Ogon diabłaJanusz A. Zajdel
Ogon diabła
by Janusz A. Zajdel · first published 1982
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…short story by Janusz Zajdel, one of the best polish scifi writers, think Lem/Asimov/K.Dick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Zajdel It was published in a collection https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogon_diabła Google translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://... Whole collection is high quality scifi, equal to Asimovs 'The Last Question' for example.
on “Nest Reminds Customers That Ownership Isn't What It Used to Be” ↗…Polish sf writers, up there with Lem of Solaris fame) wrote a short story about total planned obsolescence society "...et in pulverem reverteri" (published in https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7539053-ogon-diab-a ) You can read it thru google translate if you are brave enough :) https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=http://... TLDR: Someone invents a catalyst able to revert any product back to…
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on “Device vanishes on command after military missions” ↗