When I started Fiction Friday I was looking for a way to reinvigorate my imagination in quick bursts of flash fiction. Some weeks I know well ahead of time what will write. Some weeks an idea didn't come until Thursday. However, a theme that that has emerged is short stories about technology. I guess it … Continue reading 10 very short stories about technology
Category: Fiction About Technology
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They used to burn books. Now they throttle bandwidth. I remember when the entire Internet used to be slow. Not just parts. Or at least it felt slow as its bits and bytes and packets tried to squeeze through a loudly beeping 2400 baud modem. When I got my first 56K modem it seemed lightning fast. I was … Continue reading What would the Internet be like without net neutrality?
I previously reported how the National Security Agency (NSA) used the Elf on the Shelf to spy on American families. Although the NSA's SANTA (Securing America's Noel Toy Allotment) program was quite successful during the Christmas season the usefulness of the program waned once people boxed the shelf-perching monitoring devices with the rest of their … Continue reading Is your FitBit spying on you for the NSA?
In the movie Say Anything Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) decribes his career aspirations like this: I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair … Continue reading What if the movie “Say Anything” were made today?
Kim Z. Dale 