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Re: The Human Lifespan
« Reply #25 on: March 04, 2014, 10:31:10 AM »
I'm not on the ship.  I am the ship.  I am Serenity.

Does that seem right to you?
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Re: The Human Lifespan
« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2014, 01:25:10 PM »
Quote from: AJ Dual on March 03, 2014, 11:51:37 PM
Everyone ought to know by now I'm hoping to hold on long enough for mind upload to be perfected, and after a successful run as meatlife, spend a few melennia tooling around as a starship or something.

Last novel I read, Peter Watts' Blindsight.  Current novel, Charles Stoss, Accelerando.  (Both free for the downloading.) Both portray the singularity and after as maybe not so much unicorns and rainbows for us baselines.

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Re: The Human Lifespan
« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2014, 02:40:28 PM »
Quote from: lee n. field on March 04, 2014, 01:25:10 PM
Last novel I read, Peter Watts' Blindsight.  Current novel, Charles Stoss, Accelerando.  (Both free for the downloading.) Both portray the singularity and after as maybe not so much unicorns and rainbows for us baselines.



Too bad... 'cause...

I'm a spaceship!

I'm a SPAAAAACESHIP!

Suck my [colorful language omitted]!

I'M A SPAAAAAAAACESHIIIIIP!



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Re: The Human Lifespan
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2014, 06:30:36 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on March 04, 2014, 08:54:58 AM
I am trying to remember what science fiction novel has this premise.  To the Googles!

PS: I think I am remembering The Ship who Sang, by Anne McCaffrey.  I see it was published in 1969, and I probably read it in the early 70's, so this sounds about right.

Dang! You beat me to the snark of "will your ship be singing or searching?"
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