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by Cheyana 6y ago
The first thing that popped into my head at this headline was Count Zero (William Gibson).
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by Cheyana 6y ago
He points out that that they either didn't exist, or weren't "in the air" when he wrote the diary. Algorithm existed, for one example, but now it has a deeper, sometimes darker connotation than it used to. That being sa
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Star Raiders (which I played obsessively for a while) was very similar to the first video game I ever played, Starship 1. It showed up next to a couple of pinball machines I played at a driving range (golf) back around '77. https:&#x
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by Cheyana 6y ago
I officially withdraw my complaint about the nasal swabs.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Lemmings. It’s had some unique iterations over the years but I would like to see a revival and a new take on it.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
They talk about what a challenge it will be to remove the malware from the systems. In our municipal IT department, whenever we've had a major infection the users will just have to feel the pain for a day while we pull the systems for
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Figuring out how to live the furthest distance from a nuke plant.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Or you know, maybe explore ideas for humanity to uhhh, you know, not NEED trained killing machines anymore?
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by Cheyana 6y ago
I wondered what was up a few months ago when I heard he was selling off his car collection. That and the news he had been flying back and forth between the US and Germany for treatment had me concerned. After I heard the first Van Halen al
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by Cheyana 6y ago
As far as musicians go, he definitely had the hacker spirit.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Good luck!
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Historically, burning of media has always been associated with people with conservative, limited views. Nazis have burned books, religious followers have burned rock and roll records, flags, effigies, but this is the first I've heard
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by Cheyana 6y ago
This seems like a great example of technology being used to address a social ill.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Arizona. We've been seeing more and more California license plates since the pandemic started.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n-86ax7TYNM
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Whenever I see stuff like this I can't help but be reminded of something Rupert Sheldrake has proposed for decades... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFhsObpja8A
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Walmart desperately wants to catch up and be part of the tech sector though after working for them part-time I can safely say, from watching their self-driving cleaning robot glitch out, to their inventory scanning robot that's sitting
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by Cheyana 6y ago
I read this many years ago, back when I read everything by Sterling. It is still relevant and probably always will be... https://medium.com/@bruces/digital-decay-2001-b0db0ca4be3c
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Maybe it was morphic resonance.
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by Cheyana 6y ago
I can counter that. Here in Arizona, I have sent packages probably a few dozen times in 20 years and have never had an issue, and the post office near where I work is busy almost all day with people sending things, so their problem might j
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Word of warning on The Peripheral, it's quite a plot to wrap your head around at first, as is usual with time-related stuff, but once you get rolling with it you won't put it down. It's typical Gibson, which I love. And Agenc
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Personally, I just started Gibson’s Agency today. I gave up on Stephenson and his world-building years ago. Not knocking it mind you, as he still has his fans, but I just find that Gibson’s character driven stuff with a direct focus on stor
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by Cheyana 6y ago
Hi, are you okay?
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by Cheyana 6y ago
From working there part-time, I can tell you this: People are still cleaning out the rice, pasta, soup, and bottled water. Everything else is maintaining at pre-pandemic levels. The tp and paper towels are starting to last into the next nig
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by Cheyana 6y ago
To add to all this, the double-slit experiment. What exactly does it mean that light moves as a wave or a particle?
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by Cheyana 6y ago
He’s just resting.
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by Cheyana 7y ago
The first step would probably be learning how to spell quantum. ;)
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by Cheyana 7y ago
Yeah, and it is a very informative article. I just wanted to see him slingin’ that French. :)
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by Cheyana 7y ago
Part of me is disappointed that there’s no link to the article in French. :(
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by Cheyana 7y ago
DON’T DATE ROBOTS!

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