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Not sure it's so much a spoiler but just in case.. One small logic problem. If the robots needed parts so badly, why didn't they build them? Even if the factories were bombed, there had to be information the mainframes had on how the factories and parts were built. The crazy robots could modify themselves, so they knew how to substitute parts and create things - so why not just build new parts?

Matt The mainframes do have knowledge of how the factories and parts are built. The mainframes or OWIs do manufacture parts to build their facets, which ar…moreThe mainframes do have knowledge of how the factories and parts are built. The mainframes or OWIs do manufacture parts to build their facets, which are used to carry out their duties since these OWIs are immobile. However, OWIs do not want more freebots, so would not manufacture parts to help keep them alive. They are trying to assimilate all their knowledge into their own drives or destroy any robots that deny them. (less)

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Do you think that technology is going to bring us closer to the apocalypse?

Rob Fingers crossed, yes.

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Wekoslav Stefanovski I would say it's the economy of it. Defending against plasma is hard, against (sufficiently) kinetic missiles even harder. However, making a zillion l…moreI would say it's the economy of it. Defending against plasma is hard, against (sufficiently) kinetic missiles even harder. However, making a zillion low-quality facets and sending them to get the job done (eventually) is much easier. And it's not like the OWI's are lacking for resources.(less)

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spends "His" days??? it is a robot, is it not?

Ben Leedom As the book explains, the robot AIs choose genders for themselves. Also, the description seems to be wrong; the main character, Britt, is a she.

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Why does the glossary have an entry for "Sinkjob"?

Wekoslav Stefanovski My copy had the same typo. It means "skinjob" and it was used in the book in reference to the sexbots.…moreMy copy had the same typo. It means "skinjob" and it was used in the book in reference to the sexbots.(less)

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If the Sexbots had been ordered/programmed to "viciously attack anyone they didn't recognize..." (page 331), and if "at this point in their short, fresh-out-of-the-box lives, we [Brittle & crew) were the only ones they'd ever met..." (page 331), then how come the Sexbots didn't attack the madkind when they first met them on page 336? They "emerged from ... hiding places" & joined Herbert in the fight!?

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What do you think about the quantam computer being in the big tech coperations like Google and Microsoft. I have read in the paper of the passing of Tony Brooker who changed the computer language from being so complexed to a language where the average person could use modern day technology?

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Who else remembers the anime Casshern Sins?

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