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WCDT 4111-4115 (October 14th-18th, 2019)
Carl-E:
Some one mentioned this earlier - I think she does know them, but in a panicked state can't recall how to negotiate her way through them. Indicating a slight difference from the old body's protocols, not enough to be unworkable but not as readily accessible.
--- Quote from: Perfectly Reasonable on 19 Oct 2019, 14:54 ---" ... to the extent that a machine can be happy, I was happy ... "
I find that curiously satisfying.
( and now i wonder about the happiness of the machines in my life )
--- End quote ---
I wonder the same. I know the car feels my pain when I hear the noises it makes due to my deferred maintenance. And I really need to put my coffee grinder out of its misery... ever since that bearing went, all it does is complain.
Loudly.
cybersmurf:
Der Geist der Maschine.
Well,writing it that way, it technically could mean The Ghost in the Machine, and The Ghost of the Machine - in the sense of both Roko as the "in", and the manifestations of her bodies as the "of".
I'm not spiritual, but somehow I do believe machines have some mind of their own, and it'd probably be the same with QC's chassis - every single one feels slightly different, as capacitors, cables and chips oh so slightly vary in purity of material.
Theta9:
--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 21 Oct 2019, 14:59 ---Der Geist der Maschine.
Well,writing it that way, it technically could mean The Ghost in the Machine, and The Ghost of the Machine….
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It's been decades since I studied German, but I thot "The Ghost in the Machine" would be Der Geist im der Maschine, and "The Ghost of the Machine" would be Der Geist von der Maschine. Am I wrong?
cybersmurf:
--- Quote from: Theta9 on 21 Oct 2019, 17:55 ---
--- Quote from: cybersmurf on 21 Oct 2019, 14:59 ---Der Geist der Maschine.
Well,writing it that way, it technically could mean The Ghost in the Machine, and The Ghost of the Machine….
--- End quote ---
It's been decades since I studied German, but I thot "The Ghost in the Machine" would be Der Geist im der Maschine, and "The Ghost of the Machine" would be Der Geist von der Maschine. Am I wrong?
--- End quote ---
"Der Geist iN der Maschine", but yes, you're right. (either a typo, or a small mistake easily made by non-native speakers)
And IIRC "Der Geist (in) der Maschine" inspired the title for Ghost in the Shell...
Theta9:
I remember being taught "im" in Grrman class in 8th grade. Was Frau Bischoffberger wrong?
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