One of his greatest talents was empathy; no sadist can aspire to perfection without that diagnostic ability.
Vernor VingeAnother symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.
Vernor VingeThe illusion of self-awareness. Happy automatons, running on trivial programs. I'll bet you never guess. From the inside, how can you?
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