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Like his admirer Jean Baudrillard,2 Ballard has for a long time resembled a rogue AI, re-permutating the same few themes ad infinitum, occasionally adding a sprinkling of contemporary detail to freshen up a limited repertoire of fixations.
Computers inspire people in the same way because they offer the same tough, ruthless challenges. If you aren't utterly on top of your game, computers will leave you whimpering in the dust.
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Alan Cooper
We may say most aptly, that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard-loom weaves flowers and leaves.
The Information
James Gleick
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