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| Chirpsithra Supercomputer An alien race thoughtfully provides mankind with blueprints for the most intelligent computer ever made. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Sparkers A device used to deliver small amounts of electric current to chirpsithra, who use it for the same reason humans use alcohol. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Hoverlimo A hovercraft for hire, with servility built in. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Direct Interface A form of computer interface that inputs text into a computer by thinking. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Flexitime A work system that actually tells you when you've put in your time. (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Planck Juice A continuous pre-quark force-medium with no distinguishing characteristics (it's mostly gluons) (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Handwriter A text input device implanted in your skin. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Gas Giant Large planet consisting primarily of gas with a solid core. (From Solar Plexus [1952] by James Blish) |
| Canola Oil Vegetable oil refined for use as fuel (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| Fractal Knife The blade uses a fractal geometry to increase its cutting surface. (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| Chunker A device that fires small cubes of rubber; a non-lethal form of riot control. (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| City Fathers A set of computer systems which run every mechanical system in a city. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Towel A simple scrap of cloth with surprisingly many uses. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Babel-17 An alien weapon in the form of a language. (From Babel-17 [1966] by Samuel R. Delany) |
| Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic A device which senses passing spacecraft; essential tool of interstellar hitchhikers (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Babel Fish A living fish which, when placed in your ear, will live there and translate any form of language for you. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Infinite Improbability Drive Generates a field in which anything, no mater how improbable, can exist. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
| Self-Satisfied Door A door that is much more satisfied with its functionality than it has any right to be. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
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