Google the future

[resonant]

A conservative, hawkish, and suspiciously clean-cut young man won the primary here for Republican candidate for Congress. Today as I was dreamily staring out the window, I saw a yard sign with his name on it, and I thought: "I should Google him to find out when he'll be propositioning a male undercover cop in a public restroom."

Like, for that split second, it seriously seemed completely plausible to me that it ought to be possible to Google for things that haven't happened yet.

I mean, think of the repercussions! If I GoogleFuture a book that hasn't been written yet and pass off parts of it as my own, is that plagiarism? If I GoogleFuture things I actually wrote (only not yet), could I find out what fandom I'll be in ten years from now?

If I GoogleFuture myself and find my obituary, would I be better off looking at the date or not?

Comments

[jelazakazone.livejournal.com]

What if you just write a book called GoogleFuture? I'd read it:)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

They could call it Foogle!

[maxinemayer.livejournal.com]

You slay me, girl! You make me laugh so hard!
Love, max

[maxinemayer.livejournal.com]

This should go into the new community on LJ called "overheardfandom" I believe. I'm just not sure how to get it there! Isiscolo, could you pass this along to "overheardfandom" - please. I mean, only if you agree it's quotable! Thanks!
Love, max

[witling.livejournal.com]

Uh, I actually wrote a story about this. Basically. Wow. Great minds!

[celandineb.livejournal.com]

*mind reels*

If I GoogleFuture myself and find my obituary, would I be better off looking at the date or not?

Heh, now there's the question...

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

ditto the suggestion that you write that book! What a great near-future SciFi thriller it would be! Your heroine could accidentally stumble onto the GoogleFuture beta, thinking it was regular Google, and hijinks could ensue....

(I'd definitely buy that book, but only if you wrote it...)

love your brain!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

You scared me with that last sentence.

Politician / undercover cop! Woohey!

[aebhel.livejournal.com]

I third the demand to WRITE THAT BOOK. That would be beyond awesome.

[raqs.livejournal.com]

SK points out that you can set Google to notify you as soon as "his name", "boy prostitute," or "undercover cop" hit the newsfeeds. but we agree, it would be neat if you could actually get Future hits (I think they'd be up at the top with Images and Maps.)

[mz-bstone.livejournal.com]

Would future googling be Fugoo?

B