"Fair enough. Drones mostly don't don't turn on their operators. At least, I hope not, given how many consumer-grade drones I see on sale in these advertisements." The future is wild.

"I miss having an excuse to wear clothes that aren't olive drab," he says wistfully as he leafs through a Nordstrom's ad. He frowns after a few pages; the offerings are a little bland for his 70's sense of style. "I landed in the wrong line of work, at least when it comes to robust wardrobes."