Sentences that are simply awesome.

[theweaselking]

"Meeroos, an extremely popular species of virtual, breedable animal in Second Life, are now starving, because griefers have been selling their owners unauthorized food,"

I love living in the future.

Comments

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE MEEROOS?

[anivair.livejournal.com]

That is legit sci-fi. For realz.

[skwidly.livejournal.com]

It is strikingly similar to one of the elements of the Hugo-nominated Ted Chiang story "The Lifecycle of Software Objects."

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

I am not sure whether life imitating Ted Chiang is good or bad, frankly.

(In case it's not clear from the above: I'm a huge fan.)

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

I particularly liked the comment saying, "Stop giving Monsanto ideas!"

-- Steve is reflecting on the many reasons he never got on the "virtual pet" bandwagon.

[ladypeyton.livejournal.com]

Except Monsanto is already tracking people down and prosecuting them for having "pirated food", so they've already had the idea.

[ambug666.livejournal.com]

Ray Arnold: The lysine contingency - it's intended to prevent the spread of the animals is case they ever got off the island. Dr. Wu inserted a gene that makes a single faulty enzyme in protein metabolism. The animals can't manufacture the amino acid lysine. Unless they're continually supplied with lysine by us, they'll slip into a coma and die.

[chaosrah.livejournal.com]

The comments are cracking me up.