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Technocracy of War, Part 8
Once the pattern was established and compared against the Tor perimeter traffic, it really wasn’t that hard. Mantis and his assistant detected a lot of similar traffic and found there were a half-dozen systems traipsing all over Washington DC and … Continue reading
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Technocracy of War, Part 7
The message Thad got was essentially an offer of more active involvement and some measure of support if he could help Peter get in touch with someone in the military who handled Tor servers. It was common knowledge the US … Continue reading
Technocracy of War, Part 6
The one thing Thad liked most was how they had managed to port almost every GUI application over to a TUI. Thus, while losing some of the buttons and toolbars, the backend was the same for web browser, office suite, … Continue reading
Technocracy of War, Part 5
For most of that week, Thad poked and prodded Bread OS. There was in the documentation a notice more popular applications would be ported eventually, but the basic set of workstation programs was almost complete. The desktop display was not … Continue reading
Technocracy of War, Part 4
She waited patiently, her paws crossed as she lay in the small patch of sun available in the fenced yard. Once each week, he walked past on the newly paved street which had replaced the gravel. In her mind, the … Continue reading
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Technocracy of War, Part 3
They had moved Pete that very hour to temporary solitary confinement. While it meant missing breakfast, this was one of the saner things, keeping informants away from the general population. In two days, Peter found himself being marched down that … Continue reading
An Hour of Truth 4
He stopped and placed his hands on his thighs. Turning his thumbs outward, he locked his elbows. “At this point, ladies, I really have to focus on the guys, but the principles would be the same either way. You’ll grasp … Continue reading
An Hour of Truth 3
When he didn’t elaborate, the Goth girl asked, “Do you mean ‘mission’ in some religious sense?” He stood up and casually strolled around the front of the desk. “It could include that, but it’s much more.” Resting his butt against … Continue reading
An Hour of Truth 2
There was only a moment of silence before one of the geeks raised his hand. He was obviously affecting a tone for his own amusement, a complex acceptance of the dare and offering his own challenge. “So, Mr. Jansen, how … Continue reading
An Hour of Truth 1
He almost made it out the front door when her voice called him back. Halting in mid-stride there in the school hallway, he turned to watch as she approached him with a purposeful stride. As Assistant Principle, Ms. Angelina seemed … Continue reading