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[[File:Martian Pink-Slip 2.jpg|thumb|At-will employment waits for the colonists on Mars! '''''Martian Pink-Slip'''''. (By the author of ''[[Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job]]''.)]][[File:Martian Pink-Slip.jpg|thumb|Earliest known edition of '''''Martian Pink-Slip'''''.]]'''''Martian Pink-Slip''''' is a short history of interplanetary labor law by sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of ''[[Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job]]''.
[[File:Martian Pink-Slip 2.jpg|thumb|At-will employment waits for the colonists on Mars! '''''Martian Pink-Slip'''''. (By the author of ''[[Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job]]''.)]]
'''''Martian Pink-Slip''''' is a short history of interplanetary labor law by sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of ''[[Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job]]''.


== Taglines ==
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File:Martian Grime-Tip.jpg|link=Martian Grime-Tip|'''''[[Martian Grime-Tip]]''''' is an analysis of interplanetary pollution abatement projects by American sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of ''The Man on the High Trash-Hill''.
File:Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said.jpg|link=Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said|'''''[[Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said]]''''' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.
File:Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said.jpg|link=Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said|'''''[[Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said]]''''' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.


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File:The Man in the High-Rise Castle.jpg|link=The Man in the High-Rise Castle|'''''[[The Man in the High-Rise Castle]]''''' is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.
File:The Man in the High-Rise Castle.jpg|link=The Man in the High-Rise Castle|'''''[[The Man in the High-Rise Castle]]''''' is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.


File:Martian Pixy-Stix.jpg|link=Martian Pixy-Stix|'''''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick 1.1 about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.
File:Martian Pixy-Stix.jpg|link=Martian Pixy-Stix|'''''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.


File:The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx]]''''' is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.  
File:The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx]]''''' is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.  
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* ''[[How Uncanny Was My Valley]]''
* ''[[How Uncanny Was My Valley]]''
* ''[[Martian Grime-Tip]]''
* ''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''
* ''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''
* ''[[Nuraghemancer]]''
* ''[[Nuraghemancer]]''
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=== Social media ===
=== Social media ===


* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1881118060314341628 Post] @ Twitter (19 January 2025)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1662288852608745472 Post] @ Twitter (26 May 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1662288852608745472 Post] @ Twitter (26 May 2023)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1529590100711067648 Post] @ Twitter (25 May 2022) - "At-will employment"
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1529590100711067648 Post] @ Twitter (25 May 2022) - "At-will employment"

Latest revision as of 11:37, 6 March 2025

At-will employment waits for the colonists on Mars! Martian Pink-Slip. (By the author of Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job.)

Martian Pink-Slip is a short history of interplanetary labor law by sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Job.

Taglines

"A greeble trap waits for the colonists on Mars!"

"At-will employment waits for the colonists on Mars!"

In the News

  • Martian Grime-Tip is an analysis of interplanetary pollution abatement projects by American sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of The Man on the High Trash-Hill.

    Martian Grime-Tip is an analysis of interplanetary pollution abatement projects by American sociologist Philip K. Dick, author of The Man on the High Trash-Hill.

  • Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

    Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.

  • Galactic Tax-Healer is a study of the history of tax policies by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Galactic Tax-Healer is a study of the history of tax policies by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • The Man in the High-Rise Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.

    The Man in the High-Rise Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.

  • Martian Pixy-Stix is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.

    Martian Pixy-Stix is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.

  • The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.

    The Three Stigmata of Karl Marx is a 1965 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick about a future where humankind has implemented every possible economic system.

  • "Did you step on a butterfly in Texas during a tornado while watching Jurassic Park in Brazil under the influence of JJ-180?" is a question which if you answer Yes you are probably a very confused unintentional time traveler under the influence of a fictional yet illegal drug such as Clandestiphrine.

    "Did you step on a butterfly in Texas during a tornado while watching Jurassic Park in Brazil under the influence of JJ-180?" is a question which if you answer Yes you are probably a very confused unintentional time traveler under the influence of a fictional yet illegal drug such as Clandestiphrine.

  • Nuraghemancer is a historical novel by William Gibson about the architecture of the cyber-Nuraghe structures of Sardinia, and their origin in the Zaibatsu Wars.

    Nuraghemancer is a historical novel by William Gibson about the architecture of the cyber-Nuraghe structures of Sardinia, and their origin in the Zaibatsu Wars.

  • "Work! Work! Work!", or "Work! Work! Work! (To Everything Job Is a Paycheck)", is a song written by the Anti-Seeger, a malefic artificial job creation agency based on a rogue Pete Seeger emulator. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Every job There Is a Paycheck" on folk group [REDACTED]' album Folk Mutineer, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bosses and the Sweat.

    "Work! Work! Work!", or "Work! Work! Work! (To Everything Job Is a Paycheck)", is a song written by the Anti-Seeger, a malefic artificial job creation agency based on a rogue Pete Seeger emulator. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Every job There Is a Paycheck" on folk group [REDACTED]' album Folk Mutineer, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bosses and the Sweat.

  • How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.

    How Uncanny Was My Valley is a 1941 film about the Morgans, a hard-working Welsh mining family on Mars, from the point of view of the youngest child Pkd, who lives with his affectionate and kind parents, and his five brothers, in the Valles Marineris during the early modern era. The story chronicles life in the Martian colonies, the widening gaps between the "Cannies" (human colonists) and the "Uncannies" (android-Martian hybrids), and its effects on the family.

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Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (19 January 2025)
  • Post @ Twitter (26 May 2023)
  • Post @ Twitter (25 May 2022) - "At-will employment"
  • Post @ Twitter (1 November 2021) - "At-will employment waits for the colonists on Mars!"
  • Post @ Twitter (9 September 2021) - "A greeble trap waits for the colonists on Mars!"


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