That which does not kill us makes us stronger

Rhaomi — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:07:13 -0800

> comp.basilisk - Frequently Asked Questions :: Is it just an urban legend that the first basilisk destroyed its creator? Almost everything about the incident at the Cambridge IV supercomputer facility where Berryman conducted his last experiments has been suppressed and classified as highly undesirable knowledge. It's generally believed that Berryman and most of the facility staff died. Subsequently, copies of basilisk B-1 leaked out. This image is famously known as the Parrot for its shape when blurred enough to allow safe viewing. B-1 remains the favorite choice of urban terrorists who use aerosols and stencils to spray basilisk images on walls by night. But others were at work on Berryman's speculations... (The quoted FAQ section was too pithy a summary to pass up, but it did constrain the order I could put the links in. So if you don't have time to read everything, I'll just note that the last and second-to-last links are IMHO the best content in the post, in that order.) Also: Boo!

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thatwhichfalls — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:35:31 -0800

BLIT ,
a short story by David Langford.

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That which does not kill us makes us stronger

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