From 94521723481807f2c78f7a379424adc2901c9764 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zefram Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:54:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] epigraph for 5.13.8 --- Porting/epigraphs.pod | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/Porting/epigraphs.pod b/Porting/epigraphs.pod index b95d00d..2a048bd 100644 --- a/Porting/epigraphs.pod +++ b/Porting/epigraphs.pod @@ -15,6 +15,27 @@ Consult your favorite dictionary for details. =head1 EPIGRAPHS +=head2 v5.13.8 - Roger Williams, L<"The Fifth Gift"|http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/8/19/21304/8493> + +The aliens called the box a "matter generator," but we'd be more inclined +to call it a matter duplicator. By connecting switches and potentiometers +between the copper posts it was possible to make the box mark off two +cubic rectangular areas of volume. Make a certain contact, and these +areas would be isolated within perfectly reflective fields. They could +be expanded or contracted by altering resistances between other posts. +As I worked out the user interface I built a little control panel for +the device. It was actually a clever way for the aliens to do things; +instead of trying to build controls we could use, they built us an +interface we could attach to controls that made sense to us. It could +also be automated. + +Once you had made the contact that established the shielded volumes, +if you made another certain contact the contents of the first volume +were copied to the second. The machine copied metal, plastic, steel, +and diamond with equal ease. Copies of copies of copies of copies were +indistinguishable from the originals at any magnification, even using +techniques like X-ray crystallography. + =head2 v5.13.7 - Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, 'The Matrix' [Neo sees a black cat walk by them, and then a similar black cat walk by them just like the first one] -- 2.7.4