It was with some trepidation that I typed the words. Never having used the interface before, I didn’t know how the Machine might respond. Would it get the reference and laugh at my joke? Would it offer to play a nice game of chess? If I pressed it for something more exhilarating, would it set me up against a worthy opponent who may or may not possess nuclear codes? Was I really so worried about it? Or could it be that far back in the deep recesses of my unconscious mind I might be hoping that life would get really exciting for the next period of time it takes an intercontinental ballistic missile to reach its target…?