Cyberpunk Web Magazine
Nootropics Revisited
posted: 2008-06-13 - John
A couple of years ago when I was still hardcore into nootropics I made a couple of posts on a private board that I'd like to share with you guys now instead of letting them end up archived into obscurity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 22, 2006 Piracetam ...
The Hakker Dispatches (17/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 017: April 2004 I wonder if EYE has a sense of humor. Can he/she take a joke, laugh, see the funny side of things? The little I know about him/her probably means "no." Good. A person who can't laugh is usually not as clever as he/she thinks. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (16/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 016: March 2004 A few days ago, I was eavesdropping on an unencrypted wireless connection in the town of B. (I'm not going to tell you why, but let's say I was checking up on a clue...) Then, by complete coincidence, I picked up the following fragment of realtime IRC on my miniscreen: -------------------------------- ...
The Hakker Dispatches (15/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 015: March 2004 I've been recovering from a cold, so this one will be brief. (Once, years ago when I had a cold, my nose dripped on a computer I was taking apart... and the nose-drip short-circuited the damn thing.) ...
The Hakker Dispatches (14/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 014: February 2004 Funny, how things you didn't understand while living an "ordinary" life, suddenly become crystal-clear when you find yourself on the outside of society. Like sex, for instance. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (13/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 013: January 2004 It's expensive to be homeless. Overnight shelters, safehouses, last-minute housing solutions, bribes and throwaway camping equipment... it all adds up. And since I don't have a bank account (EYE's got Universal Access, remember?), my money doesn't collect interest. Use it or lose it. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (12/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 012: January 2004 Snow outside. Cold, but pretty mild for the time of year. Not much sunlight. I'm lying low this time of year, preparing for stuff to do when the weather improves. Half the day is spent exercising, working out, maintaining and testing gear and weapons. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (11/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 011: December 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (10/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 010: December 2003 How do you find a single female American scientist in the small Scandinavian city of M? You use logic. First I checked the banks ("Has my American relative been here recently?"). Then the restaurants. I bought a hot pizza. Then I checked the hotels. ("Pizza delivery to A. Lovelace!") Then the churches... ...
The Hakker Dispatches (9/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 009: November 2003 More and more pieces of the puzzle are coming together. A picture takes shape... a map of my enemy: ...
The Hakker Dispatches (8/18), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 008: November 2003 F***! I had a stolen car, stolen notebooks with phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Russian gangsters, some stolen cash... and three stolen plastic bags of heroin. Some days earlier I had come to the small town of V (a.k.a. "Shit-Pile"), in the hope of finding the local Toys 4 Eyes maintenance staff. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (7/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 007: November 2003 You've got to understand how crazy my situation has become, the limitations I'm living under. Things that ordinary citizens can do, I can't. I'm doing all I can to find out what the company Toys 4 Eyes (not the real name) is up to (because of its possible links to EYE)... but there are these limitations: ...
The Hakker Dispatches (6/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 006: October 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (5/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 005: September 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (4/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 004: September 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (3/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 003: August 2003 This happened very recently: After one of my daily Web searches, I found an interesting clue that might have something to do with EYE. Figured it was worth checking out. I'd hacked a mail server in the U.S., and found an e-mail sent from a computer scientist at Caltech. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (2/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 002: July 2003 It's the one-year anniversary of when I was deleted. When I found out that someone I've never seen wanted me dead. No, that's wrong... not just dead. Wanted me erased out of public memory. He or she goes under the nickname "EYE." I found EYE by complete coincidence. I was sitting in my apartment one summer night, exactly one year ago... ...
The Hakker Dispatches (1/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 001: July 2003 Once I had a name. And a job, and a life, and a home. And I thought I had human rights. Forget everything else you've heard about the hacker underground, the Internet, and computer crime. I'm the real deal. I'm a thief. ...
Corporate Fascists To Meter Internet Access
posted: 2008-06-03 - John
Time Warner Cable is testing a method to meter Internet access for its customers in much the same way that home utility electricity is controlled. From the article: "Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable plans to start testing on Thursday metered Internet access, charging consumers $1 for each gigabyte of content over their allotment....
Electronic Tattoo Display Runs On Blood
posted: 2008-05-15 - John
FTA: Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen that operates as a cell phone display, with the potential for 3G video calls that are visible just underneath the skin. ...
What A Police State Looks Like
posted: 2008-05-07 - John
Been meaning to post this for quite a while - pictures from the March 18th, 2007 peace rally in Portland. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. ...
Brain Interface Gaming
posted: 2008-02-21 - John
It's finally here!...
Northern Illinois University
posted: 2008-02-15 - John
As an NIU alumnus I can tell you honestly that in the 4 years I attended school there I never felt unsafe on campus. Not once. When I heard the news yesterday I was shocked, absolutely bewildered. Out of all the schools in the nation where such an incident could occur, why Northern?...
Reunions, by Brandon Hill
posted: 2008-02-10 - DecKrash
He looked like a Rastafarian ninja. That was Alicia’s first impression of Bob’s new avatar. The last time, he looked like a commando smurf; the time before that, a Buddha with the head of a guppy; the madness went on. But Bob's penchant for weird avatar constructs was how she came to recognize him. She’d long since become used to it....
Politics, Inflation, And The Politics Of Inflation
posted: 2008-02-06 - John
So I went out and voted yesterday. I registered as a Democrat and voted for all 6 Obama delegates. What? Did you think I was going to vote for Hillary? Hitlery Clinton? The Wicked Witch Of The Midwest?...
Anonymous Vs. The Church Of Scientology
posted: 2008-01-25 - John
Apparently an underground movement is forming with the sole intent of subverting the Church Of Scientology. Coming from all corners of the Earth, the members of this movement are using this miraculous invention—The Internet—as a vehicle of change in order to fight what they perceive to be a serious menace to all of humankind....
Thought Police In America
posted: 2008-01-24 - John
How did I miss this? Apparently they've been trying to abolish the 1st Amendment through a bill that would target 'extremism' at home. http://www.democracynow.org/2007/11/20/homegrown_terrorism_prevention_act_raises_fears ...
Inner Healing, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-11-24 - John
This is a very short piece that I wrote for my anatomy and physiology class. It is a continuation of The Psychotronic Chimp. INNER HEALING John Jacobs ...
Advanced 3-D Rendering
posted: 2007-09-21 - John
My buddy Don over at UIC has made some ground-breaking progress toward advanced 3-D rendering techniques. You can see his library (written in C++) running in the UIC lab on a massive array of screens. http://youtube.com/watch?v=T41AKmoQne4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh6ysBvJcXI&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dM5OL7XvI&NR=1 Here's the link to his GLSL library: ...
Identity Crisis, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-09-01 - ademc
What he loved about the web was not only its compellingly immersive properties but its potential to impart a man with a life and a trade. You had to manage your numerous, accessible contacts, test out the expressive characteristics of your character in safe but unexpected scenarios and build up an extensive OP; online presence. ...
E-Ode to Lone Gun 3O, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-09-01 - ademc
To break on thru You needed 3 codes To access your bright, new future.... The white of the long boxes Lay in the synthetic air Empty and eager For the info-rich; the well-connected select. The GUI you'd souped up; fully primed, For the hidden space; it was the darkened place To seek out, download and exec the correct face. The Oracle's implants you knew ...
Fun With MegaHAL
posted: 2007-08-22 - John
I recently downloaded an open-source artificial intelligence program called MegaHAL and started playing around with it - http://megahal.alioth.debian.org/ ...
Compatibility Test, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-08-21 - ademc
He was jacked in, facemask secured tightly and his cybersuit wired up to waist level. The mini-map gave away her location as somewhere in the dense club of thronging avatars before him. ...
William Gibson Coming To Chicago - Mon 8/13/07
posted: 2007-08-08 - John
Just my luck... Saint Gibson coming to Chicago and I have class that night. William Gibson: Spook Country when: Mon 8.13 (7pm) where: Borders Books and Music, Michigan Avenue (830 N Michigan Ave, 312.573.0564) price: free...
Future Chicago L Train Map
posted: 2007-07-30 - John
Stumbled upon this a little while ago - http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9199. And if you haven't read Riding On The El Train you should....
Visions Of The Past
posted: 2007-07-29 - John
While cleaning out my closet at my parents' house I stumbled upon a box filled with random writings and musings from when I was 15 years old. It was a reminder to me just how negative I was back then, and how far I've come since that time. Had they been the writings of an adult, they would clearly indicate a person who is emotionally imbalanced. Heck, even for a teenager I was off the deep end....
Turning Points
posted: 2007-07-28 - John
Since I quit/got fired from my job at the brokerage firm this past June my world has taken an enormous turn for the better while the world around us seems to be taking a turn for the worse. For one, the American stock market seems to be crashing yet again....
Police State 2008 - War On Terror Or War On The Constitution
posted: 2007-07-20 - John
Hey guys, just found this... http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Oldline_Republican_warns_somethings_in_works_0719.html Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state Muriel Kane Published: Thursday July 19, 2007 ...
The Fascist States Of America
posted: 2007-07-11 - John
I pledge apathy to the flag of the Fascist States of America and to the corporate autocracy for which it stands, one nation under Chase Manhattan Bank and the military industrial complex, polarized, with solvency and justice for the rich. ...
Brain Universe, by Kenji Siratori and Microtonner
posted: 2007-07-10 - John
BRAIN UNIVERSE text by Kenji Siratori sound by MICROTONNER ...
Bodyshop, by Teresa Tunaley
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
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Groupie / XP501 (Illustrations for 'Engel'), by Anne Mondlock
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
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The Dual / Abandoned Fountain, by Attawat Dangsurisri
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
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Blissed, by Barbara Davies
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
BLISSED Copyright ©2004 Barbara Davies ...
A Little Black Rain Must Fall, by James Bennett
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
A LITTLE BLACK RAIN MUST FALL Copyright ©2004 James Bennett In her mind and in her dreams, Rachel Mosley could sense the coming damp. ...
The Last Cyberpunk, by Jack Mangan
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
The Last Cyberpunk Copyright ©2004 Jack Mangan Part I. ...
In Search Of The Old Gods, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
This is it, the piece that started it all. Sometime in 2004 I received the inspiration for a fictional city of sentient machines built on top of the ruins of Chicago. I called this city Neo Metropolis, and it led me to conceive this site - neometropolis.com IN SEARCH OF THE OLD GODS (work in progress) ...
The Incandescent Beauty of the Atrophied Soul, by Jack Jameson
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
THE INCANDESCENT BEAUTY OF THE ATROPHIED SOUL Copyright ©2005 Jack Jameson ...
Neometropolis 2.0 Is Now Live!
posted: 2007-06-30 - John
Well, what can I say. It's been a long 6 months. After quitting what was conceivably my worst job ever my life is now at a turning point. I will have much more free time in the months to come, more energy, and more artistic drive to devote to this--my Great Work. I've put a lot into it so far, and I'm excited to be taking Neometropolis to the next step. I'm positive that this second iteration will be very successful. Thank you again for your continued support! - John
Riding On The El Train, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-30 - John
An economic crisis of epic proportions is imminent in 21st century America. In the pages that follow I would like to share with you my vision of America in the midst of a futuristic hyperinflationary depression, cyberpunk-style. The writing is on the wall for those who have eyes to see it. Let these words be a warning. I paint pictures of a dark future in the hope that it may be averted....
The Psychotronic Chimp, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"A short while ago I promised myself that I wouldn't write any more dark pieces. What a joke. Here's the latest from my serotonin-starved brain, inspired by my recent research into the CIA's now defunct Stargate project." THE PSYCHOTRONIC CHIMP John Jacobs ...
Cybernetic Ouroboros, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
CYBERNETIC OUROBOROS—WORDS FROM THE EDITOR ...
Hope For A Cyberpunk Future, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
HOPE FOR A CYBERPUNK FUTURE These events should come as no surprise to us, for we saw them coming all along in both our dreams and intuitions. ...
Abyss Meditation, by John St. John
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil ABYSS MEDITATION John St. John ...
Port 67 Excerpt - "The Boy Who Cried Silicon Tears", by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"This is an excerpt from a cyberpunk novel I started writing in college. This unfinished work is still a little rough around the edges but I figured you all might get a kick out of it anyway. Enjoy." PORT 67 (EXCERPT)—"THE BOY WHO CRIED SILICON TEARS" John Jacobs ...
Setting Sun, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
SETTING SUN John Jacobs ...
Decadence Lost, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
DECADENCE LOST John Jacobs...
Engel, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
ENGEL John Jacobs ...
Crash, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-05-20 - John
poets lost in contemplation businessmen out on vacation a light in the sky, and in my mind falling from innocence, reverse levitation I feel it pulling, dragging me down invisible hands between myself and the ground my world in shambles, feeling separated feel I'm falling I think I might crash dopamine, serotonin crash. can I survive or will I fold? ...
posted: 2008-06-13 - John
A couple of years ago when I was still hardcore into nootropics I made a couple of posts on a private board that I'd like to share with you guys now instead of letting them end up archived into obscurity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 22, 2006 Piracetam ...
The Hakker Dispatches (17/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 017: April 2004 I wonder if EYE has a sense of humor. Can he/she take a joke, laugh, see the funny side of things? The little I know about him/her probably means "no." Good. A person who can't laugh is usually not as clever as he/she thinks. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (16/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 016: March 2004 A few days ago, I was eavesdropping on an unencrypted wireless connection in the town of B. (I'm not going to tell you why, but let's say I was checking up on a clue...) Then, by complete coincidence, I picked up the following fragment of realtime IRC on my miniscreen: -------------------------------- ...
The Hakker Dispatches (15/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 015: March 2004 I've been recovering from a cold, so this one will be brief. (Once, years ago when I had a cold, my nose dripped on a computer I was taking apart... and the nose-drip short-circuited the damn thing.) ...
The Hakker Dispatches (14/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 014: February 2004 Funny, how things you didn't understand while living an "ordinary" life, suddenly become crystal-clear when you find yourself on the outside of society. Like sex, for instance. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (13/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 013: January 2004 It's expensive to be homeless. Overnight shelters, safehouses, last-minute housing solutions, bribes and throwaway camping equipment... it all adds up. And since I don't have a bank account (EYE's got Universal Access, remember?), my money doesn't collect interest. Use it or lose it. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (12/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 012: January 2004 Snow outside. Cold, but pretty mild for the time of year. Not much sunlight. I'm lying low this time of year, preparing for stuff to do when the weather improves. Half the day is spent exercising, working out, maintaining and testing gear and weapons. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (11/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 011: December 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (10/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 010: December 2003 How do you find a single female American scientist in the small Scandinavian city of M? You use logic. First I checked the banks ("Has my American relative been here recently?"). Then the restaurants. I bought a hot pizza. Then I checked the hotels. ("Pizza delivery to A. Lovelace!") Then the churches... ...
The Hakker Dispatches (9/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 009: November 2003 More and more pieces of the puzzle are coming together. A picture takes shape... a map of my enemy: ...
The Hakker Dispatches (8/18), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 008: November 2003 F***! I had a stolen car, stolen notebooks with phone numbers and e-mail addresses of Russian gangsters, some stolen cash... and three stolen plastic bags of heroin. Some days earlier I had come to the small town of V (a.k.a. "Shit-Pile"), in the hope of finding the local Toys 4 Eyes maintenance staff. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (7/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 007: November 2003 You've got to understand how crazy my situation has become, the limitations I'm living under. Things that ordinary citizens can do, I can't. I'm doing all I can to find out what the company Toys 4 Eyes (not the real name) is up to (because of its possible links to EYE)... but there are these limitations: ...
The Hakker Dispatches (6/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 006: October 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (5/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 005: September 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (4/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 004: September 2003...
The Hakker Dispatches (3/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 003: August 2003 This happened very recently: After one of my daily Web searches, I found an interesting clue that might have something to do with EYE. Figured it was worth checking out. I'd hacked a mail server in the U.S., and found an e-mail sent from a computer scientist at Caltech. ...
The Hakker Dispatches (2/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 002: July 2003 It's the one-year anniversary of when I was deleted. When I found out that someone I've never seen wanted me dead. No, that's wrong... not just dead. Wanted me erased out of public memory. He or she goes under the nickname "EYE." I found EYE by complete coincidence. I was sitting in my apartment one summer night, exactly one year ago... ...
The Hakker Dispatches (1/17), by 'Hakker'
posted: 2008-06-05 - John
Hakker, Dispatch 001: July 2003 Once I had a name. And a job, and a life, and a home. And I thought I had human rights. Forget everything else you've heard about the hacker underground, the Internet, and computer crime. I'm the real deal. I'm a thief. ...
Corporate Fascists To Meter Internet Access
posted: 2008-06-03 - John
Time Warner Cable is testing a method to meter Internet access for its customers in much the same way that home utility electricity is controlled. From the article: "Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Cable plans to start testing on Thursday metered Internet access, charging consumers $1 for each gigabyte of content over their allotment....
Electronic Tattoo Display Runs On Blood
posted: 2008-05-15 - John
FTA: Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen that operates as a cell phone display, with the potential for 3G video calls that are visible just underneath the skin. ...
What A Police State Looks Like
posted: 2008-05-07 - John
Been meaning to post this for quite a while - pictures from the March 18th, 2007 peace rally in Portland. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. ...
Brain Interface Gaming
posted: 2008-02-21 - John
It's finally here!...
Northern Illinois University
posted: 2008-02-15 - John
As an NIU alumnus I can tell you honestly that in the 4 years I attended school there I never felt unsafe on campus. Not once. When I heard the news yesterday I was shocked, absolutely bewildered. Out of all the schools in the nation where such an incident could occur, why Northern?...
Reunions, by Brandon Hill
posted: 2008-02-10 - DecKrash
He looked like a Rastafarian ninja. That was Alicia’s first impression of Bob’s new avatar. The last time, he looked like a commando smurf; the time before that, a Buddha with the head of a guppy; the madness went on. But Bob's penchant for weird avatar constructs was how she came to recognize him. She’d long since become used to it....
Politics, Inflation, And The Politics Of Inflation
posted: 2008-02-06 - John
So I went out and voted yesterday. I registered as a Democrat and voted for all 6 Obama delegates. What? Did you think I was going to vote for Hillary? Hitlery Clinton? The Wicked Witch Of The Midwest?...
Anonymous Vs. The Church Of Scientology
posted: 2008-01-25 - John
Apparently an underground movement is forming with the sole intent of subverting the Church Of Scientology. Coming from all corners of the Earth, the members of this movement are using this miraculous invention—The Internet—as a vehicle of change in order to fight what they perceive to be a serious menace to all of humankind....
Thought Police In America
posted: 2008-01-24 - John
How did I miss this? Apparently they've been trying to abolish the 1st Amendment through a bill that would target 'extremism' at home. http://www.democracynow.org/2007/11/20/homegrown_terrorism_prevention_act_raises_fears ...
Inner Healing, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-11-24 - John
This is a very short piece that I wrote for my anatomy and physiology class. It is a continuation of The Psychotronic Chimp. INNER HEALING John Jacobs ...
Advanced 3-D Rendering
posted: 2007-09-21 - John
My buddy Don over at UIC has made some ground-breaking progress toward advanced 3-D rendering techniques. You can see his library (written in C++) running in the UIC lab on a massive array of screens. http://youtube.com/watch?v=T41AKmoQne4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh6ysBvJcXI&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dM5OL7XvI&NR=1 Here's the link to his GLSL library: ...
Identity Crisis, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-09-01 - ademc
What he loved about the web was not only its compellingly immersive properties but its potential to impart a man with a life and a trade. You had to manage your numerous, accessible contacts, test out the expressive characteristics of your character in safe but unexpected scenarios and build up an extensive OP; online presence. ...
E-Ode to Lone Gun 3O, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-09-01 - ademc
To break on thru You needed 3 codes To access your bright, new future.... The white of the long boxes Lay in the synthetic air Empty and eager For the info-rich; the well-connected select. The GUI you'd souped up; fully primed, For the hidden space; it was the darkened place To seek out, download and exec the correct face. The Oracle's implants you knew ...
Fun With MegaHAL
posted: 2007-08-22 - John
I recently downloaded an open-source artificial intelligence program called MegaHAL and started playing around with it - http://megahal.alioth.debian.org/ ...
Compatibility Test, by Ade McO-Campbell
posted: 2007-08-21 - ademc
He was jacked in, facemask secured tightly and his cybersuit wired up to waist level. The mini-map gave away her location as somewhere in the dense club of thronging avatars before him. ...
William Gibson Coming To Chicago - Mon 8/13/07
posted: 2007-08-08 - John
Just my luck... Saint Gibson coming to Chicago and I have class that night. William Gibson: Spook Country when: Mon 8.13 (7pm) where: Borders Books and Music, Michigan Avenue (830 N Michigan Ave, 312.573.0564) price: free...
Future Chicago L Train Map
posted: 2007-07-30 - John
Stumbled upon this a little while ago - http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9199. And if you haven't read Riding On The El Train you should....
Visions Of The Past
posted: 2007-07-29 - John
While cleaning out my closet at my parents' house I stumbled upon a box filled with random writings and musings from when I was 15 years old. It was a reminder to me just how negative I was back then, and how far I've come since that time. Had they been the writings of an adult, they would clearly indicate a person who is emotionally imbalanced. Heck, even for a teenager I was off the deep end....
Turning Points
posted: 2007-07-28 - John
Since I quit/got fired from my job at the brokerage firm this past June my world has taken an enormous turn for the better while the world around us seems to be taking a turn for the worse. For one, the American stock market seems to be crashing yet again....
Police State 2008 - War On Terror Or War On The Constitution
posted: 2007-07-20 - John
Hey guys, just found this... http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Oldline_Republican_warns_somethings_in_works_0719.html Old-line Republican warns 'something's in the works' to trigger a police state Muriel Kane Published: Thursday July 19, 2007 ...
The Fascist States Of America
posted: 2007-07-11 - John
I pledge apathy to the flag of the Fascist States of America and to the corporate autocracy for which it stands, one nation under Chase Manhattan Bank and the military industrial complex, polarized, with solvency and justice for the rich. ...
Brain Universe, by Kenji Siratori and Microtonner
posted: 2007-07-10 - John
BRAIN UNIVERSE text by Kenji Siratori sound by MICROTONNER ...
Bodyshop, by Teresa Tunaley
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
...
Groupie / XP501 (Illustrations for 'Engel'), by Anne Mondlock
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
...
The Dual / Abandoned Fountain, by Attawat Dangsurisri
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
...
Blissed, by Barbara Davies
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
BLISSED Copyright ©2004 Barbara Davies ...
A Little Black Rain Must Fall, by James Bennett
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
A LITTLE BLACK RAIN MUST FALL Copyright ©2004 James Bennett In her mind and in her dreams, Rachel Mosley could sense the coming damp. ...
The Last Cyberpunk, by Jack Mangan
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
The Last Cyberpunk Copyright ©2004 Jack Mangan Part I. ...
In Search Of The Old Gods, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
This is it, the piece that started it all. Sometime in 2004 I received the inspiration for a fictional city of sentient machines built on top of the ruins of Chicago. I called this city Neo Metropolis, and it led me to conceive this site - neometropolis.com IN SEARCH OF THE OLD GODS (work in progress) ...
The Incandescent Beauty of the Atrophied Soul, by Jack Jameson
posted: 2007-07-07 - John
THE INCANDESCENT BEAUTY OF THE ATROPHIED SOUL Copyright ©2005 Jack Jameson ...
Neometropolis 2.0 Is Now Live!
posted: 2007-06-30 - John
Well, what can I say. It's been a long 6 months. After quitting what was conceivably my worst job ever my life is now at a turning point. I will have much more free time in the months to come, more energy, and more artistic drive to devote to this--my Great Work. I've put a lot into it so far, and I'm excited to be taking Neometropolis to the next step. I'm positive that this second iteration will be very successful. Thank you again for your continued support! - John
Riding On The El Train, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-30 - John
An economic crisis of epic proportions is imminent in 21st century America. In the pages that follow I would like to share with you my vision of America in the midst of a futuristic hyperinflationary depression, cyberpunk-style. The writing is on the wall for those who have eyes to see it. Let these words be a warning. I paint pictures of a dark future in the hope that it may be averted....
The Psychotronic Chimp, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"A short while ago I promised myself that I wouldn't write any more dark pieces. What a joke. Here's the latest from my serotonin-starved brain, inspired by my recent research into the CIA's now defunct Stargate project." THE PSYCHOTRONIC CHIMP John Jacobs ...
Cybernetic Ouroboros, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
CYBERNETIC OUROBOROS—WORDS FROM THE EDITOR ...
Hope For A Cyberpunk Future, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
HOPE FOR A CYBERPUNK FUTURE These events should come as no surprise to us, for we saw them coming all along in both our dreams and intuitions. ...
Abyss Meditation, by John St. John
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil ABYSS MEDITATION John St. John ...
Port 67 Excerpt - "The Boy Who Cried Silicon Tears", by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
"This is an excerpt from a cyberpunk novel I started writing in college. This unfinished work is still a little rough around the edges but I figured you all might get a kick out of it anyway. Enjoy." PORT 67 (EXCERPT)—"THE BOY WHO CRIED SILICON TEARS" John Jacobs ...
Setting Sun, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
SETTING SUN John Jacobs ...
Decadence Lost, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
DECADENCE LOST John Jacobs...
Engel, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-06-10 - John
ENGEL John Jacobs ...
Crash, by John Jacobs
posted: 2007-05-20 - John
poets lost in contemplation businessmen out on vacation a light in the sky, and in my mind falling from innocence, reverse levitation I feel it pulling, dragging me down invisible hands between myself and the ground my world in shambles, feeling separated feel I'm falling I think I might crash dopamine, serotonin crash. can I survive or will I fold? ...
