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Message no. 1
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Those crying eyes
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:08:51 +1100
Paul Finch asked:

> My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can cry.

They'd have to. Tears are both an essential lubricant and contain
lots of nutrients (probably a nuisance for cybereyes) and biological
stuff [ :-) ] to keep your eyes and the surrounding tissue free of
infection. Not to mention simple windscreen-washer style physical
cleaning.

BTW: I really liked the phrasing of your question.

luke
Message no. 2
From: Paul Finch <pfinch@****.EDU>
Subject: Re: Those crying eyes
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 23:45:37 -0700
On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, Luke Kendall wrote:

> Paul Finch asked:
>
> > My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can cry.
>
> They'd have to. Tears are both an essential lubricant and contain
> lots of nutrients (probably a nuisance for cybereyes) and biological
> stuff [ :-) ] to keep your eyes and the surrounding tissue free of
> infection. Not to mention simple windscreen-washer style physical
> cleaning.

Good Point
>
> BTW: I really liked the phrasing of your question.

Come agian? Here?
Edge
Message no. 3
From: wadycki andrew m <wadycki@***.CSO.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Those crying eyes
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 10:58:09 -0600
> Paul Finch asked:
>
> > My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can cry.

In Neuromancer, Molly had her tear ducts rerouted. She spit instead of
cried.

-Andrew
Message no. 4
From: "Wesley W. Walker" <wwalker@****.UARK.EDU>
Subject: Re: Those crying eyes
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 11:31:35 -0600
On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, Luke Kendall wrote:

> Paul Finch asked:
>
> > My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can cry.

Re William Gibson's Neuromancer.. Character Molly. :) Didn't her nose
run and her mouth water when she was upset? Redirecting the tearducts
was her solution. Heh... Think about takin a nice glass of salt water
everytime you cried. YUCK!


Wes

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Message no. 5
From: Lucifer <MFISHER@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Those crying eyes
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 15:30:15 EST
Andrew Wadycki wrote:
> > Paul Finch asked:
> >
> > > My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can
cry.
>
> In Neuromancer, Molly had her tear ducts rerouted. She spit
instead of
> cried.
>
> -Andrew
>
Yes, but that doesn't mean that rerouting is standard procedure. It
could be just that particular street-doc that Molly got her cyber eyes
from. Personally I would rule either way, depending on the preference
of the player.

It's not Death if you refuse it, it is if you accept it.
Lucifer
Prince of Darkness, Eater of Souls

"One owes respect to the living, to the Dead one owes
only truth." Voltaire
Message no. 6
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.CAIS.COM>
Subject: Re: Those crying eyes
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 21:56:32 -0500
On Wed, 7 Dec 1994, wadycki andrew m wrote:

> > Paul Finch asked:
> >
> > > My love is asking me to ask all you all if her cyber eyes can cry.
>
> In Neuromancer, Molly had her tear ducts rerouted. She spit instead of
> cried.

She had actual panes of glass or plastic embedded between her
brow and her cheeks, covering her eyes, eyelids, and tear ducts.

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