey, or, Robots in Film and Television Survey. Inspired by the Coolest Movie Robot poll posted at Slashdot.org, this survey has a longer list of choices, and it excludes nonrobots such as the computer HAL 9000, which will be reserved for an upcoming “computers only” survey. There will, of course, be inadvertent omissions, so if you wish to enter your own, do so. I’ll probably include it, with a note at the bottom including the date it was added. My rules for inclusion are: All robots must be characters appearing in a live-action film or television show. ~~Please note I have included only some of the most notable robots from any given film or show. I will not list every droid from every Star Wars movie, for instance.~~ [Edit: So much for that. It seems I am striving to list every robot after all. (18 August 2007)] Also note I have not specified the name of the robot in Alien, as it would constitute a spoiler for those who haven’t seen the film. To participate, write a comment including:

If I could own a robot, I would choose _____
If I were a robot, I would be _____

and/or:

The three best robots in film and television are _____

That’s it. I just thought it might be fun.

[Edit: The list has been moved to Robots in Film and Television at Cuparius.com.]