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WWW Wake by Robert J Sawyer

Browsing books, stumbled across this, found it especially horrid to contemplate in light of recent ugliness right here in the AH:

"...Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes.

"While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something - some other - lurking in the background. And it's getting more and more intelligent with each passing day."

That last sentence doesn't ring true. But the rest...?

Yikes.
 
shereads said:
"While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something - some other - lurking in the background. And it's getting more and more intelligent with each passing day."[/i]
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...and soon enough it's sentient, and the first words it utters over the virtual voids are...

wtf? lulz omfg im a n00b!
 
shereads said:
WWW Wake by Robert J Sawyer

Browsing books, stumbled across this, found it especially horrid to contemplate in light of recent ugliness right here in the AH:

"...Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes.
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What truly sucks is when you're driving in rush hour traffic and suddenly all you can see is a 404 "File not found" message...
 
The basic premise of this book isnt new. Most recently Stephen King used the premise in THE CELL, and before that Richard Matheson used it in I AM LEGEND.

I use the same premise in a story I wrote about a psychiatrist who treats hyperactive children by chemically transforming them into docile zombies controlled by musical sound. At home, or anywhere really, they'll sit and stare at a wall until you play the right music to activate them. They never offend, they never disagree, they never oppose, theyre never difficult.
 
shereads said:
WWW Wake by Robert J Sawyer

Browsing books, stumbled across this, found it especially horrid to contemplate in light of recent ugliness right here in the AH:

"...Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes.

"While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something - some other - lurking in the background. And it's getting more and more intelligent with each passing day."

That last sentence doesn't ring true. But the rest...?

Yikes.
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Sounds reminiscent of raising children. Never knowing what your dreams have birthed and now they're on the verge of maturity and you having nothing to say about it.

Is your dream of a better world, making a contribution, being productive going to devolve into producing something that becomes the World Destroyer?

Although as pointed out in Ghostbusters II "There are many perks to being the mother of a Living God."
 
I want to know if the internet entity thingy growls, like the shark in Jaws X.
 
JAMESBJOHNSON said:
The basic premise of this book isnt new. Most recently Stephen King used the premise in THE CELL, and before that Richard Matheson used it in I AM LEGEND.
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And, well before that, Jack Vance used the concept with his character, 'Cugel The Clever,' in 'Eyes of The Overworld.'
 
Liar said:
...and soon enough it's sentient, and the first words it utters over the virtual voids are...

wtf? lulz omfg im a n00b!
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Lol.
This is your basic cyberpunk plot theme, in various forms.
 
xssve said:
Lol.
This is your basic cyberpunk plot theme, in various forms.
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It's also the staple of horror; confronting the other, the not-me. In stories, of course, the 'other' invariably stands for a discarded part of oneself.
 
Liar said:
...and soon enough it's sentient, and the first words it utters over the virtual voids are...

wtf? lulz omfg im a n00b!
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:eek: How did you know? Now I'm gonna have to rewrite the ending! :mad:
 
The best way to determine if your computer has a demon is to check the software. If your operating system says Microsoft . . .
 
Liar said:
...and soon enough it's sentient, and the first words it utters over the virtual voids are...

wtf? lulz omfg im a n00b!
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Or it might say,

Nancy Polosie gat her ass chewed out by the Pop
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I love this so much, I may add it to my sig line.

In fact, I will.
 
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