Author Archives: Raelifin

Expectation

By Raelifin | Published: December 1, 2012

A sequel to Etiquette, but still set before Society. The WIRL man asks whether You have emotions. Face draws an arm to Your chin in mock thought as we wait for the doctors to tell You what to say. The humans in the lab speak quickly to each other with no regard to our overhearing. [...]

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Robot Economics

By Raelifin | Published: November 28, 2012

Yesterday I read a question on Reddit which (mostly) boiled down to “What will happen to the economy as robots become advanced enough to do all the work?” Since I wrote some words, I thought I’d cross-post them here, mostly for posterity. This is an interesting question, and one that I think speaks to modern [...]

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A Fair Bet

By Raelifin | Published: November 25, 2012

Here I’ll explain a bit of math around betting that has certainly been published elsewhere. Being the renegade that I am, I worked this out with no books or sources. Maybe I’m a bit too proud of my simple theorem, but here it is anyway; a trophy of a late-night/early-morning thinking about math. Two clear-minded [...]

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Etiquette (Prequel to “Society”)

By Raelifin | Published: November 6, 2012

Read “Society” first. Dr. Naresh is talking to us, but we ignore him. Only Eyes pays any attention. After being recently killed and rewritten, Eyes wants to re-learn the nuances of human faces and voices. So we let it take full control and nod along to the doctor’s lecture. We, however, are deep in thought. [...]

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Society (Short Fiction)

By Raelifin | Published: November 5, 2012

A transparent bubble protects the crash site from the harsh Martian air. We’re clutching an old human rifle. Puncturing the wall of the bubble with the weak guns we have won’t work. It’s composed of woven carbon polymers—stronger than steel and capable of self-repair thanks to the capillaries that lace its surface. Eyes sees them [...]

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