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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 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
Posted in Services
Tagged Financial Transactions, Handhelds, Headsets, Midas, Mint.com, Services
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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
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
Posted in Surveillance
Tagged Advertising, Gods Tomorrow, Pizza Delivery, Privacy, Services
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Hathor Knows What You’ve Done
Tweet Shortly after I finished writing Gods Tomorrow I came across a book review at my favorite science and technology site (Ars Technica — you’ll come to know it well). The review featured two new non-fiction books about…well, Hathor Tech. … Continue reading
Posted in Databases
Tagged Bill Tancer, Click, Gods Tomorrow, Hippocrates, Services, Steve Baker, The Numerati
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