One of the dark sides of the early computer networks was the total loss of individual privacy. Early personal computers had integrated microphones and cameras legally required to be capable of remote activation. There were supposed to be legal protections[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I was born to help Charles out with his plans. I knew what they were before I chose that path. I understood the basics of the world he wanted to build. I never would have chosen one of his family[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
World War I was not truly a case of good versus evil of course. It was competing alliances thinking they could force the other to give way, and then finding out in the end that neither was willing to back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the time the Peloran showed up, organ banks were the way to live. Even the middle class could by them. And government banks granted access to those that couldn’t afford them in the politicians’ undying effort to buy more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first true Internet linked the world in a web of power and communication in the Twenty-First Century. Civilizations long separated by months of travel time sending letters back and forth could see each other in full video in real[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The United States of America joined the Great War with patriotic zeal. The news media and government reports united in claiming it was every red-blooded American’s duty to kill the Huns who sank Lusitania. It became a fight of good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In some ways, growing organ banks full of replacement organs unlocked immortality for us. Oh, we could die of disease or accidents, but healthy livers can filter out a lot of trash. And a healthy heart usually doesn’t stop beating[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Twenty-First Century brought a revolution in computing technology. Primitive pointing devices morphed into touch displays, and voice recognition replaced keyboards for the average user. Fully functional portable computers became smaller tablets and then wearable technology similar to modern personal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve always been a fan of the classics. Cars, ships, bikes; everything we’ve ever built has a style we don’t make anymore that somebody loves. For me, that’s the stuff we built when I was young. True, first generation gravtech[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the British blockade starving Germany, the German government held that up as a justification for their submarine campaign against merchant ships supplying Great Britain. President Wilson declared the British blockade to be entirely acceptable and once again demanded that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…