[Voice & Text] - Seeking Volunteers

[rlyprivateperson]

Hello again, this is Harold Finch. I'm seeking volunteers for a little project-- Mr. Veidt, Mr. Holmes, and myself want to place some gravity monitoring devices through as much of the immediate city as we can reach. Ready hands and feet would be helpful in this task, as there's quite a lot of ground to cover.

Comments

[voice]

[altus_pavus]

Mining carts, yes, precisely. Computer? As in thinker, someone who determines by calculation? In that sense, certainly. In the sense of your form of communicating devices, not so much.

And yes, quite. *can't you just hear him smiling? it perfectly illuminates his perfect face, you know* Give me time. I'll very likely think of something else if I'm here long enough.

Yourself? What's your favourite broad sweep of generalization?

[voice]

[rlyprivateperson]

Yes, well, for us-- for most of the people I've met here, I think-- 'computer' refers in its most basic sense a mechanical device of some sort that does computations, calculations, for a person. Such as performing very advanced mathematical questions, that might take a human hours- the device can perform these much quicker. Our communications devices are elaborate permutations on that basic theme, with many expanded functions beyond simply math.

Well, unless we find some way to each return to our homes, it appears you will have that time, Mr. Pavus.

Hmmn, my favorite generalization? 'All generalizations are false.'