Is Agia a Robot?

Mark Lewin · 18 Jun 2010, 09:19 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: mark at marklewin.com (Mark Lewin)
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:19:41 +0100
Subject: (urth) Is Agia a Robot?
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I can't help but think of Ted Chiang's excellent short story 'Exhalation' in
relation to this, which is available online here:

http://www.nightshadebooks.com/Downloads/Exhalation%20-%20Ted%20Chiang.pdf.

"  'Exhalation' is an evocative story of an all-metal world, its
argon-breathing inhabitants, and a scientist who performs the ultimate
self-examination. "

Mark

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:

> So they have some hydraulic tubing, a few wires, whatever.
>
> I think this theory is gaining and not losing strength.
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