That “hurry up” statement was the center piece to a clever SF story about automated manufacturing and delivery systems. Too bad it doesn’t work for my memory or I’d remember where I read the piece and where it was published. :-))
@dzw3030: You’re almost certainly thinking of one story in http://books.google.com/books/about/No_Future_in_it.html?id=kvJBAAAAIAAJ , where an alien called Crodnobegorthsk’vk is being persuaded to buy the system you mention, and, during a demonstration, accidentally asks for some object to be delivered last week. Naturally, the system works out how to do it…
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
Oops, just sent those to the 2nd Tuesday of next week.
NoCents over 9 years ago
You just SAID that tomorrow!
kaffekup over 9 years ago
Ship it Cosmic Express, for when it just has to be there yesterday.
dzw3030 over 9 years ago
That “hurry up” statement was the center piece to a clever SF story about automated manufacturing and delivery systems. Too bad it doesn’t work for my memory or I’d remember where I read the piece and where it was published. :-))
PAXBrit over 9 years ago
@dzw3030: You’re almost certainly thinking of one story in http://books.google.com/books/about/No_Future_in_it.html?id=kvJBAAAAIAAJ , where an alien called Crodnobegorthsk’vk is being persuaded to buy the system you mention, and, during a demonstration, accidentally asks for some object to be delivered last week. Naturally, the system works out how to do it…