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Blog Posts Still Show up Late
Tweet Even in the Hathor future, you’re going to have to wait on content providers to get you the material you’re waiting for. Although…. Well, those are some topics I want to discuss. I’m not going to get to them … Continue reading
Posted in Services, Technology
Tagged 20-Hour Work Week, Amazon, Copyright, Financial Transactions, Ghost Targets: Restraint, Pandora
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Crimes Solve Themselves
Tweet Back in 2008, two weeks after I finished writing Gods Tomorrow, my house was robbed. No one was there (thank goodness), but my wife came home to find the garage door standing open and parts from our XBox left … Continue reading
Posted in Services, Surveillance, Technology, The Books
Tagged Crime, Ghost Targets: Expectation, Gods Tomorrow, Handhelds, Jurisprudence, Katie Pratt, Services
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You Receive Constant Medical Diagnosis
Tweet Today we’ve got a guest post from Carlos Velez. He was one of the first people to read a draft copy of Gods Tomorrow, and he’s been a dedicated fan ever since. You might also know him as one … Continue reading
Posted in Services, Surveillance, Technology
Tagged Diagnosis, Ghost Targets: Expectation, Gods Tomorrow, Hippocrates, Julie Velez
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You Don’t Call 911, You Just Call, “Help!”
Tweet I’ve talked about some of the cool technologies and some of the cool services on display in Gods Tomorrow, but as we come up on the release of the sequel, Ghost Targets: Expectation, I’d really like to spend a … Continue reading
You Forget about Your Bank Account
Tweet Today I’d like to introduce what is going to be a long and involved topic here: money. Right after mystery (which I sort of depend on for my storylines), money in the world of Hathor is one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Financial Transactions, Handhelds, Headsets, Midas, Mint.com, Services
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Electricity Is Broadcast like Radio Waves
Tweet This one is sort of a foundational principle of my world, and it’s one that’s going to take a lot of explaining. So don’t expect a satisfying report in one 500-word post. I promise I’ll come back to it … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Power, Electric Cars, Handhelds, Headsets, Hippocrates Watches
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Contracts Are Signed with a Word
Tweet I suspect this is true of all writers, but I crave feedback. When someone tells me they bought one of my books, the first thing I say is “Thanks.” Because, really, thanks. I couldn’t do any of this without … Continue reading