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"Science fiction is really sociological studies of the future, things that the writer believes are going to happen by putting two and two together."
- Ray Bradbury
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| Memory Biochip | ||
| An implanted device that permits the user to 'play back' selected memories. |
| "Lieutenant Illyan also has an eidetic memory biochip. You may think of him as a recording device with legs, which the Emperor may play back at will." |
| From Shards of Honor,
by Lois McMaster Bujold. Published by Baen Books in 1986 Additional resources -
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'It was about five feet long, a silver flexiprene-covered body like a fat snake...'
'The tape-recorded synthetic voice spoke with its usual dispassionate calm'
'The pokkecon rang again. *The coffee’s for him?* Tsuyoshi said.'
The Jetsons imagined so much future.
'Rod placed the brain inside the panel... the horse raised its head, wiggled its ears, blinked twice, gave a tentative whinny.'
'Pina2bo would have to operate full blast for many years to put as much SO2 into the stratosphere as its namesake had done in a few minutes.'
'Chain of hotels that specialized in non-human service.'
'But then... not every bulldozer operator works on the Moon.'
