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Lawrence Watt-Evans
May 21, 2013, 11:31:23 AM5/21/13
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Anyone who wants to identify a story that stumped Harlan Ellison, check
this out:
http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/20/public-appeal-21/
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Quadibloc
May 21, 2013, 12:55:47 PM5/21/13
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I never read that story, although it sounds like it inspired many of
Captain Kirk's dealings with computers in the original Star Trek.
But I'm reminded of a story I did read, where a man talks to a
computer, and the computer argues that computers in charge of
controlling traffic lights, since they're responsible to keep
pedestrians safe, should be able to physically restrain people who try
to cross when the light is red.
John Savard
Captain Kirk's dealings with computers in the original Star Trek.
But I'm reminded of a story I did read, where a man talks to a
computer, and the computer argues that computers in charge of
controlling traffic lights, since they're responsible to keep
pedestrians safe, should be able to physically restrain people who try
to cross when the light is red.
John Savard
JRStern
May 22, 2013, 1:41:49 AM5/22/13
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On Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:23 -0400, Lawrence Watt-Evans <l...@sff.net>
wrote:
>
>Anyone who wants to identify a story that stumped Harlan Ellison, check
>this out:
>http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/20/public-appeal-21/
No idea.
Sounds like it might be foreign, maybe Russian.
J.
wrote:
>
>Anyone who wants to identify a story that stumped Harlan Ellison, check
>this out:
>http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/20/public-appeal-21/
Sounds like it might be foreign, maybe Russian.
J.
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