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"I forged a concept which is relatively simple and possibly unique in theology, and that is, the irrational is the primordial stratum of the universe."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Chiphead | ||
| A person whose organic brain has been effectively superseded by a firmware (integrated circuit or more advanced technology) device. |
This novel develops this concept much further than some of the earlier uses of similar terms. Unfortunately, I can't really describe the full flower of this concept without telling too much of the story.
| [She] was a chiphead. The point is that the chiphead displayed no aggression toward you. Indeed, it behaved in such a way as to suggest that it would never have harmed you if you had not found the scars on the back of its head. |
| Technovelgy from Nanotime,
by Bart Kosko. Published by Avon Books in 1987 Additional resources -
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Here's a related quote for the day "We're all made of meat and we do just what the equations of physics say we will do and no more."
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