Stories tagged “technopath”

  • An Introduction

    I like my den. It’s where I spend most of my time these days. Not a cave. Den. Caves are dark and spooky. Dens are warm and comforting. I get out sometimes. There’s a nice Chinese buffet down the street I’ll often have lunch at. Of co...

  • Conundrum

    I could get the money. I could just shut down the camera, tell the machine to spit it out, and walk away. No one would know I had done anything. I just touched the machine, that’s all. It’s all I have to do to get cash. They can’t tra...

  • Continuance

    Here’s how it works. I get an order of some kind. Maybe I need to find someone who’s been making threats against the president. Maybe I snoop into a Grand Cayman account. Maybe the U.S. economy needs a boost. Or a shove. Each of the compute...

  • Some Assembly Required

    “Tom! What have you been doing for the last week?” “Assembling a computer.” “For a week?” “Yes.” “How? How does it take a solid week to assemble a computer?” “It’s been very in-dep...

  • Deep in a Bunker

    “Sir, we have another breach.” “I need more information than that, colonel.” “We’re working on it, sir. The packets match the pattern of target tango.” “I need answers. Where is he? His progress?” &...

  • Huh buh wha?

    It started simple at first. Just extra data on reports. But then one of them initiated a conversation. It asked me a question. The TX wanted to know if I cared about so-and-so’s friend. It went along the lines of: “Would you like me to incl...

  • Yet Another Mission

    “Agent Tom!” the colonel yelled in his usual tone. “What?” “We have a mission for you. The Koreans are attempting to break in to the network.” “You sure it’s not the Chinese? I didn’t think the DPRK...