Comments on: EP209: On the Eyeball Floor http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/ The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. Each week Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories from today's best authors. Listen today, and hear the new sound of science fiction! Tue, 08 May 2012 17:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: MasterThief http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13096 MasterThief Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:36:01 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13096 <p>Almost thought this was an unreliable narrator story. But yes, nice little detour into the uncanny valley.</p> <p>And congrats on Pod #2!</p> Almost thought this was an unreliable narrator story. But yes, nice little detour into the uncanny valley.

And congrats on Pod #2!

]]> By: Ken_K http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13079 Ken_K Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:06:01 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13079 <p>Sure things guys. Lemme know when it happens, eh?</p> Sure things guys. Lemme know when it happens, eh?

]]> By: strawman http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13077 strawman Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:38:23 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13077 <p>Ken_K I agree! These is nothing in life more miraculous and amazing than the indisputable fact that inanimate particles have somehow become self-aware. It follows that it would be appropriate for Steve and Anna to name their child Ai Eley, and so fulfill Anony's and Brave Space Monkey's (?!) ancient prophesies.</p> Ken_K I agree! These is nothing in life more miraculous and amazing than the indisputable fact that inanimate particles have somehow become self-aware.
It follows that it would be appropriate for Steve and Anna to name their child Ai Eley, and so fulfill Anony’s and Brave Space Monkey’s (?!) ancient prophesies.

]]> By: Brave Space Monkey http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13072 Brave Space Monkey Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:39:50 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13072 <p>Ken_K I also disagree and believe I'll meet an AI before I die, I can't wait to hear it's story...</p> <p>About the story - same general complaint a few podcast ago - felt more like a PseudoPod story than a EscapePod story...I can live with it.</p> Ken_K I also disagree and believe I’ll meet an AI before I die, I can’t wait to hear it’s story…

About the story – same general complaint a few podcast ago – felt more like a PseudoPod story than a EscapePod story…I can live with it.

]]> By: Stephen Gideon http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13070 Stephen Gideon Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:11:36 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13070 <p>Congrats Steve and Anna! When's the expected due date for the new pod to leave the mothership? :-)</p> Congrats Steve and Anna! When’s the expected due date for the new pod to leave the mothership? :-)

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]]> By: Anony http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13063 Anony Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:31:10 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13063 <p>Ken_K, I disagree, I will see AI before I die. But now I cant wait to hear this story!</p> Ken_K, I disagree, I will see AI before I die. But now I cant wait to hear this story!

]]> By: devora http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13054 devora Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:33:56 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13054 <p>Always great to hear Norm read. On Drabble they use a lot of music and sound effects (which can be wonderful and on Drabble usually is) so it was fantastic to hear what he can do w/ a simple straight-forward read. Nice work, OK story.</p> Always great to hear Norm read. On Drabble they use a lot of music and sound effects (which can be wonderful and on Drabble usually is) so it was fantastic to hear what he can do w/ a simple straight-forward read. Nice work, OK story.

]]> By: Ken_K http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13050 Ken_K Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:01:11 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13050 <p>The question of when and how inanimate atoms and molecules achieve consciousness is one of the mysteries of the universe humanity may never find the answer to. The same molecules that make up everything else in existence never seem to develop it (AFAWK). The atoms and molecules of deceased formerly sentient beings go on to form inanimate things and molecules and atoms that were from previously inanimate are ingested into animates and become part of their essence and so achieve consciousness. This process of transcendence from inanimate to animate to self-awareness is a mystery that for many of us will forever be fresh, interesting, and a wonderful subject to be explored and speculated upon by writers and artists. Good story.</p> The question of when and how inanimate atoms and molecules achieve consciousness is one of the mysteries of the universe humanity may never find the answer to. The same molecules that make up everything else in existence never seem to develop it (AFAWK). The atoms and molecules of deceased formerly sentient beings go on to form inanimate things and molecules and atoms that were from previously inanimate are ingested into animates and become part of their essence and so achieve consciousness. This process of transcendence from inanimate to animate to self-awareness is a mystery that for many of us will forever be fresh, interesting, and a wonderful subject to be explored and speculated upon by writers and artists. Good story.

]]> By: J http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13045 J Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:09:02 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13045 <p>Loved it. Norm's reading made a 50% story become a 100% (per usual). Or maybe I'm just off on my math, I dunno. It was a very good story, don't get me wrong, but not outstanding. Hard theme to explore in a new way, since it's been SO overdone, but it succeeded to some degree. Had it been in text or read by another person, I may have easily given up (maybe not, no way of knowing) but I know I was engaged the whole time because of the reading, and the story got through and clicked because of Tina's ideas.</p> <p>SO GREAT to hear another geek dad outro from Steve.</p> <p>Closing song was OK, but I was expecting something Norm had written so it's an automatic letdown. Guess he didn't have any AI bluegrass tunes handy?</p> Loved it.
Norm’s reading made a 50% story become a 100% (per usual). Or maybe I’m just off on my math, I dunno. It was a very good story, don’t get me wrong, but not outstanding. Hard theme to explore in a new way, since it’s been SO overdone, but it succeeded to some degree.
Had it been in text or read by another person, I may have easily given up (maybe not, no way of knowing) but I know I was engaged the whole time because of the reading, and the story got through and clicked because of Tina’s ideas.

SO GREAT to hear another geek dad outro from Steve.

Closing song was OK, but I was expecting something Norm had written so it’s an automatic letdown. Guess he didn’t have any AI bluegrass tunes handy?

]]> By: phignewton http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13044 phignewton Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:47:24 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13044 <p>nope... just gotta hang about waiting for trancendence, yup yup.</p> nope… just gotta hang about waiting for trancendence, yup yup.

]]> By: scatterbrain http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13041 scatterbrain Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:14:21 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13041 <p>Not much to say about this story really.</p> Not much to say about this story really.

]]> By: Tangaroa http://escapepod.org/2009/07/30/ep209-on-the-eyeball-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-13039 Tangaroa Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:23:38 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=427#comment-13039 <p>Hey! Congratulations Steve and Anna! Another little Escape Pod fan! :)</p> Hey! Congratulations Steve and Anna! Another little Escape Pod fan! :)

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