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The Last Question
Well, upon my wonderings today i came across this, a short story by Isaac Asimov.
The Last Question
For a short story, (about 20min - 1 hour read) i found it was pretty good. Most of us are familiar with Isaac Asimov for his three robotic laws. For any sci-fi fan, this is a must read. Im now looking into some more of his writings.
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11 years ago
Reply 11 years ago
"What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" especially if you ask Adrian :-)
Reply 10 years ago
(Andy just revived this topic, and I saw this post and thought... I wonder how many members remember Adrian...?)
Reply 10 years ago
I do!! What a jerk. Sheesh. Good thing Adrian's not around anymore. I couldn't stand that user.
Reply 10 years ago
I was happy when I heard she left. Adrian Monk annoyed the heck out of me.
Reply 10 years ago
I hated that little huzzy.
Reply 10 years ago
She was always gettin' in my bizzness.
Reply 10 years ago
Dispite her many many downfalls, she did have some great points like....erm ...
you know she was always great at... that thing.... where...
Well either way, theres that new Sodium Snow chick hanging around now...
Reply 10 years ago
I'm not sure about that Selenium Sleet girl. She's a little fishy. Like she has a hidden identity.
Reply 10 years ago
Yeah, it's pretty weird. Almost as though she knew more than she told. Not as bad as Adrian though.
Reply 10 years ago
"Hold my beer for a second..."
Reply 11 years ago
I think that she is trying to maintain some standards around here, while also infusing everyone with ~~an addiction~~ a longing for Okra.
Reply 11 years ago
Hahaha...
Reply 11 years ago
And there's always the converse question....What's a girl like you doing in a nice place like this? >ba-da-bing<
10 years ago
I spent over a million quid today....
Have you read any of HG Welles short stories?
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10 years ago
I just saw your post in the related items.
HERE'S my take on The Last Question.
Asimov is well worth reading. I love well-written short SF stories and Asimov's Robot stories are some of the best.
For an epic read, get hold of the 'Foundation' series. Takes a while to get established as I'm sure it was only meant to be one story to start with, but well worth it.
I watched the film 'I Robot' again last night. OK, it's been given the Hollywood treatment, but the overall premise is surprisingly close to the spirit of the Foundation books.
11 years ago
Ooh, I'll see if stanza has it and download it asap.
Reply 11 years ago
The link takes you to it..
Reply 11 years ago
Yeah, but stanza is the app I use for reading books on my ipod touch. It has online libraries which come pre-formatted for it.
Reply 11 years ago
fellow ipod touch user *salutes*
Reply 11 years ago
Sweet! Do you have Jellycar? It's my favourite app so far :D
Reply 11 years ago
Yes i do! i love it, also check out - Venger, and Space Deadbeef Both great flying shooting space ship games. Venger do a 'lite' version, and S.DB is free.
Reply 11 years ago
its stupid
11 years ago
Shall read!
Reply 11 years ago
What a terribly unusual website!
Reply 11 years ago
Isn't it just?
Reply 11 years ago
Indeed
11 years ago
I couldn't resist archiving that story as a PDF. (I added the URL to the footer to credit its source).
11 years ago
. The names seem a little silly, but it's still as good a read now as it was 35 years ago. Mr. Asimov is one of my favorite authors.
. BTW, he did a LOT more than just sci-fi.
Reply 11 years ago
Oh, i kno he did alot more than sci-fi, i just thought this is a great story for any sci-fi fan. Plus this thinking was way ahead of its time - especially with all the eco stuff nowadays.