Sf story about TiVo

By at 8:02 am Friday, Sep 19

Here's a delightful sf short story exploring the erotic dominance relationship of TiVo to the real world, the ultimate power-fantasy inherent in being able to pause reality:
'You don't know what TiVo is.'

'If you put a gun to my head I'd guess it was like a Palm Pilot?'

'Doctor, seriously, what the hell. I was referred to you specifically, Doc, specifically because of your expertise with technology-related disorders. Your alleged so-called expertise.'

'I know Palm Pilots. It's usually about Palm Pilots or voicemail or cell phones, like ninety percent of the time.'

Link (via Gizmodo)

Cory Doctorow

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