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“For all the robots who question their programming.”
― Autonomous
― Autonomous
“Speaking of welding torches... there’s one heading our way!’
The Nursebot was not wrong. Coming for them with the calculated patience of a Grim Reaper on rollerblades was the greatest wildfire the trio had ever seen. Burning in a mischievous cobalt-blue flame that straightforwardly spelled “chemical fire”, the all-consuming flames had cornered them by the unopenable hatch, within an inch of their lives.
‘We’re all going to die!’ wined 22-8, cradling his coppery head. ‘We’re done for!’
‘I thought you social robots were built with problem-solving code,’ said Floater, hovering as close to the ceiling as possible.
‘Yes, well. My problem-solving code took too much space on the disk,’ said 22-8 morosely.
Floater shook his head in disbelief. ‘So you deleted it? To make room for what?’
22-8 lowered his head and whispered something that sounded very much like “dank memes” before falling silent.”
― God is a Robot
The Nursebot was not wrong. Coming for them with the calculated patience of a Grim Reaper on rollerblades was the greatest wildfire the trio had ever seen. Burning in a mischievous cobalt-blue flame that straightforwardly spelled “chemical fire”, the all-consuming flames had cornered them by the unopenable hatch, within an inch of their lives.
‘We’re all going to die!’ wined 22-8, cradling his coppery head. ‘We’re done for!’
‘I thought you social robots were built with problem-solving code,’ said Floater, hovering as close to the ceiling as possible.
‘Yes, well. My problem-solving code took too much space on the disk,’ said 22-8 morosely.
Floater shook his head in disbelief. ‘So you deleted it? To make room for what?’
22-8 lowered his head and whispered something that sounded very much like “dank memes” before falling silent.”
― God is a Robot
“Only one who takes over his own life history can see in it the realization of his self. Responsibility to take over one's own biography means to get clear about who one wants to be.”
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“Don't Just
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart
Don't just learn, experience.
Don't just read, absorb.
Don't just change, transform.
Don't just relate, advocate.
Don't just promise, prove.
Don't just criticize, encourage.
Don't just think, ponder.
Don't just take, give.
Don't just see, feel.
Don’t just dream, do.
Don't just hear, listen.
Don't just talk, act.
Don't just tell, show.
Don't just exist, live.”
― The Light in the Heart
“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.”
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Isley’s 2025 Year in Books
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31 friends
70 books
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158 books
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26 books
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25 books
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