So beautiful I want to cry. When I go out bush, in Australia, I can really see the stars and it all makes sense. All those millennia of stargazing and myth-making. Truly a spectacular sight.

This is exactly what Oculus needed. I know it's fans hate when people say this, but let's face it. Oculus was doomed. Even if it wasn't a niche product, they had a complex, expensive, electronic device, limited resources, and potential competition with deep pockets and patent pools. Consumer electronics startup…

You wouldn't even need a true AI. You could make a very simple program that randomly generates fluff and delivers it with a smug tone.

I WANT YOUR HOUSE. We had one little itty bitty bat once chasing a particularly energetic mosquito and I've never never slept so well.

Lucky bastard! :-)

QUIET YOU!

{exhales cigarette smoke} Is this testing whether I'm a cartographer or an economist, Ms Newitz?

I loved Her, but I have a lot of unanswered questions:

Well, one of my robotics professor told me, we will be pretty close to the singularity when we have accomplished an fully automated factory which only requires a human and a dog. A human to check up on the factory and feed the dog. The dog is meant to make sure the Human doesn't touch anything but the status board.

I ran into this once before and have to confess, if I was presented with the explosion idea, I would not choose it. I'm being pedantic here, but the universe did not start with an "explosion".

As a hard SF fan, I agree with Jonze. It's a love story. I knew that even before seeing the flick. The promos made it obvious.

Did you have trouble keeping it down?

I recently tried kangaroo meat and it was delicious. I think it all has to do with the way it's prepared.

I have never once heard anybody say "Run, you fools," while attempting to quote Gandalf. Is that really a thing?

I'm sorry — but WHO here is being petulant? Cuz I don't think it's Spike.

I Just thought I'd share this little gem of a Tumbler: True Detective Conversations