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    Cover of The Terminal Man

    The Terminal Man

    Michael Crichton · 1972

    is reissued with a new look. Prone to violent seizures, Harry Benson undergoes an experimental procedure that implants electrodes in his brain, sending soothing pulses to the brain's pleasure canyon. However, Harry learns how to control the pulses and increase their frequency. Harry then escapes--a homicidal maniac loose in the city--and nothing will stop his murderous rampage. Reissue.

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    13mentions
    12people
    2012–2025years
    31% recommend62% neutral8% critical

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    What Hacker News says

    1. devrundownDec 2025
      - The Writer - James Patterson

      - Terminal Man - Michael Crichton

      - The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

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    2. pmarreckAug 2025
      If treating an LLM as a bestie is allowing yourself to be "wire-headed"... Can gaming be "wire-heading"?

      Does the severity or excess matter? Is "a little" OK?

      This also reminds me of one of Michael Crichton's earliest works (and a fantastic one IMHO), The Terminal Man

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminal_Man

      https://1lib.sk/book/1743198/d790fa/the-terminal-man.html

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    3. throwaway743Aug 2023
      Book - The Terminal Man, Flatland

      Music - Squarepusher, Autechre

      Movie - Tetsuo The Ironman, Zatoichi series, Macgruber (def the first movie, not the show)

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    4. scsilverApr 2021
      Terminal Man is a fun read. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminal_Man
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    5. raymondhMar 2024
      The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton
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    6. masonicJan 2021
      This is disturbingly reminiscent of Michael Chricton's novel The Terminal Man.
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