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| International Fantasy Gaming Society (IFGS) A group dedicated to playing live action role-playing games. (From Dream Park [1981] by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes)) |
| Airboarding Typing in thin air to input characters into a computer. (From Halting State [2007] by Charles Stross) |
| Interactive Suicide Note A last message for the people you are leaving behind - that encourages their participation. (From Press Enter [1984] by John Varley) |
| Blacknet An antisocial networking site. (From Halting State [2007] by Charles Stross) |
| Driverless Drones One remote supervisor can drive a half-dozen drones, with some computer assistance. (From Halting State [2007] by Charles Stross) |
| CopSpace A virtual location for police lifelogs, official communications, paperwork, informational databases and evidence of all kinds. (From Halting State [2007] by Charles Stross) |
| Project X A device that produces sound rays that are intolerable to living things. (From Atlas Shrugged [1957] by Ayn Rand) |
| Chin Plates A means of control within a space suit helmet; switching between options with the chin. (From Have Space Suit - Will Travel [1958] by Robert Heinlein) |
| Membrane Balloon Helmet A selectively permeable membrane worn as a helmet. (From The Flight of the Horse [1969] by Larry Niven) |
| Flight Stick A personal flying vehicle, stripped down to the basics. (From The Flight of the Horse [1969] by Larry Niven) |
| Orphids Nanomachines replicate theselves from dust - and cover the Earth. (From Postsingular [2007] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Plastic Igloo A heavy plastic shelter for use in airless environments. (From Love Among The Robots [1946] by Emmett McDowell) |
| Hanky Bush A plant with leaves grown to resemble common, multipurpose tissues. (From Sparrowhawk [1990] by Thomas A. Easton) |
| Dormancy Switch Essential device 'switches off' your cyborg animal, causing it to quickly drop off to sleep. (From Sparrowhawk [1990] by Thomas A. Easton) |
| Reality Graphics One-stop design - the final design is the object. (From A Fire Upon The Deep [1992] by Vernor Vinge) |
| Dumb Matter Ordinary matter, with no nano-value added. (From Accelerando [2005] by Charles Stross) |
| Computronium Intelligent matter; nanocomputing processors masquerading as ordinary material. (From Accelerando [2005] by Charles Stross) |
| Blast Rifle A gun that creates a short-range energy blast. (From Exiles of the Stratosphere [1937] by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.) |
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