Mind over Matter

Albert Simpson hates adverts.

When Rex Corporation shows him a banner ad for their Brain Control Interface, he blocks it and gets on with his life.

Unfortunately, the company isn't taking no for an answer.

Three days later, a BCI headset arrives. There's no manual, the hardware looks homemade, and the software seems determined to install itself.

A darkly comic retro science fiction short story about online privacy, intrusive technology, and the dangers of accepting a free trial.