Cuparia » sf computers http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog Observations from the Cuparium Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:50:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Computers, Robots, and Questionable Vocabulary http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/45/ http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/45/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:25:48 +0000 Cuparius http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/45/ I’ve added a new subsection to the words section of the Cuparium. Odd Reference is where I collect certain surveys, lists, glossaries, and other informational miscellany that appeal to me. Such are my time-squandering powers:

The first two started as surveys here and in my LiveJournal site. If you wish to comment or suggest additions, the Cuplog versions are here for robots and here for computers; Mr. Cooper’s Journal versions are here for robots and here for computers. Confused? Fear not. All mirrors are hyperlinked to one another.

If you wish to make comments or suggestions for my new dictionary of science fiction and fantasy swearwords, that page did not start as a survey, so please feel free to comment here, or in the swearword announcement at Mr. Cooper’s Journal.

As for this lexicon of speculative foul language, I was prompted partially by an appreciation for any sign of creativity in a form of human expression that has become increasingly barren. To be honest, I enjoy venting my harsher emotions in a manner that surprises, confuses, and yet doesn’t quite descend to a level of crudity that ought to be beneath me. ‘Tis a fine way to promote lexicography, too!

]]> http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/45/feed/ 0 Futuristic Computers in Film and Television Survey http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/44/ http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/44/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:11:38 +0000 Cuparius http://www.cuparius.com/cuplog/2006/09/06/44/ As promised in the Robots in Film and Television Survey, here is the survey for famous futuristic fictional computers. State your favorite and the one you would most like to own (if the two are not the same). As with the earlier survey, the rules remain the same. There will be inadvertent omissions, so if you wish to enter your own, do so. I’ll probably include it, with a note at the bottom including the date it was added. My rules for inclusion are: All computers must represent programmable computing devices of some sort (not robots) appearing in a live-action film or television show.

[Edit: The list has been moved to Futuristic Computers in Film and Television at Cuparius.com.]

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