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"There's a tendency to think that maybe if we can just throw enough hardware at the AI problem, then evolution can take care of the rest. Certainly that's how God went about making us."
- Rudy Rucker
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| Suit-Shield Fabric | ||
| A kind of mesh fabric that could absorb energy bolts. |
| "All right, Baines. You asked for it."
A pink flash blossomed. It shut out the sunlight in a single blinding burst. Baines leaped back and clawed at his coat pocket. The edge of the flash caught him and he half-fell, stunned by the force. His suit-shield sucked in the energy and discharged it, but the power rattled his teeth and for a moment he jerked like a puppet on a string. Darkness ebbed around him. He could feel the mesh of the shield glow white, as it absorbed the energy and fought to control it. |
| Technovelgy from The Golden Man,
by Philip K. Dick. Published by If in 1954 Additional resources -
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Here's a real-life example of PKD's suit-shield:
(Thor Shield Energy Weapon Protection Fabric)
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