Personal assistants are built into all personal computers. They are designed to act human and are constantly upgraded as computer programmers learn how to make them act more human. They are artificial in every way that matters. Programmed to act[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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“You said a Jungle Safari would be fun!” Mary shouted as they piled out of the incapacitated car. “Well, nobody told me there was a rebellion going on!” Jesse returned as he came to his feet, leaned back against the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On one particular mudhole, Betty had a unique answer for me. It was one that caught my attention and started a whole interesting story for all of us. “There’s a fairly large bounty for a local bad guy. Name’s Lucky[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Second Great Depression set the Western World against much of the Asian World. The release of Rogue AIs into Earth’s communications networks pitted the Russian World against everybody else. And the fall of Japan and the other Pro-Western Asian[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been to a lot of planets in my time. I’ve been to industrial Core Worlds and tiny settlements on the edge of civilized space. I’ve docked in orbital starports with every luxury known to man and landed on dirt-filled[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Artificial Intelligences changed the worlds by helping humanity explore the universe. But most people don’t really notice that. What they do recognize is the AI that is part of their personal computer and talks to them all day. They see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Asia had become the greatest bank of the world by the mid twenty first century. Japan and China were the world’s two greatest creditor nations, though Germany was not far behind. Other Asian nations like Taiwan, Singapore, and the not-quit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What do you do when you’re out of luck? What do you do when the chips are down and you’ve got nothing left? What do you do when the bad guys have you down? Well, there’s some secrets I’ve found[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…