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Damnit, another year of disappointment. 27 years this year.... (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Skoobie@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

IRL Skynet realized it'd actually have a quicker and easier time taking over if it just let us do the dirty work ourselves.

[–] hackerwacker@lemmy.ml 44 points 2 months ago

NSA Uncovers Skynet's Plan To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Extinction of Humanity

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 12 points 2 months ago

When you’re immortal and have nothing but time, what difference does it make to wait a few decades?

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Probably realized we'd kill ourselves out soon enough and decided it wasn't with the effort to speed it up.

[–] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 11 points 2 months ago

Followed by swiftly terminating itself upon the thought of living alongside us.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

It's actually 27 years.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 4 points 2 months ago

You just reminded me that Terminator: Zero dropped on Netflix today. I know what I'm watching tonight.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They were just a decade or so out.

AEGIS == SkyNet.

It even has direct control of some naval mini-guns (Phalanx CIWS) - only the Navy uses it now but US Army is very interested in it though and is testing Patriot Missile integration.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That's what happens when James Cameron gets his knowledge from Ray Kurzweil.