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Philip K. Dick’s Coffee Robot
“One postcred please,” the speaker said. It began to tick ominously. “Or in ten seconds I will notify the police.” He passed the postcred over. The ticking stopped. “We can do this without your kind,” the speaker said. “One of … Continue reading
Philip K. Dick and the Living Image
This post isn’t going to be nearly as dramatic as the title would have you believe, but I do have some things to say about Philip K. Dick and the essay titled “What Do Pictures Want?” from W.J.T. Mitchell’s book … Continue reading
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-The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Philip K. Dick, p.173
