The Triton Disaster Quotes

“The memory stick, which once again contained the AI, was still inserted in the slot in the screen’s mounting system. He pulled it out and weighed it in his hand. It wasn’t more than ten grams. If he were to delete it completely, the mass wouldn’t change. A consciousness is weightless but not immaterial. In Oscar’s case, it was defined by the position of the charge carriers in this memory chip. In Nick’s case, though, what was crucial were the connections linking his nerve cells via their synapses.”
― Brandon Q. Morris, The Triton Disaster

“You want to find the theory of everything?” “You could call it that, yes.” “But you’re not a megalomaniac?” “You have to give yourself tasks so that you have room to grow. For a long time I was going back and forth about the task and then decided on the easier one.” “What was the alternative?” “I wanted to fathom the nature of humankind. Whether humans are good at heart and social, or evil and antisocial, that sort of thing. But finding the answer seems to be beyond my capabilities.” “So you prefer the theory of everything?” “Yes, absolutely.”
― Brandon Q. Morris, The Triton Disaster

“What cost-cutting process was at work here? Just because a spare part was durable and used in two systems, there wasn’t a spare? Whoever made this decision should be sent to Siberia on a bicycle with a flat tire. What would be the problem with that? Couldn’t the tube from the rear tire also be used in front? Dude.”
― Brandon Q. Morris, The Triton Disaster