It's all part of an experiment on how to make robots less boring.

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San Andreas, in particular, was a study in how to make a gigantic map not boring.

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People who "passively let their lives happen to them" lamented "how boring they must seem, " while others "regret the risk not taken, " Brooks wrote.

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But how boring would it be for my readers to keep coming back to all five lists, only to discover the same handful of movies repeating over and over on every list?

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At the Frequencies media summit in Seattle over the last two days, HTC walked us through the fine details on how its smartphones are developed, going from the boring rectangular ABS block to the more refined plastic mockups that are presented to carriers and focus groups -- the findings of which then shape the final product.

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But when government jobs are portrayed as low paying, too hectic, boring, or overly bureaucratic- how can we expect top-notch professionals to consider transitioning into a local, state, or federal position?

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