tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post8570443570305372352..comments2024-02-29T00:38:48.299-08:00Comments on Sand, Cider and Spaceships: The Forefathers - Part 2Drackarnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13450640948811964177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-75630814607703371282014-06-01T18:15:01.702-07:002014-06-01T18:15:01.702-07:00"Try Caldari!"
"We're speaking..."Try Caldari!"<br /><br />"We're speaking Caldari. If it spoke Caldari you don't think it would have understood us already?"<br /><br />I liked this exchange. Subtleties like that add realism to the story.Debirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-12935527780652568352014-05-31T00:51:40.068-07:002014-05-31T00:51:40.068-07:00Really good! Couldn't read it fast enough.
But...Really good! Couldn't read it fast enough.<br />But, no cat? ]; )S810 Jrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-52188890297859495862014-05-30T21:54:44.307-07:002014-05-30T21:54:44.307-07:00That was indeed not the outcome I would have expec...That was indeed not the outcome I would have expected.<br /><br />I have to niggle a bit, though: the turn of the story was unfortunately telegraphed early on in this chapter - the robot mentioning that he was trying to better himself, the titles of the books. Maybe having the robot only mention that he was doing "self-maintenance", and only name the authors of the books he was reading, could have kept me guessing longer.<br /><br />(Or it's simply the fact that I have read too many sentient robot stories :) )Druur Monakhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266766378798878053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966268702453044660.post-24213894005454960562014-05-30T19:24:50.679-07:002014-05-30T19:24:50.679-07:00I didnt expect that ending either!
Another great ...I didnt expect that ending either! <br />Another great story, thankyou.Summer VonSturmhttp://senexlegio.com/noreply@blogger.com