Written data alters unseen

[TomMazanec]

Short story English 21st Century
I would not be surprised if the author were Ted Chiang (who imho is the most imaginative and original short story writer in the history of science fiction).
A world where, if a written item is not continuously looked at, it will change randomly into a similar but different story or article.

 

[tinkerdan]

This is actually one of my nightmares.
Everything in the dream must be kept in focus or it changes the next time you look at it.
Trying to look at the big picture all at once and not miss anything is such a headache.