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In India, its a common practice to garland a deadman's portrait.

Archive 2007-02-01 Red 2007
In India, its a common practice to garland a deadman's portrait.

Help Age India Red 2007
She's got to set a deadman's switch on Securipcor, the megacorp who found out, before they make her into a dead man.

12/17/2006 - 12/24/2006 Miss Snark 2006
I don't read sci fic, but this style and attitude appealed to me, and I think I followed the hook, although the deadman's switch bit did make me stumble at first.

HH Com 286 (285) Miss Snark 2006
She's got to set a deadman's switch on Securipcor, the megacorp who found out, before they make her into a dead man.

Archive 2006-12-17 Miss Snark 2006
I like the energy, too, but I don't get "restore Bailey from backup" or "set a deadman's switch."

HH Com 286 (285) Miss Snark 2006
A deadman's switch is a technique used by spies and paranoids, among others; basically, if you *don't* check in every so often, something will happen.

HH Com 286 (285) Miss Snark 2006
She's got to set a deadman's switch on Securipcor, the megacorp who found out, before they make her into a dead man.

HH Com 286 (285) Miss Snark 2006
FWIW, I knew what you meant by 'deadman's switch'.

HH Com 286 (285) Miss Snark 2006
He would be left watching as she and the small ones who'd trusted him died, smeared bloodily across the midway when the deadman's switch took its toll.

Beast Master's Circus Norton, Andre 2004