X-Message-Number: 29676
From: "Chris Manning" <>
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Subject: Re: Acculturation
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:08:18 +1000

I'm afraid I am not familiar with A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer or 
Demolition Man or Vanilla Sky. I think The Matrix was a SF film (something 
about a red pill?), but I didn't see it.

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> Message #29674
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> From: Kennita Watson <>
> Subject: Re: Acculturation
> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:32:39 -0700
>
> I am guessing that revivees will be issued some version
> of A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, an AI that will
> lead them through what they need to know to survive in
> whatever world exists then.  Depending on the world and
> how totalitarian it has become, there may be more or
> fewer choices offered -- various psychological quirks
> may be edited out as criminal (think Demolition Man).
>
> Some choices might require *significant* psychological
> adjustment, such as whether or not you want your
> consciousness inserted into a physical body (think
> Vanilla Sky).  Then again, you might not be able to
> tell one way or the other (think The Matrix).
>
> Truth be told, I haven't a clue, and I'd better stop
> thinking about it -- I've spent most of an hour on this
> message (!).  I'll just hang on and try to enjoy
> whatever of the ride I get to see.
>

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