The Eternal Beauty of Proof-of-Work
'Money is gold, everything else is credit' John Pierpont Morgan in 1912.
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Panama One
Ricardo Castillo climbed the last few steps to the newly completed observation deck of Panama Four, careful not to betray his shortness of breath to his assistant. They had arrived at New Darién that morning from the mainland, part of an entourage ferried in on a small fleet of hydrocopters that skimmed over the Pacific waves. Disembarking, they gazed, wide-eyed like children, upon the colossal construction works.
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Behemoth
The massive ship had just docked their home, Steadfast #2, and Flint Molvesper was ready to board. Wow, what a beast! he thought, as he ran towards the airlock. Normally you could see deep space all around the docking bay. You could see none of it now. Flint had never seen anything like it.
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The Last Mugging
Fraser Carver, 23, of Toronto, was sentenced today to five years in jail in connection to his 2072 mugging and assault of Ted Elsey.
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Jo buys a planet
“Why the hell would you ever buy it?” Bob asked. “I mean, I’m fine, I’ll get fat on the Foodie shit. But, like, why? It’s just a piece of rock in deep space. Not even that profitable. Why?”
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The Journal's Alchemists
"I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain."