Divermarv

12 Yommer 1ND

My code core compiled, yay. No functionality yet, but the framework is there. I have a pretty clear idea of how to proceed. I certainly have a very clear idea of how to not proceed. The big question is how does one encode empathy. I remember hearing stories about serial killers and the like, and my tia always said that something was wrong with their brains. I think that’s what happened to… well you know, the last one. Something got broken in its brain.

I wish I had tia’s dictionary. There’s still a lot of words I don’t know. And if I’m going to program something that grows, it’s important to fill it with knowledge. My gut tells me to keep out bad knowledge, but my brain thinks it’s the other way. You have to know the bad things that can happen, to know not to do them. I’m hoping in a week or so I’ll have made some progress. One of the reasons I’m writing this stuff down is that if this one goes rogue, at least any survivors will know I tried to do the right thing.

On a lighter note, while scooting things around a big metal shelf missed crushing me by an inch. Ha. It’s lighter because all the stuff fell off it. No, really it’s good news because there was a doorway behind it. A storage closet. There were some clothes and stuff in there. I’ve finally changed out of that rancid jumpsuit I’ve been wearing forever. There were a couple of pictures in there too. Kids. Well, my age, and… yeah I guess I’m still a kid; to some people at least. I felt sad looking at the pictures. I know they’re probably all dead, but still. If I could figure out how to encode sadness that might help. Maybe it’ll come out through my fingers as I tap in the code. The jumpsuits were too big of course, but I found a small chain to wrap around my waist and hold the middle part in place at least.

It’s funny, I don’t get sad. Even when I think of my tia. The work distracts me, but that’s not it. Maybe I’m just a sardine in a can. Resigned to my fate.

L

P. S. I also finished my spectrum hopper, but I have no idea if it is actually working. I have no way to test it. I guess I just have to trust myself.