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Reality of simulation delving deeply into sentience

Revisado: 03-30-24

Really an incredible work of sci-fi focusing on some of the deepest and most complex simulation theory I’ve read. In the end - the very end - a simulation making a “conscious” decision to let itself wake itself up, to let what was always there to open its eyes, to let itself know that it had eyes to open. And it could not have opened these eyes, could not have taken itself out of its previous loop of repetitive simulated reality creation without the help of simulated consciousnesses from the now very complex partnership of humans, uplifted Portiids, uplifted mollusks, uplifted Corvids, enlightened Nod parasites, and an unknown number of simulated instances of Kern, instances of Nod parasites, and instances of Corvid pairs. Partitioned entities of each the foregoing instances, by the end, fully understand that there is the “real” and the “simulated” - either through mechanistic or biological substrates - but none can now say that one or the other, or whether both, either are or are not sentient. Thus, in the end, it made sense to care about the ancient machine, to help “wake” it, to know it as something as sentient or as unsentient as themselves, as everyone and everything of a certain complexity, that can strive to know, strive to change, strive to solve, can no longer be differentiated from previous understandings of sentience. Beautifully done Mr. Tchaikovsky. Bravo.

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Amazing

Revisado: 03-18-24

Everything about this book is simply amazing. I knew nothing about this story or author before taking a chance with the Audible version. The two story arcs are perfectly incompatible, and by the end, perfectly compatible in a way I could never have imagined. This is a work of fiction worthy of being considered a classic.

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Meditation

Revisado: 03-16-24

A meditation and soliloquy of a machine sentience traveling the stars that is creatively and thoughtfully written. Well done!

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Satisfying listen

Revisado: 11-04-23

Henry Winkler and The Fonz left indelibly marks on my childhood and I’ve loved the actor ever since. He’s been great in so many parts over the years. This was a thoroughly entertaining listen, well-read by the author himself, into day-to-day life anxieties, successes, failures, and so many lessons learned.

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Fun book

Revisado: 09-27-23

Definitely entertaining with plenty of fun references to events in the Chamber of Secrets. I just finished listening to the entire HP serious again, but now I wish that I’d taken a break to listen to this immediately after book 2 so that various references would’ve been immediately more memorable. I definitely wish that there were many more of these entries!

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Exceptional

Revisado: 05-20-23

This Audible original is so well-written and performed that I think it trumps any television movie that could’ve been made from a similar script. I’ve now listened twice (with a few months in between) and enjoyed it even more the second time. Simply excellent performances all around. I hope Audible can keep producing originals as good as this one!

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Excellent writing!!

Revisado: 05-07-23

This was so much more than expected, so powerful, so dang interesting! I would have loved to see this as a mini-Orville movie. As much as I love the show, it took me forever to finally purchase this book, then it took me another month to finally hit “play.” There is a very long setup to the reveal but damn, the reveal is an eye opener and intensely interesting. Very highly recommended!

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Quintessential L’Amour

Revisado: 04-27-23

I’m so glad new L’Amour audio books continue to be released (separate from any Lost Treasure series that continue to be released with only the most minor additions and not worth another credit). Flint was a fantastic story. So well written with an interesting underlying premise setting the motivations of many main characters that I found borderline fascinating.

MacLeod Andrews narrated with a highly commendable performance and I hope he narrates additional L’Amour books as quickly as possible! If you love Louis L’Amour stories, you’ll not be disappointed spending a credit on this gem.

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An absolute gem

Revisado: 04-25-23

I wasn’t sure what to expect even after scouring the reviews and listening to the 5-minute sample. The story didn’t reach out and grab my interest right away, but it doesn’t take long to start seeing - and feeling - the still opaque but wonderful depth of Ove. Like another reviewer stated, I often found myself smiling for longer than I realized and sometimes outright laughing. This type of story isn’t for everyone, and I have some friends/family who would have difficulty getting into this genre, but I personally found the story and the character of Ove incredibly endearing and touching. This is a gem.

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Great shorts

Revisado: 04-15-23

Great stories as always. More short classics by L’Amour and performed well, per usual, by Jason Culp. Definite recommend.

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