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For the time being, the government is secretly operating an experiment on a humanoid called, ‘Proxy’, believed to hold the key of survival.Cyberpunk is modern life is cyberpunk.
Does what it says on the tin, and reiterates something I've been saying for a good few years now. Link via Lovy's Nanobot.RIZE 5MG
Another little vignette from William Gibson. I still have no idea if these are one-shot pieces, parts of a lrger work or what. But they are definitely damn fine writing. RSS this blog, if you haven't'Mind over matter' no longer science fiction
That 'use-your-mind-to-type' device is back in the news again. Still a good story, though.Giving yourself a sixth sense for wireless networks
"You will easily and quite literally "feel" wireless access points in the vicinity and automatically sense their signal strength as easily as you feel the wind on your cheek."Man vs. Machine
New book offers tips on surviving a robot uprisingDark Lords of Cyberpunk Sore Vexed At Kessel and Kelly
"Yesterday John Shirley and I exchanged some email, sharing our annoyance at being passed over by John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly for their anthology, Rewired: The New Cyberpunk Anthology...AI Cited for Unlicensed Practice of Law
"A web-based "expert system" that helped users prepare bankruptcy filings for a fee made too many decisions to be considered a clerical tool [...] the software was effectively practicinTinmith Augmented Reality Project - Wearable Computer Lab
"Augmented reality (AR) is the registration of projected computer-generated images over a user’s view of the physical world." Okay, now try scoffing at the idea of wearable computers. Via OKRaincoat flickers to rhythm of rain
"Puddlejumper is a luminescent, nylon raincoat that turns the prospect of walking in the rain into an opportunity for play and performance, says Co, a former professor of new media." StraighSPOOK COUNTRY: THE TITLE
"Jack Womack, one of the people who's been privy to the material and process throughout, offers the following take on [William Gibson's new novel's title]..."Questions and Answers by SciFi Writer Matt Browne
Matt Browne is a computer scientist and a part-time science fiction writer. The novel The Future Happens Twice explores the question: Can we send frozen human embryos to the stars?futurepunk
Musical cyberpunk2.0. At last! Link via Warren Ellis.RELATIVELY NEW CARPET
Another wee snippet from Sir Bill of Gibson; I believe these are genuine snips from his work in progress, so avoid if you hate spoilers, or drool on the glass if you're hungry.AE Innovations - Wearable Computing and Eyeglass mounted displays
This guy just went and built his own head-up display into a normal pair of sunglasses. Cyberpunk-o-rama! I want one! Link via MAKEblog.William Gibson interviewed by the College Crier
"I also started with the assumption that all fiction is speculative. That all fiction is an attempt to make a model of reality and any model of reality is necessarily speculative because it's genA Sixth Sense for a Wired World
More on next-gen body-mod - implanting rare-earth magnets to sense magnetic and electrical fields.PlayStation Home: William Gibson's Vision Realized
Pointed out by Captain Gibson himself, this article doesn't quite get the point - though the development is still interesting, IMHO. Virtual worlds are going to get real ubiquitous, real fast.
