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AI: Worth
A work of fiction. Standard disclaimers. After he had sent Charles to his assignment at the primary confessional suite, Peter stalked down a different corridor, to a secondary suite where another confessional awaited him. Alexa had warned him that this would be … Continue reading
Posted in AI, Amoeba's Lorica, fiction, satire, We the People
Tagged Alexa Health Services, artificial intelligence, dystopia, entitlements, social security
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Starship Train: To Protect the Innocent
Boobyprize Event Log, Stardate 3G222.2. An away team, sent to a remote sector of planet Stepbridge 3 to prospect for minerals of interest to the Federation, has beamed back to the Boobyprize in a state of blind panic. Kirkland, Srock, … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, satire, Starship Train, We the People
Tagged climate change, crime and punishment, greed and advantage
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Amoeba’s Lorica: Reindeer Gamed
The word reindeer is an anglicized version of the Old Norse words hreinn (“reindeer” [or “caribou”]) and dýr (“animal”) and has nothing to do with reins. – Wikipedia, accessioned 14 December 2023. Herman Elfropos, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Santaworks LLC, sat in his office, which … Continue reading
Posted in Amoeba's Lorica, creative writing, fiction, Holiday
Tagged Christmas, Hermey the Elf, labor relations, physics of Santa Claus, reindeer etymology, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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