It can be jarring for an author when what you've written comes true. Or in this case, maybe not so much fun, as in this battle scene:
> "They like these traps. Angie, can you run a groundhog? We gotta get > back to Nargolin." > > "Sure. You got one?" > > "It just so happens I do. Just one, so get it right. Low noise. Here > goes." Ellichik pulled a forearm-sized object from his carapiece and > stuck it on the wall. It stayed, changing color to match its > background. Then it arched itself to one side and descended the wall, > turning to white as it came into the lights and moved to the floor. > Ezzar lowered herself to watch it sidle to the inner curved wall and > suddenly streak off toward its target, the red outline in her viewer, > exploding with a soft Whump! Silence. The red target dimmed. > > "Target's dead," Angie said. That's from my Descending Road, written in 1995. I'm sure other authors have done the same or better. It is indeed unsettling when our bloody fictional extrapolations take living deadly form. Weapon inventors no doubt read a lot of SF... (8-( Jonathan wrote: > > > > > Sent to you by Jonathan via Google Reader: > > > > > > Exploding Surveillance Snake Robot Is Unsettling at Best [Robots] > > <http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/gizmodo/full/%7E3/hh75KU0Mu1k/exploding-surveillance-snake-robot-is-unsettling-at-best> > > via Gizmodo <http://gizmodo.com> by Adam Frucci on 6/10/09 > > Nothing beats combining your fears into one, absolutely terrifying > object. This is a robotic snake that, when necessary, can blow itself > up. Yes, a suicide-bombing robosnake. > > Developed by the Israeli army, this robot is primarily intended to be > used for surveillance, slithering around with a camera on its front. > But if need be, it can be wired up with explosives just in case it > finds itself somewhere that would be better suited as a pile of rubble. > > Just look at that herky-jerky motion! It's the stuff of nightmares! > [Jerusalem Post > <http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1244371047887&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull> > > via Engadget > <http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/09/israeli-military-develops-robot-snake-for-battlefield-children/> > > via BotJunkie > <http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/06/10/exploding-robot-snakecam/>] > > > > <http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=d346514d0225b2b9ee459da210cafc9a&p=1> > > <http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Eff/gizmodo/full?a=hh75KU0Mu1k:GChvJwYAE3U:H0mrP-F8Qgo> > > <http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Eff/gizmodo/full?a=hh75KU0Mu1k:GChvJwYAE3U:yIl2AUoC8zA> > > <http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Eff/gizmodo/full?a=hh75KU0Mu1k:GChvJwYAE3U:D7DqB2pKExk> > > <http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Eff/gizmodo/full?a=hh75KU0Mu1k:GChvJwYAE3U:V_sGLiPBpWU> > > > > > > > > Things you can do from here: > > * Subscribe to Gizmodo > > <http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.gawker.com%2Fgizmodo%2Ffull?source=email> > using *Google Reader* > * Get started using Google Reader > <http://www.google.com/reader/?source=email> to easily keep up > with *all your favorite sites* > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
