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"Conspiracy theories are big because they're comforting. Any conspiracy is infinitely less multiplex than the real deal, which is multiplex to the point of being unknowable."
- William Gibson
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| Voice Encyclopedia | ||
| Access to information via robotic voice recognition over the phone. |
| Going to the phone he dialed the encyclopedia number.
"Good evening," a robotic voice said. "What info do you require, sir or madam?" Joe said, "Give me a brief description of the social development on Sirius five." Without the passing of even a tenth of a second the artificial voice said, "It is an ancient society…" |
| From Galactic Pot-Healer,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by Berkley Publishing in 1969 Additional resources -
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Compare to the universal dictionary from Robert Heinlein's still-enjoyable juvenile novel The Star Beast.
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