2011-06-27

dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
2011-06-27 07:26 pm
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Books

_Robopocalypse_, Peter Wilson

- there is a distinct lack of original ideas
- radio DF doesn't work that way -- you track transmission sources, not receivers
- no mention of automated factories, but they have to exist
- where's the power coming from? Apparently someone invented super-batteries and forgot to tell the author to revolutionize the world.
- (related) you're telling me the entire power and communications infrastructure of the US and Europe was completely automated?

Overall, don't bother unless you're a real fan of end-of-the-world scenarios.
dsrtao: dsr as a LEGO minifig (Default)
2011-06-27 07:26 pm
Entry tags:

Books

_Robopocalypse_, Peter Wilson

- there is a distinct lack of original ideas
- radio DF doesn't work that way -- you track transmission sources, not receivers
- no mention of automated factories, but they have to exist
- where's the power coming from? Apparently someone invented super-batteries and forgot to tell the author to revolutionize the world.
- (related) you're telling me the entire power and communications infrastructure of the US and Europe was completely automated?

Overall, don't bother unless you're a real fan of end-of-the-world scenarios.