gotta say, douglas adams prepared me better for our absurd future than isaac asimov. like, spending hours explaining to a replicator AI how to make an excellent cup of tea, only to have the AI then lock up 100% of the ships computers resources mid-battle as it tries to comply with the request, that does seem like an increasingly more plausible scenario than a scientist planning a techno cult centuries in advance to prevent a great calamity
@lritter because he's a stupid monkey who doesn't know any better.
@TheMNWolf which we both know is a badge of honor
@lritter maybe, but I also know where my towel is.
@TheMNWolf i should have said "a towel of honor"