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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by failrate on Friday November 03, 2017 @11:52AM (#15620095)
Unleashing my imagination is a terrifying idea. I have multiple safeguards in place to keep even the relatively harmless bad and dangerous ideas that live in my imagination from being able to escape.
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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by m3rc on Friday November 03, 2017 @12:01PM (#15620165)
"I take medication specifically to prevent the scenario you have described to me."
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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by mrighele on Friday November 03, 2017 @12:26PM (#15620362)
> Unleashing my imagination is a terrifying idea.

Yes, I remember at least one case [1] where that caused some issues :-).

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by curun1r on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:52PM (#15621006)
Also:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420223

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4680182

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727770

The reified imagination genre is rife with unintended consequences.

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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by guywaffle on Friday November 03, 2017 @03:23PM (#15621628)
And the best for last:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995577/

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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by dethswatch on Friday November 03, 2017 @01:08PM (#15620674)
I thought the book was pretty good- might just be me.
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Re:Yes, but what does your startup do? by andrei_says_ on Friday November 03, 2017 @10:14PM (#15623469)
Reminds me of the gamer episode of Black Mirror.
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