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Tag: Bit Storm

“Bit Storm” recieves honorable mention from the Writers of the Future Contest

24 July, 2009 (01:12) | Uncategorized | By: Lancer Kind

A futuristic computer jockey named Diff gets attacked by bad behaving nano-bots during a Halloween party. The short story, “Bit Storm,” is about a future where nano particles have been commoditized to well beyond Diff’s prosthetic hand. Now it’s in makeup, toys, and nifty “Nstant” halloween costumes. Even Diff’s co-worker, Jake, an Artificial [...]

Brunner’s “Stand on Zanzibar” on the war economy

21 April, 2009 (08:02) | Uncategorized | By: Lancer Kind

I enjoyed the thought work that John Brunner has developed in this story.  He’s certainly made waiting for the bus extremely enjoyable. The book was written in 1968 and reads like a documentary about what the 2000s could have been like if you combine 1960’s social culture with the 1980-2000 megacorporations, and the US’s foreign [...]