tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6703696348434314053..comments2024-03-28T23:42:09.625+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Scientific Speculations Incorporated Into Poul Anderson's WorksKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-15180467636048778952016-08-11T19:46:41.174+01:002016-08-11T19:46:41.174+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Ha! I'm more a fan of Sir Dominic...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Ha! I'm more a fan of Sir Dominic Flandry, a knight of the Terran Empire.<br /><br />And, yes, I've seen Batman referred to as the "Dark Knight." <br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-49505732998524801042016-08-11T18:53:59.378+01:002016-08-11T18:53:59.378+01:00Sean,
"...dark knight..." I am a Batman ...Sean,<br />"...dark knight..." I am a Batman fan! (The price of accuracy is eternal vigilance.)<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-55087006668651408202016-08-11T16:25:51.934+01:002016-08-11T16:25:51.934+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I agree, in GENESIS and the HARVEST O...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I agree, in GENESIS and the HARVEST OF STARS books we see mankind becoming, in the former, the pampered parasites of the AI. The latter shows us humanity eventually shaking off the smothering cocoon of luxurious uselessness and striking off into the universe at large.<br /><br />While some of the most daring and best works of Poul Anderson, written in his old age when creative powers are waning for most of us, speculates about AIs, I think some caution is called for. That is, while Anderson was willing to speculate about such things, he remained skeptical AIs of the kind we saw in the books I cited would ever be practical.<br /><br />Btw, I think you meant "...go gently into that dark NIGHT," not "knight."<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com