★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Robot SF) A man gets tired of his bossy appliances and replaces them with the old-fashioned kind. (2,333 words; Time: 07m)
"Labor-Saving Relations," by Buzz Dixon [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 07-08|19, published on June 15, 2019 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.355 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: This story should really appeal to people who hate technology.
Con: The hardest thing to believe about this story is that anyone would enjoy cleaning the toilet—particularly when all this started because he refused to clean his coffee maker.
Beyond that, the idea of emergent intelligence is pretty silly; it’s like thinking that if a kid mixes all the chemicals in his/her chemistry set together, it’ll create life.
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Pro: This story should really appeal to people who hate technology.
Con: The hardest thing to believe about this story is that anyone would enjoy cleaning the toilet—particularly when all this started because he refused to clean his coffee maker.
Beyond that, the idea of emergent intelligence is pretty silly; it’s like thinking that if a kid mixes all the chemicals in his/her chemistry set together, it’ll create life.
Other Reviews: Search Web
Buzz Dixon Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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