From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, April 19, 2014 6:38:50 PM UTC-4, Jymesion wrote:   
   > Had one of those incredibly detailed dreams where I knew the   
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   > background of what I was doing (much the same way as when you turn on   
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   > a tv, you know without thinking about it that what you'll be seeing   
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   > was captured by cameras, edited, broadcast, carried into your home on   
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   > cable, etc.).   
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   > Dream was so intense that it took a few moments after waking up to   
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   > realize that this isn't a real thing.   
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   > Sorry if this jumps around a little -- I wanted to get it down quick   
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   > before the dream faded. Decided to put it on the forum so that if   
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   > someone in the far future researches a commonly used technique, they   
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   > might find this post and give me credit for 'inventing' it decades   
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   > (centuries?) before it became a reality. :)   
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   > ****   
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   > A "skewer" is a semi-flexible rod approx. 1/8" diameter and 16 inches   
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   > long. They contain personality for biological constructs. They're   
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   > installed through the right heel in a circle.   
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   > Depending on how detailed/complete personality is required for the   
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   > construct to perform its required duties, one to six of these can be   
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   > used (custom constructs can hold up to eight). Common practice is for   
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   > constructs to be sold with three skewers installed. A fourth skewer is   
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   > optional equipment. Most people want constructs in their home to have   
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   > four.   
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   > Above the ankle, the pockets for these are just under the skin. It's   
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   > possible to see how much personality a construct has -- an even   
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   > surface on the shin/calf indicates a skewer is installed, a long,   
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   > narrow depression indicates an empty pocket. Some areas have laws that   
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   > a red line must be tattooed around the ankle of constructs with all   
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   > the pockets filled so they won't be mistaken for birthed people.   
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   > A half-skewer is the minimum necessary for a construct intended to   
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   > interact with birthed people. Since the production costs for making   
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   > half-skewers are only slightly less than full-length ones, and   
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   > installation requires use of a separate tool to seat them at the top   
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   > of the pocket, they're rarely used. But there are specialty   
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   > applications.   
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   > A birthed person can have a pocket and associated biologicals   
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   > implanted so they can test/evaluate a personality. It becomes an   
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   > overlay on their consciousness.   
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   > It's considered a perversion for a birthed person to have more than   
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   > two pockets installed. Some do it because it allows them to abandon   
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   > their own personality and 'become' someone else. Skewer sets of four,   
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   > containing masochists and sadists, are popular in the underground   
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   > circuit.   
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   > International law does not allow a birthed person to use an installed   
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   > personality as a defense in criminal prosecutions. Most countries have   
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   > laws that prevent skewers being used to 'reform' criminals.   
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   > There has never been an example of a birthed person's personality   
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   > being acceptable for direct download into skewers. They must always be   
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   > heavily edited. It is very rare for one person's personality be used   
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   > exclusively for a set of six skewers. A good set always includes at   
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   > least one of the opposite sex.   
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   > It is important also that people not know in advance they've been   
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   > chosen for download because they invariably become more vain (a high   
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   > level of modesty is a prerequisite to being chosen for downloading   
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   > even if the edited personality isn't modest -- it has to do with ease   
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   > of transfer from skewer to construct). There's no up-front payment,   
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   > but the royalties from having your personality used can be enormous.   
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   > A good personality will cause the construct to be grateful when its   
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   > owner decides to add a fifth or sixth skewer.   
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   > Personalities experience fads. 'Rach217' is now very popular. 'Bun019'   
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   > was popular a few years ago but has recently been discounted to about   
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   > 50% of its original selling price. There are dozens of Top Ten lists   
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   > based on status/mindset of construct's owner.   
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   > Personalities are never changed by removing skewers and installing a   
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   > new set. That always has bad results. You buy another construct of the   
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   > same model if you want a different personality.   
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   Problem with this science-fictional world is that characters can't change or   
   grow, only swap their rods.  Is this so?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)