Comments on: Player Piano http://thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:08:40 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 By: They Live « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-6324 They Live « The Tar Pit Sat, 03 May 2025 10:07:28 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-6324 [...] aside the poor artistic representation, it gets it somewhat, and in a deeper sense than other dystopias managed to. And also, I confess, because I enjoy the red-pilled [...] [...] aside the poor artistic representation, it gets it somewhat, and in a deeper sense than other dystopias managed to. And also, I confess, because I enjoy the red-pilled [...]

]]> By: Squid Game « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-5518 Squid Game « The Tar Pit Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:01:34 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-5518 [...] how I've got a few of similar items on my blog: there's Brazil, Player Piano or We, for example. They all follow the same recipe, namely that at the end of the day the hero's [...] [...] how I've got a few of similar items on my blog: there's Brazil, Player Piano or We, for example. They all follow the same recipe, namely that at the end of the day the hero's [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-4337 spyked Thu, 06 Jul 2023 20:16:05 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-4337 > "Well, a fully automatic setup like that makes culture very cheap. Book costs less than seven packs of chewing gum. And there are picture clubs, too -- pictures for your walls at amazingly cheap prices. Matter of fact, culture's so cheap, a man figured he could insulate his house cheaper with books and prints than he could with rockwool. Don't think it’s true, but it’s a cute story with a good point." Well, that's ChatGPT for you. Enjoy it while it lasts. > "Well, a fully automatic setup like that makes culture very cheap. Book costs less than seven packs of chewing gum. And there are picture clubs, too -- pictures for your walls at amazingly cheap prices. Matter of fact, culture's so cheap, a man figured he could insulate his house cheaper with books and prints than he could with rockwool. Don't think it’s true, but it’s a cute story with a good point."

Well, that's ChatGPT for you. Enjoy it while it lasts.

]]> By: WarGames « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-3055 WarGames « The Tar Pit Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:04:33 +0000 http://wp.thetarpit.org/2017/player-piano#comment-3055 [...] on one hand one will now have to deal with obnoxious engineers, that is to say, self-proclaimed technocrats, who will consistently get it wrong, either intentionally, through backdoors4, or otherwise [...] [...] on one hand one will now have to deal with obnoxious engineers, that is to say, self-proclaimed technocrats, who will consistently get it wrong, either intentionally, through backdoors4, or otherwise [...]

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