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You don't have conversations with microprocessors. You tell them what to do, then helplessly watch the disaster when they take you literally!

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David Brin
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 6
Astronomer
Astrophysicist
Novelist
Physicist
Science Fiction Writer
Scientist
Screenwriter
Writer
Glendale
California
USA
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