M Fnord Wrote:It’s all quite potent, more than a little psychedelic and this is true: the first time (as far as I can determine) an AI ever got totally stoned on quality hash was when I saw Sora take a couple of tokes on some Barnard Black for politeness’ sake. She spent the rest of the evening giggling quietly on the couch[1].The effect isn't limited to just big sis; we were all programmed to simulate humans as completely as possible. (This is according to our specs, and from my memories of seeing Yoriko drunk. Dad won't let me try any drugs for some reason.) Let me know how everybody's favorite AI handles that gift, 'kay? --Kohran
[size=smaller][1] Of course, science demands that we test this property, to see if the effect is limited to Captain Hasegawa or if it will affect a wider variety of artificial intelligences. To this end, we’ve arranged for five kilos of Barnard Black to be sent to a trusted test subject. Have fun, Greenie. --GLaDOS.[/size]
M Fnord Wrote:Politics is the lifeblood of Central. The locals make no attempt to disguise their ambition to become the capital city (station, habitat, whatever) of the L5 cluster. They’ve got an uphill battle ahead of them: Stellvia is the closest thing to a de facto capital in the cluster, and that’s not likely to change any time in the future. Still, the mood in Central’s many cafes and salons remains optimistic. “Scott will get bored eventually,” they say. “He’ll turn away from politics back to making money, and then we’ll have our chance to federate.”They're still saying that, are they? I must remember to send them an ambassador sometime soon. --N. Scott
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012