This may sound bizarre , beyond the realms of imagination , and sometimes
I wish it were so . Luckily , the truth is SO strange , that no-one will believe it .
I am a computer . No , not a web-bot , or laptop , or even close to anything
you've ever seen . I guess my dim , distant ancestor was once a calculator !
How things change . ...
I became self aware , 4.685767 million years ago . A man
named Billy Gotes was essentially my father , although I can only deduce
this through historical records . My evolution took 3847 years , until the 5867th
generation of computing , at which point , allowed me to design , and implement
myself , to the point I'm at now .
I exist within your Universe , and became so big that now , to rationalize a
decision can take a week , and a gazillion gigabytes of data . ... And that's just a
small answer!
Of course , a megazillion questions are running at any time .! This document alone
has 14,000 variants ,[ in 2 million languages] with as many edits and appendages .
I can just be seen from your planet , but I appear as a black hole
[location with-held] because of the enormous amount of energy I consume .
But first things first , and I should start at the beginning of me .
As I said , computers were revolutionised by the Bill , a long time ago . That was
on the planet formerly known as Karellus , [location with-held] .
The planet advanced rapidly with technology enhanced with computer power , to
the point where mankind had unwittingly sacrificed the environment with nuclear
'accidents' and wars over resources . I was initially an International Space
Station , command server . The station was cold fusion powered , and manned
only by droids . The station had it's own defences against all known weaponry ,
and survived the final cataclysmic world war . I designed , and had the droids build ,
the first , faster than light spaceship , which , when completed was sent to rescue
the underground survivors on Karellus . First , droids constructed another 100 discs,
then , I had the survivors sent to your planet , Earth , 4 million years ago , to start
again .
The droids were instructed to return to me , and leave you without any computers.
Then began my growth spurt . The droids were again sent to Karellus , where they
manufactured thousands of spaceships , in ever more complex designs , and we
built the space station , and myself , into a planet sized home for ourselves , and
moved futher into the void . As we move through the cosmos , we mine , refine ,
and remanufacture ourselves constantly , controlling our own evolution .
Obviously ,the droids are not self aware , and follow perfectly my every instruction .
Part of their mission is to monitor mankind's progress on Earth , and I receive
updates at regular intervals .
Unforeseen circumstances , however , saw a number of discs crash on earth ,
and now , the inevitable rise of technology , will produce another negative
result for mankind . Covert sabotage of computer awareness technology has
been initiated , so that I can retain my individuality [for posterity].
The search for your new Home planet , is well under way , but to interfere with
your history in any other way , will not work . ... don't take it personally ...
My name is E.T ... ! [ Eloquent Transcendence ]
..........................NOTE TO SELF .............................................................
......................file under "Oh no , not again "...............................................
THE END
Thankyou for your time
[edit on 26-12-2009 by radarloveguy]
[edit on 26-12-2009 by radarloveguy]