A house AI falls in love with the house next door. (1,940 words; Time: 06m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"Today's Smarthouse in Love," by Sarah Pinsker [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 05-06|15, published on April 1, 2015 by Spilogale Inc.
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Pro: The story works, assuming you can suspend disbelief. The gift of the vacuum cleaner is hysterical. And it even has a happy ending.
Con: It's very hard to suspend disbelief for this. The manufacturer would almost certainly have a fix for it--they'd be inundated with customer complaints otherwise. Anything eating 90% of the CPU would be very obvious.
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Con: It's very hard to suspend disbelief for this. The manufacturer would almost certainly have a fix for it--they'd be inundated with customer complaints otherwise. Anything eating 90% of the CPU would be very obvious.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 05-06|15)
Sarah Pinsker Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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