A Boy and His Dog
by Harlan Ellison · first published 2016
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For more information, read "A Boy and his Dog", from the same (eponymous) collection of short stories.
on “Autonomous Weapons: An Open Letter from AI and Robotics Researchers” ↗It's strange, you rarely hear it mentioned in the same breath as other post-apocalyptic literature like A Boy and His Dog or I Am Legend. I was only made aware of it while reading an article about the making of Fallout. So, thanks for the indirect recommendation!
on “On “A Canticle for Leibowitz”” ↗I believe that Harlan Ellison's "A Boy and His Dog" was also a major influence behind it.
on “On “A Canticle for Leibowitz”” ↗> You can't assume the government is gone, BTW ... Right. It'll be some mix of police, ex-military and professional criminals. Edit: Reminds me of Harlan Ellison's A Boy and His Dog. The film adaptation was OK too.
on “Making Penicillin at Home” ↗See Ellison's A Boy and His Dog. Vic's dog Blood expects lots more than "premium++ dog food".
on “Be wary of robot emotions” ↗...which was written by author Harlan Ellison, also notable for the Star Trek (TOS) episode known as "The City on the Edge of Forever." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Foreve...
on “Silent Running: 1970s Environmental Fable Remains Depressingly All Too Relevant” ↗