The Future Is Now, Part 2 — Want a Soda?
I was impressed enough with the automatic pancake maker, honestly. But a Coke machine that distribute more than 100 different sodas in one machine that takes up the same space as a regular soda fountain? That’s awesome even if you’re not a soda fiend like myself (seriously, I have to try every new flavor I see, whether I think I’ll like it or not. It’s just what I do). Unfortunately, these machines only seem to be in about 10 Jack-in-the-Box chains, possibly in Atlanta, at the moment, but as happy is it makes these dudes, I can’t imagine Coke won’t want to roll them them out across the nation ASAP. And I will try all 100 goddamn flavors. And my teeth will utterly rot away. But at least I know what peach Sprite will taste like. Thanks to Nytetrayn and the lovely Ms. Robot for the tip. (Via Consumerist)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.