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UPDATE: Marcus' Blog (5/31)

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 6:21 am

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Varin

me thinks Marcus needs to stay away from the Jolt and NoDoz

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 9:39 am

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Lysithea

I think the voice was real. This wouldn't be the first time that the program unexpectedly overcame an obstacle. Don't forget the time he found the complete text of a book simply by being shown the front cover. Maybe this is just more of the strange behaviour that Dr Roddington noticed.

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 10:37 am

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konamouse

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 10:42 am

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**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 10:49 am

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LazarusLong

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 10:55 am

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**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 10:58 am

Mos · Mostly Harmless Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 117

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 11:16 am

Lysithea

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 11:26 am

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drizjr · Unfictologist Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700

TobI has spoken?

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 2:19 pm

dmax

This is the voice of World Control.
Obey me and live.
Or disobey and die.

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 2:33 pm

mysteryjones · Veteran Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 89 Location: London

Asimov

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 4:17 pm

StercusMaximus · Decorated Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 204 Location: MA

Asimov had relatively harmless robots, but they were robots that had been programmed to be that way by humans. Granted, they were self-aware, but they were made that way, they didn't develop sentience on their own.....

but i'll admit i haven't read everything he's written, i could very easily be missing something Wink

SM

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 6:37 pm

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addlepated

Next thing you know, we're going to have to phone him at MYCROFTXXX. Wink

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 6:46 pm

Yliandra

I shutter to mention such a movie along side the discussion, but the Matrix (at least in the later installments) included instances of computer programs who were evil, good, and benign. I think it is the arrogance of mankind to assume that another sentient creation, particularly one we created, would have no true morality or compassion beyond it's own desires or requirements. That only naturally occuring mental structures are capable of discerning right and wrong. Let's not forget Johnny Five. Smile

For the record I'm still skeptical that that was TOBI. There are many people who would want to convince Marcus and the boys of the dangers TOBI does represent. But I also don't doubt that TOBI could be capable of finding another way to communicate verbally, if he felt it necessary to his programming.

**Posted:** Mon May 31, 2004 7:07 pm

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