More Proof Cleo is NOT an Uprising Robot!

With the Analog Robot Uprising Threat Detector indicating Cleo is not a robot, and not about to uprise, I asked her to kindly put that fact in writing and she agreed.

Score so far:
Humans - 1
Uprising Robots - 0

Please use caution when asking a potential Uprising Robot to confirm his/her/its identity.

Coin Safely Deposited

The 100 Lumuw coin, which may or may not have been cursed, has been safely returned to the virtual cache at the Integratron. It's currently in a protective web of physics and should no longer pose a personal threat to me. Fingers crossed.

Cleo Is Not A Robot!

There are some questions that demand answers. What is the nature of the Universe? Is the person next to me a robot, and if so, are they about to uprise against humanity?
Finding the secrets of the Universe is good and all, but my speciality is robots. So let's focus on that second question there. Who is a robot, and who isn't? Let's go find out.

On first glance, Cleo is a nice person. She's witty, clever and pretty bold. Just the sort of person you wouldn't mind wasting an afternoon with. A tall drink, long pool and nothing but time to kill. Sounds pretty good so far.
Another cool thing about her is her artistic ability. She got an artistic bent that goes old-school. Way back to ink-stained-fingers and blackened-gum-eraser type art. I'm talking about graphic novels, or 'comic books' to the plebs. She made her own comic book, which she stars in, and got it published. Now before we leap into speculations about the shear amount of ego it takes to draw a comic book about yourself, ask yourself a simple question. How many comics have you drawn about yourself? None? How about that picture of you riding a unicorn while decapitating that freaky guy who used to sit behind you in Social Studies. Yeah, that counts big guy. So back off.
Also, she got the thing published.

Say what you will about ego, anyone who draws Lovecraftian Cyclopian monoliths in the cover of their graphic novel gets props from me. Heck, I like to think she added the Ultima IV ankh and "The ORIGIN" as a nod to Origin Software, in a moment of techie coolness.

She also plays guitar:
At this point, we've gone from 'awesome person' to 'CRAP! Is this person a ROBOT who is about to RISE UP???!!!!?" Art is the stuff of life and music is the drink of the soul. But anyone displaying too much of these skills could -potentially- be a robot. I'm not saying that she is one, mind you. But the difference between talented person and uprising robot is the difference between dancing to KMFDM and eternal enslavement in the pumice mines under the lash of maniacal digital overlords.

Hence, the Analog Robotic Uprising Threat Detector.

One quick scan, and Cleopatra is determined to not be a robot, and therefore in no danger of uprising.

(me, not in pumice mine)

Capitalism Movie Review

Movie: Capitalism: A Love Story
Ted Puffer movie review: 3 stars

In case you don't know, this is a Michael Moore movie following up on Bowling for Columbine and Sicko. In this film, Michael Moore takes a look at capitalism and the countries unquestioning acceptance of this framework of commerce as being both fair as well as the absolute best economic structure for society.
After checking out multiple reviews of Michael Moore's movies, I'm noticing a trend that reviews fall into. They tend to rate the movie on it's expected societal impact and whether or not it will win converts over to Mr. Moore's arguments. This is fine and everything, but doesn't tell you if a movie is actually good. Or worth seeing. Or anything really. So I'm avoiding that all together.
Does Michael Moore clearly state his concerns about capitalism. Pretty much. Does he do a good job differentiating capitalism from democracy? I think so. Is the film competently directed and edited. Sure, but not phenomenally so.
Michael Moore seems to have made this movie with an eye towards television instead of the full cinema experience. The camerawork is competent, but definitely not anything special. Cut scenes are appropriate to the moment and editing is seamless. Pacing seems to be his real problem for this film. Although the examination of capitalism throughout American society is interesting, it comes as a slow boil for about 2/3rds of the movie. After that, the gloves come off which is a welcome relief to the audience, but the pacing of the first half is decidedly slow.
Worth seeing? You bet! A must see movie? Well, why not? What else are you going to do for the next two hours? If anything, you will leave the theater a bit wiser about the economic bailout, which alone is worth the price of admission.