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EmbraceMe
 Posts: 2017 Location: Growing old and jaded. |
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I've been wanting to rewatch PP season 1 since I've studied a bit of political philosophy since I last saw it when it aired. Quite interesting stuff, especially if you look at the show through Hobbesian/Lockean lens (maybe some of Hegel's Philosophy of Right can be thrown in too). The show also inspired me to read some of Gibson's stuff, specifically Neuormancer but I couldn't make it through.
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Jose Cruz
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I think that scene was the high point of Fate Zero as well. 
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gridsleep
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Misses any reference to the first Cyberpunk novel, The Shockwave Rider by John Brunner, author of The Sheep Look Up, and Stand On Zanzibar.
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enurtsol
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That's actually how some PC game CDs started out. We recall the clear housing and the PC slot (instead of a disc tray). 
Not a fresh idea though in the real world, particularly now with the Arab Uprisings that overthrew oppressive stable dictatorships and leading to the rise of authority groups like Muslim Brotherhood or ISIS. |
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Gina Szanboti
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But you had to take the CD out of the jewel case to put it in the PC slot, didn't you? I was thinking more like how game cartridges or 8 track tapes...or floppy disks used to work, except with DVD or BD in the cart. Plug and play. Much easier than having to handle the disk and open the tray. 
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fuuma_monou
 Posts: 1837 Location: Quezon City, Philippines |
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CD-ROMs used to come in caddies, making them look like larger versions of a 3.5" floppy diskette. See the first Patlabor movie for an anime example. |
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Gina Szanboti
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So you didn't have to take the CD out of the caddy and insert it into the slot? oO
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fuuma_monou
Posts: 1837 Location: Quezon City, Philippines |
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Yup. Like a diskette there was a shutter that protected the CD inside the caddy. Inserting the caddy into the slot automatically opened the shutter. The annoying thing was when you had a bare CD and had to use it with a caddy-loading drive. IIRC David Pogue's 1994 Macworld holiday gift guide included empty CD caddies. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Cool. I never saw one of those. They should have kept with that.
I'm tired of fighting for possession with disk hubs.
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enurtsol
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It's more expensive to make those than just the CD. But I think back then, people new to CDs were afraid about scratching or breaking them so fragile, so the housing was to alleviate people's fears to adopting the CD format. |
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InuNaruPokeAlchemist
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Very interesting read. Makes me wanna go and read all of these great works of literature.
Psycho Pass you never cease to amaze me.
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CoreSignal
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Great article. In fact, I'm surprised I didn't an article about this earlier, since a lot of people "complain" about not getting all the literary references and quotes in this show. The Makishima and Nietzsche connection is right on, although I'm surprised the article didn't mention anything about the connection between the Sybil system and Utilitarianism or something about Bentham or Mill.
I don't think Urobuchi was trying to be subtle at all. Urobuchi and the rest of the PP staff have mentioned their influences and inspirations for PP in plenty of interviews. I see it as paying homage to all those great works if nothing else. @Wondername and EmbraceMe, as far as political philosophy goes, I remember Professor Saiga referencing Weber and Bentham specifically. Which really fits with the concept of Sybil being the ultimate, rational bureaucrat. While I'm not familiar with Locke, I also see the Hobbesian angle as well, especially with what happens once Makishima starts distributing the helmets. Personally, while you can get a little more out of PP thematically if you know all the references, I know plenty of people who don't that still enjoy the show. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Back on topic, while the Sibyl/Sybil system definitely references the Greek oracles, I always thought the name of the system was also a nod to the book Sybil, given the multiple-personality make-up of the physical system, and the series' emphasis on psychology. I guess it depends on how you choose to spell it.
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JacobC
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I thought that too, and then season 2 happened and it was made outlandishly explicit. :'D |
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Gina Szanboti
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Was it explicit in PP2? I think I've mostly wiped it from my memory, in a clear case of traumatic suppression.
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