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In this Utopian city just six masks were left for his daily choice – sad, content, amused, neutral, angry, happy, but something has gone awry, and they’re not quite sure what it is… The Daily Mask Asrar woke to familiar morning music. It was chosen from an extensive playlist created to reflect the varying moods of the day. He liked …
The Big Man and his big truths, a fable of power, ignorance and his election to the most powerful office in the land. The Big Man The Big Man was the biggest man in the biggest country in the world. That’s what he told himself. His own achievements were big, and that’s what he told everyone else. He knew if …
Was family lunchtime ever like this? The family gathered, dressed on their fine white clothes, but Patsy bears a frustrated frown… “Can’t you see what’s happening around you?” Patsy yells, inside her head. It is Sunday. While not being a religious family, they do observe a long tradition of polite lunchtime gathering. Patsy’s father, his bloated body dressed in an …
Robots were designed to help humanity. But what happens if Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics become irrelevant? By 2030 most governments passed legislation allowing the use of robots in laboratory experiments. Their precision and lack of emotion was recognised as the primary benefit. And they required no sleep, so productivity rose exponentially. By 2035 robots had acquired so much bio-chemical …