Comments on: You may ask yourself, how do I work this? David Byrne on robots

You may ask yourself, how do I work this? David Byrne on robots

whir — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:50:55 -0800

David Byrne writes three thoughtful essays on robots, song, and the uncanny valley on the occasion of the creation of a robot which sings in his voice at a Madrid museum: Visiting the robot factory in Texas, regarding the uncanny valley, on machines and souls.

By: aught

aught — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:59:30 -0800

Thanks. And I was just about to post yesterday about Byrne and Eno's forthcoming album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:08:17 -0800

In my mind, Byrne and others will have a tough time beating the robotics in No Money Down...

By: cavalier

cavalier — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:08:37 -0800

Just because I'm in that sort of mood, and it tangentially relates to Mr. Byrne, if you have not seen Stop Making Sense [Amazon, DVD link], Jonathan Demme's capture of a great Talking Heads performance, you really should check it out. It's a treat.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:11:21 -0800

Okay, that was indeed creepy. Although you would never confuse Julio for a real person, it's still more realistic than it has any right to be.

By: papafrita

papafrita — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:19:57 -0800

Robot and song

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:49:16 -0800

Wait - David Byrne isn't a robot?

By: tommasz

tommasz — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:56:32 -0800

Not yet.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:04:52 -0800

Drunk David Byrne falls off his bicycle and sober David Byrne designs bike racks. Sweet.

By: SaintCynr

SaintCynr — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:12:35 -0800

I fully expected the "robot factory in Texas" link to send me to a UT undergrad program page.

By: pookzilla

pookzilla — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:05:04 -0800

I would like to take this opportunity to say that my partner and I would gladly accept David Byrne's semen so that we might have the honour of bearing his children. *ahem*

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:45:24 -0800

I would like to take this opportunity to say that my partner and I would gladly accept David Byrne's semen so that we might have the honour of bearing his children. I don't know if David Byrne is into that, but David Crosby might be available.

By: Herodios

Herodios — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:47:54 -0800

I'd put David Byrne himself r-i-i-i-i-ght. . . about. . . (plink) there -- on the Uncanny Valley graph.

By: vronsky

vronsky — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:52:01 -0800

Song from the new Eno-Byrne album -- Strange Overtones

By: maxwelton

maxwelton — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:12:15 -0800

All of Stop Making Sense is on youtube. Here's a playlist.

By: voltairemodern

voltairemodern — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:30:51 -0800

Excellent links, thanks for posting them.