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"In WWII, they had a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. I think the modern equivalent of that is that there are no jaded, bored people in the high-tech industry, in the land of really good hardcore geeks."
- Neal Stephenson
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| Face Recognition Sunglasses | ||
| Sunglasses that connect with a remote database to perform face recognition. |
| Lucy remembered Torres as a good 'ol boy cop in a good ol' cowboy hat and tight faded Levi's. A big belt buckle and polished grey cowboy boots. He'd smirked at her from behind black-wrap mirrored cop sunglasses that ran facial recognition even as they talked. |
| Technovelgy from The Water Knife,
by Paolo Bacigalupi. Published by Knopf in 2015 Additional resources -
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