Creating robots and then giving them the ability to learn, grow and develop is always an interesting thing to try. Leaving those robots to run your house is not necessarily recommended ( Read more... )

We did a bit of a quick disappearence on editrx last night, but we wanted to be back home for Valentine's. Well, that's tomorrow, obviously, and tonight we will probably spend being tired and jet-lagged. (Remember that if any of you lot have a case, we'd be happy to pay you a visit ( Read more... )

I just went into my lab/work room/whatever we're calling it because it's rather larger than planned and functions as a home base for all of my non-culinary projects.

Something scuttled out through the door between my legs.

Something small, metal and not made by me ( Read more... )

There's still a bit of snow around, although a lot of it melted. Might snow some more tonight though! I hope so! :D ( Read more... )

... who finds the new the_gary rather disconcerting?

I know I did the reprogramming, but I didn't mean for it to be quite such a blind wipe. I just meant for... I don't know, some boundaries.

It seems a bit wrong. Like the Ood. Except... it's Gary. I'm sure I shouldn't be guilty.

One of my favourite socks has a hole in the toe! This is officially rubbish ( Read more... )

Wall-E is still giving me disapproving looks and has started locking the kitchen door (not that I can't sonic my way in, but the look he gives me when I do...). Honestly, you'd think it was the first time I'd set something on fire! Maybe he was just abnormally attached to the toaster. I'm wondering whether giving it AI would only make the situation ( Read more... )

Contrary to what you may think, robots need to eat. Well, the sorts of robots I've designed who've been clearing our building and are currently acting as our first line of defence should WTTWII come calling do, anyway ( Read more... )

Rose... I think we might have a situation.

Can we just send an anonymous tip to Torchwood and get them to deal with it?

Also, I am aware suggesting such a thing is unlike me, but this is, well, different to normal.

Well, with a lot of help from Rose, I fixed Gary the parrot's AI and managed to perk up his conscience circuits (so he won't randomly burn walls ( Read more... )