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The setting of LFLR is vague, described only as The City. The articles include reviews of new products, current fads in the city, scheduled events, and things that are just plain weird. One common element is 'field' technology, multipurpose force fields that can be used to change the appearance of things or provide HardLight-style supports or pressure.
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The setting of LFLR is vague, described only as The City. The articles include reviews {{review}}s of new products, current fads in the city, scheduled events, and things that are just plain weird. One common element is 'field' technology, multipurpose force fields that can be used to change the appearance of things or provide HardLight-style supports or pressure.
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* AndThatWouldBeWrong: [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-37.html #37]] mentions the possibility of setting up a potential field on your plate that would cause your peas to continually roll around in circles, then comments, "...naturally we would never recommend doing this at an important or serious dinner party. Naturally."
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City, an unspecified place in an ambiguous future timeframe.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City, an unspecified place in an ambiguous future timeframe.
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* WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture: Many of the products being reviewed are named like this, such as [=BitiBeads=].
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* WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture: Many of the products being reviewed are named like this, such as [=BitiBeads=].[=BitiBeads=].
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->Red is dead. Hot is in. Sweet and six feet long is legal, but smooth is no longer mandatory. Fast is good, good, good. Bigger is -- yes -- still better, and smarter is better yet.
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* LudicrousPrecision: [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-44.html #44]] mentions "five nines" recycling. This would mean that 0.001% of material is not recycled - for every kilogram of material, only 10 milligrams can be wasted.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
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* UpToEleven: [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-44.html #44]] mentions "five nines" recycling. This would mean that 0.001% of material is not recycled - for every kilogram of material, only 10 milligrams can be wasted.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
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* UsefulNotes/ChangeRinging: [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-3.html #3]] gives a review of a CD by the Aslington Church Ringers, which includes a 20-minute version of change ringing. And a church-bell version of [[Music/EricJohnson Cliffs of Dover]].
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* UpToEleven: [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-44.html #44]] mentions "five nines" recycling. This would mean that 0.001% of material is not recycled - for every kilogram of material, only 10 milligrams can be wasted.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
-->To help achieve the legally mandated "five nines" recycling level by next year, dust shall henceforth be color-coded, whenever possible.
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The [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin from 1995 to 2003.
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The [[https://www.''[[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] Review]]'' is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin from 1995 to 2003.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Attempted by orange car fans fighting the DressCode sumptuary laws, above. Initial loopholes like photographic red/yellow dots were banned quickly, but there are currently court cases being fought over acceptable thickness of various styles of red and yellow stripes.
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* DramaticWind: Invoked by Moorcoats (#11), coats that are designed to flap around dramatically if even a small amount of wind hits them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but #9 discusses vehicular sumptuary laws - only emergency vehicles are allowed to be painted orange.
* FossilRevival: #9 mentions a religious sect funding research to bring back dinosaurs, apparently with the intent of throwing rocks at them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but #9 discusses vehicular sumptuary laws - only emergency vehicles are allowed to be painted orange.
* FossilRevival: #9 mentions a religious sect funding research to bring back dinosaurs, apparently with the intent of throwing rocks at them.
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* DramaticWind: Invoked by Moorcoats (#11), ([[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-11.html #11]]), coats that are designed to flap around dramatically if even a small amount of wind hits them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but#9 [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-9.html #9]] discusses vehicular sumptuary laws - only emergency vehicles are allowed to be painted orange.
* FossilRevival:#9 [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-9.html #9]] mentions a religious sect funding research to bring back dinosaurs, apparently with the intent of throwing rocks at them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but
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* {{Theremin}}: Thereminics (#38) are rings that you can use to make theremin-like music without an actual theremin.
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* {{Theremin}}: Thereminics (#38) ([[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/review-38.html #38]]) are rings that you can use to make theremin-like music without an actual theremin.
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* BrainComputerInterface: Various items mention 'neuroplugs' that connect to one's brain.
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* FutureSlang: "Foam" seems to roughly correspond to the Zeitgeist.
* HardLight: 'Fields' can act like this, supporting items like shelves or keeping [=ClackiBeads=] separated.
* HardLight: 'Fields' can act like this, supporting items like shelves or keeping [=ClackiBeads=] separated.
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* FutureSlang: "Foam" seems to roughly correspond to the Zeitgeist.
general mental state of the City or a subgroup, similar to zeitgeist.
* HardLight:'Fields' Fields can act like this, supporting items like shelves or keeping [=ClackiBeads=] separated.separated. They may not be visible while doing so.
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* {{Theremin}}: Thereminics (#38) are rings that you can use to make theremin-like music without an actual theremin.
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* WeWillUseCreditsInTheFuture: Some articles mention credits as a unit of currency.
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* DramaticWind: Invoked by Moorcoats (#11), coats that are designed to flap around dramatically if even a small amount of wind hits them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but #9 discusses vehicular sumptuary laws - only emergency vehicles are allowed to be painted orange.
* FossilRevival: #9 mentions a religious sect funding research to bring back dinosaurs, apparently with the intent of throwing rocks at them.
* DressCode: Not so much for people but #9 discusses vehicular sumptuary laws - only emergency vehicles are allowed to be painted orange.
* FossilRevival: #9 mentions a religious sect funding research to bring back dinosaurs, apparently with the intent of throwing rocks at them.
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* ThingOMeter: Some articles seem to discuss trading of things that are not easily traded, such as body parts.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favored nine-to-seven. The chin quartic is shifting heavily into the red with eight points lost in second-order modes already. Lips are more full for the first time in a year, two percent and up two on moderate speculation. Eyes continued wide.\\
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favored nine-to-seven. The chin quartic is shifting heavily into the red with eight points lost in second-order modes already. Lips are more full for the first time in a year, two percent and up two on moderate speculation. Eyes continued wide.\\
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City.
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* ThingOMeter: Some articles seem to discuss trading trade values of things that are not easily traded, such as body parts.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favorednine-to-seven. The chin quartic is shifting heavily into the red with eight points lost in second-order modes already. Lips are more full for the first time in a year, two percent and up two on moderate speculation. Eyes continued wide.\\
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
nine-to-seven.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of TheCity.City, an unspecified place in an ambiguous future timeframe.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favored
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The
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The [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin in the early 2000s.
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The [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin in the early 2000s.
from 1995 to 2003.
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-->Red is dead. Hot is in. Sweet and six feet long is legal, but smooth is no longer mandatory. Fast is good, good, good. Bigger is -- yes -- still better, and smarter is better yet.
The [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin in the early 2000s.
The setting of LFLR is vague, described only as The City. The articles include reviews of new products, current fads in the city, scheduled events, and things that are just plain weird. One common element is 'field' technology, multipurpose force fields that can be used to change the appearance of things or provide HardLight-style supports or pressure.
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!The tropes attracting attention in the foam include:
* ArtificialGravity: Gravity control is available, but only seems to be used for things like holding items on the bottom of two-sided shelves.
* FutureSlang: "Foam" seems to roughly correspond to the Zeitgeist.
* HardLight: 'Fields' can act like this, supporting items like shelves or keeping [=ClackiBeads=] separated.
* {{Hologram}}: Or, fields can act like this, providing a different appearance without any substance.
* ThingOMeter: Some articles seem to discuss trading of things that are not easily traded, such as body parts.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favored nine-to-seven. The chin quartic is shifting heavily into the red with eight points lost in second-order modes already. Lips are more full for the first time in a year, two percent and up two on moderate speculation. Eyes continued wide.\\
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City.
* TwinkleSmile: One of the fads of The City.
-->The Tooth Twinkle is exactly what you think it is. Smile! ''twing''
* WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture: Many of the products being reviewed are named like this, such as [=BitiBeads=].
The [[https://www.eblong.com/zarf/review/index.html Left Foot Living Review]] is a series of columns presented as newspaper-style articles from an ambiguous futuristic setting. It was written by Creator/AndrewPlotkin in the early 2000s.
The setting of LFLR is vague, described only as The City. The articles include reviews of new products, current fads in the city, scheduled events, and things that are just plain weird. One common element is 'field' technology, multipurpose force fields that can be used to change the appearance of things or provide HardLight-style supports or pressure.
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!The tropes attracting attention in the foam include:
* ArtificialGravity: Gravity control is available, but only seems to be used for things like holding items on the bottom of two-sided shelves.
* FutureSlang: "Foam" seems to roughly correspond to the Zeitgeist.
* HardLight: 'Fields' can act like this, supporting items like shelves or keeping [=ClackiBeads=] separated.
* {{Hologram}}: Or, fields can act like this, providing a different appearance without any substance.
* ThingOMeter: Some articles seem to discuss trading of things that are not easily traded, such as body parts.
--> Noses are up three points with a half-percent sharper. Ears, down six, attached lobes favored nine-to-seven. The chin quartic is shifting heavily into the red with eight points lost in second-order modes already. Lips are more full for the first time in a year, two percent and up two on moderate speculation. Eyes continued wide.\\
Hair remains frozen, pending investigation into allegations of fraud.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The setting of The City.
* TwinkleSmile: One of the fads of The City.
-->The Tooth Twinkle is exactly what you think it is. Smile! ''twing''
* WeWillUseWikiWordsInTheFuture: Many of the products being reviewed are named like this, such as [=BitiBeads=].
