[mythtv-users] Zap2It fiasco - what can we as users do?

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Wed Jun 27 22:46:12 UTC 2007


Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 11:01:38AM -0600, Brian Wood wrote:
>> "Birth means blood and pain; there has been some. ... I urge you to stay
>> out of the corridors, avoid incidents that might lead to unnecessary
>> blood, unnecessary pain. Be Patient."
>>
>> The words were spoken by "Adam Selene" (the public persona of "Mike",
>> aka Mycroft Holmes, the computer), in a public broadcast the morning
>> after the "coup".
>>
>> Page 195 in one of my copies, the Tom Doherty paperback version, ORB
>> edition, July 1997. ISBN 0-312-86355-1.
> 
> Well, you're quoting a page number, and I'm getting old.  I would have
> sworn that line came from Prof Paz.

Although not specifically stated, I think it's a fair bet that the Prof
had significant input into Adam's speech that morning.

I just happened to have re-read that book (for at least the 15th time)
just a couple of weeks ago, so obviously I caught the reference pretty
quickly.

BEWW


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