tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post886356857773299557..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Guest Book Review: MACHINE MANP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35972940928227816992011-07-22T12:33:47.828-07:002011-07-22T12:33:47.828-07:00Now you've got me scared of the tinman, dmarks...Now you've got me scared of the tinman, dmarks! Actually, there is quite a body of literature in postmodern philosophy built around the idea that we are already cyborgs--contact lenses, implants, replacement joints, etc. Maybe that's why I went back to old-fashioned eyeglasses?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26459416824327127982011-07-22T10:53:27.360-07:002011-07-22T10:53:27.360-07:00It reminds me of the actual origin story of L. Fra...It reminds me of the actual origin story of L. Frank Baum's Tinman. He was cursed with an enchanted axe that cut off a body part every time he used it. Until every body party was replaced completely at the end. The Tin Woodman can be classified as what is now called a "cyborg"<br /><br />"My biggest complaint with “sci-fi” is that I find most of the writers take themselves too seriously. They actually seem to believe that what they are describing is the world to come"<br /><br />Well, I appreciate the authors taking themselves seriously. It shows confidence in their made-up world, and lends more authenticity.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-54974471320166957822011-07-06T05:34:23.137-07:002011-07-06T05:34:23.137-07:00I'm sure this book will have an audience. The ...I'm sure this book will have an audience. The philosophers who argue that "We are all cyborgs" will love it. Even in philosophy, ya picks yer poison!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-7074210987975132722011-07-06T04:22:12.104-07:002011-07-06T04:22:12.104-07:00I'm creeped out too. Glad someone else read i...I'm creeped out too. Glad someone else read it so I could just be creeped out from afar.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35921263353822025502011-07-06T03:50:24.187-07:002011-07-06T03:50:24.187-07:00Thanks especially for that last sentence, Gerry, w...Thanks especially for that last sentence, Gerry, which takes my memory back to a favorite old book, PIGS IS PIGS. --How can you say I live in the past? I'm blogging, aren't I?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-92205397938143444282011-07-05T19:13:19.127-07:002011-07-05T19:13:19.127-07:00I have one thumb up and one thumb down, as I am bo...I have one thumb up and one thumb down, as I am both intrigued and creeped out. I'm pretty sure both thumbs are the fleshy kind, but you never know. Parts is parts.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com