Modifying an ordinary person to create a living likeness of a company's brand symbol or character. (Read
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"Imagine if this technology was available today. We'd be having an army of Col. Sanders everywhere."
(Gatomon41 11/20/2011 12:00:02 AM )
"That's exactly the idea. And, they would all be physically (and mentally and emotionally) identical to the original Col. Sanders!
For those who don't remember the original Col Sanders, here's a 1969 commercial thanks to the magic of the you tubes:
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(Bill Christensen 11/21/2011 5:17:02 PM )
"This is scary. I actually remember seeing that KFC commercial when I was a boy.
I had to LOL @ the story paragraph where Montgomery Wards was mentioned. Wards was still going strong back in the 1950s. It makes me wonder what kind of company the chain would be like in today's web shopping economy?"
(Joey1058 12/2/2011 5:40:00 AM )
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.'
Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'