"In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri."
-- Douglas Adams
"All of Western faith and good faith was engaged in this wager on representation: That a sign could refer to the depth of meaning, that a sign could exchange for meaning, and that something could guarantee this exchange---God, of course."
"But what if God himself can be simulated, that is to say, reduced to the signs which attest his existence? Then the whole system becomes weightless, it is no longer anything but a gigantic simulacrum---not unreal, but a simulacrum, never again exchanging for what is real, but exchanging in itself, in an uninterrupted circuit without reference or circumference."
"Whereas representation tries to absorb simulation by interpreting it as false representation, simulation envelops the edifice of representation as itself a simulacrum."
-- Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation (1981)
"The future masters of technology
will have to be lighthearted and intelligent.
The machine easily masters the grim and the dumb."
-- Marshall McLuhan, 1969
"I don't want to buy anything, sell anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that."
-- Lloyd - Say Anything (John Cusack)
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."
-- Philip K. Dick
SciFi Channel, Dicovery Military Channel, The History & History International Channel, CNN, BBC, Travel Channel
Given the following definitions, I have
no need of heroes; unless we are talking about a sandwich.
1. a : a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b : an illustrious warrior
c : a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d : one that shows great courage
2. a : the principal male character in a literary or dramatic work
b : the central figure in an event, period, or movement
3. : an object of extreme admiration and devotion : IDOL
4. : a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)