[nr2x]

So we’ve gotten to the Gibson “high tech low life” stage officially.

“Case picked up the powertrain control module from the table and nodded at the fence across the table…”

[speed_spread]

I'm currently reading "Idoru" for the first time and it feels contemporary. Much of Gibson's work is no longer science-fiction.

[astrange]

Too bad the name of the book is spelled wrong. Maybe he didn’t have any fact checkers.

[labster]

Fact checking was hard before the internet became widespread. And proofreading even harder for things that look right at first glance. It took me about a minute to realize that idol should be spelled aidoru.

[jazzyjackson]

If Marshall McLuhan can learn to live with the wrong spelling of "The Medium Is the Massage", I think Gibson can forgive himself for a rough romanization.

[riffraff]

Isn't it a common transliteration of japanese to use R for L and show the devoiced U for voiceless consonant?

I'm pretty sure I've seen it used often when the intent is to show "japeneseness".

[aidenn0]

I assume the mistake was the proper romanization of アイドル is aidoru.

[astrange]

Indeed. Idoru would be pronounced like "ee-dol".

[aidenn0]

As a kid I pronounced the title of the book ee-doh-ru

[riffraff]

ah, of course, thanks.