[temeya]

As someone who has spent their fair share of days in Vancouver, it blows my mind during some wet early mornings, that this city was where cyberpunk's cradle could be considered, where Gibson wrote Neuromancer. The rain, the grit, the grey, all shared across time and space and pages, and in between each of them, glimpses of the future. It's something about the genre that delights my sense of wonder, of who we as a species have come from and where we're going.

[buildbot]

I didn’t realize the Neuromancer was written in Vancouver!

There’s a less well know cyberpunk adjacent TV show, Continuum, that’s set in Vancouver, year 2077 and all that :) It’s surprisingly good!

[ajr0]

I really enjoyed continuum and felt that the last season was a bit abrupt leaving a lot unexplored.

I still imagine a halo device from that show that i think would do well to be made, I imagine a garmin/iwatch that also completes lifestyle and healthcare needs on steroids that also replaces smart phones

[buildbot]

Yeah 100% agree on the last season. Maybe you know already; I heard it was canceled somewhat abruptly and they only got 6 episodes to wrap up the plot. With the conspiracy being that the ani-corporate message was getting too radical haha.

I think the apple watch is somewhat halo like! Especially if they manage to add blood pressure and continuous glucose monitoring. Though hopefully with less panopticon/police state vibes.

[ErikAugust]

The opening line: "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel".

[dartos]

And how it all can and probably will go to hell