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That's the funniest thing about this, the techbros think people will care to bring them to life in the future. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 61 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (18 children)

Whenever I see this post, I think of this short story. I don’t see it linked here yet, so here ya go.

https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

(Wrong copy linked, updated)

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

So, it's Gray Matters with more computers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Matters_(novel)

[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I’ve not read it; any good?

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

It's definitely of its era, and I'd describe it more as memorable than good. I think it was a stylistic exercise by the author.

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