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Ken MacLeod quotes: Kindle, ah,' said Baxter, 'takes me back.

Kindle, ah,' said Baxter, 'takes me back.

Ken MacLeod quotes: The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.

The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least.

Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least.

Ken MacLeod quotes: As far as I was concerned, the best thing one could do for the poor was to not add one's self to their number.

As far as I was concerned, the best thing one could do for the poor was to not add one's self to their number.

Ken MacLeod quotes: The defining element of hell was eternal conscious suffering. Here

The defining element of hell was eternal conscious suffering. Here

Ken MacLeod quotes: The discretion of the watcher versus the privacy of the watched was just another arms race; this one, I could see, would run and run.

The discretion of the watcher versus the privacy of the watched was just another arms race; this one, I could see, would run and run.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.

Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.

Ken MacLeod quotes: What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?

What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?

Ken MacLeod quotes: None of its components were conscious beings. As post-conscious AIs, they were well beyond that. They

None of its components were conscious beings. As post-conscious AIs, they were well beyond that. They

Ken MacLeod quotes: She read it over, decided it was too complicated for Memo, and ran it through an app called MyTxt4Dummies.

She read it over, decided it was too complicated for Memo, and ran it through an app called MyTxt4Dummies.

Ken MacLeod quotes: It is possible that we are the only persons,> said another robot.

It is possible that we are the only persons,> said another robot.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Change the problem by changing your mind.

Change the problem by changing your mind.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Anyway ... I find what you write interesting." "That's what people usually say when they disagree with it.

Anyway ... I find what you write interesting." "That's what people usually say when they disagree with it.

Ken MacLeod quotes: I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.

I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.

Ken MacLeod quotes: I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet.

I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet.

Ken MacLeod quotes: The Christians had an almost miraculous talent for turning wine into water.

The Christians had an almost miraculous talent for turning wine into water.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Software development was insecurities all the way down. Even

Software development was insecurities all the way down. Even

Ken MacLeod quotes: The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.

Ken MacLeod quotes: The fourteen conscious robots contemplated their cosmic loneliness for several milliseconds.

The fourteen conscious robots contemplated their cosmic loneliness for several milliseconds.

Ken MacLeod quotes: If you're interested, you'll be there.

If you're interested, you'll be there.

Ken MacLeod quotes: There's a part of the human brain, the temporal lobe, that is associated with religious experiences as well as with epilepsy.

There's a part of the human brain, the temporal lobe, that is associated with religious experiences as well as with epilepsy.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Had always believed an immersive virtual reality afterlife was possible in principle. Maybe

Had always believed an immersive virtual reality afterlife was possible in principle. Maybe

Ken MacLeod quotes: The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.

Ken MacLeod quotes: The only way to get there was to burn through capitalism, to get through that unavoidable stage as fast as possible.

The only way to get there was to burn through capitalism, to get through that unavoidable stage as fast as possible.

Ken MacLeod quotes: I knew from the beginning it was hopeless, but it's possible to love without hope.

I knew from the beginning it was hopeless, but it's possible to love without hope.

Ken MacLeod quotes: Green humanism? What's that? Humanism for little green men?

Green humanism? What's that? Humanism for little green men?

Ken MacLeod quotes: All life is a struggle for existence. Why should it cease to be a struggle if it spreads among the stars?

All life is a struggle for existence. Why should it cease to be a struggle if it spreads among the stars?