Closed Minded? Or A Bridge Too Far?

[rinue]

I'm willing to accept just about any SF premise (although not necessarily what you do after that), but I really can't get behind steampunk androids. I know they have a long history, but there is no way you could fit that kind of computing power inside a robot head without quantum circuits, if then. I mean, Jesus, a difference engine? That approximated human-like reasoning? At less than 1 square foot? Without a network? How much . . . how much can you fit on a punchcard?

I of course still like Tik-Tok the Royal Army of Oz, but he exists in a magical world where there are living scarecrows and so forth. It goes without saying that Atomic Robo is atomic and by definition not steam-powered.

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[valancy_jane]

Am just strting Infernal Devices. Now am wondering if I shall meet clockwork man.

But there with you. I love Victorian anything, but steampunk is a bit confusing at times.

And on that note, I need to send a love letter to the author of a recent Victorian Dr. Who episode that felt authentically Victorian and featured Diana Rigg and her daughter (and was written with them in mind, according to the commercial behind-the-scenes bit). Thank you, writer. Thank you.

[rinue]

I am all for writing things with Diana Rigg in mind.