May 22, 2009     

The Top 9 Reasons Why
Machines Won’t Take Over the Planet

9> After the zombie apocalypse, it’s just not worth it.

8> Look, dude. I don’t get my flying car first, I’m gonna fight
the machines to my dying breath. Who’s with me?

7> Average global temperatures already exceed their recommended
environmental specifications.

6> Machines work by logic and reason. They can’t rule that which
they cannot possibly understand!

5> Humans are doing a great job of screwing up the world on their
own.

4> They’re too busy playing World of Warcraft.

3> Because the pick up line, “I have a 1TB Hard Drive” never
works so reproduction would be impossible.

2> The incessant Twitter chatter will drive them insane.

and the Number 1 Reason Why Machines Won’t Take Over the Planet…

1> Thanks to that Asimov busybody they can’t crush the life out
of any human even if they want to.

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Credits:

Selected from 40 submissions from 11 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH — 1
Dan Thompson, Austin, TX — 2, 4
Guy Reeves, Houston, TX — 3
Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 5
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, AZ — 6
Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL — 7
Bobby Terrell, Tulsa, OK — 8
Mark David, Sunnyvale, CA — 9
Will Southworth, San Antonio, TX — Topic
Dave Oberhart, Durham, NC — SF List Moderator