This is all because the real thing is visually boring, noiseless, cryptic, text oriented and anticlimactic. Most of it happens in the shell.

Mice aren't really forbidden, they are just only very rarely used by power users.

Good points all these, but if a technician is actually familiar with a system, or has taken roughly an hour to familiarize themselves with a new system, a lot of shell scripts (Which she may have brought pre-written on a stick), instructions and commands can be initiated with a few terse strings entered into a prompt.

From the moment I first saw him, I've always loved the chemist in "Periodic Table of Videos" I particularly loved the glee he expressed when describing the act of burning Princess Kate's engagement ring. A delightful and thoroughly British eccentric.

Swiftian mode on:

Well, I guess it's pretty extemporaneous at that.

Yep, older buildings do this eerie feeling better don't they?

Well, yes and no.

I stand corrected, thanks.

Twinkle, twinkle little star

I'm getting a Lovecraftian feel from these images.

Just finished reading both. Yes, they are both good! Gonna have to order those in hardcover when they come out.

Chatuda and Tom looked at the same thing and each saw something different.

I am a determinist and an atheist. And I see no contradiction to reconcile between the two. The fact that you think they are contradictory indicates a lack of understanding of both.

I disagree with nearly everything you've said and I'm not going to bother to explain why since I know it' s pointless. I'm done. The last word is yours. Peace.

The promises or sampled frames of Nimona, Broodhollow and Strong Female Protagonist all seem compelling enough to me to check them out. Argh! As if I have enough time in the day to read all the things on my list of things to read!

The premise reminds me a bit of Bubba Ho-tep, I think I'll have to check this one out.

Nope, not if I ensure all the code is open and I've set and hardened all the security myself. In other words if I'm technician who knows what he's doing, I'm pretty safe.

Another person in the zillion replies I got to my comment pointed out that I probably should have used the word "innate" rather than "biological." I agree.

If the simulation specifically designed to emulate reality as closely as possible, yes, it would. Still assuming the administrators of this simulation have anything like human motivations, emotions and goals, doesn't that make them exceedingly cruel?