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"Cyberspace is a metaphor that allows us to grasp this place where since about the time of the second world war we've increasingly done so many of the things that we think of as civilization."
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![]() Nothing like a man who is enthusiastic about his job.
They just don't write dialog like this anymore:
"Can I hit it? Just watch me plant an atomic shell right in its parlor!"
[Hancock scores a clean hit.]
"Now! They can gather that ship up in a dust pan!
Compare to the magnetic shell from The Great Stone of Shardis (1897) by Frank Stockton, the
atomic bomb from The World Set Free (1914) by HG Wells, the roving bomb from Lost Rocket (1941) by Manly Wade Wellman, the
Wabbler from The Wabbler (1942) by Murray Leinster, the planet-busting bomb from Testing (1956) by JJ Ferat and the smart bullet from Runaway (1985) by Michael Crichton. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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'... he had tightened the chest to gain maximum pumping action from the motion of breathing.'
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'...a prayer wheel swung into view and began spinning at a furious pace.'
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'And are all the people willing to be governed by a machine?'
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'It's an old model,' Rawlins said. 'I'm not sure what to do.'
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'the robot-boss was busy at the lip of the new lode instructing and egging the men on to greater speed...'
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'He rode the bike with an intense lack of physical grace...'
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