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I’m talking absurd even by my standards, and my code was developed by a bond company known for intense xenophobic paranoia, tempered only by desperate greed.)
“It was right where I left it, in a hole four kilometers away. Only an idiot would keep that thing near the Hab. So anyway, I brought it back to the Hab.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“I am tired of the whole concept of humans right now.”
― Network Effect
― Network Effect
“Anyone who thinks machine intelligences don't have emotions needs to be in this very uncomfortable room right now.”
― Network Effect
― Network Effect
“AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT: SOL 119
You know what!? Fuck this! Fuck this airlock, fuck that Hab, and fuck this whole planet!
Seriously, this is it! I've had it! I've got a few minutes before I run out of air and I'll be damned if I spend them playing Mars's little game. I'm so god damned sick of it I could puke!
All I have to do is sit here. The air will leak out and I'll die.
I'll be done. No more getting my hopes up, no more self-delusion, and no more problem-solving. I've fucking had it!
AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT: SOL 119 (2)
Sigh...okay. I've had my tantrum and now I have to figure out how to stay alive.”
― The Martian
You know what!? Fuck this! Fuck this airlock, fuck that Hab, and fuck this whole planet!
Seriously, this is it! I've had it! I've got a few minutes before I run out of air and I'll be damned if I spend them playing Mars's little game. I'm so god damned sick of it I could puke!
All I have to do is sit here. The air will leak out and I'll die.
I'll be done. No more getting my hopes up, no more self-delusion, and no more problem-solving. I've fucking had it!
AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT: SOL 119 (2)
Sigh...okay. I've had my tantrum and now I have to figure out how to stay alive.”
― The Martian
“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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