Yes - there was a weird "But it's all justified by being run by super intelligences with perfect foresight, and it's the perfect society" thing. And many fans of the books have la… (View Post)

a Firing the monarch and replacing him/her with a cheaper immigrant is a standard procedure in the U.Ks unwritten constitution. It’s been done often enough (View Post)

No constitution provides protection against the supposed protectors and guardians abdicating their job. Or being complicit. Once the Supreme Court was made the third and most powerful chamber of Cong… (View Post)

What is especially stupid, is that it is very easy to create software that would automate tax returns, accounts, and other paperwork. I nearly persuaded one bank to do a project to do a business acco… (View Post)

I actually spoke with Banks about the Culture at a book signing. He really thought that you could get round the uncertainty principle with enough compute power. My point was that his Minds were just … (View Post)