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| Utopian End-Times The annihilation of technological culture. (From The Dog Said Bow-Wow [2001] by Michael Swanwick) |
| Multiple-Brain Computer Person augmented with multiple implanted brains. (From The Dog Said Bow-Wow [2001] by Michael Swanwick) |
| Human Leather Leather from cloned human skin. (From The Dog Said Bow-Wow [2001] by Michael Swanwick) |
| Subtrain A spherical passenger vehicle goes through an evacuated underground tube at interplanetary speeds. (From The Reefs of Space [1963] by Jack Williamson (w/F. Pohl)) |
| Badge Of Office Explosive Politicians wear what amounts to a bomb, which is controlled by citizen vote. (From A Ticket to Tranai [1955] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Microscreen An immaterial protective helmet. (From Bolden's Pets [1955] by F.L. Wallace) |
| Robot Disimprovement Once robots have reached a state of development where they are better than humans, they must be modified - for the worse. (From A Ticket to Tranai [1955] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Iron Collar Persons designated as "Risks" must wear explosives. (From The Reefs of Space [1963] by Jack Williamson (w/F. Pohl)) |
| Peace Dove (Metal Bird) Robotic winged guardians. (From The Reefs of Space [1963] by Jack Williamson (w/F. Pohl)) |
| Citizens Booth A special location for citizens to register their displeasure with public officials. (From A Ticket to Tranai [1955] by Robert Sheckley) |
| Time Travel Back Pack A handy time machine you can conveniently wear. (From Tryst in Time [1936] by C.L. Moore) |
| Robot Language Specialized talk that machines developed for their own use. (From Frankenstein - Unlimited [1936] by H.A. Highstone) |
| Thumb Print Phone ID Verifying identity on a phone call with thumb print. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Orville Ask it questions verbally, and this plowshared guidance system will compute an answer, and provide it telepathically. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Fixing Machines Machines that fix machines. (From Frankenstein - Unlimited [1936] by H.A. Highstone) |
| Cog Life Life in the bureaucracy. (From The Zap Gun (Project Plowshare) [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Electronic Voting A system of elections that used the responses of a statistically average voter. (From Franchise [1955] by Isaac Asimov) |
| Hand Telegraph A means of sending and receiving text messages from a small instrument. (From Anno Domini 2000; or, Woman's Destiny [1889] by Sir Julius Vogel) |
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