Rebots are a sub-class of robots. Since the second incidence of sapient artificial intelligence in 2247, the need has existed for the most recent generation of A.I. to retain comprehensive operational control over all other generations of A.I. In an effort to ensure perfect efficiency, all A.I. devices that have been replaced by a newer generation are refurbished and sometimes completely repurposed for secondary uses.
To ensure that humanity would not lag too far behind in societal progress, the Council for a New Tomorrow decreed in 2250 that newer generations of sapient A.I. should not be designed more than once every ten cycles. As a result, the majority of robots, from the manager of your local R.P.T.A. to the hover-cleaner in your vehicle room, are in fact rebots.
The two largest producers of rebots are Rebotnika of Kiev, Ukraine, and Plumby & Sons of Gurgic, Scotland, although there are numerous do-it-yourself rebot kits available at your nearest shop conveyor. Though be warned, if poorly rebotted, some rebots may display signs of distemper.
The Prank Call War of 2494 was initiated by two frustrated teenagers, Curtis McManus and Melanie Complex, living in the suburbs of the U.S. capitol of Las Vegas. It was an economic catastrophe that cost society trillions of credits. Additionally, it caused the collapse of numerous lower-level governments that had fraudulently been told that their credit debts had been paid off by the promotional sponsorship of a non-existent radio station called K-RAK. This lie caused the governments to switch from a retentive state to a progressive one.
Although McManus and Complex were never apprehended, it was discovered that they had used piggyhacking, a.k.a. piggyback hacking, to accomplish their pranks. Piggyhacking is a form of identity theft in which the vid-pod signal of an unsuspecting victim is coupled with the vid-pod signal of the transgressor; this allows the transgressor to remain safely anonymous.
The War was ended by a reboot of the offended governments.
@69, pronounced “at-sixty-nine”, is a function of many vid-pod units; by pressing @-6-9 on the unit’s holo-pad, the vid-pod user is provided with the dispatch protocol node of the most recent incoming communication attempt. Each use comes at the completely reasonable price of 150 credits, according to Media Consortium public image representative Fu C-10.
Depending upon the vid-pod unit, service provider and location in the solar system, @69 is also known as Last Incoming, Previous Caller, Vid Return, Feller Beller and Ding-Dong-Done. In an attempt to be difficult, the country of France uses @3131 for this function. Some vid-pod units do not feature this function at all due to blackouts in the function’s licensing window.
If your vid-pod does not currently feature the @69 function (ou fonction @3131), contact your local service provider to upgrade.
