He’s already having the government buy parts of companies…

And thank YOU, since it’s been far too long since I’ve read any Dickson! I know I’ve got one around here somewhere. :)

For what it’s worth, for cyberpunk my personal fave 3 are

• The Shockwave Runner (John Brunner), which introduced the concept of a computer worm and is arguably the first cyberpunk novel, written in 1975(!).
• Neuromancer
• When Gravity Fails, George Alec Effinger. Middle-eastern tinged and quite good.
• (Does the Quantum Thief count? I don’t think that’s really Cyberpunk per se, though)

It’s “Neuromancer” by William Gibson. A burned computer jockey gets a chance to get his ability to “jack in” back, by doing a heist against a corporate stronghold in low earth orbit, after being hired by an A.I.

Seriously, an amazing cyberpunk novel. One of the best novels in the genre, and one of the most influential

Can’t watch. But the book should be at pretty much every used bookstore. “The sky was grey… the color of a dead telvision channel”

Probably not, but they did state last year that the extra money they made from the gas station (they kept it competitive with other places) was used to keep the yearly “admission” price the same.

Why, at 81, would you say “yeah, I totally want to spend 2+ more years in congress”? You’ve probably got all the money and seniority.

Really? Not Slop, not enshittification? Sigh.

It’s all about phrasing it a way where they say “no, you can’t say that”, and you say “yes, exactly”

I heard a good way to call out that bullshit.

The next time the person says something about their particular god, say “All Gods Matter”. It throws them into a tizzy because how dare you. Yup, welcome to what it feels like.

RAG isn’t a silver bullet by any stretch.

I go ride my bike instead of vacuuming

Ah, thanks. I’m a bit behind on all of them, my use has mostly been copilot with code

It’s definitely a AI-narrated video. Unsure about the content

Woot! https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/13-undersung-tv-gems-to-binge-right-this-second

Amazon prime, March 20. https://bsky.app/profile/moryan.bsky.social/post/3m5f2d7il522b

No need to demean her looks when there are so many other reasons. The fact that she refused to do her job because of her faith, or that she thought that her beliefs were somehow more important than the people that she refused to help. Ugly down to the bone, a hateful shitbird.

Almost scores!

https://www.theawl.com/2011/11/a-conspiracy-of-hogs-the-mcrib-as-arbitrage/

Not necessarily fascinating, but an interesting article.

Nice! I don’t know why, but touch of cloth never resonated for me. Angie Tribeca I love, but Cloth seemed too at odds between tone and jokes. So off to the internets to find it!

Maybe there’s a Kate Hotline with preferential treatment?!

Thanks! I’d missed it originally, and that trailer reminds me a bit of “A Touch Of Cloth” by Charlie Brooke’s, which is both good and bad. I’ll give it a shot!