Plot seed idea for a Superhero setting

[dvandom]

Just read in The Week about a growing problem in African nations with lax environmental laws: they're being paid to act as dumping grounds for discarded computers and other electronic devices.

What if these piles of rotting circuitry were to form an emergent consciousness? Especially if some unrecognized supervillain-enhanced equipment was part of the mix?

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[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Oh, on the topic of the Nigerian scams, I got around to listening to the Superman radio dramas that came with Target's version of the Superman Returns deluxe set. One of them centers on the pre-email version of that scam. It's titled "The Ten Thousand Dollar Ghost".