In what seems to be an eerie accidental salute, the time transmitter Kevyn whipped up lately in Schlock Mercenary does approximately the same thing as the central device in Hogan's 1980 Thrice Upon a Time, which as it happens was the first thing of his I read. It may've been intended as a shout-out, though certainly not as a funeral memorial, because the last chapter of the book ends with a message beginning, "Greetings from Wednesday, July 28, 2010, on behalf of His Majesty's Government." I wonder now if something significant is going to come through Kevyn's machine on the 28th.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.