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What color was the sky above the port in William Gibson's Neuromancer? (2017)
- mindcrime 2y agoI don't know for sure what Gibson intended. I don't even know if Gibson knows what Gibson intended. But I've always visualized it as black & white snow / static. To me (given my age, etc) that's the iconic view of what a "TV tuned to a dead channel" looks like.
- PaulHoule 2y agoThe same color as the sky when my redeye coast to coast flight got diverted to Texas at 2am.
- ThrowawayR2 2y agoA better example might be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8JZCqaJ068 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8JZCqaJ068 I always wondered if Mr. Gibson had really thought that part through. Eyes are evolved to detect movement and having the visual motion of TV static overhead from horizon to horizon in cyberspace is a UX nightmare. I doubt anyone could withstand it for long without a stress reaction or some other kind of distress.
- gladiatr72 2y ago...the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. Duh! ;)