Christine
by Stephen King · first published 1983
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A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by her previous owner, Arnie's first car is jealous, possessive and deadly. ([source][1]) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/christine.html
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Christine by Stephen King. I am a King superfan and even I could not get through this, was just boring, there is only so much you can write about a possessed car and the novel is undeservedly huge. I have no problem…
on “Ask HN: What books have you not finished?” ↗…complexity. Human context windows are not linear. They have "holes" in them which are quickly filled with extrapolation that is frequently correct. It's why you can give a human an entire novel, say "Christine" by Stephen King, then ask them questions about some other novel until their "context window" is filled, then switch to questions about "Christine" and they'll "remember" that they read the book (even…
on “The current hype around autonomous agents, and what actually works in production” ↗Not just cars. Also (especially) ships. I think vessels of any sort actually. Don't forget that we name boats and some people name their cars too. See also: Christine (Stephen King)
on “Why Some Cars Have Gas Tank Fillers on the Left or the Right” ↗