AppleTV 2012 (07 grudnia 2011, 17:02:46)
The actors stopped ranting before Peter had finished his shower. Wang-mu did not notice. She did notice, however, when a voice from the holoview said, "Would you like another recorded selection, or would you prefer to connect with a current broadcast?"Orson Scott Card, ”Children of the Mind” (1996)
For a moment Wang-mu thought that the voice must be Jane; then she realized that it was simply the rote menu of a machine. "Do you have news?" she asked.
"Local, regional, planetary or interplanetary?" asked the machine.
"Begin with local," said Wang-mu. She was a stranger here. She might as well get acquainted.
Siri, anyone? :-)
Ten cytat z czymś mi się skojarzył i jestem przekonany, że na podobny fragment trafiłem w jakiejś książce. Może "Ubiku" Philipa K. Dicka? Niestety nie jestem pewien.