*giggle* I can see that reaction. I just like how formal it sounds during that part of the movie.

Yes, you are right, and those are the exact two movies I mixed up for soundtrack. Thank you!

I have one I love and everyone has tried to talk me out of it, the 1984 version of "Dune." I've read the books, so I can see where some might hate the liberties they took with the material. But, this is a Dino de Laurentis production directed by David Lynch with a score by Vangelis, and a number of A-list actors. …

And now I feel bad for complimenting you on a plot device that was only font play for you.

What I focused on was that anything "alien" entering a primitive cave would be perceived as a threat by the inhabitants. Many of the amazing writers here played up on that threat really well. I thought that if I could make the story sound like a threat at the beginning and then reverse it 3/4 of the way through then…

In all honesty, I feel that this is one of my weakest contributions to a writer's prompt on io9. I struggled with inspiration. I welcome critique on this piece in particular. I am not a fiction writer by trade, but I am enjoying the challenge of each prompt!

Very nice tribalist feel to it!

‘Av, eight more hiding in this cave.’

I love the plot device of a courtroom!

Archeology is an appreciation of one's own past that no robot can mimic.

Brilliant piece of work. Thanks for sharing it!

I know a few people who went from library science to knowledge management with good success (both employment and financial-wise). Yes, it is a real field that is in demand in corporate America.

With discussions about alternative uses of libraries like maker spaces, I have some hope that something will work itself out.

The creative front end of scientific research is pretty safe from robots for the next 20 years. Once robots can postulate and test their own hypotheses (as opposed to brute-force test every option), then we have made the one-way turn onto the road to the singularity.

Is she helping to shape play that she enjoys?

You guess wrong. 4 year olds love pleasing their parents, that is true. They also interact much more when it is a fun game for them. They don't have to be prompted to speak. A 4 year old's imagination is sparked by fun games, as in, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, what about the Silver Surfer? Do your Silver Surfer voice!"

Smart 4 year olds can be pretty good parrots too. She doesn't look all that happy being grilled every time she has to go to the store with her parents. I don't think she hates it, but I am not sure she likes it either.

How many people would know what an authentic coin from that place and era looked like or where to find them? If the coins have been authenticated, then a WWII era hoax to place these rare coins in a remote spot (or to pretend to discover them in a remote spot) seems unlikely - they would have been immensely valuable…

There is such a dog owner element to this story, well done.

That would explain why your imagery is so excellent! I've never written feedback for another author before (if you can consider me an author from my io9 posts), so forgive me if I am being rude. I read your ending and wondered if it could be a "My girlfriend left another needle in her arm today" kind of situation to…