Author: naoveb
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The Labyrinth
The three stories I’ve written so far vary widely in scope, but all have one characteristic in common: human behaviour. If they have any merit at all, if they are even readable, it is because we can relate to them in some way. Usually this will be because of some predicament and their human (or…
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Burial Service
Every year the amount of knowledge in the world doubles, so every year the challenge to manage it all doubles, and the challenge to communicate across specialist fields likewise increases. The Tower of Babel had nothing on what we are facing now. Trust essential to the running of communities, of nations, begins to teeter, and…
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The Maid
Artificial intelligence is the way of the future, but what happens when our robots become smarter than us? Complications will surely occur, as in the following not-too-serious episode: ‘This is Ethel.’ Mrs Lundy stared, first at the striped coat, and then at the woman beside him, immaculate in her pin striped dress, and patterned…
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The Door in the Hall
Thursday, February 2, 2023 Did anyone try that thought experiment in my first post? I wrote it out withnothing in particular in mind, and later set it for myself as an exercise. Ifound it enjoyable and fairly effortless. Here it is. As always, comments arevery welcome. So too are contributions, if anyone did the exercise…