Ancient Engines
"Ancient Engines" is a science fiction short story by American writer Michael Swanwick, published in 1999. It was nominated for the 2000 Hugo Award for Best Short Story as well as the 1999 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[1]
| "Ancient Engines" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Swanwick |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | February 1999 |
Plot summary
The story begins when a drunken human insults a mech in a bar. The resulting fight nearly kills the human, who is saved only by the mech's kindness. As the mech starts to leave he is invited to sit and talk with an old man and his granddaughter. They have a discussion about what it would really take to build a machine that would last forever.
gollark: I too enjoy crafting something like 20 different components and recipe items to make a basic computer.
gollark: Also OC has stupid microcrafting.
gollark: If your code expects that to work it may sometimes *not*, e.g. if power failure happens, and the user will probably not be there to receive them.
gollark: I don't think remote-waking computers to display notifications makes much sense.
gollark: You would have to have a server of some sort store the notifications so the device can ask for them later.
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