LughM to [email protected]English • 2 years ago“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan EV with 420 km range in direct attack on legacy makersthedriven.ioexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1282
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minus-squareJo MiranlinkfedilinkEnglish19•2 years ago …the sci-fi writer William Gibson… For those who dont know: If the quote sounds very cyberpunk (techno futuristic corporate dystopia) it is because William Gibson is the father of the cyberpunk genre.
minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteenlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoAnd did it by boldly having no understanding of computers at the time which is why all the tech is so different from a lot of other scifi. I recently got through my decade long Asimov kick and am slowly working through Gibson now
For those who dont know:
If the quote sounds very cyberpunk (techno futuristic corporate dystopia) it is because William Gibson is the father of the cyberpunk genre.
And did it by boldly having no understanding of computers at the time which is why all the tech is so different from a lot of other scifi. I recently got through my decade long Asimov kick and am slowly working through Gibson now