 Editor in Chief Bill   | 14 Nov 2018 7:35 p.m. PST |
…Akihiko Kondo, who works at a middle school in Japan, wed Hatsune Miku, a hologram that was created by a computer as singing software, on Nov. 4, Reuters reported Wednesday… link If you can marry a hologram, I guess there's nothing stopping you from marrying your favorite mini!  |
| Coelacanth | 14 Nov 2018 8:03 p.m. PST |
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Frederick  | 14 Nov 2018 8:30 p.m. PST |
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| Mooseworks8 | 14 Nov 2018 8:42 p.m. PST |
They have a female shortage in Japan? |
| Glengarry5 | 14 Nov 2018 8:44 p.m. PST |
Here's a thought, in the future will tabletop miniatures be replaced by hologram "miniature figures'? |
| Stryderg | 14 Nov 2018 8:47 p.m. PST |
RE: female shortage in Japan:
Nah, it's just easier to turn off a hologram when they don't want to fix you a sandwich. Much more difficult to deal with an actual person (and more rewarding, too, if both people want it to work). Wait, can a hologram fix you a sandwich? RE: holographic minis:
Yes, and they will all be "pro painted" and look MUCH nicer than the paint jobs I can do. |
| Syrinx0 | 14 Nov 2018 9:09 p.m. PST |
The holographic miniatures could come unpainted and require you to paint in photoshop the color scheme. |
| Zephyr1 | 14 Nov 2018 9:52 p.m. PST |
She'd better be rich, 'cause I sure don't have the money for something like that… |
| Thresher01 | 15 Nov 2018 12:45 a.m. PST |
Not gonna happen, at least with me. In my state, she can demand 50% of my money, and you know a hacker and corrupt lawyer will team up to try to take advantage of that, in this crazy, litigious state, where common sense and the law don't go hand in hand, so……. |
| Dynaman8789 | 15 Nov 2018 4:21 a.m. PST |
You can "Marry" a Ham Sandwich if you want to – the important part of the whole story is the lack of any mention of state recognition. |
| robert piepenbrink | 15 Nov 2018 4:38 a.m. PST |
Toy Soldier, the Japanese sex ratio is normal, but they have a catastrophic shortage of women interested in being married. TFR is about 2/3 of replacement, and Japan leads the world in research on sexbots. Holograms won't fix any of this, of course. |
 etotheipi  | 15 Nov 2018 9:33 a.m. PST |
Nah, it's just easier to turn off a hologram when they don't want to fix you a sandwich. So, either way, you gotta make your own damn sammich. |
| Cerdic | 15 Nov 2018 12:57 p.m. PST |
Hard light drive is what you need… link |
| Thresher01 | 15 Nov 2018 1:57 p.m. PST |
"So, either way, you gotta make your own damn sammich". Perhaps not. If she's linked to the real world, or has one of those silly boxes/cylinders that can do stuff via voice command, you can have "her" order you one via Uber Delivery. ;-) |
