Quote of the Day [6.26.08]

broderic on June 26, 2008

“One of them was disguised as a woman, but wasn’t pulling it off. Like, her hair was red, but it was a little too red, y’know? And the other one, the tall, lanky one, his face was so blank and expressionless. He didn’t even seem human. I think he was a mandroid.”

Blaine, The X-files, “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”

Quote of the Day [6.25.08]

broderic on June 25, 2008

“A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.”

3rd Law of Robotics, Isaac Asimov

Quote of the Day [6.24.08]

broderic on June 24, 2008

“A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.”

2nd Law of Robotics, Isaac Asimov

Quote of the Day [6.23.08]

broderic on June 23, 2008

“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.”

1st Law of Robotics, Isaac Asimov

Quote of the Day [6.22.08]

broderic on June 22, 2008

Eagerly I wished the morrow; – vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow – sorrow for the lost Lenore –
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore –
Nameless here for evermore.

Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven

Quote of the Day [6.21.08]

broderic on June 21, 2008

“Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.”

Isaac Asimov