Re: Sparkles or Pain?

From: Georgie Hinklemyer <samoolives_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 06:38:58 -0000

In Ellison's book, all the man-made computers essentially became one
giant entity which completely covered the Earth. It wasn't an alien
at all. Just a very frustrated machine which couldn't go anywhere. So
it took its frustration out on the humans.

This is why I let Ozzy go on "field" trips w/o me or Da Bois.

(OK Ozzy, it's time to come home now...)

--G.H.



--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Elena Dent"
<debadger_at_p...> wrote:
> I have read a story, similar to Ellison's "I have no Mouth and I Must
> Scream" but with a joyful ending - it's impossible to explain but it has
> very similar elements to Ellison's story but the humans and the alien
> actually find something in common and while it IS a powerful story
it is not
> a cruel one like Ellison's.
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> C.J. Cherryh's novella, _Voyager in Night_
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> Elena
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Georgie Hinklemyer [mailto:samoolives_at_y...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:40 PM
> To: OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Re: Sparkles or Pain?
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> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "7visions"
> <7visions_at_p...> wrote:
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> > (snip) What makes anyone think humans can survive indefinitely in a
> world run by computers, where computers learn, design themselves and
> design systems which no human can understand and which the majority of
> humans must serve? Note: All futurists and computer scientists should
> have to watch Colossus: The Forbin Project once a month, every month
> for their entire lives and each month write a 10,000 word essay on why
> it's concept is fundamentally correct after each monthly viewing.
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> Or maybe just a quick browse of Ellison's "I Have no Mouth and I Must
> Scream" will do the trick. KILL ALL MACHINES!!!
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Received on 2005-02-25 22:39:05