That reminds me of the Arthur C Clark and Stephen Baxter collaboration, “The Light of Other Days”. In that world, everyone eventually gets a handheld version of one of these machines. Long story short, Japan becomes one giant nudist and swingers resort. I am not even joking. Permenant Privacy becomes utterly impossible as all secrets past and present can eventually be picked through and seen. That has…INTERESTING cultural side effects.
Depends on how rigid Causality. They might get in trouble for changing the future, but reporting what’s going to happen in a way that doesn’t change anything may be fine.
Ah yes, they haven’t discovered the real problem with causality, and future prediction. They are on the fast track to Alternative Facts, which describe Alternative Events, in an Alternative Future.
One problem: It’s “News” when you first see the prediction of an event, but by the time you cover it & broadcast it, it’ll already be “Olds.”
He said they have exclusive access to the projector so it will be news to everyone else when they go broadcast it live.
If everyone had one of those things then it would be a problem.
That reminds me of the Arthur C Clark and Stephen Baxter collaboration, “The Light of Other Days”. In that world, everyone eventually gets a handheld version of one of these machines. Long story short, Japan becomes one giant nudist and swingers resort. I am not even joking. Permenant Privacy becomes utterly impossible as all secrets past and present can eventually be picked through and seen. That has…INTERESTING cultural side effects.
Depends on how rigid Causality. They might get in trouble for changing the future, but reporting what’s going to happen in a way that doesn’t change anything may be fine.
What the hell is going on in the back?
That collar looks suspiciously high, and the ears suspiciously pointy…
Is that the snob goblin?
Nope. Snob Goblin doesn’t wear a high collar.
http://superredundant.com/?comic=339-bedbugged
Wondering the same thing.
Looking at the name of the channel(corporation?) It doesn’t surprise me at all. What does the Cox say?
Well, having 2/3rds of the population are super powered, there will be a lot of guys trying to prevent those events.
But wait! They’re reporters! Who ever heard of capes disguised as reporters? That’s ridiculous!
Yup. And a Mcguffin to steal.
Ah, the TV equivalent of the “newspaper from the future” plot device, as used in Early Edition and It Happened Tomorrow.
Quick! What’s it say in the stock markets section?
And buy stock in local companies that repair stuff and deal in real estate…
Forget the stock market, check for tomorrow’s
1. Winning lottery numbers
2. Winning race horses
3. Winning athletes (team & individual)
4. Winners of film/music/theatre/television awards
5. Winners of elections
Ooo. Nice. Actually do all of this and you are a megacorp.
Heh I automatically read that in professor Farnsworth’s voice…
Hmm, so the people ad Cox are dicks? :)
Ah yes, they haven’t discovered the real problem with causality, and future prediction. They are on the fast track to Alternative Facts, which describe Alternative Events, in an Alternative Future.
That’s some incredibly accurate commentary on the state of modern news. In fact this whole webcomic is good commentary, please keep on it.
Trying to stop the disaster is usually what causes it…