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Jackleg
Moving data around to avoid detection or capture.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Data Haven
A place where data that cannot legally be kept can be stashed for later use; an offshore web host.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Scop
Protein grown in bacteria-filled vats.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
High Tech Trash Can
The future of waste management.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Time Capsule
A hollow block of metal, impervious to the elements, used by time travelers to send messages to the future.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Steel Drugs
A name for recreational chemicals that were entirely synthetic.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Video-Glasses
Special light-gathering elements allowed the end user to see omni-directionally.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Post Office
A vault used to store time capsules left by travelers to the past; not your usual delivery service.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Rooftop Windmill
Renewable energy source for the home.
(From A Journey In Other Worlds [1894] by John Jacob Astor IV)
Videoshades
Sunglasses that let you watch what you want.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Watchphone
A combination cell phone and wrist watch.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Digital Running Shoes
Shoes with a digital readout showing performance.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Timepress
A device that makes time go more quickly in a limited area.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Gnome
A person who requires so much life support, they are built into the chair.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Didge-Ital
Digital music.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Inert Resin
A special coating that eliminates maintenance on marine structures.
(From Islands in the Net [1988] by Bruce Sterling)
Speedcap
Short for speed capsule (?); sometimes, going ballistic is the fastest way to get there.
(From Millennium [1983] by John Varley)
Dime Disk
A very small data storage medium.
(From The Best of all Possible Wars [1998] by Larry Niven)
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