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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by Rebelgecko on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:14PM (#22131423)
Originally, in earlier versions of the script the humans were used as CPUs. IIRC the studio made the Wachowskis change to using humans for power generation.
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by dajohnson89 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:36PM (#22131697)
what do you think motivated that change?
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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by reificator on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:41PM (#22131747)
They didn't think audiences were ready to view the brain as a computer.

I disagree, but 20+ years later I don't think it would even be an issue, what with all the `people only use 10% of their brains` nonsense movies that have come out.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by njarboe on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:24PM (#22132271)
So they could have a dramatic scene where Laurence Fishburne can explain the situation by holding up a Duracell looking battery.
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