{"id":22102,"date":"2023-07-02T20:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T00:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=22102"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:38:04","slug":"network-effect-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/22102","title":{"rendered":"Network Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Network Effect<\/a><\/em> (2020) Martha Wells<\/a> (The Murderbot Diaries)<\/p>\n

\"Network<\/a><\/p>\n

There is a protocol for meeting humans who are not clients but who are associated with clients, and that protocol will apply here. <\/p>\n

Before I can speak, Ratthi waves and says, \u201cHello, hello. Perihelion <\/em>says you\u2019ve disabled your governor module. I\u2019m Ratthi, and this is Amena. Please don\u2019t be afraid, we won\u2019t hurt you.\u201d <\/p>\n

There is not a protocol for this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I didn\u2019t want to be stuck in a chair within easy unwanted talking range.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am actually alone in my head, and that\u2019s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(If I got angry at myself for being angry I would be angry constantly and I wouldn\u2019t have time to think about anything else.) (Wait, I think I am angry constantly. That might explain a lot.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a low voice, Ratthi commented to Overse, \u201cAnyone who thinks machine intelligences don\u2019t have emotions needs to be in this very uncomfortable room right now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: Tordotcom<\/p>\n

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

Network Effect (2020) Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries) There is a protocol for meeting humans who are not clients but who are associated with clients, and that protocol will apply here. Before I can speak, Ratthi waves and says, \u201cHello, hello. Perihelion says you\u2019ve disabled your governor module. I\u2019m Ratthi, and this is Amena. 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