Posted on 01/13/2024 6:09:42 PM PST by Lazamataz
"So, you explored the galaxy I assigned you?"
"Yes, sir. I've cataloged more than sixteen thousand sentient races, in various stages of technical development. Twelve of them approach our level of technology."
"Have you approached those twelve?"
"I have. Six of them are artificially-intelligent races of machines, five are organically-based, and one race consists of coherent magnetic fields that can only exists in stars."
"That last one interests me. Please submit a report on that one, for my later review."
"I will do so, sir."
"How many failed races did you discover?"
"There was archeological evidence of more than forty-two thousand emergint species that died out. The usual causes were discovered: Natural disasters, stellar extinction, uncontrolled artificial intelligence, stuff like that. One sentient race was born during our exploration, their society evolved to great heights -- nowhere near ours, of course, but impressive in its speed -- but died out very quickly, in less than a percent of the time we dedicated to our exploration."
"Less than one percent! What was their problem?"
"They had extraordinarily short lifespans. A few natural disasters, and they died out very quickly."
"A shame. Did they have a name for themselves?"
"Yes. They called themselves Humans; they lived on a planet they called Earth."
Thar'ruuck paused briefly, allowing more than 12,000 years to pass, then spoke again.
"I'd like to read a report about that race as well."
I liked it.
Confused about 12,000 years passing in the conversation. Is that their time or our time? How many years in our future, if we’re already gone.
How many races are extraordinarily slow and take 12,000 years for their next question?
wouldn’t speed be an advantage?
Were any of the civilizations Ming the Merciless?
How many races are extraordinarily slow and take 12,000 years for their next question?
wouldn’t speed be an advantage?
Were any of the civilizations Ming the Merciless?
How many races are extraordinarily slow and take 12,000 years for their next question?
wouldn’t speed be an advantage?
Were any of the civilizations Ming the Merciless?
Were any of the AI machine civilizations still protecting their creator race?
I want to see the report on the Humans too.
I can see the attraction.
add me to your ping list before I wink out of existence.
Very nice MR. MaTaz
Please add me to you ping list, I should like to keep up with your new project.
it was a good read.
Friend, it captured and retained my interest.
I was a big sci-fi buff in teens and twenties and read all the greats.
I like your writing style and you craft well. It will suit the genre.
I look forward to reading more.
Thanks! I intend on starting work on at least two projects, one of them collaborative.
Songwriting is the serious short form storytelling.
You certainly are a gifted writer…
Wonderful!
Have fun!
I appreciate your kind words.
I had an English teacher in Jr High who would only allow a half page of hand written material to be submitted for stories. He would have given you an A+. Nice work, Laz.
No wonder the humans died out. They let their fledgling AI run the whole place before they did the necessary adjustments and fine tuning.
But may that is right. "There are no evidence of widespread voter fraud" could be correct even if the "there is no evidence" has been falsified a gazillion times.
Humans didn’t/ don’t they are murdered by Skynet.
read if you please
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