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'''The Boxes''' is an [[artificial intelligence (nonfiction)]] from beyond time and space, probably some form of [[transdimensional corporation]].
[[File:Hypercube.svg|thumb|200px|The Boxes, as depicted by an anonymous (and by now probably insane) Artist-Engineer.]]'''The Boxes''' is an [[artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]] and [[Supervillain (nonfiction)|supervillain]] with no material representation, probably some form of [[transdimensional corporation]].


== Description ==
The Boxes is widely believed to have formed a [[crime team (nonfiction)|crime team]] with [[Anarchimedes]].


The Boxes is [[idempotent (nonfiction)]].
The Boxes has a treaty with [[Gnotilus]], the details of which are secret.


However, as the plural name "The Boxes" suggests, it has a pluralistic relationship with [[You (nonfiction)|your (nonfiction)]] perceptual set.
The treaty is thought (by whom?) to involve the [[Forbidden ratio]].
 
The Boxes is averse to [[reading at night (nonfiction)|reading at night]]. This may be a weakness which enemies can exploit.
 
== In the News ==
 
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File:Jekyll Perfume.png|link=Jekyll (perfume)|The Boxes invests in a new [[Jekyll (perfume)|perfume designed for sociopaths]], calling it good for business.
 
File:Anarchimedes.jpg|link=Anarchimedes|[[Anarchimedes]] and The Boxes said to be working on Secret Weapon.
 
File:Karman Vortex animation.gif|link=Computer simulation (nonfiction)|The Boxes distributes [[Computer simulation (nonfiction)|computer simulations]] of [[Extract of Radium]], challenges users to taste the difference.
 
File:Orson Welles War of the Worlds 1938.jpg|link=Humanity and other non-essential services|The Boxes claims responsibility for infecting Orson Welles with the [[Humanity and other non-essential services]] catch phrase.
 
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Tick all the boxes]]
* [[Gnotilus]]
* [[Transdimensional corporation]]
* [[Transdimensional corporation]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[The Boxes (nonfiction)]]
* [[Computer simulation (nonfiction)]]
* [[Reading at night (nonfiction)]]
* [[Tick all the boxes (nonfiction)]]
* [[Tick all the boxes (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Transdimensional corporations]]
[[Category:Artificial intelligences]]
[[Category:Transdimensional corporations]]

Latest revision as of 10:24, 17 September 2024

The Boxes, as depicted by an anonymous (and by now probably insane) Artist-Engineer.

The Boxes is an artificial intelligence and supervillain with no material representation, probably some form of transdimensional corporation.

The Boxes is widely believed to have formed a crime team with Anarchimedes.

The Boxes has a treaty with Gnotilus, the details of which are secret.

The treaty is thought (by whom?) to involve the Forbidden ratio.

The Boxes is averse to reading at night. This may be a weakness which enemies can exploit.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference