i'm special. and damnit robots like me!

interesting article showing how the japanese prefer nanofriendship to human kindyness. at least of the filipino persuasion. it does provoke some thought. perhaps the attitude of the creator has something to do with the end product. then again i've seen footage from Tetsuo the iron man. methinks we're fucked east or west.

http://economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5323427&no_na_tran=1