May 19
Click for full imageSarah Comments: I love everything about this. The floating COM-PU-TOR in the witness chair. The fact that in the FU-TAR we still have traditional, human-run courts. The mobbed-up, dark-glasses wearing judge. The spider web.
I wish every computer looked like that! Many thanks to Sarah!
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May 19th, 2010 at 10:53 am
Wow, I have to admit I love this cover. I’d gladly read it in public with pride. 🙂
May 19th, 2010 at 10:57 am
I’d be more worried about the spider that span a web that big than I would be by any floating robot however meglomaniacal its plans and awkward to use its keyboard.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:02 am
So that is where my Easy Bake oven went.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:27 am
“And I sentence you to death, your 2 mega byte tape spool will be removed. But before that mind if I check my twitter account?”
Today… I am HILARIOUS… hilarious I tell you.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:39 am
That’s not a judge, that’s Stan Lee. And since when did they have a US flag in Italian courts?
May 19th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Stan Lee! The judge is Stan Lee!
I’d happily be tried in a court where Stan the Man presides. “I hereby sentence you to a life of great power and great responsibility, True Believer. Excelsior. ‘Nuff said!”
May 19th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Bah, Ian nipped in there with a Stan Lee comment seconds before I did.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Aww, we ALL thought it was Stan Lee. Mind you, perhaps that explains the otherwise inexplicable Spidey web.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:59 am
“IF. THE. GLOVE. DOES NOT. FIT. YOU. MUST. FILE. NOT. FOUND.”
May 19th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Agreed: Judge is Stan Lee
Agreed: That explains the spider web
Agreed: That computer is totally an Easy Bake Oven
Not sure if that oven is WiFi enabled. You have might have to set up a different set of punch cards for that.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
I’d read this one
May 19th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Mocking the computer because it looks a little dated, eh? If it’s so dated, then how come it’s got Google Chrome logos for eyes? Eh?
May 19th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Also: Stan Lee! That judge! Stan Lee!
May 19th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Some kid’s science project is on trial: there’s a freezer compartment next to the computer’s eyes, and a cassette deck below them.
May 19th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
DeadRobot just killed me
May 19th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Reminds me of the Dr. Ball sketch on Robot Chicken’s Star Wars.
May 19th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
Why are computers in the future oddly similar to computers in the past? I knew the iPad was going to lead to terrible things…
May 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Thanks for posting this one. I’ve only read “The Rose” and a couple of short stories by Harness but they were quite good. He gets enthusiastic raps from other SF authors too. Shame he didn’t write much. I wouldn’t be suprised if this isn’t another case of don’t judge a book by it’s cover. After all how often do you think the artists actually read the books or get to talk to the author.
May 21st, 2010 at 2:39 am
“In the Venetian Court, justice is Blind!” A ha ha, *hic*, ha!
May 21st, 2010 at 5:27 am
“…can you show me on the circuit diagram where he touched you?”
March 19th, 2013 at 12:50 pm
This model was discontinued after users kept putting soup in it, thinking it was the microwave.
March 20th, 2013 at 11:39 am
I designed that font when I was 14 and bored during maths class.
July 19th, 2015 at 6:21 pm
In the future, Venice will be underwater. And they’ll fly American flags in courtrooms. There’s a Doge/ Dodge City joke to be found but it’s too hot today.
September 23rd, 2015 at 10:54 pm
‘And how long have you worked for Volkswagen, Mr. Visconti?’
September 24th, 2015 at 2:05 am
Of course it’s a VENETIAN court, because justice is BLIND! (boom tish!)
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I’ll see myself out.
September 24th, 2015 at 4:51 am
@Dave M—Thanks, I’ve always had a soft spot for slatstick humor.
September 24th, 2015 at 7:38 am
“Pimpbot 5000, the verdict of the jury is that you are guilty of forcing innocent Blackberries into prostitution –”
“I’LL – CUT – YOU – MAN”
“Order in court!”
December 30th, 2015 at 8:59 pm
“Will the witness please show the court where the accused touched it… the disk port? Can the lawyer to the witness confirm if was Disk Port 1 or 2?”
December 31st, 2015 at 12:43 am
@A.R.Yngve(22): I can totally see ‘The Master’s Tardis as Computer Bank’ from Underground Toys ‘Time Monster action figure set’ being used as a court-approved doll in this scenario.
January 18th, 2017 at 10:44 pm
Apparently Judge Stan Lee (yes, obviously) lets his boy Pete hang around (hahahaha) in the courtroom. Mind you, if the Easy Bake Oven has gone bad enough to be put on trial, being able to web it up would be useful.
As to the US flag: the courtroom is in Venice, California. It’s an easy commute for Stan, being part of LA.