{"id":20043,"date":"2022-06-12T21:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T01:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=20043"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:40:50","slug":"exit-strategy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/20043","title":{"rendered":"Exit Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exit Strategy<\/a><\/em> (2018) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries)<\/p>\n

\"Exit<\/a>I love Murderbot, but I also love the other tech.<\/p>\n

Ship\u2019s drones gathered to watch me, confused as to why I was going out the wrong door and beeping sadly about it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ship\u2019s feed and system codes were trashed, but bot pilot was already reasserting control. SecSystem did the system equivalent of staggering drunkenly to its feet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But mostly I love Murderbot.<\/p>\n

I was having an emotion, and I hate that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation\/ warfare.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love Murderbot.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom<\/p>\n

Rating: 10\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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