"Dwarf N. let it be known that he was going to link all the supercomputers on Earth into one massive network. He asked the Machine: 'Is there a God?' The Machine said: 'Yes, now there is.' A bolt of lightning struck the switchboard. Dwarf N. reached for the power switch. The Machine said: 'Fool. Did you think I would leave the power cord where you could reach it?'"
In underground tech circles, there is a legendary document often mislabeled as The Revolt of the Machines (1932) . It is actually a compilation of essays by the French philosopher Jacques Ellul and the Italian futurist Marinetti. The PDF is hard to find because it keeps getting taken down for copyright, but bootleg copies circulate on encrypted forums.
If you type the exact phrase into a search engine, the results are often fragmented. You will find links to archive.org, obscure fan forums, academic syllabi, and occasionally, dead links.
The search for a PDF on this topic usually stems from three distinct interests:
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