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“Then he read the words of the scroll slowly, first in Japanese and then carefully translated into English:
'There is really nothing you must be.
And there is nothing you must do.
There is really nothing you must have.
And there is nothing you must know.
There is really nothing you must become.
However. It helps to understand
that fire burns, and when it rains,
the earth gets wet. . . .'
'Whatever, there are consequences. Nobody is exempt,' said the master.”
― It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
'There is really nothing you must be.
And there is nothing you must do.
There is really nothing you must have.
And there is nothing you must know.
There is really nothing you must become.
However. It helps to understand
that fire burns, and when it rains,
the earth gets wet. . . .'
'Whatever, there are consequences. Nobody is exempt,' said the master.”
― It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
“Anyone who thinks machine intelligences don't have emotions needs to be in this very uncomfortable room right now.”
― Network Effect
― Network Effect
“Just remember you’re not alone here.” I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.”
― Network Effect
― Network Effect
“I want my crew back.'
Arada's brows lifted, like she was relieved it wasn't something worse. "What happened to them?"
'The hostiles stole them, forced me to cooperate by threatening their welfare, infected my engines with interdicted alien remnant technology, installed adversarial software, and then deleted me.'
I was still mad, right? But there were a lot of keywords there that invoked involuntary responses.
Thiago kept his expression neutral. "Then how are you talking to us if--"
'I saved a backup copy and hid it where only a trusted friend could find it.'
I was looking at the wall, watching everyone and the display with Amena's drones. Trusted friend? "Oh, fuck you."
'That still counts as speaking.”
― Network Effect
Arada's brows lifted, like she was relieved it wasn't something worse. "What happened to them?"
'The hostiles stole them, forced me to cooperate by threatening their welfare, infected my engines with interdicted alien remnant technology, installed adversarial software, and then deleted me.'
I was still mad, right? But there were a lot of keywords there that invoked involuntary responses.
Thiago kept his expression neutral. "Then how are you talking to us if--"
'I saved a backup copy and hid it where only a trusted friend could find it.'
I was looking at the wall, watching everyone and the display with Amena's drones. Trusted friend? "Oh, fuck you."
'That still counts as speaking.”
― Network Effect
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