At this event, people flocked to talks about weather , traffic jams and vending machine sounds, among other sleep-inducing topics.

在这个活动中，人们聚集在一起，谈论天气、交通堵塞、自动售货机的声音以及其他令人昏昏欲睡的话题。

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In spite of "endless talk of difference, " American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people.

尽管关于差异的的讨论一直不断”，美国社会仍然是一个同质化的神奇机器。

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"The brain-machine interface is a system that allows disabled people, people suffering from physical disabilities to communicate with external world and also to control devices."

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There is no machine yet that can do just about anything people can do in an interesting way.

还没有任何机器,能够像人类一样的去运行

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This was a failure because people could not go near the tickle machine without convulsing in laughter.

这是一个失败的发明,因为人们还没靠近挠痒痒的机器,就已经被它的模样逗笑了

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"We will have people-to-machine wireless, people-to-pet--all sorts of wireless communities, " Sull says.

FORBES: Going Virtual

As cogs in a larger, purposeful machine, people become alienated from the traditional morals that guide human relationships as they pursue the goal of the collective organisation.

ECONOMIST: Face value

In a nod to the changes afoot in the industry, Sony is planning to incorporate more social gaming aspects into the new machine, people familiar with the matter said.

WSJ: Sony to Unveil PS3 Successor