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Zeek Interactive : Score One for the Humans

Down through history, people have battled technology, and more often than not it seems that technology usually wins out. Whether it’s your mom’s inability to program the clock on the VCR or humankind being made into Duracell batteries in The Matrix, we seem to be barraged by constant reminders that computers will inevitably screw us over. Where did this fear begin? Was John Henry’s... moreDown through history, people have battled technology, and more often than not it seems that technology usually wins out. Whether it’s your mom’s inability to program the clock on the VCR or humankind being made into Duracell batteries in The Matrix, we seem to be barraged by constant reminders that computers will inevitably screw us over. Where did this fear begin? Was John Henry’s battle with the steam hammer the start? Yeah, sure…he won the race. But then he died. I’m sure the steam hammer shed a few fake tears at John Henry’s grave while it comforted his widow. Then there was HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The machines in the Terminator series. The list goes on and on. view page