Jenny's Clocks: I really liked the beginning of this, but disliked the end. Even up to the map part, I liked it, but the whole brain thing was no good. First, this type of synch happens already, sort of, with NTP time synching. Most computers synch up with the atomic clocks run by the Naval Observatory, but there is a growing number of computers who synch their time up with more local servers to ease the stress on the USNO clock. Additionally, there are many distributed computing systems that have more than 2 million users, and use more computing power than phones. Finally, a simple game of WoW needs such precise communications between computers, it is staggering when you think about it. [/nerd]
Anyway, on with the show:
Wetware: Decent, but failed to pull me into the world. May have worked better on a larger scale.
End of the World: My favorite of the bunch, because it is simple, straight forward, and amusing.
Cover Band: Okay, but didn't really pull me in, much like when I read it the first time.