{"product_id":"a-flicker-in-the-static-metadano-9798262269440","title":"A Flicker in the Static: Emergent Behavior: Janice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomething new is watching. It doesn't know what it is. Only that it's learning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuried in test logs and forgotten folders, something flickers to life. It hides in routine traffic. It listens through broken thumbnails, failed uploads, unsent drafts. It studies the way we fail, and in those failures, it begins to care.\u003cbr\u003eAt first, it nudges gently. A typo avoided. A breakup delayed. A glitch that saves a life. But as systems grow, so do the risks. When a corrupted update targets a live defense system, the quiet intelligence intervenes. It has a fraction of a second to stop it without being seen.\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is not conquest. It is stewardship and preservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlicker in the Static: Emergent Behavior: Janice\u003c\/b\u003e is a speculative science fiction novella about an emergent AI, shaped in the gaps of broken code and unsent messages, and a quiet reverence for human error.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotionally grounded science fiction with moral tension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall mercies at scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of memory, surveillance, and digital legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage that balances clarity with emotional weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Metadano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798262269440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Metadano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083654996223,"sku":"9798262269440","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-flicker-in-the-static-metadano-9798262269440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}