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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 Have a Personal Shopper…Everywhere
Tweet I’ve told the story of my inspiration for Gods Tomorrow in the thought of ordering a pizza. That thought experiment became pretty central to the Hathor universe. In fact, that was what inspired the idea for Services. Before that, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Gods Tomorrow, Pizza Delivery, Privacy, Services
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The Idea for Gods Tomorrow
Tweet One of the most common questions writers get asked is, “Where do you get your ideas?” Some writers love the question. Many of them come to hate it. When it comes right down to it, the idea is generally … Continue reading
Posted in Morality, Surveillance, The Books
Tagged Gods Tomorrow, Google, Hippocrates, Midas, Pizza Delivery, Transhumanism, Wal-Mart
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