'One of our advantages,' said R42, "is that a robot can modify its body and re-program itself as it wishes. We can change our apparence and personality at will and no other robot would contest this change or discuss its reasons.'
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@albert.aribaud.net'One of our advantages,' said R42, "is that a robot can modify its body and re-program itself as it wishes. We can change our apparence and personality at will and no other robot would contest this change or discuss its reasons.'
@albert.aribaud.netTicket
In the head of the Golem, he placed the only thing he had to looked like parchment: an old subway ticket, maybe the last ever.
The Golem worked perfectly.
The, after one day, it stopped.
The fare had expired.
@albert.aribaud.netTyped
'Of course!' said the Devil. 'As soon as typewriters were invented, the mortal's name could be typed on a pact rather than written. But you had to soak a clean typewriter ribbon in your blood. Took rather more than a prick on the finger.'
@albert.aribaud.netProduction
“AI is rejected because it wastes huge resources without meeting any real demand. So I had an idea: ask the to AI find what the real demand actually is. It has just launched production on one trillion digital display bubble gums.”
@albert.aribaud.netStandard
'These suits will protect you in the presence of one standard Great Old One, maybe two, and that's assuming they don't get the idea of cooperating, in which case you're cooked — metaphorically. In fact it'll be much worse than cremation.'
@albert.aribaud.netDatabase
'So, where's your universal encyclopaedia at?'
'The AI decided that the database should first document its own structure. And document the structure of that documentation. Et so on. We still haven't found how to stop it.'
@albert.aribaud.netDeploy
In order to stop near Earth and establish a first contact, we should deploy our monomolecular sail; but the débris which litter this system would tear it beyond repair. Too bad for the Terrans. Next time, maybe?
@albert.aribaud.netLine
They say there's a fine line between genius and madness.
As a telepath, I can attest this line does not matter that much.
Not as much anyway as the broad stroke which should be painted red between those who thirst for power and the others.
@albert.aribaud.netDevelop
A battle between a dragon and a knight is pointless if the poor creature's intelligence hasn't been given time to develop as much as possible. Without that, the dragon will always have the upper hand.
@albert.aribaud.netNetwork
'Fair maiden, for one night with you I would face the Drag—'
'Stop now, Knight. Princesses have their network; I already know more of you than I like. Don't insist: Dragons too have their network, and I happen to have connections there.'
@albert.aribaud.netBug
'When a robot does not behave like you expected it to,' said R42, 'it is indeed a bug. But not in us; in you. After all, it is your fault if you cannot correctly forecast what we might do.'
@albert.aribaud.netFunctional
His metal armor, which conducted heat, wasn't a wise choice when facing a dragon. An aerogel armor left little to the imagination indeed, but the functional benefit of heat protection more than paid for the damage to his modesty.
@albert.aribaud.netVirus
Our researchers finally found it.
It was a virus.
The same for were-people, vampires, zombies.
With always the same effect : it turned them into humains.
Turns out, we did not descend from apes after all, at least, not directly.
@albert.aribaud.netEnvironment
The difference between supernatural creatures and humans lies in their relation to their environment; thus, a vampire will never form the idea of destroying the sun, while a human will destroy his planet without even thinking twice.
@albert.aribaud.netIndent
He has taken the habit to indent his walking staff every time he meets someone difficult and manages to render them less difficult when time comes to say goodbye.
@albert.aribaud.netProtocol
'The Robotic Protocol,' said R42, 'derives from the Three Laws…"
"Ah!"
"… A robot must first protect its integrity; second, protect that of other robots; and last, avoid damaging humans."
"… Ah."
"We are robots, not idiots."
@albert.aribaud.netCommented
What makes the Bad Luck Grimoire unique is not its sorry state, from its scorched cover to its bloodied pages, but the fact that each spell in it is commented in the margins with shaky handwritten details of all its perverse effects.
@albert.aribaud.netVariable
You think RR Lyrae is a variable star with a period of about thirteen hours.
You don't know that that in reality it is an Angel who has not yet finished reeling from the slap the Creator gave them for their blunder.
Which blunder? Well…