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|name | |name = ''Holding Pattern'' | ||
|image | |image = Holding Pattern.jpg | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Susan Moore (Holding Pattern)|Sue]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Adam (Holding Pattern)|Adam]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Artificial intelligence]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[2008]] | ||
|writer | |writer = [[Lance Parkin]] | ||
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|release date | |release date = [[2010 (releases)|2010]] | ||
|format | |format = Online short story | ||
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'''''Holding Pattern''''' was a [[2010 (releases)|2010]] digital short story written by [[Lance Parkin]] as a standalone tie-in to his [[2008 (releases)|2008]] [[Tenth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]''. | '''''Holding Pattern''''' was a [[2010 (releases)|2010]] digital short story written by [[Lance Parkin]] as a standalone tie-in to his [[2008 (releases)|2008]] [[Tenth Doctor]] novel ''[[The Eyeless (novel)|The Eyeless]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Three weeks after [[the Singularity]], [[Susan Moore (Holding Pattern)|Susan Moore]] is [[hypnosis|hypnotically]] visited by representatives of [[Earth]]'s [[computer]]s while on an [[ | Three weeks after [[the Singularity]], [[Susan Moore (Holding Pattern)|Susan Moore]] is [[hypnosis|hypnotically]] visited by representatives of [[Earth]]'s [[computer]]s while on an [[aeroplane]]. They are seeking her advice regarding an alliance with an advanced [[alien]] [[artificial intelligence|machine intelligence]]. | ||
A stranger from the [[future]], [[Adam (Holding Pattern)|Adam]], explains to Sue and [[Steph Lincoln|the stewardess]] that [[human]] | A stranger from the [[future]], [[Adam (Holding Pattern)|Adam]], explains to Sue and [[Steph Lincoln|the stewardess]] that [[human]] civilisation will undergo [[the Climb]] in a few decades and, using [[vunktotechnology]], control the [[superforce]] to harness unimaginable powers such as [[space weft]]s and [[time travel]]. These future humans are engaged in a struggle with the machine intelligence for control of the centre of the [[galaxy]]. | ||
Adam and Sue work together to present Earth's computers with an argument concerning [[Moore's law]], which convinces them to decline the alliance and release their control of Earth. Adam then gives Sue part of his time gem for protection and returns to the future, revealing his year of birth: [[2057]]. | Adam and Sue work together to present Earth's computers with an argument concerning [[Moore's law]], which convinces them to decline the alliance and release their control of Earth. Adam then gives Sue part of his time gem for protection and returns to the future, revealing his year of birth: [[2057]]. | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The computers demonstrated their attainment of [[the Singularity]] by publishing proofs of [[P=NP]] and the [[Chess Equation]]. | * The computers demonstrated their attainment of [[the Singularity]] by publishing proofs of [[P=NP]] and the [[Chess Equation]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 4 November 2024
- You may be looking for the Faction Paradox short story of the same name.
Holding Pattern was a 2010 digital short story written by Lance Parkin as a standalone tie-in to his 2008 Tenth Doctor novel The Eyeless.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Three weeks after the Singularity, Susan Moore is hypnotically visited by representatives of Earth's computers while on an aeroplane. They are seeking her advice regarding an alliance with an advanced alien machine intelligence.
A stranger from the future, Adam, explains to Sue and the stewardess that human civilisation will undergo the Climb in a few decades and, using vunktotechnology, control the superforce to harness unimaginable powers such as space wefts and time travel. These future humans are engaged in a struggle with the machine intelligence for control of the centre of the galaxy.
Adam and Sue work together to present Earth's computers with an argument concerning Moore's law, which convinces them to decline the alliance and release their control of Earth. Adam then gives Sue part of his time gem for protection and returns to the future, revealing his year of birth: 2057.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The computers demonstrated their attainment of the Singularity by publishing proofs of P=NP and the Chess Equation.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Parkin wrote the short story in 2007[1] while writing The Eyeless. As a result, the novel contains many references to the story, which wasn't published until the creation of LanceParkin.Wordpress.com in 2010.[2]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sue compares the computers' decision-making to Mr. Spock's. (PROSE: The Face of the Enemy, COMIC: Assimilation²)
- Vunktotechnology allows for manipulation of the superforce. (PROSE: The Eyeless)
- Adam comments that he knows his history and that computers aren't supposed to take over the world in 2008. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Holding Pattern full text online
