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Trial of the Automaton

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Recently someone asked me: “If you build a automaton, and it goes out and kills someone by following your preloaded inputs, is it put on trial for murder, or are you?” Good question. Disclaimer: In all the EXTREMELY FICTIONAL cases below, the judge is following Joe’s ethical framework rather than any actual legal precedent. Any … Read more

I Dreamed This One

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I dreamed a stupid story, so now I’m inflicting it on you. One became two. Two became one. One became two again. The Lightning Brothers had arrived at Castle Grey. They bore the fabled weapons, and they were here to slay a legend. The Dread Nor’thuulbarax the Second, Lord of Darkness, Eldritch Necromancer, and Lord … Read more