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"My father was a master mechanic; I grew up with a screwdriver in one hand and a pair of pliers in the other."
- Frank Herbert
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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| A person whose organic brain has been effectively superseded by a firmware (integrated circuit or more advanced technology) device.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. |
| 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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Gerry was dubious. She had seen abortive attempts at paralysis rays before.
Let your fingers - uh - your robot do the walking. And hopping.
