MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE

Tag: Short Story

  • The Certain Uncertainty

    Lord Havelock Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, had discovered that there were only three truly dangerous things in the world: Dragons, People who believed strongly in destiny, and People who believed strongly in spreadsheets, especially those who used the ‘Auto-Sum’ function as a substitute for a moral compass. The third category was currently seated in the…

  • Museum of Unseen Futures

    Perhaps that is the final limit of visionaries: they do not conjure the future but instead craft its museum, arranging their dreams as exhibits for an audience yet to exist. Each boulevard, policy, or technology is less a step forward than a carefully placed relic, not built to withstand the future, but to be observed…

  • MAGA

    Scene: Suburban Kitchen – Morning RANDY, a middle-aged man in a “Save America” t-shirt, stands proudly in his gleaming, newly remodeled kitchen, giving CARLOS, a stocky Latino man in a worn uniform, an enthusiastic handshake. Carlos holds a clipboard and offers a polite, guarded smile. RANDY (grinning, voice loud and cheerful) Carlos, my man! Good…

  • Budget Class

    In the neon smog of Neo-San Francisco, where chrome skyscrapers scraped a perpetually polluted sky, lived Casey, a struggling pixel-pusher. His gig? Wrangling rogue code for pennies, a digital cowboy in a data-dusty frontier. His dream?Access to a decent AI. AI access was as stratified as the skyline. At the pinnacle, the titans of Silicon Valley sported bespoke AIs, crafted by hand…

  • Circuit

    Plot: In the heart of the tech industry, Samantha Hayes, a talented forensic software analyst, stumbles upon a shocking discovery that will shake the foundations of an influential technology corporation. As she delves deeper into her investigation, she uncovers a sinister plot involving the very chips that the company has been using. Act 1: Samantha,…