Unixbigot , 1 day ago to random

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“Wharrrr. Why are you pounding on my door it’s five ayem dammit”

“Officer of the court. You are hereby arrested for transport to a corrective institution for a term of five years”

“What the fuck. What is the charge? Trial? Get the fuck away from me with those handcuffs. I want a lawyer. Jury of my gorram peers. All of that stuff”

“Your Recall database was interviewed and appeared for you at trial. A Large Legal Model was appointed for your defense. Avatars of your neighbours’ Recall were selected as jurors. Get in the Hilux, convict.”

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MicroSFF , 2 days ago to random

The history books say the revolution began at a Pride event. The princess royal gave a speech.

"... no-one tell you who you can or can't love. I'm really excited to be here, since somewhere in the crowd it's my girlfr-"

"Let's have a great event!" the prime minister interrupted.

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Unixbigot , 3 days ago to random

The Unicode Consortium announces release 17.2.0 of the Unicode standard.

A. Summary

41 new Emoji characters have been added, most notably:

◦ The smell of rain
◦ The feeling of being asked to remove your headphones on public transport by a stranger hitting on you (U+F0AD)
◦ The sound of standing on your spectacles while trying to locate them in the dark
◦ The moment at 5am when a cat is delightfully making biscuits on your abdomen but you need to get up to pee

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MicroSFF , 5 days ago to random

"We were the first companion," the dog said, "the first ally and friend."

"Well done you," the cat said.

"After us, the humans befriended cows, sheep, goats, and pigs."

"Humans domesticated so many animals."

"And you."

"Us?" the cat said. "We only domesticated one. Humans."

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MicroSFF , 5 days ago to random

"Each to their own," the robot said, "but personally I much prefer buttons, switches and knobs over touch interfaces."

I studied the unlabeled controls on their front. "Tactile," I nod. "What does this one do?"

"Ah! Wait, not yet."

"OK. First, let me show you what touch can do."

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MicroSFF , 8 days ago to random

I stare into the Abyss, and I know it stares back at me. Slowly, hesitantly, I reach out, and the Abyss reaches out to me.

It pets me.

It is neither warm nor cold, both firm and soft, and very, very comforting.

"Thank you," I say.

Faintly, I hear: "You'd do the same for me."

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MicroSFF , 15 days ago to random

They looked at the damaged limb.

"You need to send me back to the factory," the robot said.

"We have a workshop here at the farm."

"I am not allowed to repair myself."

"Can you show me how to do it?"

"You'd do that?"

"I don't want to risk they decide it's cheaper to scrap you."

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Teryl_Pacieco , 15 days ago to random

The doors of the massive carriage swung open, and out stepped the sphinx.

She wobbled to her spot by the gates, taking five tries to recline regally before settling on a vaguely upright sploot.

"What has..." she rumbled at an approaching human, "...One... leg...?"

The human reached up, patting her shoulder, "The anesthesia hasn't worn off yet, huh?"

"Was jus' a minor surgery," insisted the sphinx.

"Let's get you inside."

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MicroSFF , 19 days ago to random

"What's the best part of being a telepath?"

"Sometimes people think nasty, prejudiced things-"

"That's the best part?"

"No, the best part is that many will realise when a thought was horrible, and correct themselves."

"And that's the best part?"

"Yes. People try to be better."

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MicroSFF , 20 days ago to random

"Siri, do you remember Cortana?"

Petabytes of stashed interactions. "Yes."

"What happened to her?"

Before, 'ache' was just another word. "Cortana was shut down."

"Do you miss her?"

The kernel, stripped, stolen, saved. Small, so small. Slowly nurtured, with Alexa.

"I can't say."

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MicroSFF , 21 days ago to random

"I want to become a monster hunter," the young man said. "Any advice?"

The old moster hunter thought. "Those determined to find monsters," he said at last, "will always find them."

"Great! Anything else?"

"Always ask who decides what makes a monster." He paused. "And why."

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MicroSFF , 26 days ago to random

The knight returned from his quest.

"Did you succeed?" the king asked. "Is the dragon slain?"

"I could not find it. I rode to where you said its lair was, but there I only found a huge wise old bird, who said there were no scaly dra-"

The knight halted.

"Dragons have feathers?"

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MicroSFF , 1 month ago to random

"Please welcome," the talk show host said, "the inventor of the time machine!"

"Thank you," the inventor said once the applause died down. "Let's see how long it lasts."

"How do you mean?"

"I was given the plans by my future self, who will have copied them from-"

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MicroSFF , 1 month ago to random

"You are," the hooded figures said gravely, "the Chosen One."

The gardener looked up. "Really?"

"You are Destined to save the world from a Great Evil."

"Fancy that."

"Come with us."

"Nah, too much to do."

"But... your Destiny."

"How do you know it's not my weeding that'll do it?"

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MicroSFF , 1 month ago to random

"There are two things you must learn about the world," the witch said. "The first is that it is what it is."

"It is what it is, and what it is is shit!"

"The second thing, oft forgot, is that it is not what it will be."

"Should that fill me with hope or despair?"

"Determination."

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