Use of Weapons

Here I note quotes and section from Use of Weapons that relate to Governance.

# Chapter IV (p250)

There is a long section in this chapter that describes how the society onboard a Cultures Ship functions.

https://david.scifi.fish/assets/culture/use_of_weapons/20250602_1504_Size.mp4 Size Isn't Everything - transcript

A particular section digs into the question of whether a machine can be sentient. The detailed description fo a neural network is prescient given the published date of the book (1990).

https://david.scifi.fish/assets/culture/use_of_weapons/20250602_1504_Size.mp4#t=799 Old Drone (p255) t=13:19 - transcript

https://david.scifi.fish/assets/culture/use_of_weapons/20250602_1504_Machine_Brains.m4a Machine Brains. Old Drone (p255) t=13:19 - transcript

# Assets

Here we organise assets (mostly audio from the audio book) and transcripts from Use of Weapons. This is an experiment in workflow and the application of Faire Use provision of copyright material for the purpose of Guides and Guidance.

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https://david.scifi.fish/assets/culture/use_of_weapons/20250602%201450%20Impren%20System.mp4 Impren System