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• 06:57 @3x1minus1 That's what I always thought about Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch. But when's the last time you heard from them? #
• 07:01 Isn't an android a kind of robot? #
• 11:55 I'm giving up Catholicism for Lent. #
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• 18:52 Why did I equip a hammer without checking for curses first? #
• 18:54 @3x1minus1 Eh, doesn't sound too different from most other drama theme songs to me. #
• 18:57 Got an old copy of "The Silver Princess in Oz" through eBay. I'm not totally sure why, but old books are cool, right? #
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• 23:08 Well, I've beaten Estark and gotten the balloon. Too bad I can't accomplish anything that cool in real life. #

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Droid Rage

I've seen a few mentions recently (written by people who have no connection, as far as I know) that people don't consider androids to be robots. While I guess it depends on the definition you use, wouldn't you say that an android is a "machine or mechanical device that operates automatically with humanlike skill"? I can see why an android might not WANT to be called a robot, since the term derives from a Czech word meaning "slave," but I would say an android is technically a robot designed to replicate a human. Am I wrong here?

Of course, Star Wars complicates things by referring to all robots, even ones that aren't at all humanoid in form, as "droids." Then again, this is the same galaxy where people think a parsec is a unit of time, isn't it?