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Tom, I received that error message as well. I think it's due to the author of the post deleting it after the emails have gone out. That was my assumption.

Some days I could swear you're rebuilding the NJ power grid. PSE&G needs serious work. When NYC blacked out many years ago, the stories at the time were about how fragile the whole grid is and that it could have easily brought down several states. After a week or two, nobody gave a damn.

Thanks!

Yes, it's world building (or should I say worldbuilding? :-). "Personal AI" as the name for smartwatches sucked. I considered other names for smartwatches, such as wisething, wise thinker, and doohickey. However, I decided yesterday to add smart contacts to the book, so I need two names. I kind of like wisething (watch), in spite of (because of?) its sexual connotation, and wiseeyes (lenses). It would be a little weird for adults to use the term wisething, although my book is silly enough that I could get away with it.

I should note that intelli has three syllables, whereas wise has just one. There is something to be said for brevity. Also, i-watch and i-lenses are no longer options. Too close to Apple.

Tech naming party:

I'm thinking that anyone who's anyone wears wiselenses and a wisewatch. There is overlap in functionality, but only the watch can speak. The lenses can display textual responses visible to the wearer. A multi-party mode is also possible (e.g., connect me to your lenses).

Following are possible names (3 or 4 choices for each numbered list):
1. wisewatch, wise-watch, wise watch (same for lenses), often shortened to watch, lenses, also contacts.
2. intelliwatch, intelli-watch, or intelli watch (same for lenses), often shortened as above.
3. w-watch, e-watch, ewatch, or i-watch (no iwatch, same for lenses), shortened as above.

Examples:
I lost my wisewatch and my wise lenses.
Well, then, dumbass, use my intelli-watch and intellilenses to find them.
Why don't you shove your e-watch and elenses up your...?

Votes?

You yourself pointed out that it doesn't exist since that would "break" the first six episodes.

Thank you, Elisheva. I like the idea of a single device because of its simplicity. With smartcontacts I can do audio/video in and video out. I just can't do audio out unless I add the extra device or find some technobabble way of doing audio out from the lenses. Perhaps some way of constructing the lenses so that they briefly numb the eye while an audio out is happening.

One other possibility is awatch, which is short for Acme Watch (Acme is my major supplier of all kinds of tech, delivered by Mama's Little Shipping.

Amy, thanks for your input.

Nuts. Just when I thought I found a great name for personal AI (swatch), somebody holds the copyright. Ditto for ewatch.
I tried virtual typing in the air/on my desk and it's not too bad.
The video of self isn't a problem as long as someone else (Paul) is there to film him. Not being able to film oneself is a weakness of the contacts. It prevents Joseph from taking pictures of himself in prison. Perhaps he can film himself by taking the lens out and turning toward himself. Meh. He also needs to film himself while sliding toward the cremation furnace in prison. He uses the footage to claim he his the Messiah.
The implants shouldn't be a problem. Without the contact lenses, the implants are useless.
The cochlear implants I've seen in pictures are quite complicated, but I can reduce most of it to fit inside a contact lens.

Amateurthesis

I'm getting ready for the 3rd draft of the book. I was wondering what people think about the smartwatches (swatches)? Should I convert them into contact lenses? If so, I'd also need an earpiece, a microphone, and a speaker. Not sure how bad the effect would be if a contact lense starts broadcasting from the eyeball. That's gotta feel very weird/uncomfortable.

Second question, should I introduce nanoids into the story? Can't recall all the places where I might be able to use them to replace simpler tech as currently written. A good one would be for medical purposes, as K does in his story. Terraforming? Automobile recycling plant (instead of genetically engineered bacteria)?

Thanks
Dirk