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   Lili Saintcrow (lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com)'s status on Saturday, 17-Aug-2024 22:38:48 JST Lili Saintcrow

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   • Charlie Stross

   @cstross “People ask why I keep a hammer next to the printer, which is old enough to buy its own cigarettes and lacks wifi. Except for hackers and techies--they don't ask, they look, nod, and know I mean business.”

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 17-Aug-2024 22:38:49 JST Charlie Stross

     I NEED TO WRITE A NOVEL IN THE STYLE OF PHILIP K. DICK

     In which a burned-out hack is hired to write marketing copy for a VC outfit who back firms who build internet-of-things devices that monetize doorknob-turns or fridge-door-opening or similar.

     He discovers the VCs are feeding their tame techbros ideas horked up by a GPT engine trained on the collected works of Philip K. Dick.

     But before he can whistleblow them for copyright violation his smart home appliances turn on him …

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