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"We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information."
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![]() At this point in the story, Graham is being measured for a suit. A device is used to provide an automated measurement of key points on his body.
This item is a remarkable prediction of modern devices that are used to digitize surfaces for part manufacturing; a part is sculpted and then its surface is digitized for entry into a computer-aided design (CAD) system.
Compare to the feeler-planes from Jack Vance's 1954 novel The Houses of Iszm. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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